Six Indians in top ten, Mayank's second tournament triumph of the year
IM Mayank Chakraborty made a blazing start by winning eight games in-a-row. He had a full point lead heading into the final round. So a draw was enough for him to become a clear champion, still he went for the maximum against the top seed, GM Sina Movahed (IRI) to become the winner with a perfect score 9/9. IM Md. Imran defeated FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy to secure second place. IM Goutham Krishna H won against Sharon Rafael (ZAM) to finish third.
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A total of 280 players including a GM and eight IMs took part from 25 countries across the world. The one-day nine-round Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club and Mind Games at Radisson Blu Abu Dhabi Corniche Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 22nd July 2025. The time control was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | IM | Mayank, Chakraborty | U16 | IND | 2371 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 47,5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | IM | Md, Imran | U16 | IND | 2358 | 8 | 0 | 53,5 | 48,5 | ||
| 3 | 6 | IM | Goutham, Krishna H | U16 | IND | 2335 | 8 | 0 | 53,5 | 47,5 | ||
| 4 | 7 | IM | Tudor, Henry Edward | U14 | ROU | 2329 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 46 | ||
| 5 | 8 | FM | Moosavifar, Seyed Abolfazl | U16 | IRI | 2279 | 7,5 | 0 | 52 | 47 | ||
| 6 | 12 | Sharon, Rafael | U18 | ZAM | 2182 | Abu Dhabi Chess Academy | 7 | 0 | 55,5 | 50 | ||
| 7 | 17 | FM | Negrean, Andrei | U14 | ROU | 2115 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 49 | ||
| 8 | 10 | IM | Borgaonkar, Akshay | U16 | IND | 2222 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 48,5 | ||
| 9 | 13 | FM | Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy | U16 | IND | 2174 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 48 | ||
| 10 | 19 | IM | Shahil, Dey | U18 | IND | 2103 | 7 | 0 | 52,5 | 47,5 | ||
| 11 | 30 | AIM | Prithvi, Raj Prajeesh | U16 | IND | 1988 | 7 | 0 | 52,5 | 47,5 | ||
| 12 | 1 | GM | Movahed, Sina | IRI | 2463 | 7 | 0 | 51,5 | 45,5 | |||
| 13 | 9 | FM | Yeganegi, Barad | U14 | IRI | 2237 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 44,5 | ||
| 14 | 2 | IM | Stribuk, Artiom | U18 | FID | 2392 | 7 | 0 | 49,5 | 44,5 | ||
| 15 | 18 | IM | Saydaliev, Akobirkhon | U18 | UZB | 2113 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 44,5 | ||
| 16 | 5 | FM | Ashraf, Artin | U18 | IRI | 2351 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 43,5 | ||
| 17 | 23 | FM | Daaevik, Wadhawan | U16 | IND | 2085 | 7 | 0 | 48,5 | 43,5 | ||
| 18 | 37 | Khalilov, Ikromjon | U16 | UZB | 1913 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 43,5 | |||
| 19 | 11 | WFM | Mohammadi, Melika | U16 | w | IRI | 2185 | 7 | 0 | 47,5 | 43 | |
| 20 | 26 | FM | Jval, Saurin Patel | U14 | IND | 2012 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 42 |
