Vivaan Vishal Shah perfect at Pilsen Open Blitz 2025 with a 2855 performance
CM Vivaan Vishal Shah scored a perfect 11/11 to win Pilsen Open E Blitz Rating Open at 13th International Chess Festival. He finished a staggering two points ahead of the rest. GM Petr Neuman (CZE) secured second place scoring 9/11. Jonas Eret (CZE) was placed third scoring 8/11. Vivaan defeated both of them in Round 2 and 5 respectively. He performed at 2855. The top three prizes Blitz were CZK 1000, 7000 and 500 each. Neuman won the D Rapid Open scoring an unbeaten 6.5/7. Pavan B N B and Nikolajs Krilovs (LAT) scored 5.5/7 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The top three prizes in Rapid were CZK 1500, 1000 and 500 each. Photo: Official site
Vivaan finishes two points ahead of the rest; Pavan B N B second in Rapid
A total of 34 players including a GM and an IM took part from seven countries in the E Blitz Open and 38 players including a GM and an IM from seven countries participated in the D Rapid Open. The eleven and seven round Swiss league Blitz and Rapid Rating tournament respectively were organized by AVE Chess z s. The Blitz was held on 20th March, while the Rapid took place on 16th March 2025 at Park hotel in Pilsen, Czech Republic. The time control for the events were 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment for Blitz, for Rapid it was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment.
Final standings in E Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | CM | Vivaan, Vishal Shah | IND | 1958 | 11 | 68,5 | 72,5 | 72,50 | 40 | 252,8 | |||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Neuman, Petr | CZE | 2323 | 9 | 69,5 | 75 | 57,50 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Eret, Jonas | CZE | 2244 | 8 | 71,5 | 76,5 | 50,00 | 20 | -3,4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | Pavan, B N B | IND | 2062 | 7,5 | 67,5 | 68,5 | 38,00 | 20 | 33,6 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Vaculik, Jakub | CZE | 2176 | 7 | 69,5 | 74,5 | 42,50 | 20 | -11,6 |
Final standings in D Rapid
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Neuman, Petr | CZE | 2429 | 6,5 | 28,5 | 31 | 28,25 | 10 | 1,4 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Pavan, B N B | IND | 1927 | 5,5 | 29,5 | 33 | 23,75 | 20 | 23,4 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Krilovs, Nikolajs | LAT | 2109 | 5,5 | 28,5 | 32 | 24,25 | 20 | 8,2 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Holy, Filip | CZE | 2077 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 17,00 | 20 | 0,4 | |||
| 5 | 37 | Simakhin, Martin | CZE | 0 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 18,00 |
