Soram wins his second tournament of the year

Soram Rahul Singh had a half point lead 8/9, going into the final round. Snehaal Roy was the only player trailing him by a half point at 7.5/9, closely followed by FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman (BAN) 7/9. Soram drew with WFM Bristy Mukherjee to become a clear champion. Mahfuzur defeated Snehaal to finish second. Top seed of the tournament, Kushal O won against Anurag Bhattacharjee to finish third.

Champion - Soram Rahul Singh 8.5/10 | Photo: Bibendu Das

Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd Kushal O 7.5/10, 1st Soram Rahul Singh 8.5/10 and 2nd FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman (BAN) 8/10 | Photo: Bibendu Das

Soram Rahul Singh scored an unbeaten 8.5/10, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 53.4 Elo rating points

4th Snehaal Roy 7.5/10 | Photo: Bibendu Das

5th WFM Bristy Mukherjee 7/10 | Photo: Syed Jahan Hussain

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Syed Jahan Hussain

Various prize winners | Photo: Syed Jahan Hussain

A total of 87 players took part from various places across the country and four from Bangladesh in this six-day ten-round Swiss League Rating Open tournament. The event was organized by Karimganj District Chess Association at DSA Karimganj Indoor Stadium in Karimganj, Assam from 22nd to 27th June 2024. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 Krtg+/-
17
Singh Soram RahulIND1879AS8,561,565,554,75072053,4
22
FMRahman Syed MahfuzurBAN2120BAN860,56550,250620-5,2
31
Kushal OIND2187AP7,56266,547,750620-28,4
49
Snehaal RoyIND1815AS7,56265,545,50074067,6
55
WFMBristy MukherjeewIND1902WB76064,542,750520-13,6
620
Debankur BanerjeeIND1660TR7596443,500440112
76
Iftikar Alom MazumdarIND1880AS75963,542,250620-17,2
810
Shourya PaulIND1813WB758,56342,00054013,6
98
Soumalya MondolIND1829WB75761,541,2506400,8
1021
Shakya Singha ModakU12IND1654TR753,556,535,25064080

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