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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October 2014 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Sainiketh Kondapaneni MD Sarathy 727 1006 13.19
2 Sampath Kumar NC Jagan 1442 1619 12.63
3 Pranav Abbaraju FL V K Rao 1301 1462 10.44
4 Varun Vonteru VA Vikram 1408 1557 10.38
5 Ritvika Palani VA M.R.Sangeetha 518 731 9.16
6 Ganesh Rayavarapu VA Jagan 1120 1264 8.36
7 Vinay Veluvolu MD Jagan 1214 1299 5.22
8 Siddartha Punati WI Jagan 1162 1248 5.12
9 Rahul Palani VA Srikanth.P 1047 1135 4.90
10 Piush Sarkar NJ Bipin 1455 1519 4.61

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