Kartavya's eighth tournament triumph of the year
Om Gada was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Kartavya Anadkat, Sanjeev Mishra and IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Kartavya defeated Vikramaditya to win the tournament. Sanjeev drew against Om. The former was placed third and the latter second. Kartavya suffered his sole loss against the eventual runner-up, Om in Round 8. Both Om and Sanjeev remained undefeated.







A total of 312 players including two IMs took part from all over the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was held at Khar Gymkhana in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5th October 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Anadkat, Kartavya | GJ | IND | 2060 | 8 | 53 | 56,5 | 48,50 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 17 | Gada, Om | MH | IND | 1937 | 8 | 52,5 | 55,5 | 48,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 13 | Mishra, Sanjeev | MH | IND | 1982 | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 46,00 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | FM | Potawad, Anirudhha | MH | IND | 2259 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 11 | AIM | Vivaan, Sardana | U15 | MH | IND | 1990 | 7,5 | 52 | 56 | 44,25 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 16 | Kherdekar, Arnav | MH | IND | 1941 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 44,50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | ACM | Iyer, Arvind | MH | IND | 2105 | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53 | 42,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 10 | Arnav, Mahesh Koli | U15 | MH | IND | 2006 | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53 | 42,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 9 | 6 | FM | Bagwe, Gaurang | MH | IND | 2079 | 7 | 52 | 57 | 42,00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 10 | 3 | IM | Kulkarni, Vikramaditya | MH | IND | 2145 | 7 | 51,5 | 56 | 40,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 11 | 19 | Somaiya, Shreyansh | MH | IND | 1921 | 7 | 51 | 56 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | IM | Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi | MH | IND | 2222 | 7 | 51 | 55,5 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 13 | 14 | Shah, Jeet | MH | IND | 1964 | 7 | 49 | 53 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 14 | 15 | Ghadge, Harsh | MH | IND | 1954 | 7 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 27 | Shah, Veer Kunjan | MH | IND | 1821 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 40 | Rohit, Rahulkumar J | GJ | IND | 1752 | 7 | 47 | 51 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 28 | AFM | Maniar, Hriday | U13 | MH | IND | 1820 | 7 | 46 | 50,5 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Guru, Prakash | MH | IND | 2064 | 7 | 45,5 | 50,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | Dere, Pushkar | MH | IND | 2129 | 6,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | 23 | Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna | w | MH | IND | 1888 | 6,5 | 52 | 56 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 12 | Chandar, Raju | KL | IND | 1986 | 6,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 39,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | 22 | Jagesia, Daksh | MH | IND | 1902 | 6,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 23 | 9 | Majumder, Shrayan | MH | IND | 2035 | 6,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 24 | 24 | Gaurang, Bhandari | U12 | MH | IND | 1869 | 6,5 | 50 | 55 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 25 | 44 | Rahul, N Kamath | MH | IND | 1743 | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 26 | 20 | Boricha, Yohan | MH | IND | 1912 | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 27 | 43 | Atharva, Parag Koranne | U13 | MH | IND | 1747 | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 28 | 31 | Vageesh, Swaminathan | U14 | MH | IND | 1796 | 6,5 | 47 | 50,5 | 32,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 29 | 30 | Avyaay, Garg | U11 | MH | IND | 1800 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 51 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 30 | 18 | CM | Bartakke, Amardeep S. | MH | IND | 1933 | 6,5 | 46,5 | 51 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
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