South West Garo Hills FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025 (only for Meghalaya Players)

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67 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Ampati, India. Top 10 Elo average was 1647, and top seed was Silkam Sangma (🇮🇳 IND, 1800).

Barbith M Sangma (🇮🇳 IND, 1738) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Silkam Sangma (8.0) and Pringprang Ch Marak (7.0). Sangma shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Pringprang Ch Marak (1534) beat Barbith M Sangma (1738), a +204-point gap.

Location

🇮🇳Ampati, India

Dates

09 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 45 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳Silkam Sangma1800

Avg top 10

1,647

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇳India×35

Top 3

🥇
Barbith M Sangma
🇮🇳IND·1738
8.0pts·1901perf+24.0
🥈
Silkam Sangma
🇮🇳IND·1800
8.0pts·1886perf+11.8
🥉
Pringprang Ch Marak
🇮🇳IND·1534
7.0pts·1769perf+36.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sangma8Sangma8Marak7Marak6.5Marak6.5Marak6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Sangma takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Barbith M Sangma beat Silkam Sangma (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Barbith M Sangma 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Silkam Sangma 7 wins (R1–R7)Pringprang Ch Marak 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Barbith M Sangma	*	1	0	1
2Silkam Sangma	0	*	1	—
3Pringprang Ch Marak	1	0	*	—
4Silseng N Marak	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Barbith M Sangma	1738	IND	+53N	+34B	+6N	−3B	+20N	+18B	+4N	+2B	+8N	8.0	49.5	52.5	45.50	1901	+24.0
2	Silkam Sangma	1800	IND	+62B	+28N	+18B	+11N	+21B	+3N	+7B	−1N	+6B	8.0	49.5	51.5	43.50	1886	+11.8
3	Pringprang Ch Marak	1534	IND	+63N	+65B	+24N	+1N	+7B	−2B	+5N	−6B	+16N	7.0	48.5	49.5	35.00	1769	+36.8
4	Silberth Ch Marak	0	IND	+37N	−13B	+26N	+23B	+14B	+15N	−1B	+21N	=9B	6.5	47.5	52.0	34.75	1587	0.0
5	Predinath R Sangma	1567	IND	+47B	+35N	−9B	+22N	+38B	+16N	−3B	+17N	=7B	6.5	46.0	49.5	32.75	1460	-24.8
6	Nikman G Momin	1543	IND	+64B	+39N	−1B	+65N	=8B	+19N	+21B	+3N	−2N	6.5	46.0	47.0	27.75	1695	+48.8
7	Challangga D Sangma	1610	IND	+67N	+26B	+46N	+13B	−3N	+11B	−2N	+40B	=5N	6.5	46.0	46.0	27.75	1636	+4.8
8	Silseng N Marak	1648	IND	+31N	=23B	=20N	+53B	=6N	+46B	+9B	+15N	−1B	6.5	45.5	48.5	32.25	1665	+4.2
9	Tartush R Marak	1488	IND	+49N	+42B	+5N	−20B	+24N	+27B	−8N	+12B	=4N	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.25	1732	+39.2
10	Krusen D Shira	1672	IND	+38B	+50N	+14B	−21N	−11B	+26N	+20B	=18N	+33B	6.5	41.5	45.0	31.25	1554	-16.0
11	Nibir Ajim Marak	1543	IND	+44N	+52B	+12N	−2B	+10N	−7N	−15B	+41B	+40N	6.0	45.0	48.0	27.50	1587	+10.0
12	Ardhendu Sekhar Mandal	1618	IND	+55B	+30N	−11B	−38N	+31B	+32N	+14B	−9N	+18B	6.0	43.5	46.5	29.50	1536	-11.2
13	Nityananda Hajong	1499	IND	+59B	+4N	+15B	−7N	−18B	=33N	+38B	=23N	+22B	6.0	43.5	46.0	29.25	1465	-8.4
14	Cheaha Nikgame G Momin	1553	IND	+33N	+22B	−10N	+39B	−4N	+41B	−12N	+26B	+32B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.00	856	-28.8
15	Wilseng G Marak	1577	IND	+56N	+32B	−13N	+33B	+30N	−4B	+11N	−8B	+51N	6.0	42.5	45.5	26.50	1438	-22.4
16	Sambao N Marak	0	IND	+?N	−46B	+37N	+36B	+59N	−5B	+27N	+24B	−3B	6.0	38.5	38.5	21.50	1492	0.0
17	Kunden D Sangma	1556	IND	−35B	+57N	F	+56B	+61N	+36B	+39N	−5B	+20N	6.0	35.5	37.5	22.00	1585	+3.6
18	Francis A Sangma	1558	IND	+57N	+36B	−2N	+40B	+13N	−1N	+29B	=10B	−12N	5.5	48.0	51.0	25.75	1520	-10.8
19	Banrijohn Mukhim	1594	IND	+48N	−20B	+23N	+31B	=46N	−6B	−40N	+36B	+35N	5.5	38.0	41.5	24.25	1448	-33.2
20	Balseng N Marak	1603	IND	+66B	+19N	=8B	+9N	−1B	=21N	−10N	+34B	−17B	5.0	48.5	48.5	22.25	1584	-8.4
21	Arano Rikrim Cheran Momin	1515	IND	+40N	+54B	+27N	+10B	−2N	=20B	−6N	−4B	=25N	5.0	46.5	49.5	23.50	1625	+34.0
22	Jewel Koch	0	IND	+25N	−14N	+?B	−5B	+37N	+28B	−24N	+30B	−13N	5.0	43.0	43.0	19.50	1411	0.0
23	Sachin Kumar	1462	IND	F	=8N	−19B	−4N	+47B	+59B	+25N	=13B	+24N	5.0	40.5	40.5	22.25	1652	+51.2
24	Johnbirth G Momin	1607	IND	+58B	+43N	−3B	+55N	−9B	+60N	+22B	−16N	−23B	5.0	39.5	41.5	17.00	695	-78.0
25	Marshal K Sangma	1551	IND	−22B	−33N	+47B	+52N	+55B	=38N	−23B	+29N	=21B	5.0	35.5	38.5	19.25	1296	-26.8
26	FIDE 547096039	0	—	+?N	−7N	−4B	+63B	+44N	−10B	+42B	−14N	+?N	5.0	35.5	35.5	10.00	812	0.0
27	Mackgroland N Marak	1579	IND	+61B	+60N	−21B	+35N	+51B	−9N	−16B	−33N	+57B	5.0	34.5	36.5	14.50	702	-24.2
28	Zeffyar M Sangma	0	IND	+?N	−2B	−40B	+?N	+35B	−22N	+31B	−32N	+52B	5.0	34.5	34.5	12.50	999	0.0
29	FIDE 531032001	0	—	−36N	+48B	+?N	−46B	+53N	+30B	−18N	−25B	+43N	5.0	34.0	34.0	15.50	747	0.0
30	FIDE 48749419	0	—	+41N	−12B	+52N	+?B	−15B	−29N	+61B	−22N	+?N	5.0	31.0	31.0	9.00	808	0.0
31	Danera Chigrak A Sangma	0	IND	−8B	+66N	+?B	−19N	−12N	+54B	−28N	+?B	+41N	5.0	30.0	30.0	7.00	827	0.0
32	FIDE 547096004	0	—	+?B	−15N	F	+54B	+?N	−12B	+?N	+28B	−14N	5.0	26.0	26.0	8.00	790	0.0
33	Jeveswar B. Marak	0	IND	−14B	+25B	F	−15N	+34N	=13B	+46N	+27B	−10N	4.5	45.0	48.5	21.00	1573	0.0
34	Amaziah Gapesa Marak	1462	IND	+45B	−1N	−35B	+50N	−33B	+52N	+60B	−20N	=39B	4.5	37.0	39.0	14.75	871	-19.2
35	Jekiush R Marak	0	IND	+17N	−5B	+34N	−27B	−28N	+?B	=37B	+?N	−19B	4.5	37.0	37.0	12.75	1533	0.0
36	FIDE 547095970	0	—	+29B	−18N	+?B	−16N	+42B	−17N	=?B	−19N	+47B	4.5	35.5	35.5	12.50	1215	0.0
37	FIDE 547088974	0	—	−4B	+45N	−16B	+?N	−22B	F	=35N	+49B	+46N	4.5	34.0	34.0	13.25	1552	0.0
38	Chuesa Donrik N Sangma	0	IND	−10N	+?B	+?N	+12B	−5N	=25B	−13N	−46B	+?N	4.5	33.5	33.5	8.50	1384	0.0
39	FIDE 531031889	0	—	+?N	−6B	+?B	−14N	+43B	+?N	−17B	F	=34N	4.5	30.0	30.0	6.25	1207	0.0
40	Obinash D Shira	0	IND	−21B	F	+28N	−18N	+?B	+51N	+19B	−7N	−11B	4.0	36.5	36.5	13.50	1419	0.0
41	FIDE 547095873	0	—	−30B	+58N	+60B	−51N	+50B	−14N	+43B	−11N	−31B	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.50	748	0.0
42	FIDE 547097850	0	—	F	−9N	−55B	+48B	−36N	+56B	−26N	+61B	+53N	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.50	688	0.0
43	FIDE 547095911	0	—	+?N	−24B	F	+49B	−39N	+44B	−41N	+47N	−29B	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.00	807	0.0
44	FIDE 547095806	0	—	−11B	−?N	+62B	+?N	−26B	−43N	−?B	+58N	+60N	4.0	22.0	22.0	7.00	692	0.0
45	FIDE 547091525	0	—	−34N	−37B	=48N	=?B	−56N	+64B	+?N	−?B	+61N	4.0	19.0	19.0	5.25	662	0.0
46	Chongkimbea M Sangma	1532	IND	F	+16N	−7B	+29N	=19B	−8N	−33B	+38N	−37B	3.5	43.0	43.0	18.25	1344	-25.6
47	FIDE 547088966	0	—	−5N	=?B	−25N	+64B	−23N	+50N	+59B	−43B	−36N	3.5	32.5	32.5	7.50	727	0.0
48	FIDE 547096055	0	—	−19B	−29N	=45B	−42N	+?N	−49B	+?N	−?B	+63N	3.5	24.0	24.0	4.00	794	0.0
49	FIDE 547096020	0	—	−9B	+62N	−51B	−43N	=?B	+48N	+?B	−37N	−?B	3.5	23.5	23.5	5.50	665	0.0
50	Adora K Marak	0	IND	+?N	−10B	=59N	−34B	−41N	−47B	+62N	−?B	+?B	3.5	23.0	23.0	3.25	767	0.0
51	FIDE 531031951	0	—	−65B	F	+49N	+41B	−27N	−40B	+53N	F	−15B	3.0	31.0	31.0	10.50	778	0.0
52	FIDE 547095814	0	—	F	−11N	−30B	−25B	+?N	−34B	+56N	+60B	−28N	3.0	30.5	30.5	5.00	719	0.0
53	FIDE 547096071	0	—	−1B	F	+54N	−8N	−29B	+?N	−51B	+?N	−42B	3.0	29.5	29.5	3.00	893	0.0
54	FIDE 547096101	0	—	+?B	−21N	−53B	−32N	+58B	−31N	−57B	+64N	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	4.50	715	0.0
55	FIDE 547095954	0	—	−12N	+?B	+42N	−24B	−25N	−?B	−?N	+63B	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	799	0.0
56	FIDE 547097833	0	—	−15B	−?N	+66B	−17N	+45B	−42N	−52B	+?N	−?N	3.0	23.0	23.0	4.00	767	0.0
57	FIDE 547095962	0	—	−18B	−17B	F	−?N	−?N	+62B	+54N	+?B	−27N	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.00	734	0.0
58	FIDE 547096047	0	—	−24N	−41B	−63N	+?B	−54N	+?B	−?N	−44B	+67B	3.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	807	0.0
59	FIDE 547096012	0	—	−13N	+?B	=50B	+?N	−16B	−23N	−47N	−?B	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	1.75	681	0.0
60	FIDE 547096110	0	—	+?N	−27B	−41N	+?B	F	−24B	−34N	−52N	−44B	2.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	749	0.0
61	FIDE 547091509	0	—	−27N	−?B	F	+?N	−17B	+?B	−30N	−42N	−45B	2.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	768	0.0
62	FIDE 547096098	0	—	−2N	−49B	−44N	−?B	F	−57N	−50B	+67N	+?B	2.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	999	0.0
63	FIDE 547097841	0	—	−3B	−?N	+58B	−26N	+?B	−?N	−?B	−55N	−48B	2.0	21.5	21.5	3.00	688	0.0
64	FIDE 547095938	0	—	−6N	=?B	F	−47N	−?B	−45N	+67B	−54B	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	0.00	743	0.0
65	FIDE 547095989	0	—	+51N	−3N	F	−6B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	27.0	27.0	3.00	739	0.0
66	FIDE 547095830	0	—	−20N	−31B	−56N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	803	0.0
67	FIDE 547095903	0	—	−7B	−?N	F	F	−?B	F	−64N	−62B	−58N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	810	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sachin KumarIND
+51.2
5.0 pts · #11
2Nikman G MominIND
+48.8
6.5 pts · #9
3Tartush R MarakIND
+39.2
6.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Johnbirth G MominIND
-78.0
5.0 pts · #38
2Banrijohn MukhimIND
-33.2
5.5 pts · #24
3Cheaha Nikgame G MominIND
-28.8
6.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R4+204 Elo gap
Pringprang Ch Marak1534 beat Barbith M Sangma1738
R4+157 Elo gap
Arano Rikrim Cheran Momin1515 beat Krusen D Shira1672
R9+145 Elo gap
Sachin Kumar1462 beat Johnbirth G Momin1607