Shriraj Bhosale clear first at Nashik Chess Festival 1st RCC Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/11/2025

Shriraj Bhosale scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win Nashik Chess Festival 1st RCC Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Viraj Rane, Daksh Jagesia and Riyansh Dwivedi scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place according to tie-breaks. Shriraj drew with the eventual runner-up, Viraj in the seventh round. The total prize fund was ₹300000 + 88 trophies. The top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with trophy each. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Revolutionary Chess Club and Chaturang Gurukulam at Reshimbandh Banquet Hall in Nashik, Maharashtra from 11th to 16th November 2025. Shriraj also won the Blitz Open tournament scoring 7.5/8, part of the festival. This is Shriraj's 14th and 15th overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year.

Shriraj's 14th overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year

Shriraj Bhosale was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the last round. Rushikesh Kabnurakar was the only player trailing by a half point at 7/8. Shriraj drew against FM Kaivalya Sandip Nagare to become a clear champion. Aryan Chakraborty lost to Viraj Rane and the latter finished second. Daksh Jagesia defeated Rushikesh to claim third place.

Champion - Shriraj Bhosale 8/9

Shriraj Bhosale scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 20 Elo rating points

A total of 236 players took part from various parts of India. The six-day nine round Rating Open tournament was organized by Revolutionary Chess Club and Chaturang Gurukulam at Reshimbandh Banquet Hall in Nashik, Maharashtra from 11th to 16th November 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	TB6	K	rtg+/-
1	2		Bhosale, Shriraj			IND	2083	Kolhapur	8	54	58	50,75	0	7	4	20	20
2	5		Rane, Viraj	U13		IND	1865	Mumbai Sub	7,5	52	56,5	45,25	0	6	3	40	46,8
3	3		Jagesia, Daksh			IND	2018	Mumbai	7,5	50,5	53,5	43,5	0	6	4	40	-10,8
4	25		Riyansh, Dwivedi	U11		IND	1677	Raigad	7,5	50,5	53,5	43	0	6	2	40	81,2
5	9		Kabnurakar, Rushikesh			IND	1814	Kolhapur	7	53	55,5	40	0	7	3	40	51,2
6	7		Gada, Om			IND	1845	Mumbai	7	52,5	56,5	41,25	0	6	4	20	18,8
7	1	FM	Nagare, Kaivalya Sandip			IND	2352	NSK	7	52	56,5	42,25	0	6	3	20	-25,4
8	4		N., Tarun			IND	1934	Delhi	7	52	56,5	41	0	7	3	20	-1,4
9	8	AIM	Patil, Jaiveer			IND	1825	Mumbai Sub	7	51,5	54	39,5	0	6	2	40	35,2
10	30		Samarth, Arun Upadhyaya	U13		IND	1648	Karnataka	7	48,5	52,5	38,75	0	6	3	40	67,2
11	11		Tajane, Ganesh			IND	1778	NSKRCC	7	47	49	35	0	7	4	20	7,6
12	29		Aole, Sangharsh			IND	1656	Chandrapur	7	46	49,5	36,5	0	6	4	20	21,8
13	89		Siya, Neeraj Kushwah		w	IND	1433	Ujjain MP	6,5	50	55,5	38,25	0	6	2	40	166
14	6		Darsh, Shetty			IND	1857	Mumbai	6,5	50	54	37,25	0	5	2	40	-15,6
15	16		Chakraborty, Aryan			IND	1728	Ch. Sambhajinagar	6,5	49,5	53,5	36,5	0	5	2	40	13,2
16	17	AIM	Patodekar, Samarth			IND	1724	Gujarat	6,5	49	54	37	0	5	1	40	18
17	18	AFM	Pawar, Sohum			IND	1722	Mumbai	6,5	48,5	51	33,25	0	6	3	20	18
18	33	ACM	Sudhan, Deo			IND	1629	Pune	6,5	46,5	47,5	29,75	0	6	2	20	27
19	71		Kodre, Tirth	U11		IND	1480	Pune	6,5	45,5	49,5	34,5	0	6	3	40	80
20	23		Vihaan, Anupam Agrawal	U11		IND	1688	Mumbai Sub	6,5	43,5	47,5	32,25	0	5	2	40	-4,4