Dhanush Ragav N S dominates 2nd ICC Rating Open 2025

Dhanush Ragav N S scored an unbeaten 9/10 to win 2nd ICC Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Prajith Kishore scored sole 8.5/10 to be placed second. Justin Samuel Rebello and Gokul G scored 8/10 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹600000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. The five-day ten round Rating Open tournament was organized by Indian Chess Consortium at Sri Venkatalakshmi Kalyana Mandapam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 28th September to 2nd October 2025. This is Dhanush's second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Dr. Sathiesh G G / Indian Chess Consortium