Rohit Gurung wins 1st Abja Suresh Memorial Rating Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/01/2023

Rohit Gurung, Mohit Kumar Soni, Divyanshu Kumar Singh and Rupam Mukherjee scored 6/7 each at 1st Abja Suresh Memorial Rating Open 2022. The second seed of the tournament, Rohit from Sikkim, won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining three - Mohit, Divyanshu and Rupam were adjudged second to fourth according to tie-breaks. This is Rohit's first-ever Rating Open tournament victory. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹80000 and 53 cash prizes were up for grabs. The top three prizes were ₹11000, ₹8000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each. Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Top four score 6/7

Only Rohit Gurung and Divyanshu Kumar Singh remained undefeated among the top four finishers. Divyanshu gained a massive 123.6 Elo rating points.

Champion - Rohit Gurung 6/7 | Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Runner-up - Mohit Kumar Soni 6/7 | Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Second Runner-up - Divyanshu Kumar Soni 6/7 | Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Closing Ceremony | Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Various prize winners | Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

The trophies distributed among the prize winners | Photo: FA Ravi Kant Tiwari

Thanks to the Chief Arbiter FA Ravi Kant Tiwari for the photos.

A total of 74 players took part from all over India, one from Bangladesh and Nepal each. The four-day seven-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Cachar District Chess Association at Silchar, Assam from 9th to 12th December 2022. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	Gurung Rohit	IND	1948	SIKKIM	6	29,5	30,5	26,75
2	6	Mohit Kumar Soni	IND	1773	BIHAR	6	28,5	31	25,50
3	20	Divyanshu Kumar Singh	IND	1371	BIHAR	6	28	30	25,50
4	4	Rupam Mukherjee	IND	1838	WEST BENGAL	6	26	28	23,50
5	14	Piyal Roy Chowdhury	IND	1490	ASSAM	5,5	24	27	17,50
6	7	Kishan Kumar	IND	1767	BIHAR	5	30	33	21,75
7	1	Singh Bhogen R K	IND	1978	MANIPUR	5	29,5	33,5	22,00
8	11	Arghya Sen	IND	1552	WEST BENGAL	5	29	32	20,00
9	21	Moirangthem Modhusudon	IND	1363	MANIPUR	5	29	31,5	18,50
10	17	Ishan Das	IND	1412	WEST BENGAL	5	24,5	27,5	15,25
11	10	Elangbam Shashikanta Singh	IND	1610	MANIPUR	5	23,5	26	17,75
12	22	Snehasish Das	IND	1341	ASSAM	5	23,5	25,5	14,50
13	18	Arman Siddique	IND	1408	WEST BENGAL	5	21,5	24	16,00
14	3	Singh Soram Rahul	IND	1861	ASSAM	4,5	29,5	32	18,50
15	33	Dhami Dipak	NEP	1151	NEPAL	4,5	27,5	30,5	18,00

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