Sayantan Das superb at 38th All India Inter Railway Individual Championship 2026
GM Sayantan Das scored an unbeaten 6/7 to win 38th All India Inter Railway Individual Chess Championship 2026.
Sayantan’s first triumph of the year
There are two secret tournaments in India – Intra PSPB and RSPB tournaments. Both are non-rated tournaments as it is an internal event. GM Sayantan Das (Metro) scored an unbeaten 6/7 to become the champion. IM Utsab Chatterjee (SER), GM Visakh N R (ICF), GM Mitrabha Guha (Metro) and GM Diptayan Ghosh (ER) scored 5.5/7 each. They secured second to fifth place respectively according to tie-breaks.
Champion – GM Sayantan Das (Metro) 6/7
GM Sayantan Das scored an unbeaten 6/7 and finished a half point ahead of the rest to become the champion
GM Sayantan Das with his Metro Railway teammates
L to R: GM Sayantan Das, GM Saptarshi RoyChowdhury, IM Somak Palit, FM Joydeep Dutta, Arpan Das and GM Mitrabha Guha.
A total of 91 players including 14 GMs and 17 IMs represented various railway divisions of Indian Railways across the country. The four-day seven-round Swiss League non-rating team tournament was organized by WCR Sports Association at Railway Stadium Basketball Court in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh from 8th to 11th October 2026. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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