Candidate Master Purushottam Silwal and Morang's Shanti Dhimal won the men's and women's titles, respectively, at the two-day KSA Kathmandu Ward Cup National Rapid Chess Tournament in Kathmandu. Silwal secured the men's championship with 8 points after defeating Nepal champion and FIDE Master Rupesh Jaiswal in the final game. He received Rs 50,000 for finishing first, while Dhimal took the women's title.
Silwal seals the men's championship
Silwal's victory came in the closing game of the tournament, where he faced Jaiswal, identified as both Nepal's champion and a FIDE Master. The result secured Silwal the men's title with 8 points. His win over a leading player gave the final game particular significance in the contest for the championship.
The tournament's result put Silwal at the top of the men's standings, and the first-place award was Rs 50,000. The available details do not specify the full standings, the points earned by other competitors or the prize amounts for the remaining places. The reported score and final-game result establish the key facts of Silwal's title run without adding unreported details about individual rounds.
Dhimal takes the women's title
Shanti Dhimal, representing Morang, won the women's championship. The tournament announcement named Dhimal as the women's title winner, but did not provide her final score, the result of her last game or the names and standings of the other contenders. Her victory nevertheless made her one of the event's two champions, alongside Silwal.
The men's and women's titles were awarded at the same national rapid chess event, which ran over two days. The available tournament information reports Silwal's score and prize, while giving Dhimal's title but no further result details. Accordingly, the reported outcomes distinguish the two championships without implying that the players competed against one another or shared a single standings table.
Tournament organised by Kathmandu sports bodies
Kathmandu Sports Academy and Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No. 16 organised the KSA Kathmandu Ward Cup National Rapid Chess Tournament. Its two-day format and national designation brought the men's and women's title contests together under one event in Kathmandu. The organisers' names are included in the tournament title and the event information.
Silwal's win over Jaiswal in the final game and Dhimal's women's championship were the central results reported from the tournament. Silwal's 8-point finish and Rs 50,000 first-place award provide a specific measure of his men's title performance; the available report does not provide comparable scoring or prize information for the women's section. Further details about the full field, venue, dates and round-by-round results were not included in the information provided.
