Ajjesh amazing at 1st Hunter's Queen Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/04/2025

Ajjesh J R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st Hunter's Queen Trophy Rapid Rating Open 2025. The 16-year-old finished a half point ahead of the competition. Five players - IM Srihari L, Peter Anand A, Madhesh Kumar S, IM Harsh Suresh and IM Hari Madhavan N B scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to sixth according to tie-breaks. Ajjesh drew with the eventual runner-up and Puducherry's first IM - Srihari in the penultimate round. The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹15000 each. The one-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Hunters Chess Academy at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology in Puducherry on 30th March 2025. This is Ajjesh's first rating open tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Adishtha Selvam S / Hunters Chess Academy

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	TB5
1	6		Ajjesh, J R	U17		IND	2064	Tamil Nadu	8,5	56	61	57,00	8
2	3	IM	Srihari, L			IND	2184	Puducherry	8	57	61	52,75	7
3	8		Peter Anand, A			IND	1975	Puducherry	8	54,5	59,5	51,75	7
4	9		Madhesh, Kumar S	U13		IND	1957	Puducherry	8	53,5	57,5	49,00	8
5	1	IM	Harsh, Suresh			IND	2346	Tamil Nadu	8	53	57	50,50	7
6	2	IM	Hari, Madhavan N B			IND	2250	Tamil Nadu	8	51	55	48,00	8
7	4	IM	Ajay, Karthikeyan			IND	2179	Tamil Nadu	7,5	53,5	57,5	46,00	7
8	5	FM	Prasannaa.S,			IND	2082	Tamil Nadu	7,5	52,5	57	45,00	7
9	7		Balkishan, A.			IND	1988	Karnataka	7,5	50,5	54,5	43,25	7
10	36		Anirudh, Narendran			IND	1677	Tamil Nadu	7,5	50	55	43,25	7
11	15		Harini, S.		w	IND	1862	Tamil Nadu	7,5	50	55	43,00	7
12	113		Yoganandan, A			IND	1480	Tamil Nadu	7,5	49	51	40,25	7
13	13		Sai, Abhinav Kuchibhotla	U13		IND	1885	Tamil Nadu	7,5	46,5	48,5	40,25	7
14	10		Mahish, S A	U15		IND	1897	Tamil Nadu	7	56	60,5	44,50	7
15	11		Gokul, G	U15		IND	1887	Tamil Nadu	7	53,5	55	39,75	6
16	30		Sai, Shravan R			IND	1694	Tamil Nadu	7	52	54,5	39,25	6
17	43		Danish, S V	U13		IND	1655	Tamil Nadu	7	51,5	55,5	40,50	7
18	12		Badrinath, S.			IND	1885	Puducherry	7	51,5	52,5	38,50	7
19	17		Kumar, S.			IND	1830	Tamil Nadu	7	50,5	55	40,50	7
20	18		Adhithya, S			IND	1824	Tamil Nadu	7	50,5	52,5	36,00	7
21	14	AIM	Farhaan, M			IND	1880	Tamil Nadu	7	49,5	52,5	38,00	7
22	32		Sudharshan, Varadarajan	U17		IND	1692	Tamil Nadu	7	49	53	38,00	7
23	39		Kavin, E	U13		IND	1666	Tamil Nadu	7	49	53	37,50	7
24	31		Aswin, Chinnappan K			IND	1692	Puducherry	7	49	52	38,00	7
25	23		Prajit, Ravishankar	U17		IND	1774	Tamil Nadu	7	48	51	38,00	6

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