Six new champions crowned at 12th National Amateur Chess Championships 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 02/04/2025

The twelfth edition of National Amateur Chess Championships 2025 witnessed a total participation of 450 players from various states, union territories and units across the nation. Six new champions were crowned in six different rating categories. They are: Vedant Ghadge (MAH) - Below 1700 Open, Aayusree Sarkar (WB) - Below 1700 Women, Archisman Patra (WB) - Below 2000 Open, Marium Fatima (BIH) - Below 2000 Women, Utkrisht Tuli (PUN) - Below 2300 Open and WFM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) in Below 2300 Women. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. It was organized by All Bihar Chess Association at Sambodhi Retreat in Bodhgaya, Bihar from 25th to 29th March 2025. Photo: All India Chess Federation

West Bengal dominates the field, Vedant Ghadge scores a perfect 9/9

This was the first National title for all six champions. West Bengal dominated the field by winning three out of the six Gold medals. The remaining three Gold medals went to Bihar, Maharashtra and Punjab. In total, West Bengal won five medals - three Gold, a Silver and a Bronze each.

Champions of 12th National Amateur Chess Championships 2025 | Photo: All India Chess Federation

West Bengal won three Golds, a Silver and Bronze each, in total winning five medals, the highest among all States and units

Below 1700 Open

20-year-old Vedant Ghadge (MAH) scored a perfect 9/9 to clinch the Below 1700 Open championship. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the competition. This is his first rating tournament triumph of his career. Anshu Kr Pathak (UP) and Ganesan Bala (KER) scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Below 1700 category was ₹80000. Top three prizes were ₹12000, ₹9000 and ₹7000 along with a trophy each respectively.

Champion in Below 1700 Open - Vedant Ghadge (MAH) 9/9 | Photo: Maharashtra Chess Association

Vedant Ghadge (MAH) scored a perfect 9/9, finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the rest and gained 68.4 Elo rating points

A total of 224 players participated in the Below 1700 Open section.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	10		Gadge, Vedant		IND	1667	Maharashtra	9	49,5	54,5	54,50	0	9	20	68,6
2	46	AGM	Pathak, Anshu Kr		IND	1585	Uttar Pradesh	7,5	50	53	43,00	0	7	20	60,2
3	14		Bala, Ganesan		IND	1656	Kerala	7,5	45,5	49,5	40,50	0	7	20	35
4	15	AFM	Jayesh Mishra,		IND	1654	Bihar	7	50	54	39,75	0	6	40	46
5	30		Vamsi Krishna R,		IND	1620	Andhra Pradesh	7	49	53	39,25	0	6	20	38
6	8		Aatman Raval,		IND	1667	Gujarat	7	48	52,5	39,75	0	5	40	57,6
7	16		Prashant Kumar Singh,		IND	1651	Bihar	7	48	52,5	38,00	0	7	20	29,8
8	191		Mukesh Kumar Tarwe,		IND	0	Bihar	7	46	50	37,75	0	6
9	12		Ripudaman Singh Brar,		IND	1664	Punjab	7	45,5	49,5	37,00	0	6	40	44,4
10	11		Aole, Sangharsh		IND	1664	Maharashtra	7	45,5	49,5	36,00	0	7	20	27,4

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Below 1700 Women

Aayusree Sarkar (WB), Disha U A (KAR), Kashvy Sabharwal (HAR) and Hunsika M (PUD) scored 7/9 each at 12th National Amateur Chess Championship Below 1700 for Women. The top seed Aayusree became champion on tie-breaks, the remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. This is Aayusree's first rating tournament triumph of her career. After starting with a hat-trick of wins, 12-year-old Aayushree lost the fourth round game against the eventual second runner-up, Kashvy. However, she scored 4 points in the next five games, drew with the eventual runner-up, Disha in the final round, to become the champion. The total prize fund for the Below 1700 category was ₹80000. Top three prizes were ₹8000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each respectively.

Champion in Below 1700 Women - Aayusree Sarkar (WB) 7/9 | Photo: Sara Bangla Daba Sangstha

Aayusree Sarkar scored 7/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and increased her Elo rating by 42.8 points

A total of 64 players participated in the Below 1700 Women section.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1		Aayusree Sarkar,	w	IND	1677	West Bengal	7	51	55,5	41,75	6
2	3		Disha U A,	w	IND	1643	Karnataka	7	49	53	40,00	5
3	4		Kashvy Sabharwal,	w	IND	1640	Haryana	7	49	51	38,25	5
4	16		Hunsika M,	w	IND	1520	Puducherry	7	43,5	46	32,00	7
5	5	ACM	Maya Ameen,	w	IND	1635	Karnataka	6,5	46,5	47,5	31,75	5
6	9		Silarapu, Devi Dedipyasri	w	IND	1587	Andhra Pradesh	6,5	46	50,5	35,00	5

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Below 2000 Open

14-year-old Archisman Patra (WB) and Rohit Gurung (SIK) scored 7.5/9 each in the Below 2000 Open category. Archisman. Archisman became champion due to better tie-breaks, Rohit had to settle for the second place. They finished a full point ahead of the rest. Six players scored 6.5/9. Out of them, Pradeep Tiwari (DASCB) was adjudged third. This is his first rating tournament victory. Archisman defeated the eventual runner-up, Rohit in the sixth round and drew with the second runner-up, Pradeep in Round 7. The total prize fund for the Below 2000 category was ₹100000. Top three prizes were ₹16000, ₹14000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively.

Champion in Below 2000 Open - Archisman Patra (WB) 7.5/9 | Photo: All Bihar Chess Association

Archisman Patra scored an unbeaten 7.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 135.6 Elo rating points

A total of 71 players participated in the Below 2000 Open section.

Final standings in Open

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	33	Archisman Patra,	IND	1791	West Bengal	7,5	46,5	49	40,00	0
2	6	Gurung, Rohit	IND	1902	Sikkim	7,5	45,5	50	40,00	0
3	1	Pradeep, Tiwari	IND	1979	DASCB	6,5	48	52	37,50	0
4	23	Ayushman Mohanty,	IND	1827	Odisha	6,5	46,5	50,5	33,25	1
5	22	Aman Balana,	IND	1827	Rajasthan	6,5	46,5	50,5	33,25	2
6	39	Vikash Nishad,	IND	1752	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	43	47	33,25	0
7	18	Piyush Kumar,	IND	1836	Bihar	6,5	41	45	32,25	0
8	7	Chavan, Nameet	IND	1887	Maharashtra	6,5	38,5	41,5	29,25	0
9	4	Ashutosh Kumar,	IND	1923	Bihar	6	42	46	28,00	0
10	21	Srikanth, K.	IND	1831	SSCB	6	42	45,5	27,50	0

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Below 2000 Women

The reigning Bihar State Junior Girls 2024 champion, Marium Fatima scored 6.5/9 to become the champion in Below 2000 Women. She finished a full point ahead of the competition. Suravi Bhattacharya (WB) and Diya Chowdhury (WB) scored 5.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Below 2000 category was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each respectively.

Champion in Below 2000 Women - Marium Fatima (BIH) 6.5/9 | Photo: All Bihar Chess Association

Marium Fatima scored 6.5/9, finished a full point ahead of the players in her category and gained 29.4 Elo rating points

A combined total of 33 players participated in the Below 2000 and 2300 Women section.

Final standings

2	5	Marium, Fatima	w	IND	1881	Bihar	6,5	48	51,5	34,75	6	20	29,4
8	20	Suravi Bhattacharya,	w	IND	1718	West Bengal	5,5	42,5	46,5	26,50	4	40	88
9	3	Diya Chowdhury,	w	IND	1939	West Bengal	5,5	39,5	43	25,00	4	20	-22,6

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Below 2300 Open

The reigning Jalandhar District Under-15 and Under-19 Open 2024, Punjab State Under-15 Open, State Senior 2024 and State Rapid 2025 champion, Utkrisht Tuli scored an unbeaten 7/9 to become the champion in Below 2300 Open. Kartavya Anadkat (GUJ), Ayaan Garg (CHAN) and Sham R (TN) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Only Utkrisht and Ayaan remained undefeated among them. The 15-year-old champion, drew with the eventual runner-up, Kartavya in the final round and defeated the second runner-up, Ayaan in Round 7. The total prize fund for the Below 2300 category was ₹120000. Top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹17000 and ₹14000 along with a trophy each respectively.

Utkrisht Tuli scored an unbeaten 7/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 40.4 Elo rating points

A total of 58 players participated in the Below 2300 Open section.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	4		Utkrisht Tuli,		IND	2020	Punjab	7	49,5	53	40,00	0	5	40	41,2
2	1		Anadkat, Kartavya		IND	2175	Gujarat	7	45	49	36,50	0	6	20	-5,8
3	7		Ayaan Garg,		IND	1983	Chandigarh	7	45	48,5	35,50	0	5	40	50
4	2		Sham R,		IND	2128	Tamil Nadu	7	41	44,5	33,00	0	7	20	-2
5	33		Manav Kumar,		IND	1777	Rajasthan	6,5	43,5	46,5	31,25	0	5	40	116
6	3		Daksh Goyal,		IND	2079	Delhi	6,5	40,5	44	29,75	0	6	40	-28,4
7	8		Mrityunjay Kumar,		IND	1976	Bihar	6,5	37	40,5	30,25	0	6	20	-2,8
8	5	CM	Reyan, Md.		IND	2005	Bihar	6	42,5	46,5	30,00	0	6	40	-18,8
9	51	AFM	Shahan Vohra,		IND	1649	Haryana	6	40,5	44,5	27,00	0	5	40	159,6
10	23		Vidit Sethi,		IND	1832	Uttar Pradesh	5,5	49	51	27,00	0	5	40	63,6

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Below 2300 Women

The Asian Junior Girls Blitz 2024 Gold medalist, West Bengal State Women 2024 and newly crowned State Blitz 2025 champion, WFM Bristy Mukherjee scored an unbeaten 8/9 to become champion in Below 2300 Women category. She won the tournament with a round to spare and finished 1.5 points ahead of the competition. Nivedita V C (TN) and WCM Aamuktha Guntaka (AP) scored 6/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Below 2300 category was ₹120000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each.

Champion in Below 2300 Women - WFM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) 8/9 | Photo: Sara Bangla Daba Sangstha

WFM Bristy Mukherjee scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of others and gained 30 Elo rating points

A combined total of 33 players participated in the Below 2000 and 2300 Women section.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	1	WFM	Bristy Mukherjee,	w	IND	1985	West Bengal	8	46	50,5	44,75	0	7	20	30
2	2	ACM	Nivedita, V C	w	IND	1950	Tamil Nadu	6	47	51,5	32,00	0	5	40	1,6
3	4		Aamuktha Guntaka,	w	IND	1910	Andhra Pradesh	6	47	51,5	31,75	0	5	40	15,2

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Group photo of various prize winners | Photo: All India Chess Federation

Vastu Vihar's CEO - Sarthak Tiwari and the reigning National Under-13 Open champion, CM Md. Reyan made the inaugural first move | Photo: All Bihar Chess Association

The tournament hall at Sambodhi Retreat in Bodhgaya, Bihar | Photo: All Bihar Chess Association and All India Chess Federation

A total of 224 in Below 1700 Open, 64 in Below 1700 Women, 71 in Below 2000 Open, 58 in Below 2300 Open and a combined total of 33 in Below 2000 and 2300 Women took part from various states across the country. The five-day nine-round National Championship was organized by All Bihar Chess Association from 25th to 29th March 2025 at Sambodhi Retreat in Bodhgaya, Bihar. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.