Praloy and Bristy win 42nd West Bengal State Sub-Junior 2019

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/06/2019

Fourth seeded Praloy Sahoo won his maiden State title by winning 42nd West Bengal State Sub-Junior open by scoring 7.0/8. There was a three-way tie, however Praloy came out at the top due to a better tie-break score. Sanket Chakravarty and Arpan Das paid the price of a quick draw as they had to settle for 2nd and 3rd place respectively. WCM Bristy Mukherjee retained her title by winning the tournament second year in-a-row. Three players Bristy, Mehendi and Anoushka scored 6.0/7. Mehendi Sil and Anushka Gupta hwere placed 2nd and 3rd according to their tie-breaks. Total 321 players participated in the event making it the biggest State Championship of West Bengal in history. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Praloy wins his maiden State title, Bristy retains her crown

Champions of 4th The Heritage incorporating 42nd West Bengal State Sub-Junior 2019 in girls and open - WCM Bristy Mukherjee and Praloy Sahoo | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Praloy Sahoo receives the Champion's Trophy, ₹10000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Praloy had a brilliant start with 5.0/5, drew two games and both were fighting draws and finished with 7.0/8

Praloy Sahoo finished at the 2nd position in National School under-15 open category, a couple of months ago. He needed to win in the last round to be sure of the title, however a draw meant his championship fate will be decided based on top board result. Surprisingly in the final round, top board game ended up in a quick draw, resulting in Praloy needing only a draw which he did after a hard fought battle against Soumyajit Das Jr.

Praloy Sahoo talks about his performance in the tournament and he also shows us his best game from the tournament | Video: Shahid Ahmed

Bristy Mukherjee receives the Champion's Trophy, ₹10000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Bristy scored 6.0/7, half point less than last year's performance

Bristy Mukherjee started strong with four consecutive wins, then she drew with Mehendi Sil who finished as a runner-up for the second consecutive year. She was unable to score a win in the final round, however due to her better tie-break score, Bristy emerged as the champion.

Bristy talks about her performance, what is important to her and shows her favorite game from the tournament | Video: Shahid Ahmed

Runner-up in open: Sanket Chakravarty 7.0/8, receives a trophy, ₹8000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Runner-up in girls: Mehendi Sil 6.0/7, won a trophy, ₹8000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

3rd in open: Arpan Das Jr. 7.0/8, got a trophy, ₹7000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

3rd in girls: Anushka Gupta 6.0/8, collected a trophy, ₹6000 cash and a certificate | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Photo Gallery:

The tournament was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp in presence of Suryakiran Principal and Campus Administrator of Heritage group of Institutions - Commander S Dey | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

One of the most unique venues in Kolkata - The Heritage School auditorium has two galleries where the parents can spectate the players and entire proceedings of the tournament | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Parents and players eagerly observe the inauguration ceremony | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

The digital tournament flex | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Prize Distribution Ceremony photos:

4th - Soumyajit Das Jr. 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

5th - Ayush Jha 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

6th - Raghuraj Pratap Singh 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

7th - Pratyay Chowdhury 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

8th - Ishir Narayanan 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

9th - Ritam Kundu 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

10th - Sagnik Saha 6.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

4th - Annyatoma Das 5.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

5th - Ayantika Das 5.5/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

6th - Debarpita Ghosh 5.0/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

7th - Sinthia Sarkar 5.0/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

8th - Rajanya Datta 5.0/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

9th - Vedika Agarwal 5.0/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

10th - Aarshiya Biswas 5.0/8 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

For more Prize Distribution Ceremony photos, click here.

Final Standings in open category

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	4		Praloy Sahoo			IND	1879	7,0	0,0	42,5	47,5	40,75	6
2	1		Sanket Chakravarty			IND	2019	7,0	0,0	42,0	46,0	39,00	6
3	2		Arpan Das (Jr)			IND	1952	7,0	0,0	38,0	41,5	34,75	6
4	7		Soumyajit Das (Jr)			IND	1660	6,5	0,0	40,5	41,5	31,00	6
5	5		Ayush Jha			IND	1818	6,5	0,0	40,0	44,0	33,25	6
6	12		Raghuraj Pratap Singh			IND	1609	6,5	0,0	38,0	42,5	33,50	6
7	8		Pratyay Chowdhury			IND	1648	6,5	0,0	37,0	41,0	32,75	6
8	63		Ishir Narayan			IND	1159	6,5	0,0	35,5	38,5	27,75	6
9	35		Ritam Kundu	U12		IND	1352	6,5	0,0	32,5	34,5	28,00	6
10	21		Sagnik Saha			IND	1463	6,5	0,0	32,0	34,5	28,50	6
11	9		Abhirup Das			IND	1625	6,0	0,0	38,5	40,5	26,50	5
12	18		Soumalya Mondol			IND	1530	6,0	0,0	37,0	40,0	27,00	6
13	27		Rachishnu Datta	U12		IND	1406	6,0	0,0	36,5	40,0	28,00	5
14	25	AIM	Aditya Prasad	U12		IND	1445	6,0	0,0	36,0	40,0	28,00	6
15	37		Prayash Adhikari			IND	1342	6,0	0,0	35,0	38,0	26,00	6
16	51		Srijak Sengupta	U12		IND	1227	6,0	0,0	32,5	34,5	23,50	6
17	6		Soham Dey			IND	1767	5,5	0,0	40,5	44,5	26,50	5
18	10		Ayan Pal			IND	1614	5,5	0,0	40,0	41,0	26,25	5
19	32		Uddipan Roy	U12		IND	1373	5,5	0,0	39,0	43,0	26,00	5
20	20		Anukarssa Dutta			IND	1485	5,5	0,0	38,5	42,0	26,00	5

Complete Standings

Final Standings in girls category

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	1	WCM	Bristy Mukherjee		w	IND	1869	6,0	0,0	31,0	34,5	28,75	5
2	2		Mehendi Sil		w	IND	1811	6,0	0,0	30,0	33,5	27,50	5
3	3		Anushka Gupta		w	IND	1476	6,0	0,0	29,0	32,0	26,75	5
4	5		Annyatoma Das		w	IND	1410	5,5	0,0	29,5	30,5	22,75	4
5	10		Ayantika Das		w	IND	1339	5,5	0,0	27,5	29,0	21,75	5
6	8		Debarpita Ghosh		w	IND	1363	5,0	0,0	29,0	32,5	20,50	5
7	4		Sinthia Sarkar	F12	w	IND	1412	5,0	0,0	28,5	30,0	19,00	5
8	9		Rajanya Datta	F12	w	IND	1357	5,0	0,0	27,0	30,0	20,00	5
9	11		Vedika Agarwal		w	IND	1318	5,0	0,0	26,5	29,5	18,00	5
10	15		Aarshiya Biswas	F12	w	IND	1248	5,0	0,0	24,0	26,0	16,75	4
11	13		Tanisha Chatterjee	F12	w	IND	1265	5,0	0,0	23,5	26,5	18,25	4
12	28		Jagriti Agarwal	F12	w	IND	1082	4,5	0,0	27,0	30,0	16,00	3
13	29		Urja Goyal		w	IND	1067	4,5	0,0	27,0	30,0	13,25	4
14	7		Mrittika Mallick	F12	w	IND	1381	4,5	0,0	26,5	29,5	17,75	3
15	16		Shreya Shree Bansal		w	IND	1202	4,5	0,0	26,5	29,5	15,25	3
16	22		Saparya Ghosh	F10	w	IND	1156	4,5	0,0	26,5	28,5	15,25	3
17	17		Prapti Moulik	F12	w	IND	1187	4,5	0,0	25,0	27,5	16,50	3
18	27		Biyas Banerjee	F12	w	IND	1092	4,5	0,0	25,0	27,0	15,50	4
19	46		Hiya Sengupta	F12	w	IND	0	4,5	0,0	21,0	23,0	12,25	4
20	20		Juhi Parekh		w	IND	1176	4,0	0,0	27,0	30,0	14,00	4

Complete Standings

The tournament was organized by The Heritage and Global Chess Foundation from 5th to 8th June 2019 at The Heritage School Kolkata. Total 321 players including 245 in open and 76 in girls participated in this four-day Rating tournament. Total number of participants was the highest in any State Championship in West Bengal chess history.

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