RSPB regains their title for the first time in a little over seven years
RSPB dominated the top two places and finished a staggering five points ahead of the competition. They had won the tournament with a round to spare. The last round result was only to determine which team A or B will become the champion. They were the favorites to finish top two as RSPB were the only teams which consisted of GMs and IMs only. The defending champion AAI did not defend their title and former champion PSPB was absent too.
The entire RSPB team which won the first and second place | Photo: CM IA FT Ravichandran Venkataraman
Champion - RSPB A 17/18
| Photo: Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association
Runner-up - RSPB B 17/18
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Second Runner-up - Gujarat A 12/18
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Champion in both Open and Women - RSPB A and PSPB
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RSPB A team performance
4th Haryana B 11/18
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5th Telangana 11/18
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6th Tamil Nadu A 11/18
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7th Maharashtra A 10/18
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8th Life Insurance Corporation of India 10/18
| Photo: Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association
9th BSNL 10/18
| Photo: Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association
10th Andhra Pradesh A 10/18
| Photo: Himachal Pradesh State Chess Association
Individual Board prizes
Board #1 Gold - IM D K Sharma (LIC) 88.9%
8/9
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Board #1 Silver - IM P Shyam Nikhil (RSPB B) 85.7% 6/7
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Board #1 Bronze - FM Arjun Adireddy (TEL) 83.3% 7.5/9
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Board #2 Gold - IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB A) 92.9% 6.5/7
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The highest rated IM of India - Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB A) won Bronze last year on the same board.
Board #2 Silver - GM Vignesh N R (RSPB B ) 87.5% 7/8
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GM Vignesh N R won Silver last year on board no.1.
Board #2 Bronze - Nirnay Garg (HAR B) 83.3% 7.5/9
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Board #3 Gold - GM Diptayan Ghosh (RSPB A) 93.8% 7.5/8
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Board #3 Silver - Ram S Krishnan (BSNL) 77.8% 7/9
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Board #3 Bronze - Mukund Hemant Agarwal (GUJ A) 75% 6/8
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Board #4 Gold - GM Swapnil Dhopade (RSPB B) 92.9% 6.5/7
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Board #4 Silver - GM Visakh N R(RSPB A) 85.7% 6/7
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Bronze #4 Bronze - Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan (TN A) 77.8% 7/9
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Board #5 Gold - IM Himal Gusain (RSPB B) 92.9% 6.5/7
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Board #5 Silver - IM Neelash Saha (RSPB A) 91.7% 5.5/6
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Board #5 Bronze - Kamad Mishra (MP A) 75% 4.5/6
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Photo Gallery
Lighting of the lamp
Players in action
Arbiters and Officials
Trophies for the prize winners
Players and accompanying persons at the closing ceremony
The tournament hall at SAI Indoor Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Replay all available games
Round 9 results
| No. | SNo | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Railway Sports Promotion Board A | 27½ | 15 | 4 | : | 0 | 10 | 19 | BSNL | 13 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Railway Sports Promotion Board B | 27 | 15 | 3½ | : | ½ | 10 | 17 | Madhya Pradesh A | 5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Gujarat A | 18½ | 11 | 2 | : | 2 | 9 | 19 | Maharashtra A | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Telangana | 18 | 9 | 3½ | : | ½ | 10 | 16½ | Delhi B | 21 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Rajasthan A | 14½ | 9 | 2 | : | 2 | 9 | 18½ | Life Insurance Corporation of India | 9 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Railway Sports Promotion Board A | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 31,5 | 574,5 | 77,5 | |
| 2 | 2 | Railway Sports Promotion Board B | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 30,5 | 581,3 | 75,5 | |
| 3 | 6 | Gujarat A | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 20,5 | 402,3 | 50,5 | |
| 4 | 12 | Haryana B | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 364 | 54 | |
| 5 | 3 | Telangana | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 21,5 | 435,5 | 61,5 | |
| 6 | 11 | Tamil Nadu A | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 384 | 46 | |
| 7 | 4 | Maharashtra A | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 359,3 | 51,5 | |
| 8 | 9 | Life Insurance Corporation of India | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 20,5 | 343,8 | 56 | |
| 9 | 13 | BSNL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 343,8 | 44,5 | |
| 10 | 8 | Andhra Pradesh A | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18,5 | 320,3 | 50 |
