Kushagra scores perfect in Blitz
13-year-old FM Rosh Jain was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round of the Rapid Rating Open. Ten players were trailing him by a half point at 7/8 each. Rosh drew with former National Blitz champion, IM Dinesh Kumar Sharma to become the champion. CM Vandan Alankar Sawai lost to CM Aarit Kapil who secured second place. Arshpreet Singh suffered a loss against Kathan Khurana. Kathan finished third on tie-breaks.
IM Kushagra Mohan made a fantastic start by winning eight games in-a-row in the Blitz Rating Open. He had a half point lead over GM Laxman R R and IM Ravi Teja S, heading into the final round. Kushagra defeated former National Blitz champion, Laxman to become the winner with a 100% score 9/9. Former National Challenger champion, Ravi won against Alok Sinha to secure second place. Vidit Sethi lost to Arnav Agrawal who claimed third place.
A total of 558 players including a GM and three IMs took part from various parts of India, one from Ghana and four from USA. The two-day nine round Rapid rating tournament was organized by 7 Sportz at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi on 19th and 20th July 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Rapid Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | FM | Rosh, Jain | U14 | IND | 2040 | Dl | 8 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 52,00 | 0 | 7 | 2163 | ||
| 2 | 10 | CM | Aarit, Kapil | U10 | IND | 2048 | Dl | 8 | 49 | 54 | 48,00 | 0 | 8 | 2037 | ||
| 3 | 62 | Kathan, Khurana | U12 | IND | 1734 | Dl | 8 | 47,5 | 50,5 | 43,00 | 0 | 8 | 2043 | |||
| 4 | 5 | IM | Sharma, Dinesh K. | IND | 2230 | Lic | 7,5 | 56 | 60,5 | 49,50 | 0 | 6 | 2070 | |||
| 5 | 15 | FM | Pawar, Harshit | IND | 1993 | Hr | 7,5 | 55,5 | 61,5 | 50,25 | 0 | 6 | 2109 | |||
| 6 | 3 | IM | Ravi, Teja S. | IND | 2249 | Ap | 7,5 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 49,00 | 0 | 6 | 2121 | |||
| 7 | 1 | IM | Kushagra, Mohan | IND | 2302 | Tg | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 46,25 | 0 | 6 | 2086 | |||
| 8 | 6 | FM | Singh, Ojasva | IND | 2226 | Mp | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | 1970 | |||
| 9 | 14 | Daksh, Goyal | IND | 2023 | Dl | 7,5 | 52 | 56 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | 2095 | ||||
| 10 | 39 | Vidit, Sethi | U14 | IND | 1817 | Up | 7,5 | 50 | 54 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | 2027 | |||
| 11 | 40 | Shreyas, Das | IND | 1811 | Dl | 7,5 | 50 | 54 | 42,75 | 0 | 7 | 2007 | ||||
| 12 | 25 | Arnav, Agrawal | U16 | IND | 1884 | Up | 7,5 | 48 | 52,5 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 2113 | |||
| 13 | 7 | Alok, Sinha | IND | 2090 | Dl | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51 | 40,25 | 0 | 6 | 2022 | ||||
| 14 | 9 | Garv, Rai | IND | 2054 | Dl | 7,5 | 46 | 49 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | 1945 | ||||
| 15 | 22 | Mrityunjay, Kumar | IND | 1897 | Br | 7,5 | 43,5 | 47 | 38,25 | 0 | 7 | 1870 | ||||
| 16 | 77 | Srivardhan, Reddy Devareddy | IND | 1691 | Ap | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | 1916 | ||||
| 17 | 34 | Mehul, Sondhi | U12 | IND | 1837 | Dl | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 6 | 1816 | |||
| 18 | 19 | CM | Vandan, Alankar Sawai | U14 | IND | 1955 | Dl | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | 1946 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Shaurya, Chaudhary | U14 | IND | 1958 | Dl | 7 | 49 | 52,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | 1814 | |||
| 20 | 69 | AIM | Saikat, Nath | IND | 1714 | Dl | 7 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 7 | 1873 | |||
| 21 | 70 | Soham, Saha | IND | 1709 | Wb | 7 | 48 | 49,5 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 | 1951 | ||||
| 22 | 36 | Aryan, Ranjan | IND | 1828 | Dl | 7 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 6 | 1814 | ||||
| 23 | 47 | Deepak, Batra | IND | 1770 | Pb | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 1830 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2230 | Icf | 7 | 47,5 | 51 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | 1948 | |||
| 25 | 52 | Rishen, Jilowa | U12 | IND | 1756 | Rj | 7 | 47 | 51,5 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | 1855 | |||
| 26 | 67 | Atiksh, Thakur | U14 | IND | 1717 | Hp | 7 | 47 | 50 | 34,50 | 0 | 7 | 1970 | |||
| 27 | 31 | Akshat, Negi | IND | 1855 | Dl | 7 | 45,5 | 50 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | 1872 | ||||
| 28 | 37 | Sameer, Singh Shergill | U14 | IND | 1824 | Pb | 7 | 45 | 49 | 38,00 | 0 | 6 | 1775 | |||
| 29 | 46 | Vatsal, Makol | IND | 1772 | Dl | 7 | 45 | 49 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | 1776 | ||||
| 30 | 30 | WCM | Anishka, Vikram | w | IND | 1866 | Dl | 7 | 45 | 48 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 1807 |
A total of 532 players including a GM and three IMs took part from various parts of India, one from Ghana and USA each. The one-day nine round Blitz rating tournament was organized by 7 Sportz at Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi on 20th July 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Blitz Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | IM | Kushagra, Mohan | IND | 2298 | Telengana | 9 | 54,5 | 58,5 | 58,50 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 1 | IM | Ravi, Teja S. | IND | 2404 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,5 | 54 | 57,5 | 53,75 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 10 | Arnav, Agrawal | U16 | IND | 2124 | Uttar Praesh | 8 | 54 | 58,5 | 50,00 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Daksh, Goyal | IND | 2179 | Delhi | 8 | 52,5 | 56 | 47,50 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 13 | CM | Aarit, Kapil | U10 | IND | 2059 | Delhi | 8 | 52 | 56 | 48,00 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2352 | Icf | 7,5 | 55,5 | 60 | 46,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 7 | 11 | FM | Rosh, Jain | U14 | IND | 2123 | Delhi | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 46,25 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 17 | Sharma, Harish | IND | 1967 | Delhi | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 45,25 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 24 | AGM | Sundram, Kumar | IND | 1905 | Delhi | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 46,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 7 | FM | Pawar, Harshit | IND | 2153 | Haryana | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 45,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 14 | CM | Jain, Naveen | IND | 2018 | Haryana | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 29 | Amartya, Saumitra Gupta | U14 | IND | 1872 | Delhi | 7,5 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | 25 | CM | Aashman, Gupta | IND | 1903 | Delhi | 7,5 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 39,75 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 23 | CM | Vandan, Alankar Sawai | U14 | IND | 1910 | Delhi | 7 | 54,5 | 58 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Alok, Sinha | IND | 2140 | Delhi | 7 | 53 | 57 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | 74 | Vairaj, Sogerwal | U12 | IND | 1729 | Haryana | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 17 | 8 | Garv, Rai | IND | 2141 | Delhi | 7 | 52 | 56 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 18 | 32 | Vidit, Sethi | U14 | IND | 1851 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 52 | 56 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 19 | 4 | FM | Singh, Ojasva | IND | 2209 | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 20 | 12 | Swain, Ashirwad | IND | 2075 | Odisha | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 21 | 41 | Shreyas, Das | IND | 1818 | Delhi | 7 | 49,5 | 54 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 22 | 15 | Mehul, Sondhi | U12 | IND | 2012 | Delhi | 7 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 23 | 28 | Mahir, Taneja | U14 | IND | 1874 | Delhi | 7 | 48 | 52 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 24 | 72 | AIM | Saikat, Nath | IND | 1732 | Delhi | 7 | 48 | 51,5 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 25 | 43 | WCM | Ishvi, Aggarwal | w | IND | 1807 | Haryana | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 39,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 39 | AFM | Shahan, Vohra | U14 | IND | 1820 | Haryana | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 27 | 18 | AGM | Gopal, Krishna Maheshwari | IND | 1962 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 47 | 51 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 28 | 36 | WCM | Anishka, Vikram | w | IND | 1835 | Delhi | 7 | 47 | 51 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 29 | 52 | AFM | Abhibhav, Kumar | U14 | IND | 1777 | Delhi | 7 | 47 | 50,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 138 | Srivardhan, Reddy Devareddy | IND | 1592 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 |
