Agnivo Chakraborty and Dakhsha Rudra are West Bengal State Junior Under-19 Open and Girls 2026 Champions
Agnivo Chakraborty and Dakhsha Rudra scored 7/8 and 6.5/8 respectively to win West Bengal State Junior Under-19 Open and Girls Chess Championships 2026.
Maiden State title for Agnivo and Dakhsha
Agnivo Chakraborty (Hooghly) and Aharsi Ghosh (Kolkata) were the coleaders at 6.5/7 each heading into the final round. Shreyan Gupta Barman (Kolkata) was the only pursuer at 6/7. The defending champion, Aharsi drew against Agnivo, the former finished second on tie-breaks and the latter became the champion. Rishan Debnath (Kolkata) defeated Somiddho Rajbanshi (North 24 Parganas) and the former claimed third place.
In the Girls event, Dakhsha Rudra and Kathakali Dey, two North 24 Parganas representative were the coleaders at 6/7 each. Dakhsha drew against Kathakali to become the champion, Kathakali finished third. Suravi Bhattacharya (Howrah) defeated Megha Patra (Bakura) to secure second place. All three podium finishers scored 6.5/8 each.
This was the first time Agnivo and Dakhsha won a West Bengal State Chess Championship
West Bengal State Under-19 Open and Girls Champion – Agnivo Chakraborty (Hooghly) 7/8 and Dakhsha Rudra (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8
Champion in Open – Agnivo Chakraborty (Hooghly) 7/8
Interview with Agnivo Chakraborty
Champion in Girls – Dakhsha Rudra (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8
Interview with Dakhsha Rudra
Runner-up in Open – Aharsi Ghosh (Kolkata) 7/8
Runner-up in Girls – Suravi Bhattacharya (Howrah) 6.5/8
Second Runner-up in Open – Rishan Debnath (Kolkata) 6.5/8
Second Runner-up – Kathakali Dey (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8
Top four in Open and Girls (L to R): 4th Srijon Saha (Kolkata) 6.5/8, 3rd Rishan Debnath (Kolkata) 6.5/8. 2nd Aharsi Ghosh (Kolkata) 7/8, 1st Agnivo Chakraborty (Hooghly) 7/8, 1st Dakhsha Rudra (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8, 2nd Suravi Bhattacharya (Howrah) 6.5/8 and 3rd Kathakali Dey (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8
Round 8 Open: Aharsi Ghosh – Agnivo Chakraborty: 0.5-0.5
Agnivo Chakraborty scored an unbeaten 7/8 and won the tournament on tie-breaks
Round 8 Girls: Dakhsha Rudra – Kathakali Dey: 0.5-0.5
Dakhsha Rudra scored 6.5/8, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 57.6 Elo rating points
Open: 4th Srijon Saha (Kolkata) 6.5/8
5th Uddipan Roy (Kolkata) 6.5/8
6th CM Soham Roy (Kolkata) 6.5/8
7th Adreesh Dey (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8
8th Narendra Agarwal (North 24 Parganas) 6.5/8
9th Aayan Gupta (Kolkata) 6.5/8
10th Paramarth Mitra (North 24 Parganas) 6/8
Girls: 4th Arhashirsha Biswas (North 24 Parganas) 6/8
5th Olivia Biswas (Kolkata) 6/8
6th Debapriya Manna (Kolkata) 6/8
7th Aditri Bag (Howrah) 6/8
9th Arpitangshi Bhattacharya (Kolkata) 5.5/8
10th Subhandri Maity (Purba Medinipur) 5.5/8
Top boards in Open and Girls events
Players in action
The tournament hall at Indus Valley World School in Kolkata, West Bengal
The tournament banner
Trophies for the prize winners
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A total of 275 players took part from various districts across the state of West Bengal. The four-day eight-round Under-19 Open Rating tournament was organized by Sunshine Chess Academy at Indus Valley World School in Kolkata, West Bengal from 3rd to 6th September 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
A total of 83 players took part from various districts across the state of West Bengal. The four-day eight-round Under-19 Girls Rating tournament was organized by Sunshine Chess Academy at Indus Valley World School in Kolkata, West Bengal from 3rd to 6th September 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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