Samyak Dharewa and Mrittika Mallick win West Bengal State Sub-Junior Boys and Girls 2022
12-year-old Samyak Dharewa scored an unbeaten 6.0/7 to become the first player from Darjeeling district to win West Bengal State Sub-Junior 2022 Boys. Three more players scored 6.0/7. They are - Snehil Raj Singh, Ankit Ray and Niladri Banerjee. They were placed second to fourth respectively according to tie-breaks. Mrittika Mallick of Hooghly district clinched her maiden State title. She scored 6.5/7 and finished a full point ahead of the competition. Arhashirsha Biswas and Debapriya Manna secured second and third place respectively scoring 5.5/7. Top three received, ₹4000 and a winner's trophy, ₹3000 and ₹2500 cash prize each respectively. Check out a detailed report of the tournament. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Close fight among boys, Mrittika finishes a full point ahead
Seven players were at 5.0/6 heading into the final round. No one knew whose win will be enough to clinch the champion. All four games ended decisively. Samyak Dharewa's win turned out to be triumphant. In the Girls section, despite needing a draw to win the championship, Mrittika wanted to stand apart. Thus she pushed for a win and secured one to win her first State championship in her own way.
Samyak scored an important win in the sixth round against Snehil Raj Singh who was the sole leader 5.0/5. Snehil was full point ahead of the field, so this win threw the tournament wide open.
Samyak - Snehil, Round 6
A well-timed break 13.e5 opens things up for White. Black has no defense against the barrage of attack on the kingside.
Previously Mrittika secured second position in West Bengal State Under-11 Girls for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019. She also finished second in the National Under-11 Girls in 2019. Last year she clinched Gold in the Asian Schools Under-13 Girls. This was her first State title and second girl to clinch the championship from Hooghly district.
Top seed of the tournament, Ankit Ray scored an unbeaten 6.0/7. He defeated Puspal Datta in the final round to secure the third position.
Ankit - Puspal, Round 7
Can Black save this position? If yes, find out how.
9-year-old Niladri Banerjee was the youngest player to finish in top ten. He scored six wins and suffered only one loss, an ideal no-draw approach. His last round win against Soumalya Mondal was definitely worth appreciating, considering how well he handled a queen and rook ending at such a tender age.
Soumalya - Niladri, Round 7
White had a plethora of options. Yet 11.Qc4 is the big positional error which turns things in Black's favor. Find out how.
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A total of 90 players in Boys and 33 in Girls took part from various districts across West Bengal in this seven-round Swiss League event. The tournament was organized by Sara Bangla Daba Sangstha at JT Aviation College in Kolkata, West Bengal on 19th and 20th February 2022. Total prize fund of the tournament was ₹45200 cash + trophies. Time control was 25 minutes each + 10 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings in Boys
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 4 | Samyak Dharewa | IND | 1542 | Darjeeling | 6,0 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 26,75 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Snehil Raj Singh | IND | 1407 | North 24 Parganas | 6,0 | 28,0 | 30,0 | 24,00 | 0,0 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Ankit Ray | IND | 1824 | North 24 Parganas | 6,0 | 27,0 | 30,0 | 26,00 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 18 | Niladri Banerjee | U12 | IND | 1167 | Howrah | 6,0 | 25,5 | 28,5 | 25,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Priyanshu Das | IND | 1295 | North 24 Parganas | 5,5 | 25,0 | 28,0 | 21,50 | 0,0 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Puspal Datta | IND | 1372 | Howrah | 5,0 | 30,5 | 34,0 | 22,00 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Soumalya Mondol | IND | 1622 | Kolkata | 5,0 | 27,5 | 29,0 | 17,25 | 0,0 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 19 | Soumalya Khaskel | IND | 1150 | North 24 parganas | 5,0 | 27,0 | 31,0 | 21,00 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 2 | Shankhodip De | IND | 1644 | Kolkata | 5,0 | 27,0 | 29,5 | 19,00 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 11 | AIM | Banik Hrishikesh Kumar | U12 | IND | 1277 | Kolkata | 5,0 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 19,75 | 0,0 | 4 | |
| 11 | 40 | Ayush Nath | IND | 0 | Kolkata | 5,0 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 19,50 | 0,0 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 90 | Venkatesh Das | U12 | IND | 0 | Howrah | 5,0 | 24,5 | 26,5 | 16,00 | 0,0 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 15 | Rangeet Majumdar | U12 | IND | 1198 | Howrah | 5,0 | 24,0 | 26,5 | 17,25 | 0,0 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Shankhadeep Maity | IND | 1343 | Purba Medinipore | 5,0 | 23,5 | 25,5 | 18,50 | 0,0 | 5 | |||
| 15 | 35 | Aharsi Ghosh | U12 | IND | 0 | Howrah | 5,0 | 20,0 | 22,0 | 14,00 | 0,0 | 5 |
Final standings in Girls
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 2 | Mrittika Mallick | w | IND | 1666 | Hooghly | 6,5 | 27,5 | 31,0 | 28,50 | 0,0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 10 | Arhashirsha Biswas | F12 | w | IND | 1070 | North 24 Parganas | 5,5 | 28,0 | 28,5 | 20,00 | 0,0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 5 | Debapriya Manna | w | IND | 1279 | Kolkata | 5,5 | 26,5 | 28,0 | 20,75 | 0,0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Saparya Ghosh | F12 | w | IND | 1341 | North 24 Parganas | 5,0 | 30,0 | 31,5 | 20,50 | 0,0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | Sneha Halder | w | IND | 1690 | Kolkata | 5,0 | 29,5 | 31,0 | 19,00 | 0,0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 16 | Adrija Das | F12 | w | IND | 0 | North 24 Parganas | 4,5 | 27,5 | 30,0 | 17,25 | 0,0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 6 | Prapti Dholay | w | IND | 1171 | Hooghly | 4,5 | 23,5 | 26,5 | 16,00 | 0,0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Anwesha Paul | w | IND | 1005 | Kolkata | 4,5 | 23,5 | 25,0 | 13,50 | 0,0 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 12 | Suravi Bhattacharya | w | IND | 1040 | Howrah | 4,5 | 21,5 | 23,0 | 13,50 | 0,0 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Kasturi Saha | w | IND | 1013 | Kolkata | 4,0 | 28,0 | 31,0 | 15,50 | 0,0 | 4 |