Gaurang's second tournament triumph of the year
FM Gaurang Bagwe was the sole leader 7.5/8, going into the last round. Six players - Arnav Mahesh Koli, FM Jaiveer Mahendru, Aayush Kabra, Guru Prakash, GM Laxman R R and Arnav Kherdekar were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Arnav lost to Gaurang and the latter became champion. Jaiveer conceded a full point against Laxman who finished third. Aayush went down versus Arnav and he secured second place. Apart from Gaurang, Laxman also remained undefeated. Both had five game winning streak.
A total of 358 players including a GM and an IM took part from various places all over the country and one from the France. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by CircleChess at Mahalaxmi Temple Bhavan in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra on 9th February 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | FM | Bagwe, Gaurang | IND | 2114 | Maharashtra | 8,5 | 47,5 | 50,5 | 47,25 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Arnav, Mahesh Koli | U15 | IND | 1962 | Maharashtra | 8 | 55 | 60,5 | 53,00 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 1 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2256 | ICF | 8 | 50 | 54 | 47,00 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 2 | IM | Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh | IND | 2233 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 47,50 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Chavan, Nameet | IND | 1968 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 51,5 | 54 | 44,00 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | 17 | CM | Bartakke, Amardeep S. | IND | 1891 | Maharashtra | 7,5 | 49 | 53 | 43,00 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 7 | 14 | FM | Jaiveer, Mahendru | IND | 1912 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 41,00 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 8 | 9 | Guru, Prakash | IND | 1944 | Maharashtra | 7 | 53,5 | 57 | 42,50 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 23 | Aayush, Kabra | IND | 1856 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52 | 57 | 42,50 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | 12 | Majumder, Shrayan | IND | 1921 | Maharashtra | 7 | 52 | 57 | 42,00 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | 10 | Soni, Atharv | U15 | IND | 1928 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 56 | 42,75 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 12 | 16 | Kherdekar, Arnav | IND | 1893 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 56 | 41,25 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | 19 | AIM | Vivaan, Sardana | U15 | IND | 1878 | Maharashtra | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40,00 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 4 | FM | Potawad, Anirudhha | IND | 2037 | Maharashtra | 7 | 50 | 55 | 42,00 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 15 | 18 | CM | Jaivardhan, Raj | U15 | IND | 1882 | Maharashtra | 7 | 49 | 54 | 41,00 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 41 | Dharia, Vishal | IND | 1745 | Maharashtra | 7 | 48 | 53 | 39,00 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 36 | Godse, Anish | IND | 1775 | Maharashtra | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 38,75 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | 69 | Kadam, Atharv Ganesh | U15 | IND | 1636 | Maharashtra | 7 | 48 | 51 | 37,50 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 19 | 34 | Anish, Naik | IND | 1794 | Goa | 7 | 47,5 | 52,5 | 39,50 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | 24 | Soni, Sangharsh | IND | 1855 | Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 47,5 | 51 | 37,00 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | 32 | Arjun, Singh | U11 | IND | 1797 | Maharashtra | 7 | 47 | 51 | 37,00 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 22 | 47 | Aditya, Shardul Kadam | U13 | IND | 1719 | Maharashtra | 7 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,50 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 23 | 44 | Bharadia, Madhav | IND | 1724 | Rajasthan | 7 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,50 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | 31 | Laddad, Aadhavan Atish | U13 | IND | 1801 | Maharashtra | 7 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,00 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 25 | 54 | Reyaansh, Venkat | U11 | IND | 1685 | Maharashtra | 7 | 44 | 47,5 | 35,50 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 26 | 40 | AGM | Bhogal, Rupesh | IND | 1753 | Maharashtra | 7 | 41,5 | 45,5 | 34,25 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 27 | 8 | FM | Nagarkatte, Vedant | IND | 1953 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 56,5 | 62,5 | 42,50 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 28 | 22 | Bartakke, Aditya | IND | 1857 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 35,25 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 29 | 28 | AFM | Aahaan, Mathur | U13 | IND | 1814 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 49 | 53 | 35,00 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Gada, Om | IND | 1918 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 48,5 | 53 | 36,00 | 6 | 4 |
