Subhayan perfect in Blitz Open
IM Subhayan Kundu and Paarth P Salvi were coleaders 7.5/8 each, heading into the final round. Paarth lost to Subhayan and he became champion, Paarth finished third. Pushkar Dere won against Rushikesh Kabnurakar to secure second place. IM Subhayan Kundu scored 100% in the Blitz to become champion. He defeated Edrick Vaz in the final round to finish first.
A total of 332 players including two IMs took part from various parts of India. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Unity Club at Ravindra Bhavan Fatorda in Margao, Goa on 26th and 27th April 2025. The time control of the event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Rapid Rating
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | IM | Subhayan, Kundu | IND | 2188 | West Bengal | 8,5 | 52,5 | 57 | 53,50 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 1994 | Maharashtra | 8 | 49 | 51 | 44,25 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Paarth, P Salvi | IND | 1847 | Goa_Tiswadi | 7,5 | 54 | 57,5 | 45,75 | |||
| 4 | 6 | AGM | Prashanth, J Naik | IND | 1889 | Karnataka | 7,5 | 53,5 | 58 | 46,00 | ||
| 5 | 3 | IM | Kathmale, Sameer | IND | 2167 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 45,75 | ||
| 6 | 16 | Joshua, Mark Telles | U11 | IND | 1778 | Goa_Salcete | 7,5 | 51 | 55 | 42,75 | ||
| 7 | 12 | Vigneshwaran, S | IND | 1812 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 43,25 | |||
| 8 | 1 | FM | Kulkarni, Chinmay | IND | 2295 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 57 | 42,00 | ||
| 9 | 27 | Aaryavrat, Rasiket Naik Desai | U11 | IND | 1686 | Goa_Canacona | 7 | 50,5 | 51,5 | 36,00 | ||
| 10 | 17 | Shirodkar, Aayush | IND | 1756 | Goa_Salcete | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 39,50 | |||
| 11 | 13 | Mayuresh, Laxlabh Desai | IND | 1801 | Goa_Sattari | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 39,25 | |||
| 12 | 10 | Kabnurakar, Rushikesh | IND | 1828 | Maharashtra | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,00 | |||
| 13 | 25 | Vihaan, Tari | U11 | IND | 1705 | Goa_Tiswadi | 7 | 48 | 52 | 38,50 | ||
| 14 | 11 | AIM | Aarush, Bhat | U13 | IND | 1821 | Karnataka | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 37,50 | |
| 15 | 20 | AFM | Iyer, Aarav | IND | 1731 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47,5 | 49,5 | 36,00 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Bezstrakhov, Dmitry | S40 | RUS | 1844 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 38,00 | |||
| 17 | 26 | AFM | Vaz, Edrick | IND | 1698 | Goa_Salcete | 7 | 44 | 47 | 34,75 | ||
| 18 | 23 | Arav, Vinod | U11 | IND | 1710 | Kerala | 6,5 | 52 | 57 | 39,50 | ||
| 19 | 31 | Sumeetkumar, M S | IND | 1670 | Karnataka | 6,5 | 52 | 53 | 34,75 | |||
| 20 | 5 | Chaitanya, V Gaonkar | U15 | IND | 1911 | Goa_Bicholim | 6,5 | 50 | 54,5 | 37,25 | ||
| 21 | 28 | Kakodkar, Joy | IND | 1679 | Goa_Tiswadi | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 35,75 | |||
| 22 | 15 | Kochrekar, Vishwesh | IND | 1784 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 32,75 | |||
| 23 | 14 | Nadar, Thangraj | S40 | IND | 1790 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 34,25 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Aarth, Siddhesh Shenvi Karapurkar | U15 | IND | 1754 | Goa_Bardez | 6,5 | 47 | 50 | 34,25 | ||
| 25 | 47 | Manjunath, D Naik | IND | 1569 | Karnataka | 6,5 | 46 | 49,5 | 35,00 | |||
| 26 | 37 | Shriya, Patil | F15 | w | IND | 1622 | Goa_Salcete | 6,5 | 46 | 48 | 32,25 | |
| 27 | 24 | Rajveer, Patil | U13 | IND | 1706 | Goa_Mormugoa | 6,5 | 45,5 | 49 | 32,00 | ||
| 28 | 142 | Lad, Raghav Pradip | IND | 1424 | Goa_Bardez | 6,5 | 45,5 | 48,5 | 33,25 | |||
| 29 | 77 | Adarsh, Anand Patekar | IND | 1501 | Goa_Pernem | 6,5 | 45 | 49,5 | 33,75 | |||
| 30 | 7 | Shubham, R Sawaikar | IND | 1858 | Goa_Ponda | 6,5 | 43,5 | 48 | 33,50 |
A total of 204 players including an IM took part from various parts of India. The one-day seven round Blitz Open tournament was organized by Unity Club at Ravindra Bhavan Fatorda in Margao, Goa on 27th April 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Blitz Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Subhayan, Kundu | IND | 2213 | West Bengal | 7 | 33,5 | 37,5 | 37,50 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Kabnurakar, Rushikesh | IND | 1777 | Maharashtra | 6 | 31 | 35 | 28,00 | |||
| 3 | 8 | AFM | Vaz, Edrick | IND | 1810 | Goa_Salcete | 6 | 30,5 | 33 | 26,00 | ||
| 4 | 40 | Kanishk, Sagar Sawant | U15 | IND | 1556 | Goa_Bicholim | 6 | 28,5 | 31,5 | 26,50 | ||
| 5 | 18 | Sairaj, Dilip Vernekar | IND | 1677 | Goa_Salcete | 6 | 28,5 | 31 | 24,00 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 1987 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 26,00 | ||||
| 7 | 26 | Joshua, Mark Telles | U11 | IND | 1631 | Goa_Salcete | 6 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 23,50 | ||
| 8 | 4 | AGM | Prashanth, J Naik | IND | 1885 | Karnataka | 6 | 27 | 29 | 24,00 | ||
| 9 | 48 | Saurish, Kashelkar | IND | 1531 | Maharashtra | 6 | 26 | 29 | 23,50 | |||
| 10 | 36 | Rajveer, Patil | U13 | IND | 1570 | Goa_Mormugoa | 5,5 | 30 | 32,5 | 22,75 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Nadar, Thangraj | IND | 1798 | Maharashtra | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33 | 24,75 | |||
| 12 | 47 | Rachel, Pereira | F15 | w | IND | 1537 | Goa_Salcete | 5,5 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 23,75 | |
| 13 | 3 | Bezstrakhov, Dmitry | RUS | 1912 | 5,5 | 28 | 31 | 23,25 | ||||
| 14 | 13 | Shirodkar, Aayush | IND | 1777 | Goa_Salcete | 5,5 | 27,5 | 30 | 22,75 | |||
| 15 | 16 | Chaitanya, V Gaonkar | U15 | IND | 1727 | Goa_Bicholim | 5,5 | 27 | 29 | 21,25 |
