Champion – Vatsal Singla 8/9
13-year-old Vatsal Singla scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 6th Holi Cup Rating Open 2024. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Seven players scored 7.5/9 each. Out of them, Arpan Das and IM Utsab Chatterjee secured second and third place respectively according to the tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1501000. The top three prizes in the main category were ₹111000, ₹71000 and ₹41000 along with a trophy each. This is Vatsal’s second overall and first rating tournament triumph of the year. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Chess Lakecity at Orbit Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan from 31st March to 4th April 2024. Photos: IA NI Vikas Sahu/Chess in Lakecity
Runner-up – Arpan Das 7.5/9
Second Runner-up – IM Utsab Chatterjee 7.5/9
Vatsal Singla scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of others and gained 148.4 Elo rating points
Lighting of the lamp
Inaugural first move
The inauguration of the tournament was done by Chief Guest – IAS Ms. T Shubh Mangla, Commissioner, Nagar Nigam Jodhpur. Other dignitaries present were – Mr. Jayandra Chaturvedi, Mr. Tushar Mehta (Chief Patron, Chess in Lakecity), Mr. Rajeev Bharadwaj, President, Chess in Lakecity, IA Rajendra Teli, Vice President, Rajasthan State Chess Association, IA Deepak Chavan, Chief Arbiter and IA Vikas Sahu, Secretary, Chess in Lakecity.
Players in action
Top boards
Trophies for the prize winners
Group photo of the prize winners
Prizes were distributed by Chief guest of the closing ceremony – Mr. Ronak Jain, President, Charter Account Association Udaipur, Special Guest – Mr. Mukesh Mandloi, Secretary, Kota District Chess Association, Mr. Sunil Soni, Secretary, UICC Indore, Chief Patron Lakecity – Tushar Mehta, IA Rajendra Teli, Vice President, Rajasthan State Chess Association and IA Vikas Sahu, Secretary, Chess in Lakecity.
Waiting area for the parents and accompanying persons
The tournament hall at Orbit Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan0
Thanks to IA NI Vikas Sahu, Tournament Organizer and Secretary of Chess in Lakecity for sharing the photos and info about the tournament.
A total of 599 players including 2 IMs took part from Canada, Demark, USA and various parts of India in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Chess in Lakecity at Orbit Resort in Udaipur, Rajasthan from 31st March to 4th April 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1