Aarush's third rating tournament triumph in 2025
Lakshith B Salian was the sole leader 9/10, going into the last round. He was a full point ahead of Aayiu Atindrya Shetty, Aarush Bhat and Vihaan Shetty. A draw would have sufficed for Lakshith to become a clear champion. Rudra Rajeev defeated Lakshith and the latter finished second. Vihaan lost to Aarush who became the champion. Aayiu suffered a defeat versus Ajay Manjunath Bhat. Ajay was placed third. Rao's Chess Corner is run by Karnataka's top chess couple - IM Sharan Rao and WIM Isha Sharma.
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A total of 72 players took part. The one-day eleven round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by and at Rao's Chess Corner, Bejai in Mangalore, Karnataka on 24th December 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | AIM | Aarush Bhat, | IND | 1763 | 9 | 77 | 81,5 | 64,5 |
| 2 | 2 | AGM | Lakshith B Salian, | IND | 1819 | 9 | 75,5 | 80,5 | 64,5 |
| 3 | 27 | Ajay Manjunath Bhat, | IND | 1429 | 8 | 78 | 83 | 57 | |
| 4 | 13 | Aayiu Atindrya Shetty, | IND | 1566 | 8 | 76,5 | 81,5 | 58,5 | |
| 5 | 17 | Sanjith Bhat, | IND | 1495 | 8 | 75,5 | 79,5 | 54,5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Vihaan, Shetty | IND | 1883 | 8 | 73 | 77,5 | 51,5 | |
| 7 | 5 | Rudra Rajeev, | IND | 1718 | 8 | 71 | 76,5 | 53 | |
| 8 | 8 | Shradha S Rai, | IND | 1603 | 8 | 70,5 | 73,5 | 47,5 | |
| 9 | 10 | AFM | Praneeth H S, | IND | 1599 | 8 | 70 | 73,5 | 49,5 |
| 10 | 20 | Praneel Rai M, | IND | 1465 | 7,5 | 69,5 | 73,5 | 45,25 |
Links
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