IM Kushagra Mohan Wins Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial Open Classical 2026
IM Kushagra Mohan scored an unbeaten 8/9 points to win the 20th Late Bharatbai Halkude Memorial, Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Kushagra Mohan, Viresh Sharnarthi, and Ajjesh J R scored the same points and secured the top 3 places according to the tiebreak score. The tournament was held at Global Dhruv Global School, Pune, from 18th to 22nd May. The total prize fund was ₹14,14,104, with the top 3 prizes of ₹1,11,000, ₹1,01,101, and ₹51,000 along with trophies. Photos: Mr. Nagnath Halkude
Last Round Action
Kushagra was on 7.5/8 points after the penultimate round, 5 players: Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh, Mayank Chakraborty, Ajjesh J R, Shlok Sharnarthi, and Viresh Sharnarthi were trailing on 7/8 points. On the top board, Kushagra drew against Nubairshah Shaikh, on the 2nd board, Ajjesh J R won against Mayank, while on the 3rd board, Viresh Sharnathi defeated Shlok Sharnarthi.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | IM | IND | 2448 | TG | 8 | 53 | 57 | 49,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
2 | 5 | FM | PO36_PUNE_2023 | IND | 2340 | MH+PUNE | 8 | 52 | 57 | 49,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
3 | 11 | IND | 2080 | TN | 8 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
4 | 7 | PO1362_SOLA_202 | IND | 2171 | MH | 7,5 | 54,5 | 59 | 47,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
5 | 12 | CM | IND | 2047 | PB | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 44,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
6 | 4 | IM | PO1194_THAN_202 | IND | 2383 | MH | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
7 | 2 | GM | FID | 2473 | FID | 7,5 | 48,5 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
8 | 16 | AGM | IND | 1950 | KA | 7,5 | 47 | 51 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
9 | 1 | IM | IND | 2506 | AS | 7 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 42,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
10 | 6 | CM | PO954_PUNE_2023 | IND | 2198 | MH+PUNE | 7 | 52 | 56 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
11 | 8 | IM | IND | 2164 | Railway | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
12 | 43 | U13 | PO17508_MUMB_20 | IND | 1822 | MH | 7 | 49 | 52,5 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
13 | 117 | U15 | PO6629_PUNE_202 | IND | 1684 | MH+PUNE | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
14 | 18 | AGM | IND | 1944 | TN | 7 | 46,5 | 53,5 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
15 | 49 | IND | 1808 | GJ | 7 | 46,5 | 51,5 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 |