Rahul's first rating tournament triumph of the year
Four players - GM Jianchao Zhou (USA), GM Andrew Tang (USA), GM Hedinn Steingrimsson (ISL) and GM Rahul Srivasthav P were sharing the lead 6.5/8 each, heading into the last round. Andrew drew against Jianchao. They shared second place. Rahul defeated Hedinn to become a clear champion.
Rahul - Brodsky, Round 7
GM David Brodsky (USA, 2539) launched an ambitious attack 17...g5? which only backfired as his king was stranded in the middle of the board. GM Rahul Srivasthav P (2455) correctly found 18.Nd5 Qh5 19.g4 Qg6 20.Rfe1 f6 21.d4 cxd4 22.Qxd4 Kf8 23.Rad1 h5 24.c5 hxg4 25.fxg4 keeping the h-file half open for obvious reasons Qh7 26.Re3 Nc6 27.Qc3 dxc5 28.Nxe7! Ne5 29.Nf5 b6 30.Rd6 Qf7 31.Rxe5 fxe5 32.Qxe5 Qb7+ 33.f3 Rh7 34.Rf6+ Kg8 35.Rg6+ Kf8 36.Qf6+ and White won.
A total of 114 players including 18 GMs, 19 IMs, a WGM and 3 WIMs took part from 17 countries across the world. The five-day nine round Rating Open Championship (≥2000 or USCF ≥2200) tournament was organized by FA Mike Regan at Rockville Hilton in Rockville, Maryland, USA from 9th to 13th August 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | RtgI | Pts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | GM | Rahul, Srivatshav P | IND | 2455 | 7,5 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Zhou, Jianchao | USA | 2584 | 7 | |
| 3 | 5 | GM | Tang, Andrew | USA | 2538 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Mishra, Abhimanyu | USA | 2610 | 6,5 | |
| 5 | 6 | GM | Matviishen, Viktor | UKR | 2516 | 6,5 | |
| 6 | 8 | IM | Ilamparthi, A R | IND | 2515 | 6,5 | |
| 7 | 9 | GM | Budisavljevic, Luka | SRB | 2499 | 6,5 | |
| 8 | 11 | GM | Steingrimsson, Hedinn | ISL | 2492 | 6,5 | |
| 9 | 14 | IM | Stearman, Josiah | USA | 2455 | 6,5 | |
| 10 | 23 | IM | Adewumi, Tanitoluwa | USA | 2421 | 6,5 |
