Monoskam Mitra's 1st Rating Triumph of 2026
Monoskam Mitra won the 46th Hooghly District Chess Championship 2026 earlier this year. Here at Cuttack, Monoskam drew his last game against Sankar Prasad Rao D on the top board to finish in 1st place.







Chief guest, Law Commission of Odisha, S.J. Surya Prasad Mishra, Guest of honour, All Odisha Chess Association Secretary Er Debabrata Bhatta, chief speaker, Additional Standing Counsellor Sj Pravu Prasanna Behera

A total of 562 players took part in this classical below 1700 rating tournament. The time control was 45 minutes with a 30-second increment from move no.1
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 42 | U11 | IND | 1576 | West Bengal | 8 | 50 | 52,5 | 45,75 | |||
2 | 10 | IND | 1637 | Odisha | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 46 | ||||
3 | 50 | AFM | U15 | IND | 1559 | Odisha | 7,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 44,5 | ||
4 | 24 | U09 | IND | 1609 | Jharkhand | 7,5 | 51 | 54,5 | 43,75 | |||
5 | 15 | U15 | IND | 1629 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 51 | 53 | 42,5 | |||
6 | 5 | IND | 1653 | Odisha | 7,5 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 39,75 | ||||
7 | 17 | AFM | U15 | IND | 1626 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 39 | ||
8 | 136 | U15 | IND | 1481 | Odisha | 7 | 53 | 56 | 42 | |||
9 | 35 | AFM | w | IND | 1586 | Odisha | 7 | 50 | 54 | 39,25 | ||
10 | 22 | AFM | U13 | IND | 1612 | Odisha | 7 | 50 | 53 | 39,75 |







