Arpan Das wins 2nd Rungta Cement Rating Open 2026
Arpan Das and IM Aradhya Garg scored 8/9 each at 2nd Rungta Cement Rating Open 2026. Arpan won the tournament on tie-breaks, Aradhya was placed second.
Arpan’s first rating tournament triumph of the year
IM Aradhya Garg was the sole leader at 7.5/8. Five players – Rwitik Chakraborty, Arpan Das, Rishan Debnath, Gagan Sahu and WCM Sravyasree Bheemarasetty were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Aradhya drew against Sravyasree to finish second. Arpan defeated Gagan to become the champion. Odisha’s latest IM Harshit Ranjan Sahu defeated Rajib Gharai to finish third. Both Arpan and Aradhya scored the same points. However, only Aradhya remained undefeated. Sravyasree became the only female to make a top ten finish. She scored 7.5/9 to finish eighth overall and won the first prize in Best Women category.
The total prize fund was ₹600000. The top three prizes were ₹100000, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each.
Champion – Arpan Das 8/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Runner-up – IM Aradhya Garg 8/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Second Runner-up – IM Harshit Ranjan Sahu 7.5/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Top boards in action | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Arpan Das scored 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 22.8 Elo rating points
4th Rwitik Chakraborty 7.5/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
5th Rishan Debnath 7.5/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
6th Srijon Saha 7.5/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
8th overall and Best Women 1st – WCM Sravyasree Bheemarasetty 7.5/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
9th Soumalya Mondol 7.5/9 | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Lighting of the lamp | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Inaugural first move | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
The tournament gate | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
Players in action | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
The tournament hall at Khirwal Banquet Hall in Chaibasa, Jharkhand | Photo: Basant Khandelwal / West Singhbhum District Chess Association
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A total of 383 players including an IM took part from various parts of the country. The five-day nine-round Rating Open tournament was organized by West Singhbhum District Chess Association at Khirwal Banquet Hall in Chaibasa, Jharkhand from 30th September to 4th October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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