Champion with a round to spare
Local boy Kamad Mishra put up a great show at the tournament; he started the event with 5 consecutive wins. In the 6th round, he defeated the second runner-up, Debopriyo Dutta, with black pieces. In the next two rounds, he defeated Niklesh Kumar Jain and Nitin Raghuwanshi to win the tournament with a round to spare. In the final round, he scored a dominating win over Medant Jain to remain perfect with 9/9.
A total of 107 players from all over the country took part in this 6-day FIDE-rated classical chess tournament. The tournament was organised by Khelo Chess India Club and ChessBase India at the Sage International School from 17th to 22nd October.
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Final Rankings
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | IND | 1964 | Jabalpur | 9 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 53,5 | ||
2 | 14 | IND | 1732 | Delhi | 7 | 49,5 | 50,5 | 37,25 | ||
3 | 9 | IND | 1761 | WB | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 38 | ||
4 | 12 | IND | 1743 | Khelo Chess India | 6,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 38 | ||
5 | 2 | AGM | IND | 1980 | Bhopal | 6,5 | 50 | 52 | 34 | |
6 | 50 | IND | 1426 | Indore | 6,5 | 49 | 51 | 35 | ||
7 | 35 | IND | 1512 | Bhopal | 6,5 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 31,25 | ||
8 | 5 | IND | 1877 | Delhi | 6,5 | 46 | 50,5 | 34 | ||
9 | 10 | IND | 1759 | Delhi | 6,5 | 46 | 49 | 32,75 | ||
10 | 21 | AGM | IND | 1594 | Indore | 6,5 | 44,5 | 47 | 28 |
