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 2016 Winners

Rank Winner State Coach Prev month
USCF rating		 This month
USCF rating		 MCG index
1 Pranav Iyer WI Jagan 1465 1669 14.57
2 Pranav Konduru VA V K Rao 1088 1238 8.44
3 Neha Konduru VA V K Rao 1062 1205 7.93
4 Karthik Bhargav Virginia Jagan 1248 1366 7.30
5 Ganesh Rayavarapu VA Jagan 1465 1536 5.07
6 Deepika Gunturu VA Jagan 1056 1146 4.98
7 Himanish Nallanagulagari VA V K Rao 1198 1263 3.90
8 Shaurya Bisht VA Jagan 1106 1118 0.68
9 Tejas Siddaramaiah NY V K Rao 1128 1139 0.63
10 Sachin Kumar VA V K Rao 1031 1035 0.22

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