National Rapid Chess: Silwal beats Nepal champion Jaiswal to win title

Purushottam Silwal has won the title at the Kathmandu Ward Cup National Rapid Chess tournament, played under a fast time control.

He took the top spot with 8 points after beating Nepal champion and FIDE Master Rupesh Jaiswal. Winner Silwal received a trophy along with a cash prize of 50,000 rupees.

The tournament, organized by Kathmandu Sports Academy and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No. 16 from Kartik 17, saw 132 players take part.

In the women's category, Shanti Dhimal of Morang finished first to win the title. Kathmandu's Radhika Paudel finished second and Kusum Ghising third.

In the local player category, Ward 16's Janardan Shrestha finished first and Mohammad Imran Khan second. In the Best KM category, Sima Nabin Tandukar finished first; in the Bhutan category, Bardilal Nepali; and in the other category, Sabin Prakash Sainju.

According to Prabin Bahadur Bhandel, a candidate for president of the Nepal Chess Federation, among juniors, Shubhamdeep Thapa was the best player under-16, Prabir KC under-14, and Hardik Panta and Rajan Shah under-12.