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 2015 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Liya Huang VA V K Rao 971 1147 9.21
2 Ganesh Rayavarapu VA Jagan 1185 1336 8.89
3 Shyla Bisht VA Jagan 864 982 5.84
4 Justin Lee NJ Shahid 1680 1738 4.82
5 Varun Vonteru VA Vikram 1522 1582 4.41
6 Deepika Gunturu VA Jagan 968 1034 3.45
7 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1709 1743 2.90
8 Ted Tran VA Srikanth.P 1327 1350 1.48
9 Rachel Naidich VA Srikanth.P 1573 1589 1.22
10 Sahas Vivek VA Vikram 108 113 0.18

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