A crucial victory by IM Swapnil Dhopade over IM Thejkumar in the Final Round of the National Challengers Chess Championship 2015 helped the former to clinch the title in this 13-round qualifying event. After suffering a shock loss against Lokesh N. in the 2nd Round, Swapnil made a fantastic comeback in the tournament and further went on to secure the sole first spot with a total of 10 points.
Meanwhile, as many as 10 players tied for the second place with 9.5 points each.
A total of 12 players qualified for the National Premier Chess Championship to be held later this year. The selected players:
|
Rank |
Players |
Points |
|
1 |
IM Swapnil Dhopade | 10 |
| 2 | FM Praneeth Surya |
9.5 |
|
3 |
GM Murali Karthikeyan | 9.5 |
| 4 | GM Neelotpal Das |
9.5 |
|
5 |
GM M. R. Venkatesh | 9.5 |
| 6 | GM Shyam Sundar |
9.5 |
|
7 |
IM Rathnakaran K | 9.5 |
| 8 | IM Karthikeyan P |
9.5 |
|
9 |
GM Abhijit Kunte | 9.5 |
| 10 | IM Shyam Nikhil |
9.5 |
|
11 |
IM Arghyadip Das | 9.5 |
| 12 | GM Deep Sengupta |
9 |