Jain clinches the title
Top seed IM Kashish Manoj Jain scored 8.5 points from nine rounds to claim first place. Manas Gaikwad of Solapur finished second on 8 points. Shriraj Bhosale of Kolhapur, Shreya G. Hipparagi and Shankar Salunke each scored 7.5 points, placing third to fifth respectively.
Best Solapur players
Niyan Kandikatla led the Best Solapur category, scoring 6.5/9. Vishal G. Patvardhan placed second with 6/9, followed by Adiraj Babu Mhetre, who also scored 6/9. Vedant Sachin Musale finished fourth with 6/9, and AIM Shreyas Ananada Kudale placed fifth with 5.5/9. The rapid-rated tournament was played over nine Swiss rounds, with a time control of 10 minutes plus a five-second increment from move one.
Tournament details
The one-day, nine-round rapid event was held on 1 November 2026 at Chaitrali Lawns and Banquet, Rajaswa Nagar, Solapur. It was organized by the Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation in association with G. H. Raisoni and Champ Chess School, with a total prize fund of ₹2,00,000.
Organization and technical team
The opening and closing ceremonies were attended by local officials, chess organizers and supporters, including Mr. Satish Burudkar, Dr. Amitkumar Songade, FM Satchidanand Soman, Mr. Sumukh Gaikwad, Mr. Atul Kulkarni, FI and FA Shashikant Maktedar, Mr. Prathmesh Burudkar, Mr. Dinesh Patil and Chief Arbiter IA Pavan K. Rathi.
IA Pavan K. Rathi led the technical team, with SNA Uday Vagare as Deputy Chief Arbiter. The arbiters were FA Sumukh Sudhakar Gaikwad, FA Shashikant Maktedar, FA Amitkumar Mukesh Tembhurne, SNA Rohini Vijay Tumma, SNA Prayas Ambade and SNA Aman Sahu. The event was conducted under MCA, AICF and FIDE regulations, and the Chief Arbiter thanked the organizers, support staff and players for their cooperation and fair play.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | IM | S19 | 2253 | MH-Pune | 8,5 | 54,5 | 57,5 | 53,75 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||||
2 | 2 | U19 | 2210 | MH-Solapur | 8 | 54 | 59 | 50,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||||
3 | 3 | S19 | 2084 | MH-Kolhapur | 7,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
4 | 10 | F19 | w | 1840 | MH-Sangli | 7,5 | 47 | 51 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
5 | 20 | S19 | 1640 | MH-Solapur | 7,5 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
6 | 4 | S19 | 2063 | MH-Pune | 7 | 55,5 | 58 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
7 | 6 | CM | U19 | 2039 | MH-A. Nagar | 7 | 53 | 56,5 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
8 | 11 | S19 | 1838 | MH-Sangli | 7 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
9 | 7 | CM | S19 | 2005 | MH-Kolhapur | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
10 | 15 | U13 | 1704 | TG | 7 | 49,5 | 51,5 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
