Apoorv's third rating tournament triumph in 2025
IM Apoorv Kamble and IM Kushagra Mohan were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the last round. IM Chakravarthi Reddy M was the sole pursuer at 7/8. Apoorv defeated Kushagra to become a clear champion, Kushagra finished third. P R Hrithickkesh lost to Chakravarthi and the latter claimed second place.
The event aimed to promote high-level chess while giving back to society through meaningful contributions. As part of the tournament’s social initiative, the organiser Bharath M, along with team members Vijetha C K, Arun D, Darshan V P S, Ravikiran D J, and Vinayak Hariwal, contributed a total of ₹50000 from the tournament fund.
• ₹25000 was donated to Srujan, a 19-year-old boy from H D Kote, to support his needs.
• ₹25000 was donated to Puttamadamma, a cancer patient, in the loving memory of Late Mrs. Mynavathi K G, who herself was a cancer survivor.
Thanks to Vijetha C K of First Move Chess Academy, for sharing photographs and information about the tournament.
A total of 273 players including seven IMs took part from all over the country, also two from Australia. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by First Move Chess Academy at Manasa Gangothri Indoor Stadium in Mysuru, Karnataka from 25th December 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | FM | Apoorv, Kamble | IND | 2145 | Ka | 8,5 | 55 | 60 | 56,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 7 | IM | Chakravarthi Reddy, M | IND | 2058 | Tg | 8 | 51 | 55 | 48,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 1 | IM | Kushagra, Mohan | IND | 2296 | Tg | 7,5 | 55 | 59,5 | 47,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 4 | IM | Sai Agni Jeevitesh, J | IND | 2111 | Tg | 7,5 | 52 | 58 | 46,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 8 | FM | Syed Anwar, Shazuli | IND | 2013 | Tn | 7,5 | 52 | 56,5 | 45,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 2 | IM | Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi | IND | 2191 | Mh | 7,5 | 50 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 7 | 21 | Shivanth, M | IND | 1786 | Ka | 7,5 | 49 | 52 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | IM | Sathvik, Adiga | U15 | IND | 2094 | Ka | 7 | 56 | 61 | 45,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Farhaan, M | IND | 1865 | Tn | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | 15 | Vigneshwaran, S | IND | 1850 | Tn | 7 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 42 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | 38 | Prahalad, Sen | IND | 1682 | Ka | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | 22 | Ram, Alagappan S | IND | 1785 | Tn | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 40,75 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | 20 | Nivaan, Raghavendra | U15 | IND | 1791 | Ka | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 37,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 14 | 48 | Abhi, Nayak S | IND | 1612 | Ka | 7 | 45 | 49 | 34,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | 54 | Dinesh, Kumar H | IND | 1588 | Tn | 7 | 45 | 48 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 34 | Manoj, Guru R | IND | 1702 | Tn | 7 | 45 | 47 | 33,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | Hirthickkesh, Pr | IND | 2102 | Tn | 6,5 | 55 | 59 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | 10 | FM | Aarav, Sarbalia | U13 | IND | 1948 | Ka | 6,5 | 53 | 58 | 38,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 19 | 16 | Nirmal, L | IND | 1818 | Tn | 6,5 | 51 | 55 | 36,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | 9 | IM | Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam | IND | 1996 | Tn | 6,5 | 50 | 53,5 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 25 | Anuran, Ghosh | IND | 1766 | Ka | 6,5 | 50 | 53 | 35,25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | 18 | Shreyansh, Das | U09 | IND | 1807 | Ka | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 23 | 58 | Janavi, S | F15 | w | IND | 1583 | Ka | 6,5 | 45 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 24 | 75 | Vijay, Karunanidhi | IND | 1559 | Tn | 6,5 | 44 | 47 | 30,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | 39 | Prathamesh, Shashikant Deshmukh | U15 | IND | 1677 | Ka | 6,5 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 31,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
