RSPB becomes champion for the second year in-a-row
Unlike last year, Airports Authority of India provided stiff competition to both Railways Sports Promotion Board teams. The battle between two RSPB and an AAI teams ended in draws. Both RSPB B and AAI ended up with the same score 16/18 which included seven match wins and two draws. The defending champion, RSPB A scored 15/18 to finish third.
Individual Board prizes
Board #1
Gold - IM Srihari L (Pondicherry) 88.9% 8/9
Silver - Dave Sneh (Gujarat C) 87.5% 7/8
Bronze - GM Sankalp Gupta (Airports Authority of India) 81.3% 6.5/8
Board #2
Gold - CM Aarit Kapil (Delhi A) 83.3% 7.5/9
Silver - IM Harikrishnan A Ra (Airports Authority of India) 75% 6/8
Bronze - IM Neelash Saha (Railways Sports Promotion Board A) 75% 6/8
Board #3
Gold - Vrandesh Parekh (Gujarat E) 93.8% 7.5/8
Silver - Utkal Ranjan Sahoo (Odisha A) 77.8% 7/9
Bronze - Shriraj Bhosale (Maharashtra B) 77.8% 7/9
Board #4
Gold - GM Mitrabha Guha (Railways Sports Promotion Board B) 88.9% 8/9
Silver - IM Harshavardhan G B (Airports Authority of India) 87.5% 7/8
Bronze - Kartavya Anadkat (Gujarat A) 81.3% 6.5/8
Board #5
Gold - Jashanpreet Singh (Services Sport Control Board) 85.7% 6/7
Silver - GM P Shyaam Nikhil (Railways Sports Promotion Board B) 83.3% 5/6
Bronze - IM Himal Gusain (Railways Sports Promotion Board A) 81.3% 6.5/8
A total of 196 players including 8 GMs and 13 IMs represented 41 teams all across the country. The seven-day nine round Rating Team tournament was organized by Gujarat State Chess Association at GSC Bank in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 5th to 11th March 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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Round 9 results
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airports Authority of India | Maharashtra A | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 2 | Pondicherry | Railways Sports Promotion Board B | 1 | : | 3 |
| 3 | Odisha B | Railways Sports Promotion Board A | 1 | : | 3 |
| 4 | Odisha A | Telangana A | 3 | : | 1 |
| 5 | Gujarat E | Uttar Pradesh A | 1½ | : | 2½ |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Railways Sports Promotion Board B | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 303 | 53,3 |
| 2 | 3 | Airports Authority of India | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25,5 | 299 | 52,8 |
| 3 | 1 | Railways Sports Promotion Board A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 26,5 | 307,5 | 53,5 |
| 4 | 4 | Odisha A | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 23,5 | 259,5 | 50,3 |
| 5 | 14 | Tamil Nadu A | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 185,5 | 44,3 |
| 6 | 9 | Uttar Pradesh A | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 207 | 45,5 |
| 7 | 7 | Odisha B | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 199 | 45,8 |
| 8 | 6 | Maharashtra A | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 191,5 | 43,8 |
| 9 | 8 | Andhra Pradesh A | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 192 | 44,3 |
| 10 | 11 | Pondicherry | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 21,5 | 191,5 | 44 |
