Tanmaya Tripathy was the only contestant from Odisha to win a top-three prize in any category. He finished runner-up in Category-C with 7.5 points from 10 rounds. Tanmaya pocketed a cash prize of Rs 75,000.

The closing ceremony featured Olympian and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey, KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta, AICF member Ranjan Mohanty, tournament director IM Sekhar Chandra Sahu and chief arbiter Vasanth BH.

FINAL STANDINGS (Top three prize winners):

Category-A (Open): 1. GM Boris Savchenko, Russia (8 pts, prize Rs 3 lakh), 2. IM David Gochelashvili, Russia (7.5 pts, prize Rs 2 lakh), 3. GM Nguyen Van Huy, Vietnam (7.5 pts, prize Rs 1.4 lakh), 26. Ashirwad Swain, Odisha (6.5 pts, prize Rs ?).

Category-B (Rating below 1900): 1. Maitreyi Mondal, West Bengal (9 pts, prize Rs 1 lakh), 2. Debanjan Sinha, Jharkhand (9 pts, prize Rs 75,000), 3. Soumalya Mondol, West Bengal (8.5 pts, prize Rs 60,000), 7. Lalit Ranjan Sahu, Odisha (7.5 pts, prize Rs 30,000).

Category-C (Rated 1700 & below): 1. Sahil Ghorghate, Maharashtra (8 pts, prize Rs 1 lakh), 2. Tanmaya Tripathy, Odisha, (7.5 pts, prize Rs 75,000), 3. Amiyanshu Bhowal, West Bengal (7.5 pts, prize Rs 60,000).
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TOP: Leading prize winners in Categories A and C pose with guests and officials at the 16th KIIT International Chess Festival in Bhubaneswar on 16 May 2025.
RIGHT: Leading prize winners in Category B pose with guests and officials at the 16th KIIT International Chess Festival in Bhubaneswar on 12 May 2025.