Anish Gandhi decimates Khasdar Chashak Rapid Rating Open 2025
Anish Gandhi scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win Khasdar Chashak Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Seven players - Aditya Savalkar, IM Sameer Kathmale, IM Rahul Sangma, Shriraj Bhosale, Rushikesh Kabnurakar, FM Chinmay Kulkarni and Apurv Shekhar Deshmukh scored 9/11 each. They secured second to eighth place respectively The total prize fund was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹10000 and ₹7000 along with a trophy each. The two-day eleven round Rapid rating tournament was organized by Progressive Chess Association, Sangli at 7 Avenue Family Mart in Sangli, Maharashtra on 18th and 19th April 2025. This is Anish's first tournament triumph in his second event of the year. Photo: Shreyas Vivek Purohit
Anish's first tournament triumph in his second event of the year
CM Anish Gandhi was the sole leader 9.5/10, heading into the final round. Aditya Savalkar was the only player trailing by a half point at 9/10. IM Sameer Kathmale was at 8.5/10. Anish drew with Sameer to become a clear champion, Sameer finished third. Aditya lost to IM Rahul Sangma, still the former managed to secure second place.
A total of 290 players including two IMs took part from various parts of India and one from Ireland. The two-day eleven round Rapid rating tournament was organized by Progressive Chess Association, Sangli at 7 Avenue Family Mart in Sangli, Maharashtra on 18th and 19th April 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | CM | Gandhi, Anish | IND | 2028 | 10 | 82,5 | 87 | 78,50 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 12 | Aditya, Savalkar | IND | 1814 | 9 | 81,5 | 87,5 | 68,50 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | IM | Kathmale, Sameer | IND | 2167 | Sangli | 9 | 81,5 | 84,5 | 66,00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | IM | Sangma, Rahul | IND | 2217 | 9 | 80 | 85,5 | 67,50 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Bhosale, Shriraj | IND | 1989 | 9 | 79,5 | 85,5 | 67,50 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | 11 | Kabnurakar, Rushikesh | IND | 1826 | 9 | 79,5 | 84,5 | 65,50 | 0 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | FM | Kulkarni, Chinmay | IND | 2295 | 9 | 77 | 82,5 | 65,00 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 14 | Apurv, Shekhar Desmukh | U17 | IND | 1788 | 9 | 75,5 | 79,5 | 62,50 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 8 | Kadav, Omkar | IND | 1849 | 8,5 | 76 | 81 | 59,50 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | 13 | Patil, Abhishek | IND | 1798 | Sangli | 8,5 | 72 | 77 | 56,75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Mohd Khaja, Abdul Latheef S | IND | 1848 | 8,5 | 67,5 | 70,5 | 51,75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | 17 | Khairmode, Aditya | IND | 1729 | Sangli | 8 | 78 | 82 | 55,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 13 | 19 | Saurish, Kashelkar | IND | 1720 | 8 | 76 | 80 | 53,00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | 28 | Salunke, Shankar | IND | 1599 | 8 | 76 | 79 | 52,50 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 15 | 21 | Vikramaditya, Abhijit Chavan | U15 | IND | 1712 | Sangli | 8 | 74,5 | 79,5 | 53,00 | 0 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Khasbardar, Soham | IND | 1733 | 8 | 74 | 78 | 50,00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | 45 | Rai, Prajwal | U17 | IND | 1515 | Sangli | 8 | 72,5 | 76,5 | 51,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Patel, Mudassar | IND | 1839 | Sangli | 8 | 71 | 75 | 52,00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 19 | 18 | Mokashi, Rohit | IND | 1729 | Sangli | 8 | 70,5 | 76,5 | 53,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 20 | 30 | Sarikar, Santosh | IND | 1587 | Sangli | 8 | 70,5 | 74,5 | 52,00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 43 | Harole, Sara | U15 | w | IND | 1519 | Sangli | 8 | 70 | 75 | 52,50 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| 22 | 24 | Jagadale, Ishwari | U17 | w | IND | 1639 | Sangli | 8 | 70 | 73 | 46,00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| 23 | 29 | Khadepatil, Venkatesh | U17 | IND | 1589 | 8 | 68 | 71 | 49,00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 24 | 50 | Manas, Manoj Mahadeshwar | U17 | IND | 1494 | 8 | 67,5 | 70,5 | 46,00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 25 | 6 | Patil, Divya | U17 | w | IND | 1891 | 7,5 | 76,5 | 80,5 | 51,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
