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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March 2015 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating
This month
USCF rating
MCG index
1 Ted Tran VA Srikanth.P 1179 1327 8.70
2 Prabhas Adivi VA V K Rao 1143 1266 7.08
3 Sachin Nimmalapudi VA Jagan 669 806 6.19
4 Sasha Patibandla CA Sarathy 996 1092 5.09
5 Shyla Bisht VA Jagan 773 864 4.32
6 Sainiketh Kondapaneni MD Sarathy 1053 1114 3.34
7 akhil morisetty VA Srikanth.P 1134 1177 2.46
8 Liya Huang VA V K Rao 936 971 1.80
9 Sudarshan sriniaiyer VA V K Rao 1437 1463 1.80
10 Varun Vonteru VA Vikram 1502 1522 1.45
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