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Guha Mitrabha is the winner of O2C Doebrl Chess 2025

21 Apr, 2025by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

Major success for Indian players at O2C Doebrl Chess 2025 – GM Guha Mitrabha wins the gold medal of the event, ahead of his compatriot GM Sayantan Das who takes silver. The bronze medal is for local hero GM Zong-Yuan Zhao

Guha Mitrabha is an Indian chess Grandmaster, hailing from Kolkata. He began playing in 2005, with early successes including National U9, Sub-Junior, and Senior titles. O2C Doebrl Chess 2025 is yet another major achievement for the talented Indian player. Guha Mitrabha earned his Grandmaster Title in 2021 at age 20 during the GM Third Saturday Mix 220 tournament in Novi Sad, Serbia, crossing the 2500 Elo barrier and securing his third GM norm. In 2023-2024 he won the Commonwealth Chess Championship gold medal in the rapid event. In the Tata Steel Chess Festival 2023 Blitz Open Guha Mitrabha secured first place with an unbeaten 7.5/8, marking his fourth tournament win of 2023. Guha Mitrabha dominated Bangalore GM Open & Blitz Open in 2024, winning both events while scoring 8/10 in the Open and remaining undefeated. And there is more! Here is a list of more achievements by Guha Mitrabha

National Blitz Championship (2025): Dominated with an unbeaten 10.5/11, finishing a point ahead of the field.

1st Jaipur Rapid Rating Open (2025): Won with an unbeaten 8.5/9, his first rating tournament triumph of 2025.

1st Birsa Munda Rapid and Blitz (2024): Scored 8.5/9 in Rapid and a perfect 9/9 in Blitz, winning both titles.

Dynamo Chess Tournament (2022): Won the inaugural event, defeating GM Dibyendu Barua in the final.

Kaun Banega Crorepati Appearance (2025): First Indian GM to participate in the quiz show, winning ₹480,000, showcasing his general knowledge and composure

More about the O2C Doebrl Chess Cup

The Doeberl Cup is Australia’s premier Grand Prix chess tournament and the country’s longest-running weekend chess event, held annually in Canberra since 1963, except for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Named after its primary sponsor, Austrian-born chess enthusiast and building contractor Erich Doeberl, who immigrated to Australia in 1955, the tournament has grown significantly in size and prestige, often attracting more players than the Australian Chess Championships. It is held over the Easter weekend and is known for its competitive fields and strong international participation.

The tournament began in 1963 after Erich Doeberl’s friend Toni Wiedenhofer proposed a weekend event to draw strong interstate players. Doeberl donated £100 for the prize fund, and the inaugural seven-round tournament at the Australian National University saw 29 players compete, with John Purdy winning a perfect 7/7. By 1970, it was established as Australia’s leading weekend tournament, with steady growth in entries over the decades

O2C Doebrl Chess Premier 2025 standings


1 GM Mitrabha, Guha IND 2505 7.5
2 GM Das, Sayantan IND 2416 7
3 GM Zhao, Zong-Yuan AUS 2462 6.5
4 GM Antonio, Rogelio Jr PHI 2363 6.5
5 GM Stopa, Jacek POL 2303 6.5
6 IM Solomon, Stephen J AUS 2207 6
7 IM Das, Arghyadip IND 2345 6
8 IM Radovanovic, Mihajlo SER 2434 6
9 FM Thing, Bibek NEP 2299 6
10 WIM Richards, Heather S AUS 2104 6
11 FM Vargas, Arteaga Alexis COL 2163 5.5
12 FM Winkelman, Albert AUS 2353 5.5
13 Zhu, Harvey AUS 2137 5.5
14 FM Nguyen, Vu Ky Anh AUS 2050 5.5
15 IM Ikeda, Junta AUS 2371 5.5
16 CM Hu, Yifei AUS 2086 5
17 WGM Nguyen, Thi Mai Hung VIE 2209 5
18 Datar, Tejas AUS 2005 5
19 WFM Shen, Zhiyuan AUS 2057 5
20 CM Prasad, Lalit AUS 2038 5
21 IM Lane, Gary W AUS 2250 5
22 Press, Harry AUS 2152 5
23 FM Dai, Cheng AUS 2118 5
24 Chen, Meng Boon Marcus SGP 2188 5
25 Lo, Willis AUS 2067 5
26 CM Tang, Terrence AUS 2116 5
27 FM Ooi, Jayden AUS 2216 4.5
28 FM Soo, Kai Jie AUS 2206 4.5
29 CM Zhang, Kendrick Botong NZL 2009 4.5
30 FM Litchfield, Frederick AUS 2174 4.5
31 Gibson, Kyle AUS 1964 4.5
32 FM Kethro, Michael AUS 2112 4.5
33 FM Chan, Kris AUS 2090 4.5
34 FM Stojic, Dusan AUS 2251 4.5
35 IM Bagamasbad, Jose Efren PHI 1937 4
36 CM Thogata, Randheer VIC 2018 4
37 CM Leong, Benjamin AUS 2104 4
38 FM Ilic, Nicholas AUS 2048 4
39 CM Li, Hui MAC 2055 4
40 CM Melamed, Daniel AUS 2014 4
41 IM Dale, Ari AUS 2326 4
42 FM Rej, Tomek AUS 2247 4
43 FM Steadman, Michael NZL 2105 4
44 CM Rusakov, Jean AUS 2028 3.5
45 Chang, Ethan AUS 2011 3.5
46 CM Yu, Zachary NZL 2038 3.5
47 CM Gao, Arthur AUS 1975 3.5
48 Anup, Kumar Vihaan AUS 1932 3.5
49 CM Hain, Anthony AUS 1990 3.5
50 CM Annapureddy, Rheyansh Reddy AUS 2116 3.5
51 Yin, Wenlin AUS 1972 3.5
52 CM Leong, Joel AUS 1962 3.5
53 Poberezovsky, Daniel AUS 1935 3
54 Wang, Lachlan AUS 2076 3
55 CM Kelly, Adam AUS 1976 3
56 CM Liu, William Rui NZL 2005 3
57 Rumley, William AUS 1976 2
58 Safarian, Alek AUS 1940 2
59 Plunkett, Jeremy AUS 1982 2