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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January 2015 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Vinay Veluvolu MD Jagan 1435 1704 18.94
2 Kshitij Patibandla CA V K Rao 1130 1302 9.97
3 Ted Tran VA Srikanth.P 1176 1253 4.59
4 Sudarshan sriniaiyer VA V K Rao 1407 1470 4.35
5 Rachel Naidich VA Srikanth.P 1516 1574 4.33
6 Samhita Vinay VA Srikanth.P 779 848 3.32
7 Rahul Palani VA Srikanth.P 937 998 3.18
8 Dmitri Marshall FL M.R.Sangeetha 1111 1154 2.47
9 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1703 1730 2.34
10 Abhinay Dommalapati VA Jagan 1961 1973 1.34

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