Former Nepal champion Badri Lal Nepali claimed the Kailali Open Rating Chess Tournament today despite being held on to a draw by U-19 national champion Rupesh Jaiswal in his final round match.
Badri finished with 7.5 points from nine matches to finish his campaign unbeaten and earn the title that was assured after his closest contender Madan Krishna Kayastha of GoldenGate Int'l College was held to a draw by Prachanda Man Malakar. Madan ended up second with seven points. Badri grabbed a purse of Rs 25,000 and Madan got Rs 15,000.
Dhan Bahadur Bogati finished third on progressive point after he was tied on seven points with Madan. Dhan Bahadur, who defeated Saurav Prasad Pradhan in the final round today got Rs 10,000. FIDE Master Manish Hamal, Rupesh, former Nepal champion Naveen Tandukar, Purushottam Chaulagain and Prachanda Man accumulated 6.5 points and rounded up in the top eight finishes on progressive point.
Niraj Niraula and Saurav finished ninth and 10th respectively with six points apiece. Tirtha Bahadur BK (below-1900) and Prakash Ojha (below-1700) were declared the best in their respective rating categories, while Rudra Khaniya finished first among the Far-west players.
Tekraj Upadhyaya, Kabiram Tamang, Dinesh Thapa and Tika Dutta Dahal claimed top four finishes in unrated category. Kritika Ojha was best among the women participants and Nara Bahadur Bohora took veterans’ top prize. Mahesh Khadka and Sujan Dahal finished first and second respectively in the U-15 age group, while Shiva Poudel and Suresh Chand were the best local players.
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