Indrajeet Mahindrakar dominates Bhim Bahadur Tamang Memorial 5th Dolakha Rating Open 2023

by Shahid Ahmed - 14/06/2023

Indrajeet Mahindrakar scored 8.5/9 to win Bhim Bahadur Tamang Memorial 5th Dolakha Rating Open 2023. He remained undefeated and finished a full point ahead of the competition. Vedant Nagarkatte scored sole 7.5/9 to secure second place. Three players - Mohit Kumar Soni, Y Dhanabir Singh and Soram Rahul Singh scored 7/9. They were placed third, fourth and fifth according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes were NRs. 100000, 60000 and 40000 along with a trophy each respectively. Indrajeet won approx. ₹62490. This was his first rating tournament triumph of 2023. The last rating event he won was in December 2022. Photos: FI FA CM Bhupendra Niraula/ChessBase Nepal

Indians claim nine out of top ten

Indrajeet Mahindrakar made a blazing start 7.5/8. His sole draw of the event was in the fifth round against Nepal's very own Purushottam Silwal. Indrajeet had a full point lead heading into the final round. A draw against second seeded Apollosana Mangang Rajkumar would have made him a clear champion. However, Indrajeet decided to go for maximum and become a dominant champion, finishing a full point ahead of the rest.

Champion - Indrajeet Mahindrakar 8.5/9

Runner-up - Vedant Nagarkatte 7.5/9

Second Runner-up - Mohit Kumar Soni 7/9

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Vedant Nagarkatte 7.5/9, 1st Indrajeet Mahindrakar 8.5/9 and 3rd Mohit Kumar Soni 7/9

Top finisher from Nepal: 10th - FM Rupesh Jaiswal 6.5/9

Indrajeet Mahindrakar scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 and increased his Elo rating by 48.8 points

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A total of 147 players including a WIM took part from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and USA in this five-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament which was organized by Dolakha Chess Home Nepal in Dolakha, Nepal from 19th to 23rd May 2023. The time control for the tournament was 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	10		Mahindrakar, Indrajeet	IND	1900	8,5	45,5	41,5	0
2	9	AIM	Nagarkatte, Vedant	IND	1904	7,5	45	40,5	0
3	22		Mohit, Kumar Soni	IND	1783	7	51	45,5	0
4	3		Singh, Y. Dhanabir	IND	2043	7	50	45	0
5	16		Singh, Soram Rahul	IND	1843	7	46	41,5	0
6	15		Priyanshu, Barua	IND	1861	6,5	49,5	44,5	0
7	2		Apollosana Mangang, Rajkumar	IND	2093	6,5	49	45,5	0
8	32		Anushka, Gupta	IND	1649	6,5	48	42,5	0
9	19		Kishan, Kumar	IND	1802	6,5	47,5	42,5	0
10	1	FM	Jaiswal, Rupesh	NEP	2145	6,5	47	42,5	0
11	11	CM	Chaulagain, Purushottam	NEP	1880	6,5	46	41,5	0
12	39		Anubhab, Gupta	IND	1597	6,5	45,5	41	0
13	35	AIM	Subhabrata, Roy	IND	1612	6,5	44	39,5	0
14	5		Lama, Dawa	NEP	1959	6,5	43	38,5	0
15	29		Iftikar, Alom Mazumdar	IND	1686	6,5	43	38,5	0

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