Samrat Ghorai third in Rapid, Manon Reja claims podium in both
The reigning West Bengal State champion, Subhayan Kundu is in great form since October 2022. These two were the first tournament he started in 2023 and he won them both convincingly. Before this event, he won two Classical Rating tournaments and finished as the runner-up in the Tata Steel Chess Festival 2022 Rapid Rating event. He also scored his second IM-norm at MPL 59th National Senior Championship 2022.
A total of 87 players in the Rapid and 45 in the Blitz took part from various parts of Bangladesh and three from India in each event. The nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament took place on 20th and 21st January, the seven-round Blitz Rating tournament was held on 21st January 2023. Both events were organized by Deputy Commissioner, Madaripur at Integrated Government Office Building, Madaripur, Bangladesh. The time control for the Rapid Rating tournament was 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment and for Blitz 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final standings in Rapid
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 2 | Subhayan, Kundu | IND | 2205 | 8,5 | 0 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 53,50 | 8 | 9 | 8,5 | 6,92 | 1,58 | 20 | 31,6 | |||
| 2 | 10 | CM | Manon, Reja Neer | BAN | 2059 | 7,5 | 0 | 52 | 55,5 | 44,00 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,51 | 1,99 | 40 | 79,6 | ||
| 3 | 17 | Samrat, Ghorai | IND | 1972 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 35,00 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4,36 | 1,64 | 20 | 32,8 | |||
| 4 | 15 | Md. Masum, Hossain | BAN | 1987 | 7 | 0 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 34,50 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6,57 | 0,43 | 20 | 8,6 | |||
| 5 | 9 | CM | Nayem, Haque | BAN | 2060 | 7 | 0 | 44,5 | 48 | 34,00 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5,28 | 1,72 | 20 | 34,4 | ||
| 6 | 24 | Md. Aminul, Islam | BAN | 1913 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 42,5 | 32,50 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4,74 | 0,26 | 20 | 5,2 | |||
| 7 | 13 | Ahmed, Shafiq | BAN | 2000 | 6,5 | 0 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 36,75 | 6 | 9 | 6,5 | 4,91 | 1,59 | 20 | 31,8 | |||
| 8 | 8 | CM | Chowdhury, Sohel | BAN | 2069 | 6,5 | 0 | 50 | 54 | 37,75 | 6 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,51 | 0,99 | 20 | 19,8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Md.Abu, Hanif | BAN | 2093 | 6,5 | 0 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 36,00 | 5 | 8 | 5,5 | 5,41 | 0,09 | 20 | 1,8 | |||
| 10 | 1 | FM | Subrota, Biswas | BAN | 2233 | 6,5 | 0 | 47 | 50,5 | 34,25 | 6 | 9 | 6,5 | 7,55 | -1,05 | 20 | -21 |
Final standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | ||
| 1 | 1 | Subhayan, Kundu | IND | 2207 | 6,5 | 0 | 29,5 | 27,5 | 27,25 | 6 | 2397 | ||
| 2 | 2 | FM | Subrota, Biswas | BAN | 2191 | 5,5 | 0 | 32,5 | 29 | 24,25 | 5 | 2234 | |
| 3 | 13 | CM | Manon, Reja Neer | BAN | 1942 | 5,5 | 0 | 30,5 | 28,5 | 22,25 | 5 | 2123 | |
| 4 | 3 | Md.Abu, Hanif | BAN | 2170 | 5,5 | 0 | 27,5 | 25,5 | 20,25 | 5 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | 4 | FM | Rahman, Syed Mahfuzur | BAN | 2122 | 5,5 | 0 | 27,5 | 25,5 | 20,00 | 5 | 2107 | |
| 6 | 9 | Islam, Sheik Md. Khairul | BAN | 1983 | 5 | 0 | 32,5 | 29,5 | 18,00 | 4 | 2105 | ||
| 7 | 27 | Mrittika, Mallick | IND | 1748 | 5 | 0 | 31,5 | 28 | 22,00 | 4 | 2159 | ||
| 8 | 7 | CM | Chowdhury, Sohel | BAN | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 27,5 | 18,00 | 5 | 2084 | |
| 9 | 21 | Khan, Md. Monir Hossain | BAN | 1881 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 18,50 | 5 | 1869 | ||
| 10 | 49 | Osman, Goni | BAN | 1725 | 5 | 0 | 25,5 | 22,5 | 18,00 | 4 | 2082 |
