Utsab Chatterjee dominates 1st CPPF Rapid Rating Open 2024

by Shahid Ahmed - 14/11/2024

IM Utsab Chatterjee scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st CPPF Rapid Rating Open 2024. Utsab finished a full point ahead of the competition. Soham Roy, IM Subhayan Kundu, Rounak Guha Roy and Ankit Das scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second to fifth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the festival was ₹225000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The two-day rapid rating open tournament was organized by Jalpaiguri Chess Players' Parents Forum at SAI Complex in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal on 28th and 29th October 2024. This was Utsab's sixth tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury

Utsab's sixth triumph of the year

Top seed, IM Utsab Chatterjee made a blazing start by winning eight games in-a-row. He was a full point ahead going into the final round. A draw was enough for him to become a clear champion and that's what he did against Soham Roy who secured second place. IM Subhayan Kundu defeated IM Suvrajit Saha to finish third. 11-year-old Ankit Das scored an impressive 7.5/9 to finish fifth. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.

Champion - IM Utsab Chatterjee 8.5/9 | Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury

Runner-up - Soham Roy 7.5/9 | Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury

Second Runner-up - IM Subhayan Kundu 7.5/9 | Photo: IA Asit Baran Choudhury

IM Utsab Chatterjee scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a full point ahead of the field and gained 7.4 Elo rating points

A total of 240 players including three IMs took part from various parts of the country, two from Bhutan and one from Nepal in this two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Jalpaiguri Chess Players' Forum at SAI Complex, Biswabangla Krirangan in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal on 28th and 29th October 2024. The time control of the event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	IM	Utsab Chatterjee			IND	2254	West Bengal	8,5	52	55,5	51,75	8
2	7		Soham Roy			IND	1914	West Bengal	7,5	53,5	57	45,75	7
3	2		Subhayan Kundu			IND	2228	West Bengal	7,5	49,5	54	44,00	7
4	19		Rounak Guha Roy		NB/JLP	IND	1721	West Bengal	7,5	48,5	48,5	38,25	7
5	26		Ankit Das	U12	NB/JLP	IND	1684	West Bengal	7,5	46,5	48,5	37,75	7
6	22		Archisman Patra			IND	1702	West Bengal	7	54,5	58,5	43,25	6
7	4		Arindam Mukherjee			IND	1996	Railways	7	52	54	38,00	7
8	18	AIM	Subhabrata Roy			IND	1739	West Bengal	7	49	53	38,00	7
9	9		Priyanshu Barua			IND	1896	West Bengal	7	48,5	52,5	35,50	6
10	5		Pradeep Tiwari			IND	1984	Delhi	7	47,5	50,5	36,75	6
11	10	FM	Ankit Ray			IND	1870	West Bengal	7	45,5	50	37,00	7
12	12	AFM	Parambrata Sarkar	U12	NB/JLP	IND	1824	West Bengal	7	43	46,5	36,00	6
13	15		Manna Chiranjit			IND	1805	West Bengal	6,5	51,5	56	38,75	5
14	6		Subedi Rajan			NEP	1984	Nepal	6,5	51	53	33,75	6
15	3	IM	Suvrajit Saha			IND	2166	Railways	6,5	50	53	35,25	6
16	21		Jagreet Misra	U12		IND	1716	Delhi	6,5	48,5	53	35,25	6
17	28		Rishan Debnath			IND	1659	West Bengal	6,5	48,5	52,5	35,50	6
18	17		Divyanshu Kumar Singh			IND	1750	Bihar	6,5	48,5	52,5	35,25	6
19	78		Arhan Chatterjee	U12		IND	1469	West Bengal	6,5	48	52,5	36,25	5
20	16		Triparno Ghosh		NB/JLP	IND	1771	West Bengal	6,5	46,5	50	33,50	6
21	20	ACM	Aatreya Saha		NB/JLP	IND	1717	West Bengal	6,5	45,5	49,5	33,75	5
22	33		Granthik Mallick			IND	1617	West Bengal	6,5	44,5	48,5	32,75	6
23	13		Ajay Kumar Rai			IND	1821	Delhi	6,5	44,5	47,5	32,75	6
24	38		Somiddho Rajbanshi	U12		IND	1590	West Bengal	6,5	44	48	33,25	5
25	50		Rohan Kumar			IND	1540	Bihar	6,5	41	45	31,25	6
26	24		Samrat Sutar	U12		IND	1688	West Bengal	6	48	51,5	30,50	5
27	23		Soumyadeep Raha		NE	IND	1695	Assam	6	48	51,5	30,00	6
28	29		Paramarth Mitra	U12		IND	1650	West Bengal	6	47,5	51,5	32,00	6
29	41		Priyangsu Sur		NB/JLP	IND	1567	West Bengal	6	46	50	29,00	6
30	30		Srijan Chatterjee			IND	1642	West Bengal	6	45,5	48,5	28,75	5

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