PSPB wins 23rd National Team Rating Women 2026

Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and Airports Authority of India scored 12/14 each at 23rd National Team Rating Women Championship 2026. PSPB became champion on tie-breaks, AAI had to settle for second place. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh B and Telangana A scored 9/14 each. They secured third to sixth place respectively. The total prize fund was ₹500000. The top three prizes were ₹125000, ₹100000 and ₹75000 along with a trophy each.

PSPB scores a hat-trick in this decade

PSPB has dominated both Open and Women’s event for a long time in the previous decade. However, PSPB Women’s team for the first time won three consecutive times in this decade. Unlike the last two triumphs, PSPB did not have it easy this time. Andhra Pradesh B team handed their sole loss of the event by a minimum margin 2.5-1.5 in Round 3.

Champion – PSPB 12/14 | Photo: Ayush Jain

L to R: WIM Arshiya Das 4.5/5, WGM Mary Ann Gomes 5.5/6, IM Padmini Rout 4.5/6, IM Nisha Mohota 5/6 and WIM Prishita Gupta 4.5/5 | Photo: Ayush Jain

Runner-up – AAI 12/14 | Photo: Ayush Jain

L to R: WIM Priyanka K 5.5/7, WGM Priyanka Nutakki 5.5/7, WIM Arpita Mukherjee 4.5/7 and WIM Kalyani Sirin 4.5/7 | Photo: Ayush Jain

Second Runner-up – West Bengal 9/14 | Photo: Ayush Jain

L to R: Mrittika Mallick 4.5/7, WFM Yash Jyoti Bir 4/5, WFM Saparya Ghosh 5.5/7, WFM Bristy Mukherjee 4.5/7 and Sunetra Dey 0.5/2

Both AAI secured runner-up in Open and Women’s events | Photo: Ayush Jain

IM Nisha Mohota and WGM Mary Ann Gomes have been a part of all three of these triumphs. IM Padmini Rout was in the last two including this edition. WIM Arshiya Das and WIM Prishita Gupta were the debutants of PSPB.

PSPB team performance

Individual Board prizes

WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB) and IM Nisha Mohota (PSPB) won individual Gold for the second consecutive edition. In 2025, Mary won it on Board #2, this time on Board #1. Nisha won it on Board #4 for the second year in-a-row.

Board #1

Gold – WGM Mary Ann Gomes (PSPB) 91.7% 5.5/6

Silver – Sasi Hasini Chintala (Telangana B) 80% 4/5

Bronze – WGM Priyanka Nutakki (AAI) 78.6% 5.5/7

Board #2

Gold – WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty (LIC) 92.9% 6.5/7

Silver – Archita Agrawal (Uttar Pradesh) 85.7% 6/7

Bronze – WCM Deekshitha Modipalli (Andhra Pradesh B) 78.6% 5.5/7

Board #3

Gold – WIM Arshiya Das (PSPB) 90% 4.5/5

Silver – Nischala Y (Andhra Pradesh A) 83.3% 5/6

Bronze – Narahari Geethika Hasini (Telangana A) 71.4% 5/7

Board #4

Gold – IM Nisha Mohota (PSPB) 83.3% 5/6

Silver – WFM Yash Jyoti Bir (West Bengal) 80% 4/5

Bronze – WIM Priyanka K (AAI) 78.6% 5.5/7

Board #5

Gold – WFM Rajasurya J (Tamil Nadu) 100% 4/4

Silver – WIM Prishita Gupta (PSPB) 90% 4.5/5

Bronze – Palak Thakur (Himachal Pradesh A) 83.3% 5/6

Replay all available games

A total of 96 players including 2 IMs, 2 WGMs and 5 WIMs represented 21 teams all across the country. The seven-day seven round Rating Team tournament was organized by Chhattisgarh State Chess Association at Agrasen Dham in Raipur, Chhattisgarh from 16th to 22nd March 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

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