Rapid Tournament

Top seed IM Srijit Paul claimed victory at The Young Minds Chess Academy's FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026 with an unbeaten 8.5 out of 9 points. The event, held on February 22, 2026, at Swamy Vivekanand School in Kandivali West, Mumbai, featured 236 participants and a prize fund of ₹200,000. Guru Prakash finished second with 8 points after losing only to Paul.