Ambarish Sharma scored an unbeaten 7.0/9 to win his maiden open rating tournament by becoming a champion in 1st BDCA-DSA Open 2019 at Durgapur, West Bengal. Suvankar Maity and Abhirup Das also finished at the same score, however they were placed second and third according to their tie-break score and Ambarish clinched the championship. Total 222 players participated from various states across the country as well as from the neighboring country Bangladesh. Total ₹150000 prize fund was distributed among the prize winners. Tournament Director Dr. Himadri Roy sends us a detailed report with games and many photos from the event. Photo: Antarip Roy