Manish's first rating tournament triumph of the year
IM Nitin S and IM Manish Anto Cristiano F were the coleaders 7.5/8 each, heading into the last round. Manish defeated Gokul Krishna S to become a clear champion. CM Naveen Kumar P suffered defeat against GM Laxman R R who secured second place. Nitin lost to IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam and the latter finished third.
Champion - IM Manish Anto Cristiano F 8.5/9
Interview with IM Manish Anto Cristiano F | Video: ChessBase India
Runner-up - GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Second Runner-up - IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Top 3 (L to R): 3rd IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam 8/9, 1st IM Manish Anto Cristiano F 8.5/9 and 2nd GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: SNA Manigandan R / Smart Chess Academy, Karur
IM Manish Anto Cristiano F scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 33.2 Elo rating points
Players in action | Photo: SNA Manigandan R / Smart Chess Academy, Karur
A total of 583 players including two GMs and four IMs took part from various parts of the country and two from Germany. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Smart Chess Academy, Karur at Arasu College of Arts & Science for Women in Karur, Tamil Nadu on 7th September 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | IM | Manish Anto Cristiano F | U20 | 11824CGL2025 | IND | 2149 | TN | 8,5 | 51 | 54 | 50,3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 33,2 | ||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Laxman R.R. | 41/CHE/LIFE | IND | 2219 | ICF | 8 | 54 | 55 | 46,5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 10 | IM | Ramnathan Balasubramaniam | 48/CHE/LIFE | IND | 2045 | TN | 8 | 51 | 54 | 46,5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 26,4 | |||
| 4 | 16 | Tarun V | U20 | 26301SLM2025 | IND | 1895 | TN | 8 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 44,5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 15,4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | IM | Nitin S. | 104/SLM/LIFE | IND | 2182 | TN | 7,5 | 56 | 60 | 47,8 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 5,9 | |||
| 6 | 2 | IM | Hari Madhavan N B | 9566CHE2025 | IND | 2299 | TN | 7,5 | 54,5 | 58 | 46,8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -3 | |||
| 7 | 9 | Sham R | 4872CHE2025 | IND | 2062 | TN | 7,5 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 46,8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 12,2 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | GM | Srihari L R | U20 | 9590CGL2025 | IND | 2385 | TN | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57 | 45,8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | -7,2 | ||
| 9 | 19 | Nigash G | U20 | 4416ERO2025 | IND | 1862 | TN | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 45,3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 72,4 | |||
| 10 | 14 | CM | Lakshmi Narayanan M V | 26406DGL2025 | IND | 1963 | TN | 7,5 | 52 | 55,5 | 44,3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 17,2 | |||
| 11 | 4 | AGM | Vignesh B | 9624CGL2025 | IND | 2204 | TN | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 20 | -16,4 | |||
| 12 | 11 | FM | Syed Anwar Shazuli | 31449TLR2025 | IND | 2033 | TN | 7,5 | 47,5 | 50 | 40,5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -8,8 | |||
| 13 | 12 | Gokul Krishna S | U20 | 7618TPR2025 | IND | 2019 | TN | 7 | 53 | 57 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 5,6 | |||
| 14 | 17 | Srihari K R | U20 | 7652TPR2025 | IND | 1874 | TN | 7 | 52,5 | 54,5 | 40,8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 3,4 | |||
| 15 | 13 | CM | Sarveshwaran V | U20 | 3913CBE2025 | IND | 2014 | TN | 7 | 52,5 | 54,5 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 40 | -16,8 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Sailesh R | U20 | 2615CHE2025 | IND | 2071 | TN | 7 | 52,5 | 54 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 20 | -13,8 | |||
| 17 | 15 | CM | Naveen Kumar P | U20 | 7500TNV2025 | IND | 1921 | TN | 7 | 52 | 56 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 53,2 | ||
| 18 | 30 | Ram Kumar G M | 11207KKI2025 | IND | 1774 | TN | 7 | 51,5 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 30,2 | ||||
| 19 | 7 | FM | Prasannaa.S | 11203TLR2025 | IND | 2113 | TN | 7 | 50 | 54 | 39,8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -21,8 | |||
| 20 | 32 | AGM | Mehul S U | U20 | 5195KKI2025 | IND | 1755 | TN | 7 | 50 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 29,6 | ||
| 21 | 57 | AIM | Harish K K | U15 | 25822ERO2025 | IND | 1655 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 88,4 | ||
| 22 | 20 | Aakash K P | U20 | 2283CGL2025 | IND | 1860 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 23 | 55 | Mithiran A | U15 | 6574SLM2025 | IND | 1667 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 37,5 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 67,6 | |||
| 24 | 34 | Kesavan G | 11353ERO2025 | IND | 1743 | TN | 7 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 37,5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 8 | ||||
| 25 | 106 | Shiva Sabhari Pg | U20 | 5427KAR2025 | IND | 1531 | TN-K | 7 | 48 | 50 | 36,8 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 53,4 | |||
| 26 | 28 | Nikiilesh A U | U20 | 11034CBE2025 | IND | 1799 | TN | 7 | 48 | 50 | 36,3 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 12 | |||
| 27 | 29 | Vishweswaran N | U20 | 4330DGL2025 | IND | 1780 | TN | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 6 | |||
| 28 | 22 | Femil Chelladurai | F20 | w | 5060KKI2025 | IND | 1835 | TN | 7 | 47 | 50,5 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | ||
| 29 | 56 | Gurupranav P | U12 | 4815ERO2025 | IND | 1657 | TN | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 52,8 | |||
| 30 | 25 | Paresh S | U15 | 6580SLM2025 | IND | 1818 | TN | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 1,2 |
