Sharan's ninth tournament triumph of the year
The top seed of the tournament, IM Sharan Rao won the tournament when he defeated Praneeth H S in Round 14. The final round result was immaterial towards his rank, still he went for the maximum and defeated Hermon Dain Saldanha. Aashish Shane Mendes lost to Vihaan Shetty who secured second place. Sheik Mohammed Irfan suffered defeat against Sriansh Sinha and the latter finished third.
Champion - IM Sharan Rao 15/15 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner
Runner-up - Vihaan Shetty 13/15 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner
Second Runner-up - Sriansh Sinha 11.5/15 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner
Sharan in action | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner
IM Sharan Rao won all of his games, finished a whopping two points ahead of the rest and gained 13.44 Elo rating points
Players in action | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner
The tournament took place at Rao's Chess Corner in Mangaluru, Karnataka | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner
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A total of 91 players including an IM took part. The one-day 15-Round Rating tournament was organized by and at Rao's Chess Corner in Mangaluru, Karnataka on 26th November 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Sharan, Rao | IND | 2299 | 15 | 139,5 | 145,5 | 145,5 |
| 2 | 6 | Vihaan, Shetty | IND | 1756 | 13 | 140 | 146 | 121 | |
| 3 | 10 | Sriansh Sinha, | IND | 1657 | 11,5 | 143 | 151 | 108,5 | |
| 4 | 14 | Vihaan, Aadarsh Lobo | IND | 1598 | 11 | 134,5 | 136,5 | 87 | |
| 5 | 3 | AIM | Aarush Bhat, | IND | 1794 | 10 | 144 | 152 | 93 |
| 6 | 7 | AIM | Advaith U P, | IND | 1731 | 10 | 142 | 150 | 90 |
| 7 | 8 | Hermon, Dain Saldanha | IND | 1704 | 10 | 141,5 | 151,5 | 96 | |
| 8 | 19 | Shradha S Rai, | IND | 1529 | 10 | 137,5 | 143,5 | 84,5 | |
| 9 | 28 | AFM | Shaanan, Ethan Fernandes | IND | 1457 | 10 | 123,5 | 129 | 80 |
| 10 | 27 | AFM | Sohan, Peyton Fernandes | IND | 1476 | 10 | 118 | 124 | 76,5 |
Links
Rao's Chess Corner: Official site, fb page, instagram and youtube
