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Arpan Das wins 3rd Sakatam Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 04/04/2025

Arpan Das, IM Somak Palit and IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni scored 8.5/10 each at 3rd Sakatam Rating Open 2025. Arpan won the tournament on tie-breaks, Somak and Vikramaditya were placed second and third respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹600000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹35000 along with a trophy each respectively. The five-day ten round Rating Open tournament was organized by HBM Society and Northeast Chess India at Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam from 26th to 31st March 2025. This is Arpan's second rating tournament triumph of the year.

Top three score 8.5/10

Local talent, 15-year-old Abhrojyoti Nath, Arpan Das and IM Somak Palit were the three leaders 8/9, going into the final round. Arpan drew with Somak to become the champion, Somak secured second place. IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni defeated Abhrojyoti to finish third. The teenager finished fourth.

Champion - Arpan Das 8.5/10

Runner-up - IM Somak Palit 8.5/10 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni 8.5/10 | Photo: Northeast Chess India

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Somak Palit 8.5/10, 1st Arpan Das 8.5/10 and 3rd IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni 8.5/10

Arpan Das scored 8.5/10, won tournament on tie-breaks and drew with the eventual runner-up, IM Somak Palit

Players in action | Photo: Northeast Chess India

The tournament hall at DHSK College in Dibrugarh, Assam | Photo: SNA Apurba Sonowal

A total of 335 players including three IMs took part from various parts of India, one from Bangladesh and USA each, and seven from Sri Lanka. The five-day ten round Rating Open tournament was organized by HBM Society and Northeast Chess India at Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam from 26th to 31st March 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Final standings

Rk.SNoNameTypsexGrFEDRtgBdldClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
11Arpan Das (Jr),IND2361W B8,564,569,557,25
22IMPalit Somak,IND2227R S P B8,563,568,557,00
33IMKulkarni Vikramaditya,IND2185MAH8,560,565,554,25
48Abhrojyoty Nath,IND2042Ass867,57255,75
59Sudhanshu Ranjan,IND2000Bihar866,57154,50
65Tanmay Rajbongshi,U15IND2091Ass_Gwt8646953,25
710Abhirup Saikia,U15IND1931Ass_Gwt862,567,552,00
86FMKumar Gaurav,IND2083Bihar86267,552,25
912Singh Soram Rahul,IND1898Ass8596551,75
104IMMishra Neeraj-Kumar,S50IND2137Jhar7,5646848,50
1120Aditya Kayet,U15IND1841W B7,56367,547,75
1211Kishan Kumar,IND1914Bihar7,5626746,50
1339Ragavan Samarth Rajesh,U13USA1737Usa7,561,563,545,00
1418Jagajit Sinha,U13IND1861Ass_Gwt7,5616647,75
1525Triparno Ghosh,U15IND1814W B7,5596445,75
1626Koshin Das,U15IND1795Ass_Gwt7,5576245,50
1721Narendra Agarwal,U11IND1833W B7,55660,543,50
1848Paramarth Mitra,U13IND1695W B7,555,559,542,50
1928Priyanshu Das,IND1779W B7,55559,542,00
2013Himanshu Ranjan,IND1893Bihar7,552,55640,50
2119Amlan Mahanta,IND1852Ass_Gwt76267,543,50
2223Goutham Ramesh,U13IND1824T N76166,543,50
2322Snehaal Roy,IND1826Ass7616643,75
2438AFMAbhigyan Goswami,IND1739Ass759,564,540,00
2540Abinash, P GogoiIND1718Ass7596340,50
267FMDutta Joydeep,IND2074W B75863,544,00
2734Rituraj Borgohain,IND1754Ass756,56037,50
2815Shreyan Gupta Barman,U15IND1886W B755,55940,00
2947Somiddho Rajbanshi,U13IND1701W B75559,538,75
3044Sudhirsana Singh R.K.,IND1709Mani75256,537,50

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