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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February 2016 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Shaurya Bisht VA Jagan 805 1106 14.65
2 Ted Tran VA Srikanth.P 1410 1526 8.00
3 TANUSH SENTHIL KUMAR NY Jagan 824 973 7.32
4 Shyla Bisht VA Jagan 1404 1476 4.95
5 Amanda Huang TN Jagan 835 898 3.11
6 Tejas Siddaramaiah NY V K Rao 1089 1128 2.20
7 Pranav Konduru VA V K Rao 1051 1088 2.05
8 Ramitha Sai Ravishankar NJ V K Rao 1799 1817 1.70
9 Neha Konduru VA V K Rao 1039 1062 1.26
10 Ganesh Rayavarapu VA Jagan 1450 1465 1.06

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