No tie-breaks needed for top 3
Aniket Ranjan and Ashutosh Kumar were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Ashutosh defeated Aniket to become the champion, Aniket finished third. 13-year-old Jayesh Mishra won against Shubham Kumar to secure a second place finish.
Champion - Ashutosh Kumar 8.5/9 |
Photo: All Bihar Chess Association
Runner-up - Jayesh Mishra 8/9 |
Photo: All Bihar Chess Association
Second Runner-up - Aniket Ranjan 7.5/9 | Photo: All Bihar Chess Association
Ashutosh Kumar en route his eighth round win over Kishan Kumar | Photo: All Bihar Chess Association
Ashutosh Kumar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 32.4 Elo rating points
The tournament hall at Indoor Stadium in Banka, Bihar
| Photo: All Bihar Chess Association
A total of 164 players took part from various parts of India. The two-day nine round Rapid rating tournament was organized by Banka District Chess Association at Indoor Stadium in Banka, Bihar on 13th and 14th April 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ashutosh, Kumar | IND | 1870 | 1870 | Bihar | 8,5 | 52 | 54 | 50,50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 11 | Jayesh, Mishra | U15 | IND | 1696 | 1696 | Bihar | 8 | 48 | 51 | 44,00 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 15 | Aniket, Ranjan | IND | 1647 | 1647 | Bihar | 7,5 | 55,5 | 58,5 | 46,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Kishan, Kumar | IND | 1807 | 1807 | Bihar | 7 | 55 | 58 | 42,25 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | 13 | Sameer, Bardhan | IND | 1673 | 1673 | Bihar | 7 | 52 | 57 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Singh, P K | S50 | IND | 1977 | 1977 | Bihar | 7 | 52 | 56 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Vijay, Kumar | IND | 1928 | 1928 | Bihar | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 41,25 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | 14 | Shahid, Husain | IND | 1665 | 1665 | Bihar | 7 | 51 | 55 | 41,00 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 9 | 51 | Ishan, Dutta | U15 | IND | 1437 | 1437 | West Bengal | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 12 | Vijay, Kumar Singh | IND | 1674 | 1674 | Bihar | 7 | 49 | 53 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | 6 | Shubham, Kumar | IND | 1785 | 1785 | Bihar | 7 | 49 | 52 | 37,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 12 | 30 | Ravi, Shankar Prasad | IND | 1509 | 1509 | Bihar | 7 | 44 | 47 | 33,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | 8 | Shiv, Priya Bhardwaj | IND | 1779 | 1779 | Bihar | 7 | 42,5 | 46 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 14 | 7 | Subham, Saha | IND | 1783 | 1783 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | 9 | Jha, R N | S50 | IND | 1767 | 1767 | Jharkhand | 6,5 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 32,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 16 | 33 | Rohit, Das | IND | 1490 | 1490 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 45 | 48 | 29,75 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 24 | Akshat, Singh | IND | 1564 | 1564 | Bihar | 6,5 | 44 | 50,5 | 36,50 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | 56 | Samanaway, Pal | U15 | IND | 1415 | 1415 | West Bengal | 6 | 50 | 53 | 32,50 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 19 | 170 | Simanth, Abhishek | IND | 0 | 0 | Banka | 6 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 32,50 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 20 | 49 | Arkojyoti, Banerjee | IND | 1448 | 1448 | West Bengal | 6 | 47,5 | 50 | 29,00 | 0 | 6 |
