Rupesh wins his second tournament of the year
Rupesh Bhogal, Kartik Khetwal and FM Arun Kataria were the three leaders at 7.5/8 each, heading into the final round. Vaibhav Tomar lost to Rupesh and the latter became champion. Kartik suffered defeat against Arun who finished second. Sheikh Jahan won against Anand Singh Kushwah and he finished third.
Champion - Rupesh Bhogal 8.5/9 with various prize winners | Photo: IM Akshat Khamparia
Inaugural first move | Photo: IM Akshat Khamparia
Rupesh Bhogal scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 45.8 Elo rating points
The tournament hall at Indore Public School in Indore, Madhya Pradesh | Photo: Indore Public School
A total of 321 players took part from various parts of India. The one-day nine-round Swiss league Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by All Indore Chess Association and Sanjay Ajit Kasliwal Memorial Chess Academy, Indore at Indore Public School in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on 23rd November 2025. The time control of the tournament was 10 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 | TB6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | AGM | Bhogal Rupesh | IND | 1672 | MH | 8,5 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 49,75 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 1 | FM | Arun Kataria | IND | 2048 | RJ | 8,5 | 49 | 53 | 49,75 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 30 | AIM | Sheikh Jahan | IND | 1640 | MP | 8 | 51 | 54,5 | 47,5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 44 | Aarav Maheshwari | U15 | IND | 1575 | MP | 8 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 45,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 24 | Kartik Khetwal | IND | 1671 | UP | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 43,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | 27 | Akshay Singh Tomar | IND | 1654 | MP | 7,5 | 50 | 53 | 41,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | Apurv Shekhar Desmukh | IND | 1842 | MH | 7,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 40,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | Mishra Kamad | IND | 1904 | MP | 7 | 54 | 57 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | 19 | Vaibhav Tomar | IND | 1682 | MP | 7 | 53 | 56 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | Prakash Yadav | IND | 1870 | MP | 7 | 52 | 55,5 | 40,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | 39 | Porwal Kiyan | U13 | IND | 1600 | MP | 7 | 51,5 | 54,5 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 12 | 10 | Soni Sangharsh | IND | 1751 | MP | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 13 | 9 | Harshit Dawar | IND | 1765 | MP | 7 | 49 | 53 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | 41 | Aarav Porwal | U15 | IND | 1585 | MP | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 36 | ACM | Anand Singh Kushwah | U15 | IND | 1611 | MP | 7 | 48 | 51 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 53 | Mohd Ashaz Ahmed | U15 | IND | 1560 | MP | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 17 | 4 | Umesh M. Kulkarni | IND | 1870 | MH | 7 | 47 | 51 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | 22 | Vijay Kumar Singh | IND | 1674 | BR | 7 | 46 | 49,5 | 36,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | 32 | Raj Patel | IND | 1627 | GJ | 7 | 45 | 49 | 36,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 20 | 8 | Rishi Sonker | IND | 1800 | MP | 7 | 43 | 45 | 31,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
