02/04/2026
♟️ Bihar Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament.
🏆 Indrajeet Mahindrakar of Maharashtra Becomes Champion.
The Bihar Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament, organized under the joint aegis of the Bihar State Sports Authority, Department of Sports (Government of Bihar), and the All Bihar Chess Association, concluded today at the 📍 Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankarbagh, Patna.
All three players finished with 8 points each, and based on tie-break scores:
🥇 Winner: Indrajeet Mahindrakar
🥈 Runner-up: GM Petr Kiriakov
🥉 Second Runner-up: Prithvi Sharma
*🎉 Prize Distribution Ceremony*
The ceremony was graced by:
👨🏫 Shri Sunil Kumar, Education Minister, Bihar
🏅 Ms. Shreyasi Singh, Sports Minister, Bihar
They awarded 🏆 trophies, 📜 certificates, and 💰 cash prizes to the winners.
💡 The Education Minister emphasized that chess is essential for intellectual development and announced plans to include it in school education.
🚀 The Sports Minister highlighted Bihar’s vision to increase participation in the 2036 Olympics and encouraged building a strong sports culture.