Paras' second rating tournament triumph of the year
15-year-old Paras Dilip Bhoir was the sole leader 7.5/8, going into the last round. Four players - IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni, GM Laxman R R, FM Vedant Panesar and Pushkar Dere were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Paras drew against Pushkar to become a clear champion. Sahil Prashant Chogle lost to IM Srijit Paul who secured second place. Laxman shared the point with Vedant and the former finished third.
Champion - Paras Dilip Bhoir 8/9
Runner-up - IM Srijit Paul 7.5/9
Second Runner-up - GM Laxman R R 7.5/9
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Srijit Paul 7.5/9, 1st Paras Dilip Bhoir 8/9 and 3rd GM Laxman R R 7.5/9
Paras Dilip Bhoir scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 56.4 Elo rating points
The tournament hall - Runwal Garden in Dombivli, Maharashtra | Photo: Runwal Group
Highlights and interview with the champion | Video: ChessBase India
A total of 264 players including a GM and five IMs took part from all over the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Aryan Institute of Chess Excellence at Runwal Garden in Dombvli, Maharashtra on 15th August 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 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Bhoir, Paras Dilip | IND | 2113 | Maharashtra | 8 | 54 | 58,5 | 51,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | IM | Srijit, Paul | IND | 2290 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 53 | 58,5 | 47,00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 4 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2215 | ICF | 7,5 | 53 | 57,5 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 9 | IM | Kulkarni, Vikramaditya | IND | 2097 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 45,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 3 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | IND | 2224 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 52 | 57 | 45,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 16 | Kherdekar, Arnav | IND | 1981 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55 | 43,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | 13 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2044 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | FM | Krishnan, Ritvik | IND | 2158 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 43,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 9 | 14 | FM | Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande | IND | 2015 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 43,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 2 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar, Shete | IND | 2240 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52 | 57,5 | 43,50 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 11 | 6 | IM | Sangma, Rahul | IND | 2199 | Gujarat | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 22 | Gada, Om | IND | 1894 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47,5 | 49,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | 23 | Kadam, Rishi R | IND | 1888 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47 | 49,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 14 | 33 | Parv, H Hakani | U11 | IND | 1763 | Maharashtra | 7 | 46,5 | 51,5 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 5 | IM | Gusain, Himal | IND | 2206 | Chandigarh | 7 | 46 | 49 | 36,50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 16 | 11 | CM | Gandhi, Anish | IND | 2070 | Maharashtra | 7 | 45,5 | 50,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 17 | 36 | AIM | Rudra, Kandpal | U15 | IND | 1744 | Maharashtra | 7 | 44,5 | 46,5 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 17 | FM | Nagarkatte, Vedant | IND | 1979 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 53 | 56,5 | 37,50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 19 | 28 | Dhanush, Nagula | IND | 1797 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 52 | 54 | 35,75 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | 24 | AFM | Iyer, Aarav | IND | 1840 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 44 | AIM | Patil, Jaiveer | IND | 1680 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 49,5 | 54 | 36,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 22 | 27 | AFM | Chogle, Sahil Prashant | U13 | IND | 1800 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 23 | 29 | Reyaansh, Venkat | U11 | IND | 1778 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 47 | 50 | 32,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 24 | 257 | Sohan, Mhatre | IND | 0 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 46,5 | 51 | 35,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 25 | 21 | CM | Snehal, Bhosale | IND | 1940 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50 | 33,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
