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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September 2014 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Siddhant Nair VA V K Rao 1307 1520 13.89
2 Sudarshan sriniaiyer VA V K Rao 1359 1421 4.18
3 Shishir Velma MD V K Rao 959 1035 4.04
4 Sasha Patibandla CA Sarathy 985 1053 3.66
5 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1715 1748 2.93
6 Sampath Kumar NC Jagan 1412 1442 2.10
7 Advaith Kollipara PA Srikanth.P 936 966 1.57
8 Madhav Parthasarathy IL Bipin 1254 1275 1.32
9 Pranav Prem VA V K Rao 1826 1839 1.28
10 Kshitij Patibandla CA V K Rao 947 951 0.21

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