Vishnu Dev Yadav tops the Phase 3 of the Grand Weekly Cash Prize Online Chess Tournament

With a stunning performance Vishnu Dev Yadav of Uttar Pradesh clinched the 1st position in phase 3 of the ongoing 7 part Cash Prize Online Chess Tournament. The tournaments have been envisaged by Good Knight Chess Club a renowned organization which quite successfully shifted the paradigm of professional chess. The grand online chess series commenced on 11th Nov 2019 and will conclude on 17th Nov 2019. Many big shots have graced the show including famous IM Somak Palit & 3 Official State Chess Champions like Rajiv Dhar, Soram Rahul Singh & Trailokya Nanda. IM Somak Palit won the previous two tournaments quite comprehensively. Still 4 tournaments to go with a big tournament coming up on Sunday with incredible prize structure it is well anticipated that many more big players will join shortly. Most astonishing outcome of the last tournament was Mrinmoy Rajkhowa of Guwahati, Assam who despite being just 9 years old managed to secure 8th position with an outstanding performance. Top 10 profiles of the phase 3 are as follows:-

Vishnu Dev Yadav, UP : 35 points

Trailokya Nanda, Assam : 28 points

Chayan Palit, Assam : 24 points

Shiv Kumar Sharma, UP : 24 points 

Ahiron Kaushik Saikia, Assam : 23 points

Neelabh Borthakur, Assam : 22 points

Rakesh Yadav, UP : 20 points

Mrinmoy Rajkhowa, Assam : 18 points

Cheniram Pegu, Assam : 17 points

Rakesh Chakraborty, Assam : 17 points