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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November 2015 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Pranav Iyer WI Jagan 1155 1313 9.22
2 Sainiketh Kondapaneni MD Sarathy 1188 1273 5.06
3 Akshay Kobla VA Jagan 1393 1462 4.67
4 Amanda Huang TN Jagan 729 820 4.25
5 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1800 1825 2.34
6 Sachin Nimmalapudi VA Jagan 889 934 2.27
7 TANUSH SENTHIL KUMAR NY Jagan 620 650 1.33
8 Adam Wheeler ky Jagan 1462 1478 1.14
9 Sampath Kumar NC Jagan 1400 1405 0.34
10 Pranav Konduru VA V K Rao 1224 1227 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