Arpan Das decimates PMZDS Rating Open 2025 with a perfect 10/10

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/01/2025

Arpan Das scored a perfect 10/10 to win PMZDS Rating Open 2025. He finished a whopping two points ahead of the competition. Dakhsha Rudra and Abhigyan Das scored 8/10 each. Dakhsha secured second place according to tie-breaks and Abhigyan third. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹150000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹18000 and ₹10000 each respectively. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Purba Medinipur Zilla Daba Sangstha at Shree Hari Bhaban in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal from 7th to 12th January 2025. Arpan won the first tournament he played in 2025. Photo: Utpal Paul / Enjoy Food Enjoy Life

Arpan makes a fantastic start to 2025

Arpan Das won the tournament with a round to spare when he scored 9/9. In the tenth and final round, Arpan defeated Soumyadeep Nath to finish with a 100% score 10/10. Ujjwal Pradhan lost to Dakhsha Rudra and the latter finished second. Abhigyan Das defeated Anirban Mondal to finish third. Eight out of top ten finishers are either kids or teenagers.

Champion - Arpan Das 10/10 | Photo: Utpal Paul / Enjoy Food Enjoy Life

Runner-up - Dakhsha Rudra 8/10 | Photo: Utpal Paul / Enjoy Food Enjoy Life

Second Runner-up - Abhigyan Das 8/10 | Photo: Utpal Paul / Enjoy Food Enjoy Life

Prize Distribution Ceremony | Video: Enjoy Food Enjoy Life

Arpan Das scored 10/10, finished a staggering two points ahead of the rest and gained 10 Elo rating points

Interview with various kids | Video: Enjoy Food Enjoy Life

A total of 132 players took part from various districts across West Bengal. The six-day ten round Rating Open tournament was organized by Purba Medinipur Zilla Daba Sangstha at Shree Hari Bhaban in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal from 7th to 12th January 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	n
1	2	Arpan Das Jr			IND	2362	Rspb	10	60	62,5	62,50	10	9
2	5	Dakhsha Rudra	F15	w	IND	1724	North 24 Parganas	8	63	67,5	50,25	7	9
3	4	Abhigyan Das	U13		IND	1764	Kolkata	8	62	67,5	50,75	7	9
4	3	Pradhan Ujjwal			IND	2027	Purba Medinipur	7,5	64	69	48,00	7	9
5	22	Arohan Dey	U13		IND	1535	Paschim Medinipur	7,5	54	56	38,75	6	7
6	11	Anirban Mondal	U15		IND	1651	Purba Medinipur	7	66	70	44,25	6	9
7	10	Kinjal Sardar	U15		IND	1657	North 24 Pgs	7	61	66	42,25	6	9
8	24	Rishabh Manna	U15		IND	1529	Howrah	7	56,5	61	40,50	5	7
9	23	Shreyas Ghosal	U15		IND	1532	Hooghly	7	55,5	60,5	41,00	6	6
10	19	Pyansu Nath	U11		IND	1556	South 24parganas	7	55,5	60	38,00	7	9
11	9	Abir Mitra	U11		IND	1679	Hooghly	7	54	56	35,00	6	8
12	14	Granthik Mallick	U15		IND	1593	Kolkata	7	51,5	54,5	34,25	6	6
13	17	Soumyadeep Nath	U11		IND	1560	Kolkata	6,5	62,5	67,5	39,50	5	8
14	44	Rohit Das			IND	1443	Paschim Medinipur	6,5	59	64	38,75	5	7
15	18	Arpan Das			IND	1558	Howrah	6,5	58	63	39,00	4	7