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Srijit Paul dominates 1st Young Minds Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2026
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IM Srijit Paul scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Young Minds Chess Academy…
admin · March 21, 2026
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Saras Summer Powar wins Late Lt. Cdr. Gopal Sukhtankar Memorial 14th Rapid Rating Open 2026
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Saras Summer Powar and Joshua Mark Telles scored 8/9 each at Late Lt. Cdr.…
admin · March 20, 2026
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Aronyak Ghosh and Abhimanyu Puranik are National Rapid and Blitz Rating 2026 Champions
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IM Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB) scored an unbeaten 9.5/11 to become National Rapid Rating 2026…
admin · March 20, 2026
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Mayukh Majumder becomes West Bengal State Rapid and Blitz Rating 2026 champion
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13-year-old Mayukh Majumder became West Bengal State Rapid and Blitz 2026 champion. He scored…
admin · March 19, 2026
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Sudhanshu Ranjan wins 3rd Mandar Rapid Rating Open 2026
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Sudhanshu Ranjan and FM Kumar Gaurav scored 8/9 each at 3rd Mandar Rapid Rating…
admin · March 10, 2026
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Sriram Jha wins 3rd Bhausaheb Ganesh Deshpande (Kodnikar) Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2026
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GM Sriram Jha, Aniket Bapat, IM Nikhil Dixit and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete scored…
admin · March 9, 2026
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Krunal K Solanki perfect at LJ University Check Mate Rapid Rating Open 2026
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Krunal K Solanki scored 9/9 to win LJ University “Check Mate” Rapid Rating Open…
admin · March 6, 2026
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Nitish Belurkar dominates 5th Durga Motors Rapid Rating Open 2026
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IM Nitish Belurkar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 5th Durga Motors Rapid Rating…
admin · March 5, 2026
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C R G Krishna wins 2nd Aspiring Minds Rapid Rating Open 2026
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IM C R G Krishna, Sri Sai Baswanth P, IM Bala Chandra Prasad Dhulipalla,…
admin · March 4, 2026
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Vaibhav Jayant Raut wins 1st G H Raisoni Memorial Jalna Rapid Rating Open 2026
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FM Vaibhav Jayant Raut and Kartavya Anadkat scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at 1st…
admin · March 3, 2026
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Rapid chess uses time controls between 10 and 60 minutes per player. One of three official FIDE rating categories. India hosts a vibrant rapid circuit producing many of the world's top players.