Diptayan dominates despite starting with a draw
GM Diptayan Ghosh scored 7.0/8 and became champion, won the Champion's Trophy and ₹31000 cash | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Diptayan talks about the tournament, his performance in 2018 and more | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Top seed of the tournament Diptayan had a rocky start as he was held by 14-year old Sourath Biswas to a draw in the first round.
Final moments of the game between Sourath Biswas and GM Diptayan Ghosh in round 1 | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Final part of the game between GM Diptayan Ghosh and Koustav Chatterjee in round 6 | Video: Shahid Ahmed
13-year old Arya Bhakta had a fantastic tournament. He scored 6.5/8 and got richer by ₹21000 cash | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Having a victory over IM Suvrajit Saha, GM Neelotpal Das and a draw with IM Somak Palit surely speaks volumes about the boy's unbeaten performance
Despite being under time pressure, Arya kept his cool and plays with ease | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Untitled Arindam Mukherjee also scored 6.5/8 and finished 3rd. He won
₹15000 cash | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Arindam had luck on his side from round 2 as he defeated Bristy Mukherjee in an equal Opposite Color Bishop endgame.
Arindam's perseverance paid off as his opponent blundered and he got a full point | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Reigning West Bengal State Blitz Champion CM Aronyak Ghosh scored 6.5/8, remained undefeated and finished at 4th place. He got
₹10000 cash
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Newly crowned Telegraph Champion FM Mitrabha Guha suffered only one loss and finished with 6.5/8 at 5th position. He won
₹8000 cash | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
GM Neelotpal Das was one of the Chief Guests last year, he scored 6.0/8 and finished 6th, bagging home
₹7000 cash
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Former National Rapid Champion GM Neelotpal Das talks about various topics | Video: Shahid Ahmed
IM Arghyadip Das scored 6.0/8 and finished 7th. He was awarded
₹6000 cash
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
IM Suvrajit Saha also scored 6.0/8 and finished 8th. He won
₹5000 cash
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Despite making a strong start and leading at the end of round 5, a loss against the eventual champion and 2nd runner-up in round 6 and 8 respectively cost him dearly. Koustav secured 9th position and he got ₹4000 cash
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
IM Somak Palit scored 5.5/8 and he was placed 10th due to a better tie-break score.
He won
₹3000 cash
| Photo: Shahid Ahmed
For more Prize Distribution Ceremony photos, visit here.
Photo Gallery:
The Tournament gate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Tournament Flex | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
The Chivalrous kids of under-10 age group | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
The smiling kids before the game | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
The playing arena | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Before and during the match | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Under-6 kids | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Knight vs Pawn endgame in two consecutive boards | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
It is not everyday you get to see GM Neelotpal Das, IM Somak Palit and IM Arghyadip Das playing in the same tournament in their hometown Kolkata | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Father (IM Suvrajit Saha) and son (Debarpan Saha) have each other's backs | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Video Gallery:
IM Arghyadip Das talks about barely making it on time for round 1 and more | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Rated 1688 Saptorshi Gupta held GM Neelotpal Das to a draw | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Queen vs Three Passed Pawns ends in a draw | Video: Shahid Ahmed
Queen endings are interesting till they end up in a draw | Video: Shahid Ahmed
The tournament witnessed the participation of over 310 players from various districts across the state of West Bengal. Alekhine Chess Club and Outram Club jointly organized this event at Outram Club, Kolkata from 2nd - 4th January 2019 for the second consecutive year.
Final Standings in the Open category:
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 1 | GM | Ghosh Diptayan | IND | 2521 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 36,0 | 39,5 | 34,50 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 37 | Arya Bhakta | IND | 1519 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 40,0 | 41,5 | 33,25 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Arindam Mukherjee | IND | 2120 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 38,5 | 42,5 | 33,50 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 9 | CM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2066 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 38,5 | 42,5 | 32,25 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 12 | FM | Mitrabha Guha | IND | 2036 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 34,5 | 37,5 | 27,25 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | GM | Neelotpal Das | IND | 2312 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 34,5 | 37,0 | 26,75 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | IM | Das Arghyadip | IND | 2365 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 34,0 | 37,5 | 25,50 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | IM | Suvrajit Saha | IND | 2217 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 34,0 | 37,0 | 26,50 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Koustav Chatterjee | IND | 2043 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 44,0 | 26,25 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 3 | IM | Palit Somak | IND | 2325 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 40,0 | 44,0 | 28,50 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | FM | Dutta Joydeep | IND | 2288 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 35,0 | 38,5 | 25,00 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 24 | Saptorshi Gupta | IND | 1688 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 34,5 | 37,5 | 22,25 | 4 | |||
| 13 | 19 | Suvradeepta Das | IND | 1827 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 34,5 | 36,5 | 20,75 | 5 | |||
| 14 | 21 | Sarbojit Paul | IND | 1783 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 34,0 | 36,5 | 22,50 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 13 | Bhattacharya Niladri Shekhar | IND | 2015 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 33,5 | 36,5 | 23,00 | 4 | |||
| 16 | 14 | Anurag Jaiswal | IND | 2003 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 33,0 | 36,0 | 24,25 | 4 | |||
| 17 | 22 | AGM | Shahid Ahmed S.K. | IND | 1758 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 36,0 | 39,0 | 21,50 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 43 | Ayan Pal | IND | 1448 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 36,0 | 37,5 | 21,50 | 4 | |||
| 19 | 10 | Debasish Mukherjee | IND | 2056 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 35,5 | 39,0 | 22,00 | 3 | |||
| 20 | 25 | Arpan Das (Jr) | IND | 1676 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 35,0 | 38,5 | 23,50 | 4 |
