Alaukik's first rating tournament triumph
Third seeded, Alaukik Sinha was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Dagadu Gaikwad (USA), Aditya Khairmode and Ram Kumar R were trailing him by a half point at 7/8 each. Ram lost to Alaukik and the teenager became a clear champion. Dagadu suffered defeat against Aditya who secured second place. P Gopinath succumbed to Parth Moghe who finished third.
Champion - Alaukik Sinha 8.5/9
Interview with Alaukik Sinha | Video: ChessBase India
Runner-up - Aditya Khairmode 8/9
Second Runner-up - Parth Moghe 7.5/9
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Aditya Khairmode 8/9, 1st Alaukik Sinha 8.5/9 and 3rd Advik Amit Agrawal 7.5/9
Alaukik Sinha conceded his sole draw in Round 7 against Kushagra Paliwal
Alaukik Sinha scored 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 65.75 Elo rating points
Top 3 finishers of GM and Below 1800 Rating Tournaments
Top 3 finishers of GM and Below 1800 Rating Tournaments with the Arbiters' team
Chess is a difficult sport
The entrance gate to the playing arena
The tournament hall at Amanora Mall in Pune, Maharashtra
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Venue tour | Video: ChessBase India
A total of 346 players took part from various parts of India and three from USA. The four-day nine round Below 1800 rating tournament was organized by Maharashtra Chess Association from 25th to 28th April 2025 at Amanora Mall in Pune, Maharashtra. The time control of the event is 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | AIM | Alaukik, Sinha | U15 | PO12367_PUNE_20 | IND | 1787 | MH-PU | 8,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 48,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 43 | Khairmode, Aditya | PO1146_SANG_202 | IND | 1651 | MH | 8 | 50 | 54 | 48,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 15 | AGM | Moghe, Parth | PO846_PUNE_2023 | IND | 1729 | MH-PU | 7,5 | 48 | 52 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 40 | Yug, Vishal Bardiya | U13 | PO2066_PUNE_202 | IND | 1657 | MH-PU | 7,5 | 48 | 51 | 41,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 34 | Gaikwad, Dagadu | USA | 1663 | USA | 7 | 52 | 56 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 6 | 13 | Ram, Kumar R | IND | 1741 | AP | 7 | 50 | 55 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 7 | 8 | Patil, Akshaj | PO263_PUNE_2023 | IND | 1764 | MH-PU | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 8 | 20 | Akshat, Mahobiya | IND | 1711 | CT | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 5 | Nikam, Ravindra | PO6676_KOLH_202 | IND | 1775 | MH | 7 | 47,5 | 51 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | 170 | Sparsh, Batra | U15 | PO4566_PUNE_202 | IND | 1465 | MH-PU | 7 | 46,5 | 50 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 7 | Mohd Khaja, Abdul Latheef S | IND | 1766 | AP | 7 | 46 | 50,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| 12 | 44 | Shankar, Swaraj | U13 | PO7294_PUNE_202 | IND | 1651 | MH-PU | 7 | 46 | 50,5 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 213 | Shah, Marmik | U13 | PO6650_PUNE_202 | IND | 1416 | MH-PU | 7 | 46 | 50 | 39,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 14 | 28 | Joglekar, Akshay | PO1925_PUNE_202 | IND | 1681 | MH-PU | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 37,25 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | 21 | Dhiraj, Patil | PO12885_RAIG_20 | IND | 1711 | MH | 7 | 44 | 48 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 16 | 12 | Patil, Abhishek | PO12354_SANG_20 | IND | 1751 | MH | 7 | 44 | 48 | 34,50 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 32 | Arkaprova, Rajkonwar | IND | 1669 | AS | 7 | 42,5 | 49,5 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 18 | 11 | AGM | Bhogal, Rupesh | PO6726_MUMS_202 | IND | 1751 | MH | 6,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 36,25 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 19 | 1 | Soboleva, Anastasia | w | RUS | 1792 | RUS | 6,5 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | Gopinath, P | IND | 1790 | TN | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 |
