Anirudhha Potawad perfect at 2nd Pinnacle Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 15/08/2025

FM Anirudhha Potawad scored a perfect 9/9 to win 2nd Pinnacle Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. IM Krishnater Kushager and Ankur Mahesh Gokhale scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. Anirudhha defeated both runners-up in the seventh and fifth round respectively. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹35000 and ₹20000 along with a huge trophy each. The one-day Rapid rating tournament was organized by Pinnacle Chess Events at Korum Mall in Thane, Maharashtra on 20th July 2025. This is Anirudhha's fifth overall, fourth rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Ravindra Potawad

Anirudhha claims both editions of Pinnacle Rapid Rating in this year

Once again, FM Anirudhha Potawad made a fantastic start by winning eight games in-a-row. He was a half point ahead of the only pursuer, IM Sharad Tilak. Sharad lost to Anirudhha and he became a clear champion with a 100% score. GM Koneru Humpy's second, IM Krishater Kushager won against Sannidhi Ramakrishna Bhat to secure second place. Ankur Mahesh Gokhale defeated CM Vedant Pimpalkhare to finish third. The legend, Padma Shri and Arjuna Awardee - WIM Bhagyshree Sathe Thipsay scored 7.5/9 to claim eighth place. Sannidhi was the only other female to make a top ten finish. Two losses in the last two rounds caused her to finish tenth. This was Anirudhha's second consecutive tournament triumph in two weeks in the month of July.

Champion - Anirudhha Potawad 9/9

Runner-up - IM Krishnater Kushager 8/9

Second Runner-up - Ankur Mahesh Gokhale 8/9

The top three finishers - 2nd IM Krishnater Kushager 8/9, 1st FM Anirudhha Potawad 9/9 and 3rd Ankur Mahesh Gokhale 8/9

FM Anirudhha Potawad scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 36 Elo rating points

The tournament hall at Korum Mall in Thane, Maharashtra

Highlights | Video: ChessBase India Marathi

Various games | Video: ChessBase India Games

A total of 394 players including three IMs and two WIMs took part from various parts of India, two from USA and one from Zambia. The one-day nine round Rapid rating tournament was organized by Pinnacle Chess Events at Korum Mall in Thane, Maharashtra on 20th July 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	4	FM	Potawad, Anirudhha			IND	2174	Maharashtra	9	52,5	56	56,00	9	5
2	2	IM	Krishnater, Kushager			IND	2284	Haryana	8	57,5	63,5	54,50	8	4
3	25		Ankur, Mahesh Gokhale			IND	1921	Maharashtra	8	52	56	47,00	8	3
4	11	IM	Tilak, Sharad S	S55		IND	2081	Maharashtra	7,5	53	56	43,75	7	4
5	13	ACM	Iyer, Arvind			IND	2035	Maharashtra	7,5	51	56	44,75	7	5
6	3	FM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi			IND	2198	Maharashtra	7,5	50,5	54,5	44,25	7	4
7	5	FM	Dev, Shah			IND	2137	Maharashtra	7,5	50,5	54,5	44,25	7	2
8	19	WIM	Thipsay, Bagyashree Sathe	S55	w	IND	1980	Maharashtra	7,5	45	49	40,75	7	4
9	6	CM	Pimpalkhare, Vedant			IND	2129	Maharashtra	7	55	60	45,00	7	3
10	32		Bhat, Sannidhi Ramakrishna		w	IND	1881	Maharashtra	7	55	57,5	40,50	7	3
11	12		Ram, Vishal Parab	U15		IND	2064	Maharashtra	7	51,5	55,5	41,00	6	4
12	8		Guru, Prakash			IND	2108	Maharashtra	7	51	56	42,75	6	2
13	37		Bartakke, Aditya			IND	1863	Maharashtra	7	50,5	55,5	40,50	7	4
14	10		Dere, Pushkar			IND	2083	Maharashtra	7	50,5	54,5	40,75	6	2
15	35	AIM	Vivaan, Sardana	U15		IND	1869	Maharashtra	7	49,5	53,5	39,00	6	3
16	31		Kadam, Rishi R			IND	1883	Maharashtra	7	47	51,5	38,75	6	2
17	14	WIM	Parnali, S Dharia		w	IND	2024	Maharashtra	7	47	49	36,50	7	3
18	33		Laddad, Aadhavan Atish	U13		IND	1881	Maharashtra	7	46	50	37,00	7	3
19	16		Aggarwal, Vansh			IND	1987	Maharashtra	7	45,5	49,5	35,50	7	3
20	30	CM	Bartakke, Amardeep S.			IND	1885	Maharashtra	7	45,5	49	36,00	6	4
21	36		Jagesia, Daksh			IND	1864	Maharashtra	7	45,5	49	36,00	6	2
22	26		Gada, Om			IND	1921	Maharashtra	7	45,5	48,5	37,00	7	2
23	15		Arnav, Mahesh Koli	U15		IND	1998	Maharashtra	7	45,5	48,5	36,00	7	4
24	24		Nirgun, Keval			IND	1923	Maharashtra	7	44,5	48,5	36,50	7	3
25	9		Shah, Mihir			IND	2099	Maharashtra	7	43,5	46	36,00	7	3
26	60		Bhosale, Saarth	U15		IND	1716	Maharashtra	7	41,5	46	35,50	7	2
27	18		Kherdekar, Arnav			IND	1981	Maharashtra	6,5	51	56	38,25	6	3
28	34		Boricha, Yohan			IND	1878	Maharashtra	6,5	50,5	54,5	35,75	6	2
29	38		Aayush, Kabra			IND	1856	Maharashtra	6,5	50,5	54,5	35,75	6	2
30	27		Somaiya, Shreyansh			IND	1910	Maharashtra	6,5	49,5	53,5	36,75	6	3