Antoine wins his first event played in India in 2026
International Master Bournel Antoine travelled all the way from France to take part in this event, and it was worth it for him as he dominated the field with 8.5/9 points. Antoine was on 8/8 points and drew his last game against Vaibhav Nema, on his way to becoming the champion. He won his games against 2 CMs, 1 FM, and 1 IM.
A total of 321 players took part in this one-day rapid-rated event, which happened in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, including an IM Bournel Antoine from France and a WIM Ranasinghe SD from Sri Lanka
The love for the game
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | IM | FRA | 2308 | France | 8,5 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 56,75 | |||
2 | 4 | IND | 2147 | Gujarat | 8 | 55 | 60 | 53 | ||||
3 | 10 | CM | IND | 1899 | Mp | 8 | 52 | 55,5 | 47 | |||
4 | 8 | IND | 1984 | Mp | 7,5 | 54 | 58 | 46,75 | ||||
5 | 11 | FM | S60 | IND | 1861 | Mp | 7,5 | 51 | 54,5 | 42,75 | ||
6 | 7 | CM | IND | 1986 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 43,75 | |||
7 | 17 | IND | 1780 | Mp | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 40,75 | ||||
8 | 3 | IM | IND | 2215 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 55 | 59 | 42,5 | |||
9 | 6 | FM | IND | 2060 | Rajasthan | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 41,5 | |||
10 | 1 | IM | IND | 2338 | Mp | 7 | 51,5 | 53,5 | 38,75 | |||
11 | 21 | IND | 1739 | Mp | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 37,5 | ||||
12 | 25 | IND | 1714 | Mp | 7 | 49 | 53 | 37,5 | ||||
13 | 9 | CM | IND | 1965 | Mp | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 39 | |||
14 | 12 | WIM | SRI | 1843 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 39,5 | |||
15 | 15 | IND | 1799 | Mp | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 37,5 |
