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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May 2015 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 TANUSH SENTHIL KUMAR NY Jagan 495 805 14.92
2 Akshay Kobla VA Jagan 1306 1425 8.16
3 Abhiram Chennuru TX V K Rao 1367 1453 6.01
4 Ritvika Palani VA M.R.Sangeetha 670 781 5.28
5 Sachin Nimmalapudi VA Jagan 728 806 3.76
6 Jessica Lee NJ Shahid 1026 1081 3.05
7 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1743 1772 2.61
8 Rachel Naidich VA Srikanth.P 1589 1611 1.73
9 Sudarshan sriniaiyer VA V K Rao 1463 1477 1.00
10 Shaurya Bisht VA Jagan 606 627 0.93

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