Kolhapur

Grandmaster Sriram Jha claimed victory in the Bhausaheb Ganesh Deshpande Memorial Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026 with an unbeaten performance. The one-day FIDE-rated event in Kolhapur saw 305 players compete for a prize fund of ₹1,50,000. Jha topped the standings on tiebreaks after scoring 8 out of 9 points.