Iftikar's first tournament victory in 2024
Iftikar Alom Mazumadr was the sole leader 7.5/9 heading into the final round. Six players were trailing him by a half point at 7/9 each. Iftikar defeated Konsam Jiban Singh to become a cleaer champion. Soram Rahul Singh got a walk over against Abhrojyoti Nath to finish second. Rajdip Das drew with Snehaal Roy to finish third. 14-year-old Snehaal is the youngest among top five. He scored 7.5/10 to finish fourth.
Champion - Iftikar Alom Mazumdar 8.5/10 | Photo: Cachar District Chess Association
Runner-up - Soram Rahul Singh 8/10
| Photo: Bibendu Das
Second runner-up - Rajdip Das 7.5/10 | Photo: Bibendu Das
Iftikar Alom Mazumdar and Soram Rahul Singh (left) during one of their games | Photo: Bibendu Das
Iftikar Alom Mazumdar scored an unbeaten 8.5/10, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 32.2 Elo rating points
4th Snehaal Roy 7.5/10 | Photo: Bibendu Das
5th Subrata Nandy Roy 7.5/10 | Photo: Bibendu Das
Players in action
| Photo: Bibendu Das
The top three trophies | Photo: Bibendu Das
A total of 118 players took part from various states all over the country in this six-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Siddhanandaji Education Trust at Royal Convent School in Silchar, Assam from 1st to 6th April 2024. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Iftikar Alom Mazumdar | Cachar | IND | 1848 | Assam | 8,5 | 63,5 | 66,5 | 55,25 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | Singh Soram Rahul | Cachar | IND | 1873 | Assam | 8 | 66 | 71,5 | 57,00 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Rajdip Das | Cachar | IND | 1824 | Assam | 7,5 | 65,5 | 69 | 49,50 | ||||
| 7 | Snehaal Roy | U16 | Cachar | IND | 1820 | Assam | 7,5 | 60,5 | 65,5 | 46,75 | ||||
| 18 | Subrata Nandy Roy | Cachar | IND | 1638 | Assam | 7,5 | 57,5 | 61,5 | 42,50 | |||||
| 11 | Elangbam Shashikanta Singh | Imphal | IND | 1695 | Manipur | 7,5 | 57 | 60,5 | 42,75 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | Singh Bhogen R K | Imphal | IND | 1843 | Manipur | 7 | 64 | 68 | 45,25 | ||||
| 34 | Subhradeep Roy | U14 | Cachar | IND | 1532 | Assam | 7 | 59,5 | 62,5 | 40,00 | ||||
| 9 | Ishan Das | Kolkata | IND | 1739 | West Bengal | 7 | 59 | 62,5 | 40,25 | |||||
| 14 | Moirangthem Modhusudon | Imphal | IND | 1675 | Manipur | 7 | 58 | 60,5 | 38,00 |
