Top four score 8/9
Four players - IM Aronyak Ghosh, Garv Rai, Vedant Garg and FM Ojasva Singh were the leaders 6.5/8, heading into the final round. Aronyak defeated Garv to become the champion. Vedant won against Ojasva to secure second place. Shaurya Chaudhary scored a full point versus WCM Anishka Vikram to finish third. The tournament was powered by Cyboard School and supported by Kaabil Kids.
Top five (L to R): 3rd Shaurya Chaudhary 8/9, 5th Garv Rai 7.5/9, 1st IM Aronyak Ghosh 8/9 and 4th Sparsh Yadav 8/9 |
Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy
IM Aronyak Ghosh scored an unbeaten 8/9, became champion on tie-breaks and drew with the eventual runner-up Vedant Garg
Players in action | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy
Specially Abled 2nd - Vaibhav Gautam 6/9 | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy
The tournament gate | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy
Trophies for the prize winners
| Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy
The tournament hall at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy
A total of 386 players including two IMs took part from various parts of India. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Eminent Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 26th and 27th April 2025. The time control of the event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | IND | 2424 | Rspb | 8 | 57,5 | 62,5 | 54,75 | |||
| 2 | 26 | Vedant, Garg | IND | 1826 | Chandigarh | 8 | 54,5 | 60 | 52,75 | ||||
| 3 | 59 | Shaurya, Chaudhary | U14 | IND | 1657 | Delhi | 8 | 47 | 51,5 | 45,50 | |||
| 4 | 19 | Sparsh, Yadav | IND | 1875 | 8 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 44,00 | |||||
| 5 | 12 | Garv, Rai | IND | 1983 | Delhi | 7,5 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 47,00 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | FM | Singh, Ojasva | IND | 2222 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 45,50 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Anustoop, Biswas | IND | 2181 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 43,50 | ||||
| 8 | 60 | Shivay, Singh | U08 | IND | 1656 | Uttar Pradesh | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 41,75 | |||
| 9 | 16 | Shreyash, Singh | IND | 1950 | 7,5 | 46 | 50,5 | 42,75 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | FM | Namitbir, Singh Walia | IND | 2146 | Punjab | 7 | 54 | 58,5 | 42,50 | |||
| 11 | 8 | Sharma, Harish | IND | 2029 | Delhi | 7 | 51,5 | 56 | 40,50 | ||||
| 12 | 27 | Akshat, Negi | IND | 1817 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,00 | |||||
| 13 | 22 | CM | Aarit, Kapil | U10 | IND | 1858 | Delhi | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 38,00 | ||
| 14 | 23 | Mahir, Taneja | U14 | IND | 1853 | Delhi | 7 | 50 | 53 | 38,75 | |||
| 15 | 9 | Puneet, Verma | U14 | IND | 2011 | PB | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,00 | |||
| 16 | 29 | Mohit, Kumar Soni | IND | 1808 | Bihar | 7 | 47,5 | 51 | 37,50 | ||||
| 17 | 30 | Jagreet, Misra | U14 | IND | 1803 | Delhi | 7 | 47 | 51 | 37,50 | |||
| 18 | 162 | Naitik, Sethi | U14 | IND | 1478 | Delhi | 7 | 46 | 48,5 | 35,25 | |||
| 19 | 11 | Arshpreet, Singh | IND | 1986 | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 36,00 | |||||
| 20 | 36 | Chandan, Mandal | IND | 1773 | Delhi | 7 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 35,75 | ||||
| 21 | 32 | Ekaaksha, Partap Singh Negi | IND | 1789 | Chandigarh | 7 | 44,5 | 47,5 | 35,00 | ||||
| 22 | 20 | WCM | Anishka, Vikram | w | IND | 1874 | Delhi | 6,5 | 51 | 54 | 34,75 | ||
| 23 | 45 | Shubh, Kapur | IND | 1719 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 37,50 | |||||
| 24 | 13 | CM | Jain, Naveen | IND | 1979 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 37,25 | ||||
| 25 | 25 | Divitt, Arora | IND | 1839 | Delhi | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 36,25 | ||||
| 26 | 14 | WFM | Sachi, Jain | w | IND | 1973 | Delhi | 6,5 | 50 | 54 | 37,00 | ||
| 27 | 40 | Ansh, Kabra | U10 | IND | 1758 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,5 | 49 | 52 | 33,75 | |||
| 28 | 66 | Prakhar, Tripathi | U14 | IND | 1631 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 36,00 | |||
| 29 | 34 | Vidit, Sethi | U14 | IND | 1784 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,5 | 47,5 | 48,5 | 32,25 | |||
| 30 | 10 | WFM | Shubhi, Gupta | w | IND | 1997 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,5 | 47 | 51 | 35,25 |
