Top 10 contest winners

In celebration of MyChessGuru's 5th anniversary, we introduced monthly 'Top 10' contest for students starting in March 2014. Ranking is based on USCF rating improvement during the month. We use 'MCG Index' to measure improvement. Congratulations to all winners and their coaches.
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April 2014 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Ganesh Rayavarapu VA Jagan 708 1060 16.44
2 Rahul Palani VA Srikanth.P 938 1128 9.94
3 Siddhant Nair VA V K Rao 1079 1240 9.10
4 Samhita Vinay VA Srikanth.P 575 766 8.40
5 John Wang NJ GM Saptarshi 1454 1565 7.96
6 Siddartha Punati WI Jagan 1058 1189 7.31
7 Tejas Iyer MD M.R.Sangeetha 1126 1234 6.27
8 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1633 1695 5.10
9 Siddhaarth Balamuthaiya VA V K Rao 1211 1290 4.82
10 Sasha Patibandla CA Sarathy 602 686 3.74

Monthly winners list

Calculation for MyChessGuru index
  • USCF official ratings are published on the 3rd Wednesday of each month (in Rtg.Supp. tab on USCF profile page) and become official on the 1st day of the next month.
  • USCF highest regular rating is used in MCG Index calculation
  • Microsoft Surface will be awarded if a student stands at No 1 in 'Top 10' for two consecutive months (twice in a row).

Eligibility rules for entering monthly contest of 'Top 10':

  • Student must attend a minimum of 4 hours of coaching during 30 days period before the provisional results are announced.
  • Student's USCF official rating for the month must be 500 or more