Arun's third tournament triumph of the month
FM Arun Kataria was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the last round. IM Rahul Sangma and FM Kumar Gaurav were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Arun drew with Rahul to become a clear champion and Rahul secured second place. Shrayan defeated Kumar to finish third.
Champion - FM Arun Kataria 8/9 |
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Runner-up - IM Rahul Sangma 7.5/9
Second Runner-up - Shrayan Majumder 7.5/9 | Photo: Official site
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Rahul Sangma 7.5/9, 1st FM Arun Kataria 8/9 and 3rd Shrayan Majumder 7.5/9 | Photo: Official site
FM Arun Kataria en route his penultimate round victory over Shrayan Majumder | Photo: Official site
FM Arun Kataria scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and maintained his Elo rating
Children won various prizes
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Trophies and medals for the prize winners
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The tournament hall at Jaipur Club in Jaipur, Rajasthan
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A group photo
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A total of 311 players including an IM took part from various parts of India and one from USA. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Royal Chess Club and Services at Jaipur Club in Jaipur, Rajasthan from 23rd to 27th April 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | FM | Arun, Kataria | IND | 2353 | Rajasthan | 8 | 54 | 59 | 51,50 | ||
| 2 | 2 | IM | Sangma, Rahul | IND | 2121 | Railways | 7,5 | 54 | 57 | 45,50 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Majumder, Shrayan | IND | 2110 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 52 | 56,5 | 44,75 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Manav, Kumar | U14 | IND | 1892 | Rajasthan | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 43,75 | ||
| 5 | 26 | Deepak, Batra | IND | 1812 | Punjab | 7,5 | 47 | 51 | 40,50 | |||
| 6 | 18 | Sree, Veeramani P | IND | 1831 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 42,25 | |||
| 7 | 6 | CM | Nimay, Agrawal | U14 | IND | 1995 | Haryana | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 41,75 | |
| 8 | 30 | Bhanushali, Neemay | U14 | IND | 1792 | Maharashtra | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 37,75 | ||
| 9 | 4 | FM | Kumar, Gaurav | IND | 2079 | Bihar | 7 | 47,5 | 50 | 36,50 | ||
| 10 | 17 | Pranay, Chordia | IND | 1840 | Rajasthan | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 37,50 | |||
| 11 | 42 | Rishen, Jilowa | U12 | IND | 1750 | Jpr - Raj | 7 | 44,5 | 49 | 37,50 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Tanna, Krish Alpeshbhai | U16 | IND | 1881 | Gujarat | 6,5 | 50 | 54 | 37,00 | ||
| 13 | 25 | AGM | Gopal, Krishna Maheshwari | IND | 1812 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,5 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 37,00 | ||
| 14 | 66 | Mathur, Raj | U16 | IND | 1666 | Gujarat | 6,5 | 48,5 | 49,5 | 31,75 | ||
| 15 | 20 | AFM | Maniar, Hriday | U14 | IND | 1828 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 48 | 53 | 37,00 | |
| 16 | 14 | Srivastava, Y.P. | S55+ | IND | 1859 | Bihar | 6,5 | 48 | 51,5 | 35,50 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Joshi, Govind Ballabh | S55+ | IND | 2017 | Delhi | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52 | 36,50 | ||
| 18 | 13 | AIM | Saikat, Nath | IND | 1866 | Delhi | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 35,50 | ||
| 19 | 22 | Raj, Kapoor | IND | 1817 | Jpr - Raj | 6,5 | 47,5 | 51 | 36,25 | |||
| 20 | 33 | AIM | Shankhadeep, Maity | IND | 1788 | West Bengal | 6,5 | 47 | 51,5 | 34,50 |
