Parambrata Sarkar prevails at The Heritage School Classical League Rating 2026
Parambrata Sarkar scored 8/9 to win The Heritage School Classical League Rating 2026.
Parambrata’s seventh overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year
Four players – Shibantak Saha, Parambrata Sarkar, Diproneel Barman and Paramarth Mitra were the four leaders at 7/8 each, heading into the final round. Sayan Barua, Kathakali Dey, Ishan Dutta, Aditya Sur and Ananya Samanta were trailing them by a half point at 6.5/8 each. Parambrata defeated Shibantak to become a clear champion. Paramarth drew against Diproneel, the former finished second and the latter third. Kathakali Dey was the sole female finisher among top ten. She scored an impressive 7/9 to claim seventh place.
All players were given a medal each before the start of ninth round. The tournament director has a vision of organizing a school rating tournament annually for more than a decade. There has been a void since the iconic The Telegraph Schools’ Chess tournament went on a sabbatical after the 28th edition in 2019.
The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹20000 with a trophy each.
Champion – Parambrata Sarkar 8/9
Runner-up – Paramarth Mitra 7.5/9
Second Runner-up – Diproneel Barman 7.5/9
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Paramarth Mitra 7.5/9, 1st Parambrata Mitra 8/9 and 3rd Diproneel Barman 7.5/9
Round 9: Parambrata Sarkar – Shibantak Saha: 1-0
Parambrata Sarkar scored 8/9 and finished a half point ahead of the rest\
4th Shibantak Saha 7/9
5th Bedabrata Banerjee 7/9
6th Sayan Barua 7/9
7th Kathakali Dey 7/9
8th Ishan Dutta 7/9
9th Abir Mitra 7/9
10th Aditya Sur 7/9
Best School 1st – B D Memorial International 23/36
Arbiters’ team
L to R: FA Mrinal Ghosh, IA Suravi Dutta, IA Debasish Barua, IA Asit Baran Choudhury, SNA Piyali Ghosh and FA Koushik Pal.
Players in action
Players, accompanying persons and guests at the closing ceremony
The tournament hall at The Heritage School in Rampurhat, West Bengal
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A total 267 players participated from various schools across the country. The six-day nine-round Schools Rating tournament was organized by Check n Mate Academy at The Heritage School in Rampurhat, West Bengal from 29th September to 4th October 2026. The time control was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
Links
The Heritage School Rampurhat: Official site and facebook
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