Devesh Anand Naik decimates QTCA Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/01/2025

Devesh Anand Naik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win QTCA Rating Open 2024. He finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the rest. Five players - Anecx Kanjiravila B C, Aravinda B R, Chaitanya V Gaonkar, Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai and Chaitanya Sushant Patil scored 7/9. They were placed second to sixth according to tie-breaks. Devesh defeated both podium finishers and won the tournament with a round to spare. The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine-round Swiss league rating tournament was organized by Quepem Taluka Chess Association and Govt. College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Quepem at Govt. College of Arts, Commerce and Science in Quepem, Goa from 26th to 30th December 2024. This is Devesh's second tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Sanjay Kavlekar

Devesh's second tournament triumph in 2024

Devesh Anand Naik won the tournament by scoring eight wins in-a-row. He defeated Arthav Shirodker in Round 8 to become the champion with a round to spare. The top seed went into the final round with a 1.5 point lead, drew with Chaitanya V Gaonkar to finish 1.5 points ahead. Anecx Kanjiravila B C drew with Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai to finish second. Gururaj Shetty shared the point with Aravinda B R and the latter was placed third.

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Aravinda B R 7/9, 1st Devesh Anand Naik 8.5/9 and 2nd Anecx Kanjiravila B C 7/9 | Photo: IA Sanjay Kavlekar

Devesh Anand Naik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the field and gained 18.4 Elo rating points

Lighting of the lamp by Nilesh Cabral, President, QTCA and MLA, Curchorem constituency | Photo: IA Sanjay Kavlekar

Group photo of various prize winners | Photo: IA Sanjay Kavlekar

A total of 150 players took part from various parts of India and two from New Zealand. The tournament was organized by Quepem Taluka Chess Association and Govt. College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Quepem at Govt. College of Arts, Commerce and Science in Quepem, Goa from 26th and 30th December 2024. The nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1		Devesh, Anand Naik		IND	1955	Ponda-Goa	8,5	49	53	49,50	8
2	3		Anecx, Kanjiravila B C	U13	IND	1853	Kerala	7	54	55,5	40,00	6
3	4		Aravinda, B R	S45	IND	1716	Karnataka	7	52	56	40,50	6
4	2		Chaitanya, V Gaonkar	U15	IND	1873	Bicholim-Goa	7	51,5	54	40,25	5
5	5		Aaryavrat, Rasiket Naik Desai	U11	IND	1692	Canacona-Goa	7	47,5	50,5	37,00	5
6	14		Chaitanya, Sushant Patil	U15	IND	1587	Mormugao-Goa	7	44	47	35,50	5
7	27		Saeeja, Gunesh Dessai	F13	IND	1504	Salcete-Goa	6,5	49,5	53	35,50	6
8	22		Adarsh, Anand Patekar		IND	1537	Pernem-Goa	6,5	48	50	32,75	6
9	23		Shirodker, Arthav	U11	IND	1536	Mormugao-Goa	6,5	48	49,5	30,75	6
10	9		Raposo, Maxwell	U13	IND	1613	Dharbandora	6,5	47,5	53,5	37,50	5
11	7		Shubh, Vishnu Borkar	U11	IND	1660	Salcete-Goa	6,5	47	50,5	32,25	6
12	8		Phal, Satyam	U13	IND	1626	Salcete-Goa	6,5	47	48,5	32,00	6
13	6		Rajarajeshwari, Yogesh Deshmukh		IND	1685	Maharashtra	6,5	45	46	29,75	6
14	19		Pednekar, Balkrishna		IND	1546	Maharashtra	6,5	44,5	47,5	32,25	6
15	54		Vardhan, V Shetker		IND	1402	Quepem-Goa	6,5	44	45,5	31,00	4
16	11		Gururaj, Shetty		IND	1608	Karnataka	6,5	40,5	46	31,50	6
17	18		Rachel, Pereira	F13	IND	1558	Salcete-Goa	6	44,5	48,5	30,50	5
18	55	ACM	Rhys, Dominic Carvalho	U11	IND	0	Mormugao-Goa	6	44,5	48	29,00	6
19	31		Potdar, Sarvesh	U13	IND	1492	Maharashtra	6	43,5	45,5	26,00	6
20	17		Dalal, Ambar Abhay		IND	1558	Quepem-Goa	6	43	45,5	29,75	4