Top Seed Nubairshah Shaikh Wins 4th KTBS Rapid Rating 2026
International Master Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh lived up to his top-seed status by winning the 4th KTBS Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026, held at The Cambria International School. The event saw over 290 players competing for a total prize fund of ₹3,00,000. Nubairshah dominated the field, finishing with an impressive score of 8.5/9. His victory earns him the top prize of ₹50,000. IM Nikhil Dixit and Sharnarthi Shlok of Maharashtra scored 8/9 points, but better tiebreaks helped IM Nikhil Dixit to secure the second place and ₹35,000, while Sharnarthi Shlok secured third place and won ₹20,000. Photo Credit: Akshat Prajapati
Nubairshah's One-sided Run
Top-seeded Nubairshah Shaikh once again proved why he is so good in shorter time formats, with just one draw and eight clinical wins against a field filled with IMs. Nubairshah won the event with a clear half-point lead. He maintained a clear lead throughout the nine rounds, securing the title by a half-point margin. Going into the last round, he was on 7.5/8 points, and in the previous round with the black pieces, he won his game against Kashish Manoj Jain to secure the title. Two players, Nikhil Dixit and Shlok Sharnarthi, finished on 8/9 points, and 3 players, Anirudhha Potawad, Bhoir Paras Dilip, and Arvind Iyer, finished on 7.5/9 points to secure 4th to 6th positions.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | IM | IND | 2300 | Maharashtra | 8,5 | 56 | 61 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||||
2 | 9 | IM | IND | 2174 | Maharashtra | 8 | 53,5 | 57 | 48,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||||
3 | 13 | IND | 2087 | Maharashtra | 8 | 51,5 | 55 | 47,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
4 | 3 | FM | IND | 2235 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 46,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
5 | 7 | IND | 2190 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 45,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
6 | 8 | ACM | IND | 2179 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 42,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
7 | 4 | IM | IND | 2220 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53 | 58,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||||
8 | 16 | IND | 2001 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 58 | 43,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
9 | 6 | IM | IND | 2197 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 56 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
10 | 5 | IM | IND | 2213 | Rspb | 7 | 52 | 56,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |