Ajjesh's first rating open tournament triumph
The top seed of the tournament and Puducherry's first IM - Srihari L, Ajjesh J R and World Amateur (Below 2000) 2021 champion - Peter Anand A, were the three leaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Ajjesh defeated Adhithya S to become the champion. Peter drew with Srihari to secure third and second place respectively.
Champion - Ajjesh J R 8.5/9 | Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy
Runner-up - IM Srihari L 8/9 | Photo: IA Vivek Sohani
Second Runner-up - Peter Anand A 8/9 | Photo: FI NA Sushrutha Reddy/Innovators Chess Academy
Ajjesh J R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 53.2 Elo rating points
Lighting of the lamp
| Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy
Trophies and cheques for the prize winners
| Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy
The organizing team
| Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy
Players in action | Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy
The tournament hall at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology in Puducherry | Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy
A total of 545 players including four IMs took part from all over the country in this one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Hunter's Queen Academy, Puducherry at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology in Puducherry on 30th March 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Ajjesh, J R | U17 | IND | 2064 | Tamil Nadu | 8,5 | 56 | 61 | 57,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | IM | Srihari, L | IND | 2184 | Puducherry | 8 | 57 | 61 | 52,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Peter Anand, A | IND | 1975 | Puducherry | 8 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 51,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Madhesh, Kumar S | U13 | IND | 1957 | Puducherry | 8 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 49,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 1 | IM | Harsh, Suresh | IND | 2346 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 53 | 57 | 50,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | IM | Hari, Madhavan N B | IND | 2250 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 51 | 55 | 48,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | IM | Ajay, Karthikeyan | IND | 2179 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 46,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | FM | Prasannaa.S, | IND | 2082 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 52,5 | 57 | 45,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Balkishan, A. | IND | 1988 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 43,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 36 | Anirudh, Narendran | IND | 1677 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 50 | 55 | 43,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 15 | Harini, S. | w | IND | 1862 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 50 | 55 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 113 | Yoganandan, A | IND | 1480 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 49 | 51 | 40,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | 13 | Sai, Abhinav Kuchibhotla | U13 | IND | 1885 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 46,5 | 48,5 | 40,25 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Mahish, S A | U15 | IND | 1897 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 56 | 60,5 | 44,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 11 | Gokul, G | U15 | IND | 1887 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 53,5 | 55 | 39,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 30 | Sai, Shravan R | IND | 1694 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 52 | 54,5 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 17 | 43 | Danish, S V | U13 | IND | 1655 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Badrinath, S. | IND | 1885 | Puducherry | 7 | 51,5 | 52,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 19 | 17 | Kumar, S. | IND | 1830 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 20 | 18 | Adhithya, S | IND | 1824 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 50,5 | 52,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 21 | 14 | AIM | Farhaan, M | IND | 1880 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 32 | Sudharshan, Varadarajan | U17 | IND | 1692 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 49 | 53 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 39 | Kavin, E | U13 | IND | 1666 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 49 | 53 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 31 | Aswin, Chinnappan K | IND | 1692 | Puducherry | 7 | 49 | 52 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 25 | 23 | Prajit, Ravishankar | U17 | IND | 1774 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 48 | 51 | 38,00 | 0 | 6 |
