
Last-round win
IM Aradhya Garg was leading the tournament with 7.5/8 points after the penultimate round; Arpan Das was on 7/8 points with five other players. On the top board, Aradhya drew his game, and Arpan defeated Gagan Sahu on the second board to finish in 1st place according to tiebreaks.






A total of 383 players took part in this 5 days FIDE rated classical tournament with the time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment. West Singhbhum District Chess Association organised this tournament from 30th September to 4th October at Khirwal Banquet Hall, Sadar Bazar, Chaibasa, Jharkhand.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IND | 2078 | West Bengal | 8 | 52 | 57 | 50,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
2 | IM | IND | 2430 | Delhi | 8 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 48,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
3 | FM | IND | 2387 | Odisha | 7,5 | 52,5 | 55 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
4 | IND | 1925 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 52 | 56,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
5 | IND | 1980 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
6 | IND | 2195 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 51 | 54,5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
7 | FM | IND | 2336 | Chhattisgarh | 7,5 | 50 | 53 | 42,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
8 | WCM | IND | 2020 | Andhra Pradesh | 7,5 | 49,5 | 54 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
9 | IND | 1905 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
10 | IND | 1957 | Chhattisgarh | 7 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 43,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 |












