Viresh Sharnarthi decimates 1st SVIS Rapid Rating Open 2025

Viresh Sharnarthi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st SVIS Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Top seed - IM Neelash Saha and Atharva Madkar scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Viresh defeated both runners-up, Neelash and Atharva in Round 6 and 5 respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Sadhu Vaswani International School, Moshi in Pune, Maharashtra on 1st and 2nd May 2025. This is Viresh's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Ravindra Potawad