Aadik Theophane Lenin wins a double at SRR Classical and Blitz Rating Open 2025
Aadik Theophane Lenin scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win SRR Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Five players - Hari Ganesh T, Ajjesh J R, Nigash G, Sivan S Roshan and IM Ramnathan Balasubramaniam scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to sixth according to tie-breaks The total prize fund in the Classical event was ₹800000. The top three prizes were ₹80000, ₹60000 and ₹40000 along with a trophy each. In Blitz, Aadik, Balkishan A, Gyana Sai Santhosh M and Vignesh B scored 8/9 each. Aadik became champion. The remaining three were adjudged second to fourth respectively. The total prize fund in Blitz was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 with a trophy each. This is Aadik's ninth and tenth overall tournament triumph of the year. It is also his first and second individual rating tournament victory of his career.
Aadik's first and second individual rating tournament triumph his career
The reigning Ernakulam District Under-15 and Under-19 Open, Kerala State Under-13 and Under-19 Open champion, won his first and second individual rating tournament of his career at this event. He shared a few words thanking the people who have got him this far in his journey and also shared a few games of his from these two events.
Aadik Theophane Lenin shared the following - I would like to thank my parents for supporting me and allowing me to fully focus on chess. I would like to thank my school Velammal Vidyalaya Paruthipattu for providing leave and giving concession in fees for my chess achievements. I would also like to thank my previous coaches and academies for supporting me.
• M D Antony Sir
• Sai Prahlad Sir (Seed Succeed Academy)
• G S Sreejith Sir (Masters Chess Academy)
• Sanjay S Pillai Sir (Chess Village Academy)
• Hatsun Chess Academy head coaches GM Vishnu Prasanna Sir and GM Akash Sir, along with Gowtham KK Sir, Ganesh Sir, and Ibrahim Sir
A special thanks to Gowtham K K Sir for traveling with me and supporting me during the Asian Youth Under-12 Open 2024 and FIDE World Cup Under-12 Open 2024, and to Ganesh Sir for his support during the World Cadets Under-12 Open 2024 and Hatsun management. Currently, I am part of Chola Chess Academy, where I am fortunate to receive training given to national top-10 finishers free of cost, from GM R B Ramesh Sir, WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy Ma'am, GM Debashis Das Sir, and GM Sundararajan Kidambi Sir. Finally, I would like to thank my current individual coach, IM Jubin Jimmy Sir from Kerala, who has been guiding me closely. He even supported me during this tournament while playing his own events in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah.
Check out a few games selected and annotated by Aadik Theophane Lenin himself.
A total of 406 players including an IM took part from all over the country, one from Canada, England, Kenya and South Africa each, and two from the USA. The five-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by SRR Charitable Trust at PB Siddhartha College of Arts and Science in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh from 21st to 25th August 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings in Classical
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Bdld | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | AIM | Aadik Theophane Lenin | U13 | IND | 2048 | KL | 8 | 51,5 | 56 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | 15 | Hari Ganesh T | IND | 1997 | TN | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 44,8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 14 | Ajjesh J R | IND | 2020 | TN | 7,5 | 51 | 55 | 44,8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | 11 | Nigash G | IND | 2043 | TN | 7,5 | 50 | 54,5 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | 16 | Sivan S Roshan | IND | 1993 | TN | 7,5 | 47,5 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | 9 | IM | Ramnathan Balasubramaniam | IND | 2045 | TN | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 7 | 1 | Advik Amit Agrawal | U11 | IND | 2251 | MH | 7 | 54 | 59 | 44,8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | Gyana Sai Santhosh M | IND | 2122 | AP | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | FM | Ayushh Ravikumar | IND | 2051 | TN | 7 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 42,3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | 28 | AIM | Lakshmanrao D. | IND | 1906 | AP | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| 11 | 22 | Andalamala Hemal Varshan | U13 | IND | 1930 | AP | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 39,8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | Vijay Shreeram P | IND | 2137 | TN | 7 | 49 | 54 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 13 | 20 | Druvesh Dondapati | IND | 1949 | AP | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 40,3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 14 | 18 | Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan | IND | 1973 | TN | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | 17 | Nijesh R | U13 | IND | 1983 | TN | 7 | 49 | 53 | 40,3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | 13 | Simhadri Sai Hrushikesh | IND | 2027 | AP | 7 | 48,5 | 49,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | 12 | Kolla Bhaavan | U15 | IND | 2039 | AP | 7 | 47 | 51,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 18 | 23 | Lakshmi Charan Naidu G | IND | 1927 | AP | 7 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 36 | Ratnapriya K | w | IND | 1859 | TN | 7 | 45,5 | 49 | 37,8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| 20 | 37 | Santosh Hariharan | U13 | IND | 1856 | TG | 6,5 | 53 | 55 | 37,3 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
A total of 430 players including two IMs took part from all over the country, one from Canada, England, Kenya and South Africa each, and two from the USA. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized by SRR Charitable Trust at PB Siddhartha College of Arts and Science in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh on 25th August 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings in Blitz
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | AIM | Aadik Theophane Lenin | IND | 2008 | KL | 8 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 50,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2 | 7 | Balkishan A. | IND | 2029 | KAR | 8 | 50 | 55 | 49,5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 19 | Gyana Sai Santhosh M | IND | 1919 | AP | 8 | 48 | 52 | 44,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | AGM | Vignesh B | IND | 2230 | TN | 8 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 43,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| 5 | 36 | Vijay Shreeram P | IND | 1802 | TN | 7,5 | 54 | 59 | 47,3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 24 | Ajjesh J R | IND | 1866 | TN | 7,5 | 53 | 57 | 45,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 28 | Seetasagar Konaparthi | IND | 1838 | AP | 7,5 | 52 | 57 | 46,3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 16 | FM | Ayushh Ravikumar | IND | 1964 | TN | 7,5 | 52 | 56 | 45,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | 15 | Advik Amit Agrawal | IND | 1971 | MH | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 43,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 38 | Nigash G | IND | 1797 | TN | 7,5 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 43,8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Kolla Bhaavan | IND | 1997 | AP | 7,5 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 42,3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 39 | Aditya Savalkar | IND | 1794 | MH | 7,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 17 | Divesh G | IND | 1945 | TN | 7 | 52 | 57,5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 13 | Andalamala Hemal Varshan | IND | 1977 | AP | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 12 | FM | Ramakrishna J. | IND | 1989 | TG | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 16 | 114 | Nijesh R | IND | 1573 | TN | 7 | 50 | 52,5 | 37,8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 17 | 112 | AFM | Shreyan Thipparthi | IND | 1575 | TG | 7 | 49 | 52,5 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 18 | 47 | Druvesh Dondapati | IND | 1756 | AP | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 67 | Mokshith Pasupulety | IND | 1673 | TG | 7 | 48,5 | 49,5 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 20 | 1 | IM | Ravi Teja S. | IND | 2413 | AP | 7 | 48 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
