SRM and Adamas University dominate the field
It would be difficult to find a better debut year at All India University Chess Tournament than what Adamas had in the past four months. Adamas University first won East Zone Inter University in both Men and Women events back in December 2021. Now they secured first and second place in Women and Men's event on 22nd April 2022. Tournament favorite and top seed in both events, SRM IST, Chennai clinched first and second place in Men and Women event respectively.
Men champion - SRM IST, Chennai 9.0/10
Three out of six members of SRM IST, Chennai won an individual board prize. They are - IM Harshavardhan G B 4.0/4 100% on board no.1, GM Arjun Kalyan 3.5/5 70% on board no.3 and GM Karthik Venkataraman 3.5/4 87.5% on board no.4. Check out the best games of each player selected by themselves.
Best games
Women champion - Adamas University 9.0/10
Adamas University Women's team had only four members. They had no reserve players, which means there was no element of surprise for other teams. Still, they managed to overcome all hardships and win the tournament. WIM Arpita Mukherjee scored 100% 5.0/5 to win first prize on board no.1. Samriddhaa Ghosh scored 90% an unbeaten 4.5/5 to secure second prize on board no.4. Bidisha Roy also scored a crucial 3.5/5 and remained undefeated. Each player of the team shared their best game.
Best games
Bengal's football coach Ranjan Bhattacherjee is the sole reason for the start of chess in Adamas University. He has played for East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, some of the top football clubs of Bengal as well as India. Out of 23 different sports, chess is the only sport where Adamas University won first and second place in their debut at All India University tournament this year.
Board prize winners
Round 5 results in Open
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SRM IST, Chennai | Anna University Chennai | 3 | : | 1 |
| 2 | APJ Abdulkalam Technological University, | Adamas University | 0 | : | 4 |
| 3 | Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune | University of Delhi | 3 | : | 1 |
| 4 | University of Madras, Chennai | University of Calcutta | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 5 | Shivaji University, Kolhapur | Punjabi University,Patiala | 2 | : | 2 |
| 6 | MLS University, Udaipur | L.N. Mithila University | 4 | : | 0 |
| 7 | Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak | Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh | 3 | : | 1 |
Final standings in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | SRM IST, Chennai | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15,5 | 169,0 |
| 2 | 2 | Adamas University | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14,0 | 158,5 |
| 3 | 3 | Anna University Chennai | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13,0 | 136,8 |
| 4 | 5 | Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10,5 | 98,3 |
| 5 | 6 | University of Madras, Chennai | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11,0 | 85,5 |
| 6 | 9 | MLS University, Udaipur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11,5 | 105,3 |
| 7 | 7 | APJ Abdulkalam Technological University, | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9,0 | 78,5 |
| 8 | 14 | Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9,0 | 63,0 |
| 9 | 12 | Punjabi University,Patiala | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10,0 | 77,0 |
| 10 | 4 | University of Calcutta | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9,5 | 89,0 |
Round 5 results in Women
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | SRM IST, Chennai | University of Delhi | 3½ | : | ½ |
| 2 | Anna University,Chennai | Adamas University | 1 | : | 3 |
| 3 | SGB Amravati University | University of Madras, Chennai | ½ | : | 3½ |
| 4 | Shivaji University, Kolhapur | Kannur University, Kerala | 2½ | : | 1½ |
Final standings in Women
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 4 | Adamas University | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15,5 | 187,3 |
| 2 | 1 | SRM IST, Chennai | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15,0 | 165,5 |
| 3 | 2 | University of Madras, Chennai | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15,0 | 153,3 |
| 4 | 3 | University of Delhi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13,0 | 117,0 |
| 5 | 7 | Shivaji University, Kolhapur | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,5 | 95,3 |
| 6 | 5 | Anna University,Chennai | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11,5 | 102,3 |
| 7 | 10 | Rani Durgawati Vishavidhyalya, Jabalpur | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10,5 | 75,8 |
| 8 | 11 | Punjab University, Chandigarh | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10,0 | 62,5 |
| 9 | 9 | Kannur University, Kerala | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10,0 | 63,3 |
| 10 | 8 | SGB Amravati University | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6,0 | 62,5 |
