Rajdeep Sarkar wins Kashmir Open Rating 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 27/07/2022

Top two seeds of the tournament, IM Rajdeep Sarkar (WB) and GM Himanshu Sharma (HAR) scored an unbeaten 8.5/9. The game between them also ended in a draw. Rajdeep won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Himanshu was adjudged second. Four players scored 7/9. Out of them, Chandrasekhar M K (DASCB) was placed third according to tie-breaks.The total prize fund of the event was ₹200000. Top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 along with Kashmiri handcrafted trophies each. This is Rajdeep's first triumph of the year in the only Classical tournament he played since February 2020. Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

Rajdeep and Himanshu finish 1.5 points ahead of the field

IM Rajdeep Sarkar and GM Himanshu Sharma finished a massive 1.5 points ahead of the competition. These days Rajdeep does not get a lot of time to play tournaments as he is studying to become a doctor. He shared, "Thank you! It was great playing a classical tournament after 2-3 years. Came for a vacation in Kashmir and winning a tourney was a sweet addition to it. Great hospitality from the organisers and looking forward for more tournaments in such scenic destinations!"

Champion - IM Rajdeep Sarkar 8.5/9 | Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

Rajdeep scored eight wins and the sole draw was against the top seed of the tournament, GM Himanshu Sharma

Runner-up - GM Himanshu Sharma 8.5/9 | Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

Second Runner-up - Chandrashekhar M K 7/9 | Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

The tournament hall at Polo View Srinagar | Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

GM Himanshu Sharma in deep thought | Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

IM Rajdeep Sarkar pondering over his next move | Photo: Fayaz Kabli/The Kashmir Chess Club

For more Prize distribution ceremony and tournament photos, please click at the respective links.

A total of 100 players including a GM and an IM took part in this six-day nine-round Swiss League Open Rating tournament. The tournament was organized by The Kashmir Chess Club at Polo View, Srinagar from 2nd to 7th July 2022. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	2	IM	Rajdeep Sarkar			IND	2355	West Bengal	8,5	53	57	52,75	0	8
2	1	GM	Himanshu Sharma			IND	2374	Haryana	8,5	52	55,5	51,50	0	8
3	7		Chandrasekhar M K	0-18		IND	1745	Dascb	7,0	51	54,5	38,00	0	7
4	4		Pradeep Tiwari			IND	1891	Dascb	7,0	50	53,5	38,50	0	6
5	8		Ashish Madhusoodhanan	0-18		IND	1695	Kerala	7,0	48	50,5	34,00	0	7
6	12		Himanshu Moudgil	0-18		IND	1578	Dascb	7,0	45	49	37,00	0	7
7	3		Ajay Kumar Rai			IND	1892	Dascb	6,5	50,5	55	36,75	0	6
8	6		Khalid Amin	JK-0		IND	1754	Jammu And Kashmir	6,5	48	52	33,75	0	6
9	9		Rather Adil Ashraf	JK-0		IND	1687	Jammu And Kashmir	6,5	48	51,5	33,75	0	6
10	5		Salil Kumar D.			IND	1847	Dascb	6,5	47	51	33,75	0	6
11	18		Afinu Shifan M	0-18		IND	1378	Kerala	6,5	46,5	49	31,25	0	6
12	24		Sharma Taksh	U13		IND	1303	Rajasthan	6,0	48	52	32,00	0	6
13	26		Narain Gopinath	U17		IND	1262	Maharashtra	6,0	45,5	49,5	30,00	0	6
14	13		Debi Prasad Nayak	0-18		IND	1537	Odisha	6,0	45,5	47,5	26,50	0	6
15	19		Jasim Rashid Bhat	JK-0		IND	1362	Jammu And Kashmir	6,0	45	48,5	29,50	0	6

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