P Gopinath decimates Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2025 in Madhya Pradesh
The top seed of the tournament, P Gopinath scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of others. Four players - Atharv Palta, C Karuppasamy, Mayank Sonare and Binish Kumar Sharma scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹51000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by District Chess Association Shahdol at Shreyash Resort in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh from 2nd to 6th April 2025. This is Gopinath's first rating open tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Amarjeet Bagga
Top seed domination
P Gopinath was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Atharv Palta, C Karuppasamy, Harshit Saraf and Binish Kumar Sharma were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Gopinath defeated Harshit to become the clear champion. 12-year-old Atharv drew with Divyansh to secure second place. Binish shared the point with Karuppasamy to finish third.
A total of 216 players took part from all over the country in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by District Chess Association Shahdol at Shreyash Resort in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh from 2nd to 6th April 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gopinath, P | IND | 1792 | TN | 8,5 | 51 | 56 | 52,25 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 29 | Atharv, Palta | U13 | IND | 1481 | MP | 7,5 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 48,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Karuppasamy, C | IND | 1669 | TN | 7,5 | 53 | 58 | 46,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 27 | Mayank, Sonare | U19 | IND | 1484 | CT | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56 | 45,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Binish, Kumar Sharma | IND | 1640 | Shahdol | 7,5 | 45,5 | 47,5 | 36,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 132 | Harshit, Saraf | IND | 0 | Shahdol | 7 | 55 | 59,5 | 43,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 38 | Bhavya, Banchhor | U19 | IND | 1442 | CT | 7 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 43,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Divyansh, Singh Katharria | U17 | IND | 1552 | MP | 7 | 53 | 55,5 | 39,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | N., Tarun | U19 | IND | 1742 | Dl | 7 | 51 | 56 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Ramesh, Kumar | IND | 1553 | JH | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Naman, Shrivastava | IND | 1607 | Shahdol | 7 | 49 | 51,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 12 | Ahilaan, Roy | U15 | IND | 1583 | CT | 7 | 47 | 51 | 38,00 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Milind, Parle | S60 | IND | 1606 | HR | 7 | 47 | 50 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Saket, Atul Kumar | IND | 1633 | Shahdol | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 15 | 30 | Laxmikant, Sen | IND | 1478 | MP | 7 | 45 | 49 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 2 | Yogesh, Loganathan | IND | 1753 | TN | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 35,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 17 | 119 | Dikshant, Kumar | U13 | IND | 0 | UP | 6,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 36,75 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 213 | Shriyam, Bajoria | IND | 0 | Shahdol | 6,5 | 49 | 52 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 19 | 22 | Tapadiya, Earth | U17 | IND | 1505 | MP | 6,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Tripathi, Ajay Narayan | IND | 1629 | CT | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 |
