Aradhya Garg dominates Nurtr DCA Open Rapid Rating

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/10/2019

Third seeded Aradhya Garg of Delhi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Nurtr DCA Open Rapid Rating 2019. He finished a full point ahead of the pack of nine other players who finished at 7.5/9. Athul Krishna S and Harshit Pawar also scored 7.5/9 each and they were placed second and third respectively according to their tie-break scores. Total 374 players participated from all over the country including a player from Nepal and a ten-year-old kid from Turkey. The tournament was jointly organized by Delhi Chess Association and Nurtr. Entry fee was only ₹500. Total Cash Prize ₹101000 was distributed among the prize winners. Photo: IA Kaviraj Sawant

Aradhya's awesome unbeaten run

Delhi State Blitz 2019 runner-up Aradhya Garg wins his first tournament of the year by scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9 and gaining 13 Elo rating points in the process.

Champion Aradhya Garg receives his champion's trophy, ₹11000 cash and a shining new trophy | Photo: Kaviraj Sawant

The prizes were distributed by Parth Narang of Nurtr and Ajeet Kumar Verma, Secretary of Delhi Chess Association.

Aradhya's unbeaten run

Top boards in action | Photo: Kaviraj Sawant

The tournament hall | Photo: Kaviraj Sawant

The tournament witnessed a total participation of 374 players from all over the country along with a player from Nepal and a ten-year-old kid from Turkey. The event was jointly organized by Delhi Chess Association and Nurtr on 5th and 6th October 2019 at Arya Samaj Bhawan, New Delhi.

Final Standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	3		Aradhya Garg	IND	2015	8,5	0,0	49,0	54,0	51,00	8
2	5		Athul Krishna S	IND	1892	7,5	0,0	53,5	58,5	46,75	7
3	22	AFM	Pawar Harshit	IND	1679	7,5	0,0	52,0	56,5	46,50	6
4	30		Aaditya Dhingra	IND	1622	7,5	0,0	51,5	54,5	44,00	6
5	28		Bhandari Jitendra Singh	IND	1636	7,5	0,0	50,0	54,0	43,25	7
6	16		Yatin Kumar	IND	1713	7,5	0,0	48,0	51,0	41,75	7
7	49		Vikas Saini	IND	1454	7,5	0,0	47,5	50,0	39,25	7
8	31		Rohan Gupta	IND	1610	7,5	0,0	47,0	51,0	41,25	6
9	21		Aansh Gupta	IND	1682	7,5	0,0	47,0	50,0	41,00	7
10	14		Vibhor Sharma	IND	1730	7,0	0,0	52,5	57,0	42,00	7
11	4		Mraduhas Tripathi	IND	1899	7,0	0,0	52,0	56,5	42,25	6
12	20		Gursimar Singh Arneja	IND	1684	7,0	0,0	50,5	54,5	39,50	7
13	8		Herschelle Gupta	IND	1818	7,0	0,0	50,0	54,0	39,50	7
14	15		Samarth Mittal	IND	1713	7,0	0,0	50,0	54,0	39,50	6
15	7	AIM	Baig Akram	IND	1831	7,0	0,0	49,5	51,5	37,50	7
16	9		Gautam Santosh	NEP	1799	7,0	0,0	49,0	53,0	37,50	7
17	34		Daaevik Wadhawan	IND	1579	7,0	0,0	48,5	52,5	38,25	6
18	13		Adarsh Tripathi	IND	1747	7,0	0,0	48,0	52,5	38,50	7
19	10		Sanchit Anand	IND	1771	7,0	0,0	47,5	51,0	38,00	7
20	137		Satya Narayan	IND	1141	7,0	0,0	45,0	49,5	37,50	7