Rohan Vijay Shandilya wins 4th Navin Kumar Sinha Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 05/02/2024

Rohan Vijay Shandilya and Subhabrata Roy scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at 4th Navin Kumar Sinha Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2024. Jharkhand's very own Rohan won the tournament due to better tie-breaks. Subhabrata secured second place. Arpan Das and Sudhir Kumar Sinha scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third and fourth respectively. Rohan defeated the eventual second runner-up Arpan in the seventh round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹20000 + trophy, ₹12000 and ₹7500 along with a trophy each. Entry fee was only ₹500. Rohan is the reigning Jharkhand State champion. The one-day rapid rating tournament was organized by West Singhbhum District Chess Association on 21st January 2024 at St. Xavier's Boys School in Chaibasa, Jharkhand. Photos: Basant Khandelwal/West Singhbhum District Chess Association

Rohan wins his first tournament he plays in 2024

Four players - Rohan Vijay Shandilya, Subhabrata Roy, Manish Sharma and Rounak Pathak were the leaders 7/8, heading into the final round. Subhabrata defeated Manish and Rohan won against Rounak. Arpan Das scored a victory over the top seed of the event, Abhishek Das. Rohan became champion, Subhabrata second and Arpan third. 13-year-old Debanjan Sinha is the youngest top ten finisher of the event. He scored 7/9 to secure eighth place.

Champion - Rohan Vijay Shandilya 8/9

Runner-up - Subhabrata Roy 8/9

Second Runner-up - Arpan Das 7.5/9

Basant Khandelwal, Secretary, West Singhbhum District Chess Association, addressing the audience

Basant Khandelwal, Secretary, West Singhbhum District Chess Association, also participated in the tournament. He scored 7/9 to finish at eleventh position.

Rohan Vijay Shandilya scored an unbeaten 8/9, and increased his Elo rating by 39.2 points

A total of 197 players took part from various states across the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by West Singhbhum District Chess Association at Welfare Center, St. Xavier's Boys High School in Chaibasa, Jharkhand on 21st January 2024. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	8		Rohan, Vijay Shandilya			IND	1766	Jharkhand	8	51,5	56,5	49,50	7
2	15	AIM	Subhabrata, Roy			IND	1576	West Bengal	8	47	51,5	45,25	7
3	3		Arpan, Das (Jr)			IND	1993	West Bengal	7,5	52	57	45,75	7
4	2		Sinha, Sudhir Kumar			IND	2012	Bihar	7,5	51	55,5	45,00	7
5	7		Manish, Sharma		WS	IND	1812	Jharkhand	7	49	53	39,00	7
6	18		Shubham, Kumar			IND	1491	Bihar	7	48	52,5	40,00	7
7	4		Singh, Pritam			IND	1917	Jharkhand	7	47	51	38,00	6
8	17		Debanjan, Sinha	U15		IND	1492	Jharkhand	7	46,5	49,5	36,50	7
9	14		Rounak, Pathak			IND	1593	West Bengal	7	45,5	48,5	35,50	7
10	12		Abhishek, Sonu			IND	1644	Bihar	7	44,5	48	36,50	7
11	16		Basant, Khandelwal		WS	IND	1526	Jharkhand	7	44,5	47,5	34,00	6
12	174		Shaswat, Kumar Mishra			IND	0	Bihar	7	43,5	47,5	36,25	6
13	9		Jha, Kausal Kumar			IND	1727	Jharkhand	7	42,5	45	34,00	7
14	1	FM	Abhishek, Das			IND	2157	Jharkhand	6,5	53,5	55,5	36,50	6
15	20		Adhiraj, Mitra	U13		IND	1419	Jharkhand	6,5	50,5	54,5	36,00	5
16	19		Vibhash, Kumar Sinha			IND	1441	Jharkhand	6,5	50	54,5	37,00	6
17	54		Nikunj, Agrawal	U13		IND	1112	Jharkhand	6,5	49	53	35,00	6
18	137		Manish, Kumar Mohit			IND	0	West Bengal	6,5	45,5	50	34,75	6
19	5		Biswajit, Chatterjee		WS	IND	1887	Jharkhand	6,5	45,5	49	33,00	6
20	52		Swapnabha, Neogi	U13		IND	1116	West Bengal	6,5	44	47	30,50	5
21	37		Siddhartha, Nanda			IND	1210	Odisha	6,5	42,5	44	28,75	6
22	25		Rajiv, Ranjan			IND	1321	Bihar	6,5	38,5	41	28,25	6
23	42		Harsh, Kumar Jha			IND	1188	Jharkhand	6	52,5	56,5	33,50	6
24	35		Swastik, Banerjee	U13		IND	1234	Jharkhand	6	52	55	32,75	5
25	34	AFM	Prem, Kumar			IND	1236	Jharkhand	6	49	52	29,50	6

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