Sethuraman S P dominates 1st Diamond City Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2025
Top seed GM Sethuraman S P scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each in to win both 1st Diamond City Rapid and Blitz Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest on both occasion. IM Neelash Saha and IM Aronyak Ghosh scored 8/9 each in both Rapid and Blitz events. Neelash claimed second in Rapid and third in Blitz, while Aronyak secured third in Rapid and second in Blitz. All three of them remained undefeated. The total prize fund was ₹700000, ₹500000 in Rapid and ₹200000 in Blitz. The top three prizes in Rapid were ₹100000, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. For Blitz they were, ₹50000, ₹30000 and ₹15000 with a trophy each. This is Sethuraman's first and second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Rushi Shah / Shatranj Sangh, Surat
Sethuraman, Neelash and Aronyak claim the podium
In the Rapid Rating event, four players - IM Neelash Saha, GM Sethuraman S P, IM Aronyak Ghosh and Pushkar Dere were the leaders at 7.5/8 each, before the final round. Sethuraman defeated Pushkar to become a clear champion. Aronyak drew against Neelash. The former finished third and the latter second.
In the Blitz Rating event, IM Aronyak Ghosh, GM Sethuraman S P and IM Neelash Saha were the three leaders at 7.5/8 each before the final round. IM Rahul Sangma lost to Sethuraman who became champion. Aronyak drew against Neelash and they finished at second and third place respectively.
A total of 600 players including two GMs and seven IMs took part from various states all over the country, one from Norway and Sri Lanka each. The two-day nine-round Swiss League Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Shatranj Sangh, Surat at Samast Patidar Samaj in Surat, Gujarat on 16th and 17th August 2025. The time control of the tournament was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment.
Final standings in Rapid Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | IND | 2522 | 8,5 | 54 | 58 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | IM | Neelash, Saha | IND | 2358 | 8 | 56 | 61,5 | 53,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | IND | 2428 | 8 | 54 | 58 | 50,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | U16 | IND | 2186 | 8 | 53 | 57,5 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | IM | Sammed, Jaykumar Shete | IND | 2240 | 8 | 52,5 | 56 | 49,5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 17 | Jihan, Tejas Shah | U16 | IND | 1971 | Gujarat | 8 | 51 | 56 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 12 | Dhyey, Agarwal | U16 | IND | 2133 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 45,8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 14 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2044 | 7,5 | 53 | 56 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 9 | 20 | Rishit, Sharma | U14 | IND | 1946 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 19 | Mehta, Jwalin | IND | 1947 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 50 | 54 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | 31 | Mann, Akbari | U16 | IND | 1877 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 49 | 52 | 40,8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 12 | 13 | IM | Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam | IND | 2077 | 7,5 | 48 | 52 | 42,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | 6 | IM | Gusain, Himal | IND | 2206 | 7 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | 9 | IM | Deshmukh, Anup | S55 | IND | 2179 | 7 | 54 | 59 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 15 | 29 | Aditya, P Melani | IND | 1884 | Gujarat | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 42,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | IM | Sangma, Rahul | IND | 2199 | Gujarat | 7 | 52 | 57 | 42,3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 17 | 11 | FM | Jeet, Jain | IND | 2146 | Gujarat | 7 | 51 | 56,5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 18 | 23 | Sharnarthi, Shlok | U16 | IND | 1915 | 7 | 51 | 54,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 19 | 25 | CM | Bartakke, Amardeep S. | IND | 1904 | 7 | 51 | 53 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | GM | Shyaam, Nikhil P | IND | 2351 | 7 | 50,5 | 55 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | 10 | CM | Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma | U12 | IND | 2170 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 22 | 15 | Advik, Amit Agrawal | U10 | IND | 2024 | 7 | 49,5 | 54 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 23 | 40 | CM | Vedant, Rupeshbhai Varasada | U16 | IND | 1765 | Gujarat | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 77 | Tanna, Krish Alpeshbhai | U16 | IND | 1629 | Gujarat | 7 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 38,8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 25 | 24 | Bartakke, Aditya | IND | 1912 | 7 | 49 | 52 | 38,3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 26 | 33 | Wankhede, Avishkar | IND | 1853 | 7 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 39,8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 27 | 35 | Aadish, Shah | U16 | IND | 1821 | Gujarat | 7 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 28 | 21 | Darpan, Inani | IND | 1945 | Gujarat | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 29 | 18 | Joshi, Aditya Shripad | U12 | IND | 1961 | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 30 | 48 | Madhav, Jaydeepbhai Vora | U14 | IND | 1732 | Gujarat | 7 | 47 | 50 | 36,5 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
A total of 391 players including a GM and six IMs took part from various states all over the country and one from Norway. The one-day nine-round Swiss League Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by Shatranj Sangh, Surat at Samast Patidar Samaj in Surat, Gujarat on 17th August 2025. The time control of the tournament was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment.
Final standings in Blitz Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Sethuraman, S.P. | IND | 2489 | 8,5 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 55,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 2 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | IND | 2434 | 8 | 57 | 61,5 | 53,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 3 | IM | Neelash, Saha | IND | 2373 | 8 | 51,5 | 53,5 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Sharnarthi, Shlok | IND | 2050 | 8 | 51 | 53,5 | 45,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 19 | Advik, Amit Agrawal | IND | 1969 | 8 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 42,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | FM | Jeet, Jain | IND | 2085 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 44,8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Mehta, Jwalin | IND | 1970 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 40,8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 29 | Raj, D Vyas | IND | 1887 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 43,3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 22 | Aditya, P Melani | IND | 1941 | Gujarat | 7,5 | 45 | 49 | 39,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 6 | IM | Sammed, Jaykumar Shete | IND | 2188 | 7 | 54,5 | 57,5 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 11 | 20 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | IND | 1969 | 7 | 53 | 56 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | IM | Sangma, Rahul | IND | 2143 | Gujarat | 7 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 42,3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 36 | Shreyas, Ghadi | IND | 1833 | 7 | 52,5 | 56 | 40,5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | 21 | CM | Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma | IND | 1967 | 7 | 52,5 | 54,5 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 53 | Neel, Prakash Nankani | IND | 1697 | Gujarat | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 16 | 14 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2012 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | IM | Gusain, Himal | IND | 2272 | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 18 | 25 | Tanna, Krish Alpeshbhai | IND | 1923 | Gujarat | 7 | 49 | 52 | 37,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 19 | 35 | Joshi, Aditya Shripad | IND | 1834 | 7 | 48 | 53 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 20 | 11 | Jihan, Tejas Shah | IND | 2025 | Gujarat | 7 | 48 | 50 | 37,8 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
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