Kartavya Anadkat victorious at Zemo Chessnuts Series Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/10/2025

Kartavya Anadkat and Om Gada scored 8/9 each at Zemo Chessnuts Series Rapid Rating Open 2025. Kartavya became champion on tie-breaks. Om secured second place. Six players - Sanjeev Mishra, FM Anirudhha Potawad, Vivaan Sardana, Arnav Kherdekar, Arvind Iyer and Arnav Mahesh Koli scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to eighth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹21100, ₹18100 and ₹15100 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was held at Khar Gymkhana in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5th October 2025. This is Kartavya's eighth overall, fourth rating tournament triumph of the year. Photos: Ravindra Potawad

Kartavya's eighth tournament triumph of the year

Om Gada was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Kartavya Anadkat, Sanjeev Mishra and IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Kartavya defeated Vikramaditya to win the tournament. Sanjeev drew against Om. The former was placed third and the latter second. Kartavya suffered his sole loss against the eventual runner-up, Om in Round 8. Both Om and Sanjeev remained undefeated.

Champion - Kartavya Anadkat 8/9

Runner-up - Om Gada 8/9

Second Runner-up - Sanjeev Mishra 7.5/9

Kartavya Anadkat scored 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 33.6 Elo rating points

Players in action

Various prize winners

The tournament hall at Khar Gymkhana in Mumbai, Maharashtra

A total of 312 players including two IMs took part from all over the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was held at Khar Gymkhana in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5th October 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	8		Anadkat, Kartavya			GJ	IND	2060	8	53	56,5	48,50	8	3
2	17		Gada, Om			MH	IND	1937	8	52,5	55,5	48,50	7	3
3	13		Mishra, Sanjeev			MH	IND	1982	7,5	53,5	57,5	46,00	6	4
4	1	FM	Potawad, Anirudhha			MH	IND	2259	7,5	52,5	57,5	46,25	7	5
5	11	AIM	Vivaan, Sardana	U15		MH	IND	1990	7,5	52	56	44,25	7	5
6	16		Kherdekar, Arnav			MH	IND	1941	7,5	51,5	55,5	44,50	6	2
7	5	ACM	Iyer, Arvind			MH	IND	2105	7,5	49,5	53	42,25	7	4
8	10		Arnav, Mahesh Koli	U15		MH	IND	2006	7,5	49,5	53	42,25	7	3
9	6	FM	Bagwe, Gaurang			MH	IND	2079	7	52	57	42,00	6	2
10	3	IM	Kulkarni, Vikramaditya			MH	IND	2145	7	51,5	56	40,75	6	3
11	19		Somaiya, Shreyansh			MH	IND	1921	7	51	56	41,75	6	3
12	2	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi			MH	IND	2222	7	51	55,5	41,50	7	4
13	14		Shah, Jeet			MH	IND	1964	7	49	53	38,50	6	2
14	15		Ghadge, Harsh			MH	IND	1954	7	47,5	52,5	39,50	6	3
15	27		Shah, Veer Kunjan			MH	IND	1821	7	47,5	51,5	38,00	6	4
16	40		Rohit, Rahulkumar J			GJ	IND	1752	7	47	51	38,00	7	4
17	28	AFM	Maniar, Hriday	U13		MH	IND	1820	7	46	50,5	38,25	6	2
18	7		Guru, Prakash			MH	IND	2064	7	45,5	50,5	38,50	7	4
19	4		Dere, Pushkar			MH	IND	2129	6,5	52,5	56,5	37,00	6	3
20	23		Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna		w	MH	IND	1888	6,5	52	56	37,25	6	3
21	12		Chandar, Raju			KL	IND	1986	6,5	51,5	56,5	39,75	6	4
22	22		Jagesia, Daksh			MH	IND	1902	6,5	51	55,5	38,25	6	3
23	9		Majumder, Shrayan			MH	IND	2035	6,5	51	55,5	38,00	5	3
24	24		Gaurang, Bhandari	U12		MH	IND	1869	6,5	50	55	37,25	6	3
25	44		Rahul, N Kamath			MH	IND	1743	6,5	49	53	35,25	6	3
26	20		Boricha, Yohan			MH	IND	1912	6,5	48,5	52,5	34,25	6	4
27	43		Atharva, Parag Koranne	U13		MH	IND	1747	6,5	48	52	34,75	6	3
28	31		Vageesh, Swaminathan	U14		MH	IND	1796	6,5	47	50,5	32,75	6	4
29	30		Avyaay, Garg	U11		MH	IND	1800	6,5	46,5	51	34,75	6	3
30	18	CM	Bartakke, Amardeep S.			MH	IND	1933	6,5	46,5	51	34,75	6	2