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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May 2014 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Aditya Potluri GA Jagan 1322 1490 11.00
2 Ted Tran VA Srikanth.P 1167 1329 9.63
3 Sasha Patibandla CA Sarathy 686 892 9.52
4 Samhita Vinay VA Srikanth.P 766 960 9.31
5 Aasa Dommalapati VA V K Rao 1679 1749 5.98
6 Akshay Kobla VA Jagan 1016 1075 3.22
7 Rishith Kyatham NY Srikanth.P 621 685 2.87
8 Pranav Senthil Kumar NY Jagan 1630 1665 2.87
9 Siddhant Nair VA V K Rao 1240 1286 2.86
10 Kshitij Patibandla CA V K Rao 880 910 1.52

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