Ayush Sharma awesome at Khelo Chess India Masters Rapid and Blitz 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 11/04/2025

IM Ayush Sharma scored 17.5/21 to win Khelo Chess India Masters 2025. He won both Rapid and Blitz events scoring 12/14 and 5.5/7 each respectively. 11-year-old CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma scored 15/21 to finish second. He secured second place in both Rapid and Blitz - 10/14 and 5/7. IM Anup Deshmukh was placed third with score of 13/21. WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL) scored an impressive 4.5/7 to finish third. She scored 8.5/21 to finish fifth overall. The two-day seven-round each Rapid and Blitz tournament was organized by ChessBase India at Sage International School in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on 5th and 6th April 2025. This is Ayush's second and third tournament triumph of the year.

Ayush wins his second and third tournament of the year

Rapid and Blitz winner - IM Ayush Sharma 12/14 and 5.5/7

The Khelo Chess India Masters Rapid and Blitz 2025 organized by ChessBase India concluded at Sage International School, Kolar in Madhya Pradesh

The Masters winner's trophy was given in memory of Late R Satyamurthy, the first National player of Madhya Pradesh

Khelo Chess India Masters in progress

IM Ayush Sharma started his rapid campaign with a loss against Saksham Wadhwa

Ayush made a strong comeback by winning his next six games in-a-row, including wins over CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma and IM Anup Deshmukh in Round 2 and 7 respectively

IM Ayush Sharma scored 12/14 and finished two points ahead of the rest

Despite a relatively slow start 2/4, the talented kid from Bhopal made strong comeback by winning the next four games consecutively to secure second place

The legendary coach - IM Anup Deshmukh elevated the prestige of this tournament by participating in it. Only a last round loss against his student, moved him to third place

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Final standings in Rapid

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1
1	4	IM	Ayush, Sharma	IND	2485	6	18,50
2	6	CM	Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma	IND	2234	5	13,50
3	8	IM	Deshmukh, Anup	IND	2182	4,5	12,50
4	5		Saksham, Wadhwa	IND	2184	3,5	11,25
5	2	CM	Bajaj, Prakhar	IND	2080	3	7,00
6	3	CM	Aishwin, Daniel	IND	2236	2,5	10,00
7	1	WIM	Franco Valencia, Angela	COL	2121	2	4,00
8	7	AFM	Choubey, Saurabh	IND	2069	1,5	4,25

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Blitz: Ayush clinches Blitz, Madhvendra second and Angela third

The top seed of the Blitz tournament, IM Ayush Sharma reigned supreme. However, both eventual runners-up, CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma and WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL), held him to a draw each.

IM Ayush Sharma defeated his coach IM Anup Deshmukh in Round 2

CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma held IM Ayush Sharma to a draw in Round 4

WIM Franco Angela Valencia (COL) drew with IM Ayush Sharma in the penultimate round.

IM Ayush Sharma scored an unbeaten 5.5/7, drew with both runners-up and finished a half point ahead of the rest

After a loss in the first round against Saksham Wadhwa, CM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma bounced back by defeating WIM Angela Franco Valencia (COL)

After a forgettable Rapid event, WIM Angela Franco Valencia delivered a strong performance in the Blitz scoring 4.5/7 to finish third

Final standings in Blitz Rating

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1
1	8	IM	Ayush, Sharma	IND	2485	5,5	16,50
2	6	CM	Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma	IND	2234	5	16,50
3	7	WIM	Franco Valencia, Angela	COL	2121	4,5	13,00
4	5	IM	Deshmukh, Anup	IND	2186	4	10,00
5	3		Saksham, Wadhwa	IND	2184	2,5	9,50
6	2	AFM	Choubey, Saurabh	IND	2045	2,5	6,75
7	1	CM	Bajaj, Prakhar	IND	2080	2,5	6,50
8	4	CM	Aishwin, Daniel	IND	2236	1,5	4,75