Vedant Vekhande (Age – 11 years), Student of Chess Guru Academy Shines in Spain
He was rated 1620 when the Spain tour started in July 2019.
Vedant along with other Students of Chess Guru participated in a famous Catalan circuit of Spain.
He played 3 Tournaments in a row and displayed magnificent performance
1st Round of Barbera A category tournament, Vedant secured a Draw with an experienced Columbia’s Women’s International Master Valentina rated 2140. He scored draws with players rated 1890, 2026, 2012, Win with 1987 and He increased 84 Elo points. This was a remarkable start by a young Student in his first ever International Tour
Sant Marti A Category, he had a draw in 1st round with Fide Master Garcia and had a decent tournament where he increased 86 points
In sitges, Vedant played B category and scored 6 out of 9 points. He increased a total of 111 Rating points and got 2nd Prize in his Rating Category.
Overall Vedant increased 281 points in the Spain Tour.
As Barbera & Sant Marti was considered in August Fide List. Vedant has reached 1782 and in Sitges he is increasing 111 points.
Thus in Sepetember 2019 list of Fide, Vedant will reach elo of 1893.
Vedant has displayed phenomenal performance in Spain.
He is considered to be one of the Top Talents of India in his age group