Shahab wins the five-way tie
Shahab Ahmad Farooqui (1647) of Varanasi scored 6.0/7 and became champion. He received a trophy, certificate and ₹4000 cash | Photo: Raghavendra Shukla
Shahab's performance at 14th UP State under-25
Top 3 (L to R): Champion Shahab Ahmad Farooqui (Varanasi, 1647), Runner-up Jai Saxena (Prayagraj, 1326) and Second runner-up Vikash Nishad (Kanpur, 1701) | Photo: Raghavendra Shukla
You can buy the t-shirt which top seed of the tournament, Vikash Nishad is wearing here
The seven-round Swiss League tournament was organized by Zilla Shatranj Sports Association Kaushambi at SP Memorial Institute of Technology from 12th to 15th July 2019. Total 76 players participated from 10 different districts across the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 3 | Shahab Ahmad Farooqui | IND | 1647 | Varanasi | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,0 | 32,0 | |
| 2 | 9 | Jai Saxena | IND | 1326 | Ald | 6,0 | 0,0 | 30,5 | 32,0 | |
| 3 | 1 | Vikash Nishad | IND | 1701 | KNP | 6,0 | 0,0 | 30,0 | 32,0 | |
| 4 | 2 | Swapnil Raj | IND | 1680 | Varanasi | 6,0 | 0,0 | 29,5 | 31,0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Gaha Narayan | IND | 1591 | GZB | 6,0 | 0,0 | 27,5 | 31,0 | |
| 6 | 16 | Shivam Chaudhary | IND | 1162 | MTR | 5,0 | 0,0 | 29,5 | 32,5 | |
| 7 | 6 | Rituraj Singh | IND | 1560 | GZB | 5,0 | 0,0 | 29,0 | 32,0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Sparsh Yadav | IND | 1508 | Ald | 5,0 | 0,0 | 27,5 | 30,5 | |
| 9 | 49 | Jaikishan Jaiswal | IND | 0 | Gazipur | 5,0 | 0,0 | 27,5 | 29,5 | |
| 10 | 4 | Bajpai Vasu | IND | 1637 | Lucknow | 5,0 | 0,0 | 27,5 | 29,5 |
