Agnivo's first tournament triumph of the year
Five players - Alekhya Mukhopadhyay, Srijon Saha, Agnivo Chakraborty, Hrishikesh Kumar Banik and Rupam Mukherjee were the leaders at 7/8 each before the last round. Agnivo defeated Alekhya to become the champion. Ruapm won against Rahul Gurung to finish second. Srijon drew against Hrishikesh to claim third place.
Champion - Agnivo Chakraborty 8/9 | Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury / Jalpaiguri Chess Academy
Runner-up - Rupam Mukherjee 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Second Runner-up - Srijon Saha 7.5/9 | Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury / Jalpaiguri Chess Academy
Agnivo Chakraborty scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 74 Elo rating points
Players in action | Photo: Arindam Saha
The tournament banner | Photo: Nondita Modak
A total of 408 players including an IM and a WGM took part from various parts of the country and two from Nepal. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Jalpaiguri Chess Academy at Greater Kailash The Palace in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal from 10th to 14th October 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Agnivo Chakraborty | IND | 2019 | West Bengal | 8 | 48 | 52,5 | 46 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 14 | Rupam Mukherjee | IND | 1963 | West Bengal | 8 | 46 | 50 | 44,5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | Srijon Saha | IND | 2060 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 52 | 57,5 | 47,3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 11 | Ankit Das | U12 | NB | IND | 2017 | Jalpaiguri | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 45,5 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 8 | AIM | Banik Hrishikesh Kumar | IND | 2033 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 45 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 42 | Rishan Debnath | IND | 1804 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 50 | 53,5 | 42,3 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 7 | 13 | Mrityunjay Kumar | IND | 1963 | Bihar | 7,5 | 48,5 | 53 | 42,8 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | Alekhya Mukhopadhyay | IND | 2246 | West Bengal | 7 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 44 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | WGM | Swati Ghate | w | IND | 2102 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 56 | 42 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 19 | Aahil Patra | U14 | IND | 1928 | West Bengal | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,5 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 16 | Neelabhro Bandyopadhyay | IND | 1945 | West Bengal | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40,8 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | Shourya Paul | IND | 2002 | West Bengal | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 39,8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 13 | 6 | Shankhodip De | IND | 2050 | West Bengal | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | 25 | Shreyas Das | IND | 1909 | Delhi | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | 29 | Tamang Thendup | IND | 1884 | Sikkim | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | 24 | Singh Soram Rahul | IND | 1911 | Assam | 7 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 30 | Soumyadeep Raha | IND | 1874 | Assam | 7 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 35 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | 1 | IM | Kaustuv Kundu | IND | 2389 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 56 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 19 | 9 | Gurung Rahul | IND | 2028 | Sikkim | 6,5 | 53 | 58 | 39,3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 20 | 46 | Soumyadeep Nath | U12 | IND | 1800 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 52 | 56 | 38,3 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 21 | 17 | Gurung Rohit | IND | 1943 | Sikkim | 6,5 | 49,5 | 54 | 36,8 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 22 | 18 | CM | Anurag Jaiswal | IND | 1933 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 37,8 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 23 | 36 | Akash Tiwari | IND | 1847 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 34,5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 24 | 50 | AFM | Arohan Dey | U12 | IND | 1792 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 35,3 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 22 | N. Tarun | IND | 1917 | Delhi | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 36 | 0 | 5 |
