Mayank perfect at 31st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Academy Blitz 2025, Imran second and Goutham third

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/08/2025

IM Mayank Chakraborty scored a perfect 9/9 to win 31st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Academy (Under-18) Blitz 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. IM Md. Imran, IM Goutham Krishna H and IM Henry Edward Tudor (ROU) scored 8/9 each. They secured second to fourth place respectively according to tie-breaks. Total prize fund was US$ 4250. The top three prizes were $500, $400 and $300 along with a trophy each. IM Akshay Borgaonkar, FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy and IM Shahil Dey scored 7/9 each. They were placed eighth, ninth and tenth respectively. This is Mayank's second tournament triumph of the year. Both of them occurred in the UAE. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

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.

Champion - IM Mayank Chakraborty 9/9

Runner-up - IM Md. Imran 8/9

Second Runner-up - IM Goutham Krishna H 8/9

The champion - IM Mayank Chakraborty with his mother - Dr. Monomita Chakraborty

IM Mayank Chakraborty scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the field and gained 38 Elo rating points

4th IM Henry Edward Tudor 8/9

5th FM Seyed Abolfazl Moosavifar (IRI) 7.5/9

6th Sharon Rafael (ZAM) 7/9

8th IM Akshay Borgaonkar 7/9

9th FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy 7/9

10th IM Shahil Dey 7/9

The reigning FIDE World Cup Cadets Under-10 Open winner, Sarbartho Mani was the first player to beat the top seed GM Sina Movahed (IRI) at this event

Various prize winners

For more prize distribution ceremony photos, please click here.

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.	TB2	TB3
1	3	IM	Mayank, Chakraborty	U16		IND	2371		9	53	47,5
2	4	IM	Md, Imran	U16		IND	2358		8	53,5	48,5
3	6	IM	Goutham, Krishna H	U16		IND	2335		8	53,5	47,5
4	7	IM	Tudor, Henry Edward	U14		ROU	2329		8	51	46
5	8	FM	Moosavifar, Seyed Abolfazl	U16		IRI	2279		7,5	52	47
6	12		Sharon, Rafael	U18		ZAM	2182	Abu Dhabi Chess Academy	7	55,5	50
7	17	FM	Negrean, Andrei	U14		ROU	2115		7	54	49
8	10	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	U16		IND	2222		7	54	48,5
9	13	FM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	U16		IND	2174		7	53	48
10	19	IM	Shahil, Dey	U18		IND	2103		7	52,5	47,5
11	30	AIM	Prithvi, Raj Prajeesh	U16		IND	1988		7	52,5	47,5
12	1	GM	Movahed, Sina			IRI	2463		7	51,5	45,5
13	9	FM	Yeganegi, Barad	U14		IRI	2237		7	50	44,5
14	2	IM	Stribuk, Artiom	U18		FID	2392		7	49,5	44,5
15	18	IM	Saydaliev, Akobirkhon	U18		UZB	2113		7	49	44,5
16	5	FM	Ashraf, Artin	U18		IRI	2351		7	49	43,5
17	23	FM	Daaevik, Wadhawan	U16		IND	2085		7	48,5	43,5
18	37		Khalilov, Ikromjon	U16		UZB	1913		7	48	43,5
19	11	WFM	Mohammadi, Melika	U16	w	IRI	2185		7	47,5	43
20	26	FM	Jval, Saurin Patel	U14		IND	2012		7	47	42

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