Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir dominates 17th Chessmate Inter School Team Rapid Rating 2025
Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir scored an unbeaten 16/18 to win 17th Chessmate - Inter School Rapid Rating Team Tournament 2025. They successfully defended their crown by winning it for the second consecutive year. They finished a full point ahead of the runner-up, South Point High School A 15/18. South Point High School B and Delhi Public School Ruby Park also scored 13/16 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks in the Open section. Sudhir Memorial Institute became the champion in the Girls category for the second year in-a-row. They scored 11/18. Photos: South Point High School
An encore performance by BGKV
This is the only Inter-School Rapid Rating Team event in the country which has no entry fees, yet cash prizes and trophies are awarded to the prize winners. The total prize fund was ₹44000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each in both Open and Girls category. There were also best board prizes for each of the four boards in both categories.
Neelabhro Bandyopadhyay scored an unbeaten 8.5/9. Tanish Das was the second-highest scorer of the team 7/9. Debayan Ray scored 6.5/9 and Neelabhro Bandyopadhyay 5/9.
The tournament was organized by and at South Point High School on 25th and 26th April 2025. A total of 168 players represented 42 teams across West Bengal in this two-day nine-round Inter School Rapid Rating event. The time control was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | B.G.K.V. | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 550,5 | 187 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL ( TEAM - A ) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25,5 | 539,3 | 193 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | SOUTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL (TEAM - B ) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 22,5 | 469,5 | 194 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RUBY PARK | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 399 | 182 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | TIG PUBLIC SCHOOL, KONNAGAR | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 330 | 164,5 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | THE FUTURE FOUNDATION SCHOOL | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 462,5 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | SUDHIR MEMORIAL INSTITUTE(GIRLS) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 423,8 | 178,5 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWTOWN | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 21,5 | 395 | 182 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | CALCUTTA INT. SCHOOL, ANANDAPUR | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 21,5 | 379,3 | 168,5 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | DON BOSCO SCHOOL, LILUAH | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 458,8 | 201 | 0 |
