Abhimanyu Puranik wins 3rd Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Club Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/04/2025

GM Abhimanyu Puranik and FM Jeet Jain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at 3rd Anniversary Phoenix ChessBase India Chess Club Rapid Rating Open 2025. Abhimanyu won the tournament due to better tie-breaks, Jeet had to settle for second place. GM Srinath Narayanan scored sole 8/9 to finish third. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹70000, ₹50000 and ₹35000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by ChessBase India and Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5th April 2025. This is Abhimanyu's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

450+ players take part

Top seed of the tournament, GM Abhimanyu Puranik and FM Jeet Jain were the coleaders 7.5/8, going into the final round. Eight players were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh lost to Abhimanyu and the latter became champion. Jeet defeated FM Anirudhha Potawad to secure second place. GM Srinath Naraynan won against FM Sauravh Khherdekar to finish third.

Champion - GM Abhimanyu Puranik 8.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

Every edition of this tournament has been won by different GMs - Aditya Mittal won the inaugural edition, Srinath Narayanan won the second one and now Abhimanyu Puranik became the champion in the third.

Runner-up - FM Jeet Jain 8.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

Second runner-up - GM Srinath Narayanan 8/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

The tournament was organized to mark the occasion of ChessBase India Saturday Chess Club at Phoenix Marketcity Mall completing its third year. The club has more than 1000 registered members and has held 28 monthly tournaments so far.

GM Abhimanyu Puranik en route his fifth round victory over FM Priyanshu Patil | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 5.7 Elo rating points

4th IM Krishnater Kushager 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

5th Pushkar Dere 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

6th FM Aansh Nandan Nerurkar 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

7th Guru Prakash 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

8th FM Priyanshu Patil 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

9th Shrayan Majumder 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

10th Paras Dilip Bhoir 7.5/9 | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

Ishaara and Phoenix Marketcity also made a kind gesture towards our top seeds and chesscom friends with their delicious lunch | Photo: Sahil Tickoo

Ishaara is a "sign and dine" restaurant run by staff with speech and hearing impairment.

Some restaurants and cafes at the mall offered exclusive discounts and combos to all our participants and their families | Photo: Raju

Many players stopped by at the ChessBase India stall to get their hands on our discounted products | Photo: Tanmesh Mokal

Tournament Director - Dr. Vidhi Karelia

The tournament hall at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity in Mumbai, Maharashtra | Photo: Dr. Vidhi Karelia

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A total of 451 players including two GMs, six IMs and a WIM took part from all over the country and one from Zambia. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by ChessBase India and Phoenix Marketcity, Mumbai at Dublin Square, Phoenix Marketcity in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 5th April 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	1	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu			IND	2536	8,5	60	65,5	61,25	8	4
2	12	FM	Jeet, Jain			IND	2092	8,5	52,5	55,5	51,25	8	4
3	2	GM	Narayanan, Srinath			IND	2437	8	54	59	50,50	8	3
4	3	IM	Krishnater, Kushager			IND	2287	7,5	54,5	58,5	46,50	7	4
5	25		Dere, Pushkar			IND	1994	7,5	52	56	44,25	7	5
6	15	FM	Aansh, Nandan Nerurkar	U14		IND	2078	7,5	51,5	55,5	44,00	7	4
7	24		Guru, Prakash			IND	2003	7,5	50	55,5	45,25	7	4
8	20	FM	Patil, Priyanshu			IND	2023	7,5	50	53,5	41,25	7	4
9	35		Majumder, Shrayan			IND	1941	7,5	49	53,5	42,75	7	4
10	23		Bhoir, Paras Dilip	U16		IND	2012	7,5	48	51	41,25	7	4
11	11	IM	Kulkarni, Vikramaditya			IND	2115	7,5	46	51	42,00	7	4
12	7	IM	Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh			IND	2253	7	54,5	58,5	43,00	7	4
13	16	FM	Potawad, Anirudhha			IND	2071	7	53,5	58,5	42,00	7	3
14	8	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete			IND	2236	7	52,5	57	41,50	7	2
15	30		Chavan, Nameet			IND	1979	7	51,5	56,5	41,00	7	2
16	4	IM	Vaz, Ethan	U14		IND	2272	7	50,5	55,5	42,00	7	4
17	5	FM	Wagh, Suyog			IND	2268	7	50,5	54	39,50	6	4
18	27	ACM	Iyer, Arvind			IND	1988	7	50	54,5	40,50	7	4
19	28	FM	Sauravh, Khherdekar			IND	1984	7	49,5	54	39,75	6	3
20	36		Nirgun, Keval			IND	1941	7	49,5	53,5	37,50	7	2
21	48		Mhamane, Sourabh			IND	1847	7	48,5	53,5	40,00	6	3
22	17	WIM	Parnali, S Dharia		w	IND	2058	7	48,5	52,5	39,00	7	5
23	31	FM	Nagarkatte, Vedant			IND	1976	7	48	52,5	39,00	7	3
24	40		Jagesia, Daksh	U16		IND	1910	7	47,5	52	37,50	7	3
25	62	AGM	Kiran, Panditrao	S55		IND	1772	7	47,5	51,5	36,50	7	3