Viresh Sharnarthi decimates 1st SVIS Rapid Rating Open 2025
Viresh Sharnarthi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 1st SVIS Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Top seed - IM Neelash Saha and Atharva Madkar scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Viresh defeated both runners-up, Neelash and Atharva in Round 6 and 5 respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Sadhu Vaswani International School, Moshi in Pune, Maharashtra on 1st and 2nd May 2025. This is Viresh's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Ravindra Potawad
Viresh's first rating tournament triumph of the year
The Commonwealth Under-14 2025 double Gold and a Silver medalist - Viresh Sharnarthi and Sourabh Mhamane were coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Four players - Aryan Karmalkar, Atharva Madkar, FM Suyog Wagh and IM Neelash Saha were trailing them by a half point at 7/8 each. Aryan lost to Viresh and the latter became champion. Suyog conceded the full point against the top seed, Neelash who secured second place. Atharva defeated Sourabh to finish third.
A total of 320 players including four IMs took part from all over the country and one from USA. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by and at Sadhu Vaswani International School, Moshi in Pune, Maharashtra on 1st and 2nd May 2025. The time control of the event was 25 minutes + 15 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sharnarthi, Viresh | IND | 2145 | 8,5 | 55 | 59 | 55,25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | IM | Neelash, Saha | IND | 2359 | 8 | 54 | 59,5 | 51,00 | |
| 3 | 16 | Madkar, Atharva | IND | 1942 | 8 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 49,00 | ||
| 4 | 13 | CM | Reyan, Md. | IND | 1995 | 7,5 | 53 | 58,5 | 47,75 | |
| 5 | 17 | Mhamane, Sourabh | IND | 1909 | 7,5 | 53 | 56 | 43,75 | ||
| 6 | 4 | IM | Saravana, Krishnan P. | IND | 2153 | 7,5 | 52 | 56 | 44,75 | |
| 7 | 3 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar, Shete | IND | 2233 | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 44,25 | |
| 8 | 11 | CM | Sherla, Prathamesh | IND | 2046 | 7,5 | 49 | 53 | 42,25 | |
| 9 | 2 | FM | Wagh, Suyog | IND | 2237 | 7 | 55 | 59,5 | 44,50 | |
| 10 | 15 | Mahindrakar, Indrajeet | IND | 1958 | 7 | 53,5 | 56,5 | 41,00 | ||
| 11 | 7 | IM | Kulkarni, Vikramaditya | IND | 2112 | 7 | 50,5 | 54 | 39,50 | |
| 12 | 32 | Nishant, Abhijeet Jawalkar | IND | 1805 | 7 | 50,5 | 52,5 | 38,00 | ||
| 13 | 18 | Om, Nagnath Lamkane | IND | 1907 | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 39,25 | ||
| 14 | 22 | CM | Dolas, Aarush | IND | 1874 | 7 | 50 | 53 | 37,50 | |
| 15 | 21 | Lalitaditaayyanar, Boominathan | IND | 1875 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 38,00 | ||
| 16 | 45 | Karmalkar, Aryan | IND | 1679 | 7 | 46 | 50 | 35,00 | ||
| 17 | 41 | Salunke, Siddhant | IND | 1736 | 7 | 46 | 49 | 35,00 | ||
| 18 | 25 | Gaurang, Bhandari | IND | 1836 | 7 | 45,5 | 50,5 | 39,50 | ||
| 19 | 55 | AFM | Hrudhan, Moghe | IND | 1626 | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 36,50 | |
| 20 | 6 | FM | Potawad, Anirudhha | IND | 2131 | 6,5 | 55,5 | 57,5 | 38,75 |
