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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December 2014 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Madhav Parthasarathy IL Bipin 1284 1463 11.39
2 Siddharth Vishweshwaran VA Jagan 998 1198 10.77
3 Tejas Siddaramaiah NY V K Rao 1118 1253 7.77
4 Jessica Lee NJ Shahid 1022 1133 6.06
5 Abhinay Dommalapati VA Jagan 1904 1961 5.99
6 Vrithik Umapathy NJ V K Rao 1679 1744 5.53
7 Bharath Heggadahalli MA Jagan 1549 1614 4.98
8 Ananth Abbaraju FL V K Rao 653 752 4.50
9 Advaith Kollipara PA Srikanth.P 941 1025 4.39
10 Vinay Veluvolu MD Jagan 1390 1435 3.07

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