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1st OTB win vs a FIDE rated player in a FIDE rated tournament

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JayeshSinhaChess
The Delhi Open is underway and I the third tier tournament open to players with a FIDE rating of 1599 or below got underway and I took part in it, and this was the 1st round game.
Was up against an opponent rated 1279. The game has been posted above and while the opponent's rating could seem small but in India tournaments players are usually greatly under-rated. So I wasn't expecting to win.
michaeltakhell

Aren't you a rated player? (I wanted to participate in the same tournament but they said it was for rated players only.) And if you are already rated, then you must have already won against rated player(s).

JayeshSinhaChess

No I am not rated. Also 1599 and below includes non-rated players.

michaeltakhell

O no.. then I was given the wrong information. I really wanted to take part in it.

michaeltakhell

Anyway congrats.. and you are going to be rated soon given that you've had this win.

Deranged

Congrats!!! How is the chess scene in India? Do you get tournaments running every day?

JayeshSinhaChess

Well I dont doubt there is a tournament happening everyday or every few days. However its not possible to go play every tournament as India is a big country.

JayeshSinhaChess
 
Second win
michaeltakhell

Another win... quite impressive. What was the time control???

JayeshSinhaChess
60/30
Aaravm

all the best!!

OTB in India is truly hard. on chess.com I am 1750

but FIDE is 1366

JayeshSinhaChess

Yeah man everyone in India OTB tournaments is properly underrated

JayeshSinhaChess
 
Another draw against a rated player. I know no one else rally cares, but pasting the games here helps form some kind of a database so posting.
michaeltakhell
JayeshSinhaChess wrote:
 
Another draw against a rated player. I know no one else rally cares, but pasting the games here helps form some kind of a database so posting.

You played black or white???

JayeshSinhaChess

Black.

Incidentally the final round was also drawn. So I finished with 4 points out of 10 (3 wins 2 draws, 5 defeats). I played final round as white, and all 10 games were again FIDE rated opponents. I am told I should expect a FIDE rating on 1st of Feb.