Sattwik Swain and Girisha Prasanna Pai are 38th National Under-9 Open and Girls 2025 Champions

by Shahid Ahmed - 24/06/2025

World Cadet 2024 Under-8 Open Silver medalist, Sattwik Swain (ODI) scored an unbeaten 10/11 to win 38th National Under-9 Open 2025. Sattwik finished a half point ahead of the rest. Aadwik Abhinav Krishna (KAR) scored sole 9.5/11 to secure second place. Six players scored 8.5/11. Out of them, the top seed of the tournament, Divith Reddy Adulla (TEL) finished third. The newly crowned Maharashtra State Under-9 Girls 2025 champion, Girisha Prasanna Pai (MAH) claimed first place in the Girls event scoring an unbeaten 10.5/11. She finished a full point ahead of the field. Nakshatra Gumudavelly (KAR) scored 9.5/11 to secure second place. Narayani Umesh Marathe (MAH) and Sai Anshitha Puvvala (TEL) scored 8.5/11 each. They secured third and fourth place respectively. The total prize fund combining Open and Girls section was ₹500000. The top three prizes in both Open and Girls sections were ₹50000, ₹36000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each respectively. Photos: Tushar Damor

No tie-breaks needed for top two in both, Karnataka and Maharashtra claim two podium finishes

Sattwik Swain (ODI) and Aadwik Abhinav Krishna (KAR) were coleaders 9/10, going into the last round. Sattwik defeated Samriddh Khare (MP) to become the champion. Riddhiman Datta (WB) drew with Aadwik and the latter finished second. Kirthik Vijayabaskar (TN) lost to Divit Reddy Adulla (TEL) who claimed third place for the second consecutive year.

38th National Under-9 Girls and Open Champions - Girisha Prasanna Pai (MAH) 10.5/11 and Sattwik Swain (ODI) 10/11

Girisha Prasanna Pai (MAH) was the sole leader 9.5/10, heading into the final round. She was a full point ahead of her pursuer, Nakshatra Gumudavelly (KAR). A draw would have made Girisha a clear champion. Still she went for a full point and defeated Vamshika Boga (TEL) to become the champion. Nakshatra won against Sayyadh Raudah (TEL) to secure second place. Vedhaanshi Arisapu (AP) lost to Narayani Umesh Marathe (MAH) who finished third.

Top 3 in Open (L to R): 3rd Divith Reddy Adulla (TEL) 8.5/11, 1st Sattwik Swain (ODI) 10/11 and 2nd Aadwik Abhinav Krishna (KAR) 9.5/11

Top 3 in Girls (L to R): 3rd Narayani Umesh Marathe (MAH) 8.5/11, 1st Girisha Prasanna Pai (MAH) 10.5/11 and 2nd Nakshatra Gumudavelly (KAR) 9.5/11

Top 3 of both Open and Girls events

Sattwik Swain - Divith Reddy Adulla, Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India

Sattwik Swain (ODI) en route his seventh round win against Divith Reddy Adulla (TEL)

Sattwik Swain scored an unbeaten 10/11, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 56.8 Elo rating points

Girisha Prasanna Pai (MAH) en route her seventh round win over Samiksha Vundyala (TEL)

Girisha Prasanna Pai scored an unbeaten 10.5/11, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 131.6 Elo rating points

Arbiters team

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Round 5: Sattwik Swain - Aadwik Abhinav Krishna and interview | Video: ChessBase India

Round 8: Samanyu Shulka (MP) - Anish Sarkar (WB), Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 317 players in the Open and 171 in the Girls tournament took part from a combined total of 30 states and union territories across the country. The events were organized by The Haryana Chess Association at Pragyanam School in Gurugram, Haryana from 15th to 21st June 2025. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1

Open Round 11 results

Bo.	No.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	No.
1	2		Sattwik, Swain	1875	9	1 - 0	8		Samriddh, Khare	1606	23
2	44		Riddhiman, Datta	1549	8	½ - ½	9	AIM	Aadwik, Abhinav Krishna	1730	9
3	12		Aniket, Das	1716	8	½ - ½	8		Ayaan, Phutane	1782	4
4	3	ACM	Kavish, Palaniappan K	1860	7½	1 - 0	8	ACM	Aayan, Gupta	1652	17
5	60		Kirthik, Vijayabaskar	1511	7½	0 - 1	7½		Divith, Reddy Adulla	1875	1
6	8		Tamizh, Amudhan S	1732	7½	½ - ½	7½		Aharnish, Nanda	1546	46
7	92		Yuvan, Raman	1469	7½	½ - ½	7½		Shivin, K	1723	10
8	18		Ansh, Kabra	1648	7½	1 - 0	7½		Darsh, Raut	1445	119
9	16		Hriday, Garg	1660	7	1 - 0	7½		Kavish, Saxena	1453	111
10	6	AFM	Shreyan, Thipparthi	1743	7	½ - ½	7		Abhyuday, Bhaduka	1520	56

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2		Sattwik, Swain	IND	1875	Odisha	10	79,5	84,5	76,25	9
2	9	AIM	Aadwik, Abhinav Krishna	IND	1730	Karnataka	9,5	77,5	80,5	66,25	9
3	1		Divith, Reddy Adulla	IND	1875	Telangana	8,5	77,5	83	60,75	7
4	4		Ayaan, Phutane	IND	1782	Karnataka	8,5	74	80	61,75	6
5	12		Aniket, Das	IND	1716	West Bengal	8,5	73	78,5	59,75	6
6	44		Riddhiman, Datta	IND	1549	West Bengal	8,5	69,5	74,5	54,75	7
7	3	ACM	Kavish, Palaniappan K	IND	1860	Tamil Nadu	8,5	67,5	71	54,50	8
8	18		Ansh, Kabra	IND	1648	Uttar Pradesh	8,5	64,5	68,5	50,25	8
9	8		Tamizh, Amudhan S	IND	1732	Tamil Nadu	8	79	82	54,25	7
10	17	ACM	Aayan, Gupta	IND	1652	West Bengal	8	75	81	54,50	8
11	16		Hriday, Garg	IND	1660	Delhi	8	75	80,5	56,00	7
12	23		Samriddh, Khare	IND	1606	Madhya Pradesh	8	74	78,5	53,50	8
13	106		Akshith, Done	IND	1459	Telangana	8	74	77	53,25	7
14	46		Aharnish, Nanda	IND	1546	West Bengal	8	74	76	52,25	6
15	10		Shivin, K	IND	1723	Tamil Nadu	8	73,5	79,5	55,50	6
16	28		Inba, Dhinesh Babu	IND	1598	Tamil Nadu	8	71	75	50,00	8
17	26		Keerthan, Ayyam K	IND	1602	Tamil Nadu	8	70,5	75,5	52,75	7
18	92		Yuvan, Raman	IND	1469	Bihar	8	68	72	50,75	6
19	33		Hreyansh, Deka	IND	1574	Assam	8	64,5	69	49,00	5
20	111		Kavish, Saxena	IND	1453	Uttar Pradesh	7,5	76,5	79,5	50,25	7

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Girls Round 11 results

Bo.	No.	White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Black	Rtg	No.
1	37	Vamshika, Boga	1471	8	0 - 1	9½	Girisha, Prasanna Pai	1528	13
2	46	Nakshatra, Gumudavelly	1456	8½	1 - 0	8	Sayyadh, Raudah	1466	39
3	38	Arisapu, Vedhaanshi	1466	7½	0 - 1	7½	Narayani, Umesh Marathe	1586	5
4	31	Sai, Anshitha Puvvala	1481	7½	1 - 0	7½	Rayna, Ajay Patel	1513	16
5	2	Aryahi, Bhattacharya	1619	7	1 - 0	7½	Dutta, Mahee	1409	64
6	3	Anvi, Deepak Hinge	1614	7	0 - 1	7	Sahasra, Varma Penumastha	1476	33
7	7	Pragatha,	1578	7	0 - 1	7	Yadav, Sanskriti	1478	32
8	81	Adrija, Kalita	0	7	0 - 1	7	Harshika, M	1510	17
9	20	Arpitangshi, Bhattacharya	1497	7	1 - 0	7	Dedeepya, Bavurapalli	1451	48
10	6	Deniya, V	1583	6½	1 - 0	7	Agrawal, Meeshika Deepak	0	85

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	13	Girisha, Prasanna Pai	IND	1528	Maharashtra	10,5	74,5	79,5	74,75	10
2	46	Nakshatra, Gumudavelly	IND	1456	Karnataka	9,5	78	81,5	68,50	8
3	5	Narayani, Umesh Marathe	IND	1586	Maharashtra	8,5	73	78	58,25	8
4	31	Sai, Anshitha Puvvala	IND	1481	Telangana	8,5	72	77	54,50	8
5	2	Aryahi, Bhattacharya	IND	1619	West Bengal	8	74	78,5	55,00	5
6	37	Vamshika, Boga	IND	1471	Telangana	8	73	77,5	51,50	7
7	17	Harshika, M	IND	1510	Tamil Nadu	8	71,5	77	54,25	7
8	32	Yadav, Sanskriti	IND	1478	Uttar Pradesh	8	70	72,5	49,00	7
9	39	Sayyadh, Raudah	IND	1466	Telangana	8	68,5	73,5	51,00	8
10	20	Arpitangshi, Bhattacharya	IND	1497	West Bengal	8	61,5	64	42,00	8
11	33	Sahasra, Varma Penumastha	IND	1476	Andhra Pradesh	8	59,5	63,5	45,50	7
12	44	Sanvitha, A Shetty	IND	1462	Karnataka	7,5	74	77	45,00	7
13	6	Deniya, V	IND	1583	Tamil Nadu	7,5	73	79	51,75	7
14	38	Arisapu, Vedhaanshi	IND	1466	Andhra Pradesh	7,5	70	74	48,25	6
15	16	Rayna, Ajay Patel	IND	1513	Gujarat	7,5	69,5	73,5	44,75	7
16	40	Srijani, Naskar	IND	1466	West Bengal	7,5	68,5	74	44,50	7
17	49	Teesha, Byadwal	IND	1447	Rajasthan	7,5	68	73	47,25	6
18	64	Dutta, Mahee	IND	1409	Karnataka	7,5	68	73	47,00	6
19	140	Risha, Kenon Patel	IND	0	Gujarat	7,5	67,5	72	46,25	7
20	47	Anointah, A	IND	1455	Tamil Nadu	7,5	66	71	45,25	7

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