In the national rapid event, 2136-rated player Kshitij Bhandari won the title by scoring 8.5 points in 9 rounds. In the women's national rapid event, 1759-rated Kritisara Adhikari became the national champion by scoring 6 points in the singles.
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FM Kshitij Bhandari and Kritisara Adhikari have emerged victorious in both categories of the Ramhari Krishna Memorial Third National Rapid and Second National Blitz Chess Competitions, displaying excellent play.
In the national rapid competition, 2136-rated player Kshitij Bhandari won the title by scoring 8.5 points in 9 rounds of competition. Bhandari increased his personal rating by 31.4 and achieved a rating performance of 2360.
Similarly, in the blitz category, Kshitij Bhandari of Makwanpur became the national champion by scoring a full 9 points. Bhandari, the top 2233-rated player, increased his personal rating by 26 and achieved the best game of 2651.
In the women's national rapid, 1759-rated Kritisara Adhikari became the national champion by scoring 6 points in a single match. Kritisara from Jhapa district increased her personal rating by 21.8 and achieved a game equivalent to 1910.
Fourth seeded 1667 rated Kritisara improved her personal 40 rating by scoring 6.5 points in the blitz category. She managed to perform 2010 rating in the 7-round competition.
Along with this, national winner Bhandari received a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, while female winner Adhikari received a cash prize of Rs. 15,000, trophy, medal and certificate.
Similarly, in the rapid game, 2113 rated player Ashish Phunyal of Dolakha succeeded in scoring 8 points in singles and securing second place. Ashish received a cash prize of Rs. 25,000.
1997 rated former Nepal champion Rajan Subedi of Jhapa secured third place with 7 points and an excellent 49 progressive points. Rajan received a cash prize of Rs. 15,000.
Meanwhile, in the national blitz, Suroj Maharjan, a 1957-rated player from Lalitpur, has secured the second place with an excellent 47.5 progressive points and received a cash prize of Rs. 10,000.
Kavindra Siwakoti, a 1681-rated player from Dolakha, secured the third place with an equal score of 7.5 and received a cash prize of Rs. 8,000.
Out of 180 players from different districts who participated in the national chess competition, 53 received a total cash prize of Rs. 300,000 in various categories. Rs. 200,000 was awarded in rapid games and Rs. 100,000 in blitz.
On Friday, the prize distribution program organized by the Kshetrapati Club was hosted by the acting mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol.
Acting Mayor Sunita Dangol distributed prizes to the winning players, terming the intellectual game as a mind game and announced that Kathmandu Metropolitan City would support the promotion of the game.
At the closing ceremony held under the chairmanship of Club President Gopal Mali, comedian Haribansha Acharya, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No. 17 Ward President Navin Manandhar, and Buddhichal Federation Spokesperson Raju Tamrakar expressed their best wishes.
