Mehekdwip Gope wins Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2025 in Tripura
Mehekdwip Gope and Priyanshu Sekhar Swain scored 7.5/9 each at win Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2025. The 11-year-old became the champion due to better tie-break scores, Priyanshu had to settle for second position. The fourth round battle between them ended in a draw. Five players - Agrajit Paul, Pranjal Debnath, Dibya Jyoti Sarkar, WCM Aaradhya Das and Ayush Saha scored 7/9 each. They were placed third to seventh respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹33500. The top three prizes were ₹5100, ₹3000 and ₹2000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by All Tripura Chess Association at NSRCC in Agartala, Tripura from 26th to 30th March 2025. This is Mehekdwip's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: IA Anupam Bhattacharjee
11-year-old Mehekdwip shines
Five players - Pranjal Debnath, Dibya Jyoti Sarkar, Mehekdwip Gope, Priyanshu Sekhar Swain and Dipak Chowhan were in the lead 6.5/8, heading into the final round. Mehekdwip defeated Dipak to become the champion. Umashankar Dutta lost to Priyanshu and the latter secured second place. Agrajit Paul won against Sourajyoti Karmakar to finish third.
A total of 149 players took part from all over the country in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by All Tripura Chess Association at NSRCC in Agartala, Tripura from 26th to 30th March 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mehekdwip Gope | U13 | 1748 | TR | 7,5 | 50 | 52,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 21,2 | |||
| 2 | 11 | Priyanshu Sekhar Swain | 1622 | CT | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 39,4 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | Agrajit Paul | 1716 | TR | 7 | 51,5 | 55 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 15,6 | ||||
| 4 | 12 | Pranjal Debnath | U13 | 1619 | TR | 7 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 89,2 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Dibya Jyoti Sarkar | 1717 | TR | 7 | 50,5 | 54 | 41,00 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | WCM | Aaradhya Das | F11 | w | 1722 | TR | 7 | 48,5 | 52 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 24,4 | |
| 7 | 10 | Ayush Saha | U15 | 1704 | TR | 7 | 44 | 51 | 37,50 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 43,6 | |||
| 8 | 14 | Dipak Chowhan | 1605 | TR | 6,5 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 32,50 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 23,4 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | Somraj Saha | U15 | 1722 | TR | 6,5 | 48 | 51 | 34,75 | 0 | 5 | 40 | -2,4 | |||
| 10 | 4 | Anurag Bhattacharjee | U15 | 1736 | TR | 6,5 | 47 | 53,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 14,4 | |||
| 11 | 5 | Monodeep Dhar | U11 | 1727 | AS | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 34,75 | 0 | 4 | 40 | -10 | |||
| 12 | 135 | Sourajyoti Karmakar | 0 | WB | 6 | 49 | 54 | 34,50 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | Dutta Umashankar | S51 | 1738 | TR | 6 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 32,25 | 0 | 5 | 20 | -11 | |||
| 14 | 19 | Ramesh Kalai | S51 | 1561 | TR | 6 | 45 | 49 | 28,50 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -1 | |||
| 15 | 47 | AIM | Shibantak Saha | U13 | 1442 | WB | 6 | 44,5 | 47 | 27,75 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 19,2 | ||
| 16 | 34 | Rajyawardhan Singh | U11 | 1488 | JK | 6 | 43,5 | 47 | 29,75 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 39,2 | |||
| 17 | 21 | Debanjan Dey | U15 | 1555 | TR | 6 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 28,25 | 0 | 4 | 40 | -29,6 | |||
| 18 | 38 | Datta Magnus | U15 | 1480 | TR | 6 | 43 | 46,5 | 27,00 | 0 | 6 | 40 | -7,2 | |||
| 19 | 27 | Akhilesh Ghose | U13 | 1512 | AS | 6 | 41 | 44,5 | 27,75 | 0 | 4 | 40 | -2 | |||
| 20 | 51 | Rudranil Debnath | U13 | 1420 | TR | 6 | 39,5 | 43,5 | 26,50 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 15,6 |
