Top seed delivers top class performance in both events

Reigning Commonwealth Rapid Gold medalist, GM Mitrabha Guha made a blazing start by winning eight games in-a-row in the Rapid event. Four players - Manish Sharma, Anustoop Biswas, Baivab Mishra and Kumar Gaurav were trailing by a full point at 7/8 each. Mitrabha drew with Anustoop to become a clear champion, Anustoop finished third. Kumar defeated Baivab to secure second place. Jharkhand's very own budding talent, 12-year-old Adhiraj Mitra scored 7/9 to finish sixth. He is the youngest top ten finisher in the Rapid event. The boy gained 149.6 Elo rating points.

Champion in Rapid and Blitz - GM Mitrabha Guha 8.5/9 and 9/9

In Blitz, GM Mitrabha Guha once again faced Anustoop Biswas in the final round with a same score 8/8 for Mitrabha and 7/8 for his opponent. Only color was inverse. Mitrabha defeated Anustoop to become the champion with a 100% score 9/9. Supratim Ghosh lost to GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury. Adhiraj Mitra suffered defeat against Sudhir Kumar Sinha. Saptarshi secured second place, Sudhir third. 14-year-old Rangeet Majumdar scored 7.5/9 to finish fifth. He became the youngest top ten finisher in the Blitz event.

Runner-up in Rapid - Kumar Gaurav 8/9 | Photo: Kazakhstan Chess Federation

Second Runner-up in Rapid - Anustoop Biswas 7.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Runner-up in Blitz - GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury 8/9 | Photo: IA Jayant Kumar Bhuyan

Second Runner-up in Blitz - Sudhir Kumar Sinha 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Mitrabha Guha during one of his games

Rapid Rating: GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 2.2 Elo rating points

Blitz Rating: GM Mitrabha Guha scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and increased his Elo rating by 7.9 points

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Seraikela Kharsawan District Chess Association

Tournament banner | Photo: Seraikela Kharsawan District Chess Association

A total of 294 players including two GMs and an IM took part from various parts of the country in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Seraikela Kharsawan District Chess Association at Hotel Paras Heights in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 26th and 27th October 2024. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
11
GMMitrabha, GuhaIND2459West Bengal8,5525652,2508
28
Kumar, GauravIND1957Bihar8505246,0007
34
Anustoop, BiswasIND2175West Bengal7,5535645,2506
47
Sinha, Sudhir KumarIND1965Bihar7,5525645,0007
512
Barik, JagdishIND1833Odisha7,54750,540,7507
628
AIMAdhiraj, MitraU13KPIND1687Jharkhand7545842,2506
710
Manish, SharmaKPIND1877Jharkhand7535741,0007
818
Karjee, ManindraIND1761Odisha751,555,539,0007
923
Debanjan, SinhaU15KPIND1717Jharkhand751,552,537,0007
102
GMRoy Chowdhury, SaptarshiIND2335West Bengal7515540,7506
115
Baivab, MishraIND2049Odisha750,554,539,5007
1229
Vibhash, Kumar SinhaIND1686Jharkhand75052,538,5006
133
IMMishra, Neeraj-KumarIND2227Jharkhand749,553,540,0006
1424
Jagreet, MisraU13IND1716Delhi749,553,538,0007
1519
Supratim, GhoshIND1756West Bengal749,55238,0007
1622
Ujaan, BhattacharyaIND1725West Bengal748,553,540,2506
1726
Kumar, SankalpIND1704Jharkhand7454936,5006
1878
Nikunj, AgrawalU13KPIND1533Jharkhand7454935,5007
1913
Alka, DaswKPIND1831Jharkhand744,547,535,5007
209
Rohan, Vijay ShandilyaKPIND1883Jharkhand6,550,554,536,7506
2150
Rangeet, MajumdarU15IND1591West Bengal6,54952,534,5006
2232
Das, Bhola NathKPIND1678Jharkhand6,547,551,534,7506
2342
Aabhash,U15IND1603Jharkhand6,54750,532,7506
2415
Bhaskar, Sri ViswaroopanandIND1813Odisha6,544,548,533,7506
2511
FMAayush, BhattacherjeeIND1852West Bengal6,5444834,0005
2699
Reyansh, JagnaniU11IND1473West Bengal6,5444833,7506
2737
Sharma, Jagannath PrasadIND1642Jharkhand6,54447,532,7505
2883
Singh, Vidya BhushanIND1506Bihar6,5444628,5006
2939
Nishant, RajIND1619Jharkhand6,5434631,2506
3031
Sachin, ToppoIND1680Jharkhand6,542,545,531,2506

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A total of 280 players including two GMs and an IM took part from various parts of the country in this one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Seraikela Kharsawan District Chess Association at Hotel Paras Heights in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 27th October 2024. The time control of the event was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz Rating

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
11
GMMitrabha, GuhaIND2526West Bengal95356,556,5009
22
GMRoy Chowdhury, SaptarshiIND2256West Bengal855,559,550,5008
38
Sinha, Sudhir KumarIND2029Bihar8545952,0007
410
Kumar, GauravIND1962Bihar851,555,546,5008
520
Rangeet, MajumdarU15IND1816West Bengal7,55154,544,5007
64
Anustoop, BiswasIND2212West Bengal7556043,7506
712
Biswajit, ChatterjeeIND1925Jharkhand752,55540,0007
817
Supratim, GhoshIND1837West Bengal7525539,5006
99
Badamundi, TapanIND1975Odisha751,55640,5007
1016
Rohan, Vijay ShandilyaIND1860Jharkhand7515539,5007
115
FMAayush, BhattacherjeeIND2181West Bengal750,55540,0007
127
Baivab, MishraIND2065Odisha7505135,7506
1323
Manish, SharmaIND1804Jharkhand7495136,0007
1427
Karjee, ManindraIND1762Odisha747,55238,5007
1524
Kamal Kishore, DebnathIND1782Jharkhand747,55138,7506
163
FMAbhishek, DasIND2230Jharkhand746,551,539,0007
17129
Harsh, Kumar JhaIND1437Jharkhand745,549,536,5007
186
IMMishra, Neeraj-KumarIND2137Jharkhand7454835,5007
1919
Barik, JagdishIND1833Odisha7444834,5007
2035
Nikhil, SinghIND1707Jharkhand739,542,532,0007

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