Indians claim five out of top ten
FM Rupesh Jaiswal (NEP) and Sudhir Kumar Sinha were the coleaders 7/8 heading into the final round. Vipul Subhashi lost to Rupesh and Sudhir defeated CM Krishna Thapa (NEP). Sudhir became champion and Rupesh second. Suroj Maharjan (NEP) won against CM Sajin Maharjan (NEP) to finish third. WFM Bristy Mukherjee is the highest finisher among female participants. She scored 6.5/9 to secure eleventh place.
Champion - Sudhir Kumar Sinha 8/9
Runner-up - FM Rupesh Jaiswal 8/9
Second Runner-up - Suroj Maharjan 7.5/9
Sudhir Kumar Sinha scored an unbeaten 8/9, drew against the eventual runner-up - FM Rupesh Jaiswal and gained 43.6 Elo rating points
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The tournament hall at Hotel Butwal Crown Plaza in Butwal, Nepal
A total of 143 players took part from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and USA. The four-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City Chess Association at Hotel Butwal Crown Plaza in Butwal, Nepal from 6th to 9th April 2024. The time control of the event was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sinha, Sudhir Kumar | IND | 1968 | 8 | 0,5 | 51,5 | 46,5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | FM | Jaiswal, Rupesh | NEP | 1969 | Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Ward No | 8 | 0,5 | 49,5 | 44,5 |
| 3 | 11 | Maharjan, Suroj | NEP | 1918 | Mahalaxmi Municipality | 7,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 41 | |
| 4 | 19 | B.K, Tirth Bahadur | NEP | 1866 | Banke | 7 | 0 | 48 | 43,5 | |
| 5 | 7 | Rishabh, Nishad | IND | 1953 | 7 | 0 | 47,5 | 43,5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Raghav, Srivathsav V | IND | 1983 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 42,5 | ||
| 7 | 6 | CM | Thapa, Krishna | NEP | 1963 | Hetauda | 6,5 | 0 | 50 | 45 |
| 8 | 9 | CM | Maharjan, Sajin | NEP | 1930 | Lalitpur | 6,5 | 0 | 49 | 44 |
| 9 | 54 | Prakhar, Tripathi | IND | 1599 | 6,5 | 0 | 47,5 | 43 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Vipul, Subhashi | IND | 1971 | 6,5 | 0 | 47,5 | 43 | ||
| 11 | 16 | WFM | Bristy, Mukherjee | IND | 1903 | 6,5 | 0 | 46,5 | 42 | |
| 12 | 14 | Srivastava, Mithilesh Kumar | IND | 1909 | 6,5 | 0 | 45,5 | 40,5 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Phuyal, Aashish | NEP | 1912 | Dolakha | 6,5 | 0 | 44,5 | 39,5 | |
| 14 | 30 | Vinayak, Singh Yadav | IND | 1748 | 6,5 | 0 | 43,5 | 40,5 | ||
| 15 | 15 | CM | Chaulagain, Purushottam | NEP | 1906 | Mount Everest and Social Club | 6 | 0 | 50 | 45 |
