Railway Sports Promotion Board dominates 43rd National Team Open 2024
RSPB A and RSPB scored an unbeaten 17/18 each at 43rd National Team Chess Championship 2024 Open. The unit RSPB secured the top two places with a round to spare. However, their last round result determined which team will the first and second place. RSPB A won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, RSPB B was placed second. Gujarat A scored sole 12/18 to finish third. Both RSPB teams scored four whitewash victories. They faced each other in the fourth round and it ended in a draw. Both RSPB teams defeated the eventual runner-up Gujarat A convincingly. This is RSPB's first National Team title since 2017. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹500000. Top three prizes were ₹125000, ₹100000 and ₹75000 each. Photo: CM IA FT Ravichandran Venkataraman
RSPB regains their title for the first time in a little over seven years
RSPB dominated the top two places and finished a staggering five points ahead of the competition. They had won the tournament with a round to spare. The last round result was only to determine which team A or B will become the champion. They were the favorites to finish top two as RSPB were the only teams which consisted of GMs and IMs only. The defending champion AAI did not defend their title and former champion PSPB was absent too.
Individual Board prizes
The highest rated IM of India - Aronyak Ghosh (RSPB A) won Bronze last year on the same board.
GM Vignesh N R won Silver last year on board no.1.
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Round 9 results
| No. | SNo | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Railway Sports Promotion Board A | 27½ | 15 | 4 | : | 0 | 10 | 19 | BSNL | 13 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Railway Sports Promotion Board B | 27 | 15 | 3½ | : | ½ | 10 | 17 | Madhya Pradesh A | 5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Gujarat A | 18½ | 11 | 2 | : | 2 | 9 | 19 | Maharashtra A | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Telangana | 18 | 9 | 3½ | : | ½ | 10 | 16½ | Delhi B | 21 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Rajasthan A | 14½ | 9 | 2 | : | 2 | 9 | 18½ | Life Insurance Corporation of India | 9 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Railway Sports Promotion Board A | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 31,5 | 574,5 | 77,5 | |
| 2 | 2 | Railway Sports Promotion Board B | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 30,5 | 581,3 | 75,5 | |
| 3 | 6 | Gujarat A | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 20,5 | 402,3 | 50,5 | |
| 4 | 12 | Haryana B | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 364 | 54 | |
| 5 | 3 | Telangana | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 21,5 | 435,5 | 61,5 | |
| 6 | 11 | Tamil Nadu A | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 384 | 46 | |
| 7 | 4 | Maharashtra A | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 359,3 | 51,5 | |
| 8 | 9 | Life Insurance Corporation of India | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 20,5 | 343,8 | 56 | |
| 9 | 13 | BSNL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 343,8 | 44,5 | |
| 10 | 8 | Andhra Pradesh A | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18,5 | 320,3 | 50 |
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