Srijit Paul clear first at The Young Minds Chess Academy Rapid Rating 2026
Top seed IM Srijit Paul scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 points to win The Young Mind Chess Academy's FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Guru Prakash scored 8/9 points to secure 2nd place as he lost his only game against Srijit. Jeet Shah and IM Ritviz Parab scored 7.5/9 points to secure 3rd and 4th positions according to the tiebreak scores. The tournament was organized by the Young Mind Chess Academy at Swamy Vivekanand School, Kandivali West, on February 22, 2026. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹2,00,000, and the top 3 prizes were ₹20,000, ₹10,000, and ₹8,000 along with trophies. Photos: Richa Mishra/Young Mind Chess Academy
Srijit's 1st Triumph and 3rd podium finish of 2026
IM Srijit Paul is consistently performing well in Rapid Rating chess tournaments, as he secured 2nd position in Morde Foundation 2nd All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament, Pune, and Srijit secured 3rd place at Jyoti CNC Rajkot FIDE Rapid 2026
Here at The Young Mind Chess Academy's FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026, Srijit was in a half-point lead going into the last round, and he won his game against Sannidhi Ramakrishna Bhat, while on the second board, Guru Prakash won against Arjun Singh to secure 2nd place.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | IM | IND | 2287 | West Bengal | 8,5 | 53 | 57 | 53,25 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
2 | 4 | IND | 2061 | PO46_MUMS_2023 | 8 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||||
3 | 8 | IND | 2010 | PO80_MUMS_2023 | 7,5 | 53 | 57,5 | 45,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
4 | 2 | IM | IND | 2168 | Goa | 7,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 44,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
5 | 17 | U11 | IND | 1882 | PO6772_MUMS_2024 | 7 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 45,5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
6 | 13 | F18 | w | IND | 1951 | PO6410_THAN_2024 | 7 | 52 | 56 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
7 | 5 | IND | 2021 | PO57_MUMS_2024 | 7 | 51,5 | 57 | 42,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
8 | 9 | IND | 2000 | PO111_MUMS_2023 | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
9 | 7 | CM | IND | 2013 | PO1435_MUMS_2023 | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
10 | 12 | IND | 1979 | PO445_MUMS2023 | 7 | 48 | 52 | 37,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
11 | 14 | IND | 1935 | PO6375_MUMS_2024 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | 5 | |||||
12 | 11 | IND | 1983 | PO426_MUMS_2023 | 7 | 47 | 51 | 38,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||||
13 | 6 | AIM | IND | 2018 | PO7236_MUMS_2024 | 7 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 37,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
14 | 20 | IND | 1838 | PO544_MUMS_2023 | 7 | 45 | 49 | 35,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
15 | 86 | U15 | IND | 1525 | PO4028_PALG_2023 | 6,5 | 51 | 54 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Meet your Organizer:
I am Richa Mishra, and I have been organizing chess tournaments since 2016, with successful events held in the USA and Bangalore. These experiences have given me valuable exposure to conducting tournaments in various cities. I am now eager to bring my expertise to Mumbai. Most recently, I successfully organized a FIDE-rated tournament at Swamy Vivekanand School in Kandivali West on February 22, 2026. It attracted 236 participants. Chess Craft Academy provided excellent operational support, while Circle Chess handled the registration process seamlessly.
I would love to discuss opportunities to collaborate on or organize tournaments.
Contact: +91-7760565464, Richa03d@gmail.com
Address: Bengaluru, India
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