Kaustuv Kundu wins DD-DBCA Rating Open for the third consecutive edition
IM Kaustuv Kundu, Pradeep Kumar R A, FM Matta Vinay Kumar, Arpan Das, IM Subhayan Kundu and FM Aditya Varun Gampa scored 7.5/9 each at 6th DD-DBCA Rating Open 2025. The top seed of the tournament became the champion due to better tie-break scores. The remaining five were placed second to sixth respectively. Kaustuv won this event for the third consecutive edition and completed a hat-trick of winning DD-DBCA Rating tournaments. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000, an increase of 25% worth ₹100000 from the previous edition. The top three prizes were ₹75000 + trophy, ₹60000 and ₹45000 each respectively. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Dhanuka Dhunseri Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy in Kolkata, West Bengal from 26th to 31st March 2025. This is Kaustuv's first tournament victory of the year. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Kaustuv scores a hat-trick of winning this event, Top six score 7.5/9
IM Kaustuv Kundu has managed to win this DD-DBCA Rating Open for the third consecutive edition. He won the fourth edition in October 2023, then he won the fifth edition in April 2024 and now the sixth edition in March 2025. A lot of things needed to go his way for him to become the champion. Pradeep Kumar R A and FM Aditya Varun Gampa were the coleaders 7/8, before the final round. Eight players including Kaustuv were trailing by a half point at 6.5/8 each. Pradeep drew with Aditya and Kaustuv defeated Sparsh Khandelwal to finish first. Pradeep and Vinay were placed second and third respectively.
Kaustuv - Sparsh, Round 9
After 46.hxg6 Kxg6, the resultant Bishop vs Knight with a rook pawn each endgame is only a draw with a correct play. Sparsh Khandelwal (1964) had less time on the clock. His opponent, IM Kaustuv Kundu (2407) is a very strong player who doesn't let go of these opportunities. 47.Ka6 h5?? Black needed to bring his king to the queenside, so that at the right time he can even sacrifice his knight as the a-pawn is not of the same color as White's bishop. So, Black actually can afford to give up both his knight and pawn, provided his king is able to reach the a8-corner in time.
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A total of 221 players including two IMs, took part from various parts of India and one from Kenya. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Dhanuka Dhunseri Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy in Kolkata, West Bengal from 26th to 31st March 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Kaustuv Kundu | IND | 2407 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 46,00 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 8,25 | -0,75 | 10 | -7,5 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Pradeep Kumar R A | IND | 2196 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 44,50 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,05 | 0,45 | 20 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 7 | FM | Matta Vinay Kumar | IND | 2054 | 7,5 | 51 | 54,5 | 43,75 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 5,81 | 1,69 | 20 | 33,8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Arpan Das | IND | 2063 | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 44,00 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,16 | 0,34 | 20 | 6,8 | |||
| 5 | 2 | IM | Subhayan Kundu | IND | 2356 | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7,5 | 8,20 | -0,70 | 10 | -7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | FM | Aditya Varun Gampa | IND | 2190 | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7,5 | 7,62 | -0,12 | 20 | -2,4 | ||
| 7 | 11 | Niladri Banerjee | IND | 1964 | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5,43 | 1,57 | 40 | 62,8 | |||
| 8 | 19 | Sanjeeban Mandal | IND | 1887 | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4,99 | 1,01 | 40 | 40,4 | |||
| 9 | 21 | Kabnurakar Rushikesh | IND | 1883 | 7 | 45 | 47,5 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5,29 | 0,71 | 40 | 28,4 | |||
| 10 | 31 | Krishay Jain | IND | 1757 | 6,5 | 52,5 | 54,5 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,01 | 2,49 | 40 | 99,6 | |||
| 11 | 10 | AGM | Sparsh Khandelwal | IND | 1964 | 6,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,71 | 0,79 | 20 | 15,8 | ||
| 12 | 9 | CM | Chatterjee K.K. | S55 | IND | 1970 | 6,5 | 51 | 55 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,11 | 0,39 | 20 | 7,8 | |
| 13 | 24 | Soumalya Mondol | IND | 1777 | 6,5 | 51 | 53,5 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5,5 | 3,86 | 1,64 | 20 | 32,8 | |||
| 14 | 20 | Neelabhro Bandyopadhyay | IND | 1886 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5,5 | 5,01 | 0,49 | 40 | 19,6 | |||
| 15 | 30 | Saptarshi Talukdar | IND | 1758 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4,5 | 3,70 | 0,80 | 40 | 32 | |||
| 16 | 14 | CM | Anurag Jaiswal | IND | 1923 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,99 | -0,49 | 20 | -9,8 | ||
| 17 | 16 | Sagnik Dutta | U12 | IND | 1898 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5,5 | 6,28 | -0,78 | 40 | -31,2 | ||
| 18 | 17 | Ankit Das | U12 | IND | 1891 | 6,5 | 45 | 49 | 32,50 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5,5 | 5,93 | -0,43 | 40 | -17,2 | ||
| 19 | 48 | AFM | Avighna Das | IND | 1621 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 48 | 31,75 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3,5 | 2,04 | 1,46 | 40 | 58,4 | ||
| 20 | 37 | Chakrabarti Tamal | S55 | IND | 1690 | 6,5 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 31,50 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5,5 | 4,22 | 1,28 | 20 | 25,6 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Sinha Sujit Kumar | S55 | IND | 2052 | 6,5 | 42 | 46 | 32,25 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5,5 | 7,35 | -1,85 | 20 | -37 | ||
| 22 | 36 | Abhiraj Das | IND | 1694 | 6,5 | 42 | 45,5 | 30,25 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4,5 | 4,01 | 0,49 | 40 | 19,6 | |||
| 23 | 6 | Rupam Mukherjee | IND | 2059 | 6 | 52 | 57 | 35,50 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6,94 | -0,94 | 20 | -18,8 | |||
| 24 | 42 | Dhanuka Aman | IND | 1651 | 6 | 47 | 51 | 31,25 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3,19 | 1,81 | 40 | 72,4 | |||
| 25 | 46 | Kinjal Sardar | IND | 1636 | 6 | 47 | 50,5 | 31,00 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2,42 | 1,58 | 40 | 63,2 |
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