Thapa Krishna emerged the winner of the KKC National Open Rating Tournament held from 26-31 May 2018 in Kakarbhitta, Jhapa.
His score of 7.5/9 put him half a point clear from a field of 95 which included seven former national champions.
Youth was the biggest winner with the majority prizes in the NPR 260,000 (USD 2,600) tournament going to young players
Chess in Nepal is on the up, the KKC National Open already the eighth such tournament held this year from a total of twenty planned catering for all including schools, colleges, corporates, national wide and international grandmaster.
Detailed results at: http://chess-results.com/tnr356971.aspx?lan=1
