Avirat's 2nd Rating Triumph of 2026

Avirat Chauhan secured his second rating tournament triumph of 2026. He won the 9th LBHM All India Open Fide Rapid Rating Chess Tournament. Here at Children’s Research University, Open Avirat scored an important win over FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma of Madhya Pradesh to score 8.5/9 points. In the last round, Rosh Jain defeated IM Ethan Vaz, while Aansh Nandan Nerurkar won against Kartavya Anadkat to secure 2nd and 3rd spot.

Champion: Avirat Chauhan

Runner up: Rosh Jain

Second runner up: Aansh Nandan Nerurkar

The fourth place was secured by Javal Saurin Patel of Gujarat

Manas Gaikwad of Maharashtra had a good tiebreak to win the fifth place

The first five prize winners with the guests

987 players from almost all parts of India took part in the nine-round event, with a time control of 10 minutes + 5 seconds of increment. IM Anuj Shrivatri of Madhya Pradesh was the top seed of the tournament. Ethan Vaz of Goa, Moksh Amit Doshi of Gujarat, and Aakash Dalvi of Maharashtra were the other international masters in the fray.

Ankit Rajpara, the second grandmaster from Gujarat, inaugurated the tournament

IM Ethan Vaz of Goa and IM Anadkat Kartavya of Maharashtra drew their eighth round encounter

Avirat had a crucial win in the penultimate round over Sherla Prathamesh to clinch the title
Rosh Jain defeated JR Ajjesh of Tamil Nadu in the eighth round, a beneficial one to finish second

Aadik Theophane Lenin (right) lost to Aansh Nandan Nerurkar

Young Madhvendra Pratap Sharma defeated Saksham Wadhwa in the eighth round

The playing hall can easily accommodate 1500 players. There are many such halls in the stadium.

IG Parmar, the oldest active IA of India

IA Jeyam Subbaiah explaining a point to a visually impaired player

Fide Arbiter Bhavesh Patel, the architect of Gujarat State CA, his son, a National Arbiter Kishan Bhaveshbhai Patel, and Fide Arbiter Mayur Patel, a former vice president of GSCA

Mahendra Patel, the tournament director, did a wonderful job in organising two tournaments in two days, each with almost one thousand players

Prize List

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.

SNo

 

Name

Typ

sex

Gr

FED

Rtg

Club/City

Pts.

 TB1 

 TB2 

 TB3 

 TB4 

 TB5 

 TB6 

1

6

Avirat, Chauhan

U12

IND

2206

Maharashtra

8,5

54

58

54

0

8

3

2

11

FM

Rosh, Jain

U15

IND

2171

Delhi

8,5

53,5

59

55,25

0

8

5

3

13

FM

Aansh, Nandan Nerurkar

U14

IND

2152

Maharashtra

8,5

52,5

57

54

0

8

4

4

15

FM

Jval, Saurin Patel

U15

IND

2146

Gujarat

8

57

61

53,5

0

8

4

5

35

Gaikwad, Manas

IND

1970

Maharashtra

8

54

57,5

49,5

0

7

4

6

56

CM

Vedant, Rupeshbhai Varasada

IND

1869

Gujarat

8

51

55

47

0

8

3

7

29

FM

Jani, Kushal R

IND

1997

Gujarat

8

50,5

53

46,5

0

8

5

8

12

FM

Jaiveer, Mahendru

IND

2154

Maharashtra

8

46,5

51

46

0

8

3

9

4

Anadkat, Kartavya

IND

2232

Gujarat

7,5

58

63

50,75

0

7

3

10

2

IM

Vaz, Ethan

U15

IND

2306

Goa

7,5

55,5

60,5

48,25

0

7

3

11

7

IM

Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi

IND

2203

Maharashtra

7,5

53,5

57,5

46

0

7

3

12

1

IM

Anuj, Shrivatri

IND

2321

Madhya Pradesh

7,5

52,5

57,5

46,75

0

6

3

13

32

Tanna, Krish Alpeshbhai

IND

1985

Gujarat

7,5

52,5

55

42,25

0

7

3

14

10

FM

Vivaan, Vishal Shah

U14

IND

2183

Gujarat

7,5

52

55,5

44

0

7

3

15

17

FM

Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma

U13

IND

2133

Madhya Pradesh

7,5

52

55

42,75

0

7

3

Details

A Huge Thanks to Prof. R. Anantharam for sharing the photos and details with us

Prof. Rathinam Anantharam is an A-grade international arbiter. Member of the FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, Chairman of the Titles Commission in the All India Chess Federation, Vice President of the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, Chief Arbiter for six world championships, many Asian, International, and National Championships.