Abhimanyu Puranik wins ₹1,00,000 after dominating at 3rd JKs ECA Rapid Rating 2026
Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 points to win the 3rd JKs ECA All India Open FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Abhimanyu drew against Akshay Borgaonkar in the 7th round and won his remaining games. Karthikeyan P, Vaibhav Jayant Raut, and Shlok Sharnarthi scored 8/9 points to finish in 2nd-4th place according to tiebreak scores. The tournament was conducted by JK's Excellence Chess Academy on 19th April at Gulmohor Banquets, Abhiruchi Mall, Pune. The total prize fund was ₹4,00,000 with top 3 prizes of ₹1,00,000, ₹50,000, and ₹25,000, respectively. Photos: Ravindra Potawad/ChessBase India
Abhimanyu's 4th Triumph of 2026
Abhimanyu Puranik is playing great chess in 2026, and his biggest achievement was winning the 2026 National Blitz Championship. Along with this victory, Abhimanyu also won the 2nd Morde Foundation Rapid 2026 and the 4th Phoenix ChessBase India Club Blitz 2026.
Going into the last round, Abhimanyu Puranik, Neelash Saha, and Akshay Borgaonkar were leading with 7.5/8 points. On the top board, Abhimanyu defeated Neelash, while on the second board, Karthikeyan P scored an important victory over Akshay to secure second place.
Runner up: Karthikeyan P
Check out the last round battle between Abhimanyu and Neelash
A total of 385 players took part in this One Day Rapid Rating tournament from 4 different Federations, including India, Germany, the USA, and Wales. The time control was 10 Minutes + 5 seconds increment from move 1.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | GM | B220 | 2525 | Maharashtra | 8,5 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 0 | 56,75 | 8 | 4 | |||||
2 | 8 | GM | B220 | 2212 | Tamil Nadu | 8 | 53 | 58 | 0 | 49,5 | 8 | 4 | |||||
3 | 14 | FM | B220 | 2172 | Maharashtra | 8 | 52 | 55 | 0 | 47,5 | 8 | 3 | |||||
4 | 15 | CM | B220 | 2163 | Maharashtra | 8 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 47,5 | 8 | 4 | |||||
5 | 4 | IM | B220 | 2295 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 57 | 62 | 0 | 49,75 | 7 | 4 | |||||
6 | 2 | IM | B220 | 2351 | Railway Sports Promotion Board | 7,5 | 54,5 | 58,5 | 0 | 46,75 | 7 | 3 | |||||
7 | 13 | GM | B220 | 2176 | Icf | 7,5 | 53 | 58 | 0 | 45,75 | 7 | 4 | |||||
8 | 3 | IM | B220 | 2336 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 0 | 45,25 | 7 | 4 | |||||
9 | 7 | B220 | 2230 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 51 | 56 | 0 | 45,25 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
10 | 16 | IM | B220 | 2159 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 4 | |||||
11 | 20 | CM | U15 | B220 | 2053 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 52 | 56 | 0 | 40,5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
12 | 29 | IM | B220 | 1978 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 3 | |||||
13 | 5 | IM | B220 | 2273 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 55,5 | 0 | 40,5 | 7 | 3 | |||||
14 | 10 | FM | B220 | 2191 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 55 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 4 | |||||
15 | 6 | IM | B220 | 2261 | Goa | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 0 | 39,5 | 7 | 3 |
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