Raahil Mullick wins First Move Chess Club 2019 Rapid, Sameer Kathmale wins blitz

Raahil Mullick wins the Rapid event

The Mumbai rapid chess scene witnesses fierce competition. Top players of the city like Vikramaditya Kulkarni, Rakesh Kulkarni, Mithil Ajgaonkar, Ketan Boricha, Amardeep Bartakke and many others participate in the one day rapid event, which is usually held on Sundays. The prize money is attractive and it's a good form of practicing chess for some, while for others it's an excellent way to make some money. Not to forget, there are strong rapid players like IM Sameer Kathmale, Chinmay Kulkarni, Sauravh Kherdekar and others who come from Sangli, Pune, Nagpur and other cities of Maharashtra to pick up the top prize.

The First Move Chess Club and We One Rapid event was a strong one with players like Vikramaditya Kulkarni, Chinmay Kulkarni, Sameer Kathmale, Mithil Ajgaonkar, Mehar China Reddy - all players above an Elo of 2250 in classical chess, taking part. However, the tournament was won by 11-year-old Raahil Mullick who played some fine chess, remained unbeaten and took home the first prize of Rs.21,000.

Here is an annotated game by the champion Raahil himself:

Final Standings after 9 Rounds in Rapid

Final Standings after 9 Rounds in Blitz