Arpith S Bijoy wins 1st Rotaract RUAS x Children Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2026
FM Arpith S Bijoy edged past eight other players on tie-breaks to win 1st Rotaract RUAS x Children Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2026.
Arpith’s third overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year
Four players – GM Laxman R R, FM Arpith S Bijoy, IM S Harshad and FM Pranav K P were the leaders at 7.5/8 each. Harshad drew against Arpith, the former finished third and the latter first. Pranav shared the point with Laxman who secured second place. Twelve days later, Arpith went on to win another rating tournament. That will be mentioned in detail in a separate report.
One of the most unique things that was done at this event was – all participants were presented with a participation trophy.
The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹16500 and ₹12000 along with a trophy each.
Champion – FM Arpith S Bijoy 8/9 | Photo: Children Chess Academy
Runner-up – GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: Children Chess Academy
Second Runner-up – IM S Harshad 8/9 | Photo: Children Chess Academy
Top 3 (L to R): 1st FM Arpith S Bijoy 8/9, 2nd GM Laxman R R 8/9 and 3rd IM S Harshad 8/9 | Photo: Children Chess Academy
FM Arpith S Bijoy scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and increased his Elo rating by 15.6 points
The tournament hall at Dwaraka Auditorium, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) in Bengaluru, Karnataka | Photo: Children Chess Academy
The organizing team | Photo: Children Chess Academy
A total of 655 players including a GM and six IMs took part from all over India, one from Canada and Malawi each, and two from the USA. The one-day nine-round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Rotaract Club of RUAS and Children Chess Academy at Dwaraka Auditorium, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS) in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 20th September 2026. The time control of the tournament was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment.
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