Aaditya Dhingra dominates 2nd SBI GIC Rapid Rating Open 2026 at IIT Kanpur
IM Aaditya Dhingra scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd SBI GIC Rapid Rating Open 2026 at IIT Kanpur.
Aaditya’s second overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year
The top two seeds of the tournament, FM Jaiveer Mahendru and IM Aaditya Dhingra were coleaders at 7.5/8 each, heading into the last round. Rishabh Nishad lost to Aaditya who won the tournament. Sparsh Yadav drew against Jaiveer and the latter finished second. Kartavya Rampal suffered defeat against teenager Nakshatra Srivastava who claimed third place.
The total prize fund was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹45000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 with a trophy each.
Champion – IM Aaditya Dhingra 8.5/9 | Photo: Chess Club, IITK
IM Aaditya Dhingra scored 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 18.4 Elo rating points
Inaugural first move | Photo: Chess Club, IITK
Uttar Pradesh’s legendary IM D K Sharma | Photo: Chess Club, IITK
Players in action | Photo: Chess Club, IITK
The organizing team of IIT Kanpur | Photo: Chess Club, IITK
A total of 342 players including two IMs took part from all over the country and one from Nepal. The one-day nine-round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on 25th October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment.
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