Mayank remains invincible
It was a very successful event for the reigning MPL 32nd National Under-17 Open champion, CM Mayank Chakraborty. He scored 16.5/17 and remained undefeated in both Rapid and Blitz events. The 13-year-old became a clear champion in both Rapid and Blitz tournament as he finished 1.5 points and a full point ahead of each event respectively.
CM Mayank Chakraborty won both Rapid and Blitz event | Photo: FA Monimala Sinha
Rapid Top 3 (L to R) - 2nd Rajib Dhar 7.5/9, 1st CM Mayank Chakraborty 9/9 and 3rd Chiraranjan Bhuyan 7/9 | Photo: FA Monimala Sinha
CM Mayank Chakraborty won all nine games, finished 1.5 points ahead of the field and gained 80.2 Rapid Elo rating points
Blitz Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd Manthan Kashyap Datta 6.5/8, 1st CM Mayank Chakraborty 7.5/8 and 2nd Trailokya Nanda 6.5/8 | Photo: FA Monimala Sinha
Mayank's sole draw was against the eventual runner-up Trailokya Nanda
First moves are being made | Photo: FA Monimala Sinha
A glimpse of the tournament hall | Photo: FA Monimala Sinha
A total of 108 players in the Rapid and 105 in the Blitz Rating took part from all over Assam, in this two-day Rapid and Blitz Rating tournament. The tournaments were organized by All Assam Chess Association at Bipanan Khetra in Guwahati, Assam on 27th and 28th August 2022. The time control for the Rapid Rating was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment and for Blitz Rating, 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final standings in Rapid
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 12 | CM | Mayank Chakraborty | IND | 1630 | Guwahati | 9 | 49 | 52,5 | 52,50 |
| 2 | 1 | Dhar Rajib | IND | 2119 | Kamrup(R) | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 43,50 | |
| 3 | 16 | Chiraranjan Bhuyan | IND | 1569 | Guwahati | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 39,50 | |
| 4 | 3 | Trailokya Nanda | IND | 1922 | Jorhat | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 38,25 | |
| 5 | 2 | Dhrupad Kashyap | IND | 1964 | Guwahati | 7 | 46,5 | 49 | 36,00 | |
| 6 | 8 | Iftikar Alom Mazumdar | IND | 1756 | Cachar | 6,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 34,25 | |
| 7 | 35 | Rishav Barman | IND | 1243 | Guwahati | 6,5 | 44 | 47 | 31,25 | |
| 8 | 48 | Subham Bhattacharjee | IND | 1111 | Guwahati | 6,5 | 43,5 | 46 | 30,25 | |
| 9 | 7 | Amlan Mahanta | IND | 1777 | Guwahati | 6,5 | 40 | 43 | 28,75 | |
| 10 | 5 | Rishideep Bordoloi | IND | 1850 | Dulijian | 6,5 | 37 | 40,5 | 30,50 | |
| 11 | 6 | Projit Phukon | IND | 1791 | Sivasagar | 6 | 51 | 51,5 | 29,00 | |
| 12 | 20 | Raju Gogoi | IND | 1519 | Sivasagar | 6 | 47 | 49 | 28,50 | |
| 13 | 23 | Abhirup Saikia | IND | 1444 | Guwahati | 6 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 33,75 | |
| 14 | 19 | Nihad Islam Hazarika | IND | 1555 | Guwahati | 6 | 46 | 49 | 30,00 | |
| 15 | 29 | Rishita Sinha | IND | 1367 | Guwahati | 6 | 46 | 48 | 26,50 | |
| 16 | 18 | Pran Govinda Parashar Kashyap | IND | 1561 | Guwahati | 6 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 31,00 | |
| 17 | 36 | Mrinmoy Rajkhowa | IND | 1235 | Guwahati | 6 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 28,75 | |
| 18 | 13 | Sahjahan Ali | IND | 1594 | Guwahati | 6 | 44,5 | 49 | 32,00 | |
| 19 | 10 | Prodip Bhuyan | IND | 1642 | Guwahati | 6 | 44,5 | 47 | 29,00 | |
| 20 | 37 | Prakash Nath | IND | 1228 | Guwahati | 6 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 28,25 |
Final standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 13 | CM | Mayank Chakraborty | IND | 1677 | Guwahati | 7,5 | 38 | 39 | 36,25 |
| 2 | 2 | Trailokya Nanda | IND | 2028 | 6,5 | 38 | 41,5 | 30,75 | ||
| 3 | 29 | Manthan Kashyap Datta | IND | 1430 | 6,5 | 38 | 40 | 30,75 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Iftikar Alom Mazumdar | IND | 1725 | Cachar | 6,5 | 37,5 | 41,5 | 32,75 | |
| 5 | 11 | Dhrupad Kashyap | IND | 1706 | 6,5 | 36,5 | 40 | 31,25 | ||
| 6 | 40 | Mrinmoy Rajkhowa | IND | 1234 | 6,5 | 35 | 38 | 29,75 | ||
| 7 | 23 | Tanmay Rajbongshi | IND | 1533 | Guwahati | 6 | 39,5 | 41,5 | 29,00 | |
| 8 | 10 | Subhajit Dhar | IND | 1716 | 6 | 39 | 42,5 | 27,00 | ||
| 9 | 20 | Nihad Islam Hazarika | IND | 1557 | Guwahati | 6 | 34,5 | 37 | 25,00 | |
| 10 | 30 | Ashvin Sharma | IND | 1406 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 25,50 | ||
| 11 | 16 | Bibendu Das | IND | 1599 | 5,5 | 38 | 42 | 26,25 | ||
| 12 | 1 | Dhar Rajib | IND | 2065 | 5,5 | 37,5 | 42 | 27,25 | ||
| 13 | 19 | Pran Govinda Parashar Kashyap | IND | 1558 | Guwahati | 5,5 | 37,5 | 40,5 | 25,75 | |
| 14 | 14 | Uddipta Gogoi | IND | 1673 | 5,5 | 35,5 | 37,5 | 23,75 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Amlan Mahanta | IND | 1808 | Guwahati | 5,5 | 35 | 38,5 | 24,75 | |
| 16 | 34 | Achitanga Kashyap | IND | 1340 | 5,5 | 34,5 | 36,5 | 22,75 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Das Monaj | IND | 1717 | 5,5 | 34,5 | 36,5 | 21,75 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Rishideep Bordoloi | IND | 1858 | 5,5 | 33,5 | 37 | 24,50 | ||
| 19 | 36 | Jagajit Sinha | IND | 1309 | 5,5 | 30 | 31 | 19,25 | ||
| 20 | 48 | Sahaj Gupta | IND | 1139 | Guwahati | 5,5 | 29,5 | 32 | 19,75 |
