Chiranth's first triumph of the year

Chiranth M D was the sole leader 8.5/9, heading into the final round. Sai Sharma was the only player trailing him by a half point at 8/9. A draw would have made Chiranth a clear champion. That's exactly what he did. Sai secured second place. Ramachandra Bhat lost to Indrajeet S P Suryapranjal and the latter finished third.

Champion - Chiranth M D 9/10
Interview with Chiranth M D | Video: ChessBase India

Runner-up - Sai Sharma 8.5/10

Second Runner-up - Indrajeet S P Suryapranjal 8.5/10

Top 3 (L to R): 3rd Indrajeet S P Suryapranjal 8.5/10, 1st Chiranth M D 9/10 and 2nd Sai Sharma 8.5/10

Chiranth M D's (1731) favorite game was his win against Avyan Shah (1670) in Round 6. He mentioned it in the interview why it was his favorite.

Chiranth M D en route his final round draw against the eventual runner-up - Sai Sharma

Chiranth M D scored an unbeaten 9/10, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 58.2 Elo rating points

Players in action on top boards

The tournament hall at Koramangala Indoor Stadium

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Venue tour - Koramangala Indoor Stadium | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 929 players including an IM took part from various parts of India, and also from Canada, England, Kenya, Singapore, Sri Lanka and USA in Open C (<1800). The four-day ten round rating tournament was organized by The Golden Aura Trust at Koramangala Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka from 15th to 18th April 2025. The time control of the event is 60 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

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Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
135
Chiranth, M DIND1731KAR964,567,559,2508
219
Sharma, SaiIND1759MAH8,567,57360,5008
322
Suryapranjal, Indrajeet S PIND1752ODI8,563,568,557,0007
427
Abhiram, VaddiIND1746AP8,562,566,555,5007
532
Nihal, N ShettyIND1736KAR8,562,565,553,0008
616
Iniyan, KIND1770TN8,5616655,7507
730
Jagadeesh, A.K.IND1740KER8,55660,550,7508
811
Borse, VaibhavIND1778MAH866,572,556,7506
953
Soni, Deepak RIND1716MAH8646953,5006
1040
Ayya, Ayush UmeshIND1729MAH8646952,7507
1120
Charith, BhatIND1758KAR-BLR86468,553,7507
1215
Karra, Surya Kumara SridattaIND1771AP863,56955,0007
1329
Adhyayan, BanerjeeU15IND1743TEL8636853,0006
1436
Subramanian, VS61IND1731TN8616652,5006
1523
Gaigore, SanskarU15IND1751MAH860,56651,2507
1698
Sarthak Sharma,U15IND1665KAR-BLR860,565,549,5008
1761
Sarvesh, EU12IND1711TN86064,549,2507
1884
Rashmika, MaringantiwIND1681MAH859,564,548,7507
19149
Achinthya, BhatU15IND1622KAR859,56247,0007
2052
Diwan, RajeshIND1716MP857,56248,5007
2174
Govind, Naresh PrabhuIND1698MAH85761,547,0008
2264
Gopikrishna, N.IND1705AP8576149,5007
2326
Lalit, Ranjan SahuU15IND1748ODI85559,546,0008
243
Alaukik, SinhaU15IND1787MAH7,56973,553,2506
25102
Agraval, ShravanaU15IND1658MAH7,5667151,2505
2678
Dhayagude, AaravU12IND1693MAH7,564,56950,0006
2745
Nishanth, DsouzaIND1723KAR7,563,56849,2506
282
Gopinath, PIND1790TN7,562,567,548,0007
2928
Pandey, ArpitIND1745MAH7,56267,548,5007
3059
Niranjan, MocharlaIND1712AP7,5626746,7507
3124
Nookala, Nikhil SriramIND1751AP7,561,56648,7505
32814
Rohan Bobby,IND0KER7,5616648,7507
3310
Arman, SiddiqueIND1779WB7,5616647,2506
3413
Abdul Majeed, N.S61IND1775KER7,560,565,547,2506
3547
Rajveer, PatilU15IND1721GOA7,56064,547,5006
36162
Naik, AmitIND1611MAH7,56064,546,7506
3785
Ayaan, SomaniU15IND1680MAH7,558,561,541,7507
389
Marimuthu, KIND1780TN7,5586244,7506
39107
Abijith, SIND1651TN7,5586242,0006
4068
Ramachandra, BhatS61IND1703KAR-BLR7,55861,542,0007

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