Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi dominates Great Minds Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2025
IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Great Minds Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. IM Md. Imran, IM Srihari L and B Vignesh scored 8/9 each. They secured second, third and fourth place respectively. Imran also remained undefeated. Their final round battle against each other ended in a draw. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹30000 and ₹25000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid rating tournament was organized by Great Minds Chess Academy at Rahul Convention Hall in Mysore, Karnataka on 22nd June 2025. This is Aakash's third overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Great Minds Chess Academy
Aakash's first rating tournament triumph of the year
IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi made a fantastic start by winning eight games in-a-row. He had a half point lead heading into the last round. IM Md. Imran was the sole pursuer at 7.5/8. Aakash drew with him to become the champion, Imran finished second. IM Srihari L defeated S Vishwajit to claim third place.
The prizes were distributed by H V Rajeev, Ex-MUDA Chairman Mysore, S Murthy, Vice President of Karnataka State Chess Aassociation, GM Thejkumar M S and Jayashree M K.
Thanks to Great Minds Chess Academ for sharing the photos and information about the tournament.
A total of 462 players including two GMs and eight IMs took part from various parts of India and two from Australia and USA each. The one-day nine round Rapid rating tournament was organized by Great Minds Chess Academy at Rahul Convention Hall in Mysore, Karnataka on 22nd June 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 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | FM | Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi | IND | 2176 | 8,5 | 54,5 | 59 | 55,00 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7,5 | 5,62 | 1,88 | 20 | 37,6 | |||
| 2 | 8 | IM | Md, Imran | U16 | IND | 2139 | 8 | 54,5 | 59 | 51,00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5,66 | 1,34 | 40 | 53,6 | ||
| 3 | 7 | IM | Srihari, L | IND | 2147 | 8 | 54 | 58 | 49,50 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5,60 | 1,40 | 20 | 28 | |||
| 4 | 9 | AGM | Vignesh, B | IND | 2135 | 8 | 48 | 52 | 45,00 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6,28 | 0,72 | 20 | 14,4 | |||
| 5 | 10 | IM | Sai Agni Jeevitesh, J | IND | 2127 | 7,5 | 55 | 60 | 47,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,14 | 0,36 | 20 | 7,2 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Arpith, S Bijoy | IND | 2255 | 7,5 | 55 | 59 | 47,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,36 | 0,14 | 40 | 5,6 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | GM | Stany, G.A. | IND | 2420 | 7,5 | 54 | 58,5 | 47,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6,5 | 7,18 | -0,68 | 10 | -6,8 | |||
| 8 | 6 | IM | Senthil, Maran K | IND | 2168 | 7,5 | 52 | 56,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6,5 | 5,76 | 0,74 | 20 | 14,8 | |||
| 9 | 21 | AIM | Vivaan, Sachdev | U16 | IND | 1948 | 7,5 | 51 | 55,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,19 | 0,31 | 40 | 12,4 | ||
| 10 | 19 | FM | Pranav, K P | U16 | IND | 2016 | 7,5 | 48,5 | 50,5 | 39,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,24 | 0,26 | 40 | 10,4 | ||
| 11 | 17 | IM | Prasad, Devaki V | S55 | IND | 2034 | 7,5 | 46,5 | 49,5 | 38,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6,5 | 6,40 | 0,10 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 4 | IM | Nitin, S. | IND | 2212 | 7 | 54,5 | 58,5 | 42,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6,21 | -0,21 | 10 | -2,1 | |||
| 13 | 12 | IM | Ratnakaran, K. | IND | 2115 | 7 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 41,00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6,11 | -0,11 | 10 | -1,1 | |||
| 14 | 3 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2245 | 7 | 52,5 | 54,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6,78 | -0,78 | 10 | -7,8 | |||
| 15 | 18 | Arul, Anandh S P K | IND | 2031 | 7 | 51 | 55,5 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5,78 | 0,22 | 20 | 4,4 | ||||
| 16 | 29 | WCM | Swara, Lakshmi S Nair | w | IND | 1773 | 7 | 50,5 | 55,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4,83 | 1,17 | 20 | 23,4 | ||
| 17 | 15 | AGM | Syed, Abdul Khader | U14 | IND | 2036 | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 39,00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5,95 | 0,05 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Ajjesh, J R | IND | 2117 | 7 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6,31 | -0,31 | 40 | -12,4 | ||||
| 19 | 14 | FM | Syed Anwar, Shazuli | IND | 2041 | 7 | 50 | 55 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6,52 | -0,52 | 20 | -10,4 | |||
| 20 | 34 | FM | Aarav, Sarbalia | U12 | IND | 1730 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 39,75 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4,40 | 1,60 | 40 | 64 | ||
| 21 | 57 | AFM | Vishwajit, S | U16 | IND | 1632 | 7 | 50 | 53,5 | 39,00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1,61 | 3,39 | 40 | 135,6 | ||
| 22 | 16 | IM | Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam | IND | 2035 | 7 | 48,5 | 53 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6,72 | -0,72 | 20 | -14,4 | |||
| 23 | 13 | FM | Ojas, Kulkarni | IND | 2103 | 7 | 48 | 51 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6,74 | -0,74 | 20 | -14,8 | |||
| 24 | 31 | Sreerag, Padman | IND | 1752 | 7 | 47,5 | 49 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4,94 | 1,06 | 40 | 42,4 | ||||
| 25 | 39 | Gagan, Bharadwaj K | IND | 1704 | 7 | 47 | 51 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4,00 | 1,00 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 26 | 32 | Nivaan, Raghavendra | U14 | IND | 1741 | 7 | 47 | 51 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4,76 | 1,24 | 40 | 49,6 | |||
| 27 | 35 | Prasiddhi, Bhat | w | IND | 1728 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5,73 | 0,27 | 20 | 5,4 | |||
| 28 | 56 | Eshwar, Veerappan Aiyappan | U12 | IND | 1639 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3,46 | 1,54 | 40 | 61,6 | |||
| 29 | 45 | Anurag, M S | U16 | IND | 1683 | 7 | 46 | 48,5 | 34,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4,10 | 0,90 | 40 | 36 | |||
| 30 | 101 | Naveen, T S | IND | 1520 | 7 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1,86 | 2,14 | 40 | 85,6 |
