Shahil Dey superb at 4th Check N Mate Rapid Rating Open 2025
IM Shahil Dey scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Check N Mate Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Five players - Sham R, IM Senthil Maran K, FM Apoorv Kamble, Yeshas H and Yash Mishra scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to sixth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Check N Mate at Lotus Convention Centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21st September 2025. This is Shahil's third rating tournament triumph of the year.
Shahil's third rating tournament triumph of the year
Sham R made a perfect start by winning eight games in-a-row. IM Shahil Dey was the sole pursuer at 7.5/8, heading into the last round. Shahil defeated Sham to become the clear champion, Sham secured second place. P Santhana Prabu Ayyappan lost to IM Senthil Maran K and the latter finished third.
A total of 652 players including four IMs took part from all over the country, also one from England and USA each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Check N Mate at Lotus Convention Centre in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 21st September 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
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1 | 4 | IM | Shahil, Dey | U18 | IND | 2169 | Assam | 8,5 | 56,5 | 60 | 56,3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
2 | 9 | Sham, R | IND | 2062 | Tn | 8 | 54,5 | 59,5 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
3 | 5 | IM | Senthil, Maran K | IND | 2168 | Tn | 8 | 54 | 58,5 | 50,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||
4 | 6 | FM | Apoorv, Kamble | U18 | IND | 2125 | Ka | 8 | 52 | 57 | 50,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
5 | 31 | Yeshas, H | U14 | IND | 1808 | Ka | 8 | 52 | 57 | 49,5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||
6 | 30 | Mishra, Yash | IND | 1811 | Up | 8 | 42,5 | 50,5 | 42,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
7 | 13 | FM | Apaar, Saxena | U14 | IND | 1971 | Ka | 7,5 | 55,5 | 60 | 48,3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
8 | 3 | FM | Ashwath, R. | IND | 2199 | Tn | 7,5 | 55,5 | 58,5 | 46,8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
9 | 241 | Mathan, G | U18 | IND | 1444 | Tn | 7,5 | 53,5 | 59 | 48,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
10 | 18 | AIM | Vivaan, Sachdev | U18 | IND | 1933 | Ka | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 44,8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
11 | 2 | Siddhanth, Poonja | U14 | IND | 2218 | Ka | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 44,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
12 | 1 | IM | Sanket, Chakravarty | IND | 2231 | Wb | 7,5 | 51,5 | 56 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
13 | 26 | Nihal, N Shetty | IND | 1833 | Ka | 7,5 | 50 | 55 | 44,3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
14 | 46 | Ishaan, Bhansali | U12 | IND | 1737 | Ka | 7,5 | 49 | 53,5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
15 | 47 | Drishtee, Ghosh | F18 | w | IND | 1732 | Ka | 7,5 | 49 | 52 | 40,8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
16 | 20 | Leelajai, Krishna N | IND | 1909 | Ka | 7,5 | 48 | 51 | 41,3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
17 | 11 | Augustin, A | IND | 1979 | Ka | 7 | 56 | 61 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
18 | 21 | Ayaan, Phutane | U10 | IND | 1898 | Ka | 7 | 54,5 | 60 | 43,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
19 | 8 | FM | Ojas, Kulkarni | IND | 2066 | Ka | 7 | 53,5 | 55 | 40,5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
20 | 10 | IM | Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam | IND | 2045 | Tn | 7 | 51 | 55 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
21 | 51 | Isshaan, A | U12 | IND | 1723 | Ka | 7 | 51 | 54 | 38,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
22 | 17 | FM | Gunasekaran, K. | IND | 1937 | Tn | 7 | 51 | 54 | 38,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
23 | 22 | Subramanian, Pl | IND | 1865 | Tn | 7 | 51 | 53 | 37,5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
24 | 14 | Manigandan, S S | IND | 1963 | Tn | 7 | 51 | 52 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
25 | 28 | WCM | Swara, Lakshmi S Nair | w | SP | IND | 1821 | Ka | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
26 | 35 | Krishna, Prasad V. | IND | 1783 | Kl | 7 | 50 | 54,5 | 40,8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
27 | 12 | Rakshith, Srinivasan | IND | 1976 | Ka | 7 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
28 | 7 | Sailesh, R | IND | 2071 | Tn | 7 | 49 | 54 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||
29 | 43 | Partha, Sarathi Satpathy | IND | 1747 | Or | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39,3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
30 | 41 | Gopika, M | F18 | w | IND | 1753 | Ka | 7 | 49 | 52 | 38,3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |