Aronyak Ghosh wins ECA Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/05/2025

IM Aronyak Ghosh, Vedant Garg, Shaurya Chaudhary and Sparsh Yadav scored 8/9 each at ECA Rapid Rating Open 2025. Aronyak won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. Only Aronyak and Vedant remained undefeated among them. The total prize fund was ₹750000. The top three prizes were ₹50000, ₹40000 and ₹30000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Eminent Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 26th and 27th April 2025. This is Aronyak's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

Top four score 8/9

Four players - IM Aronyak Ghosh, Garv Rai, Vedant Garg and FM Ojasva Singh were the leaders 6.5/8, heading into the final round. Aronyak defeated Garv to become the champion. Vedant won against Ojasva to secure second place. Shaurya Chaudhary scored a full point versus WCM Anishka Vikram to finish third. The tournament was powered by Cyboard School and supported by Kaabil Kids.

Top five (L to R): 3rd Shaurya Chaudhary 8/9, 5th Garv Rai 7.5/9, 1st IM Aronyak Ghosh 8/9 and 4th Sparsh Yadav 8/9 | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

IM Aronyak Ghosh scored an unbeaten 8/9, became champion on tie-breaks and drew with the eventual runner-up Vedant Garg

Players in action | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

Specially Abled 2nd - Vaibhav Gautam 6/9 | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

The tournament gate | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

The tournament hall at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi | Photo: Jaydeep Sharma / Eminent Chess Academy

A total of 386 players including two IMs took part from various parts of India. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Eminent Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 26th and 27th April 2025. The time control of the event was 25 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	IM	Aronyak, Ghosh			IND	2424	Rspb	8	57,5	62,5	54,75
2	26		Vedant, Garg			IND	1826	Chandigarh	8	54,5	60	52,75
3	59		Shaurya, Chaudhary	U14		IND	1657	Delhi	8	47	51,5	45,50
4	19		Sparsh, Yadav			IND	1875		8	46,5	49,5	44,00
5	12		Garv, Rai			IND	1983	Delhi	7,5	53,5	58,5	47,00
6	3	FM	Singh, Ojasva			IND	2222	Madhya Pradesh	7,5	53,5	57,5	45,50
7	5		Anustoop, Biswas			IND	2181	West Bengal	7,5	50,5	54,5	43,50
8	60		Shivay, Singh	U08		IND	1656	Uttar Pradesh	7,5	48,5	52,5	41,75
9	16		Shreyash, Singh			IND	1950		7,5	46	50,5	42,75
10	6	FM	Namitbir, Singh Walia			IND	2146	Punjab	7	54	58,5	42,50
11	8		Sharma, Harish			IND	2029	Delhi	7	51,5	56	40,50
12	27		Akshat, Negi			IND	1817		7	50	54	40,00
13	22	CM	Aarit, Kapil	U10		IND	1858	Delhi	7	50	53,5	38,00
14	23		Mahir, Taneja	U14		IND	1853	Delhi	7	50	53	38,75
15	9		Puneet, Verma	U14		IND	2011	PB	7	47,5	51,5	37,00
16	29		Mohit, Kumar Soni			IND	1808	Bihar	7	47,5	51	37,50
17	30		Jagreet, Misra	U14		IND	1803	Delhi	7	47	51	37,50
18	162		Naitik, Sethi	U14		IND	1478	Delhi	7	46	48,5	35,25
19	11		Arshpreet, Singh			IND	1986		7	45,5	49	36,00
20	36		Chandan, Mandal			IND	1773	Delhi	7	44,5	48,5	35,75
21	32		Ekaaksha, Partap Singh Negi			IND	1789	Chandigarh	7	44,5	47,5	35,00
22	20	WCM	Anishka, Vikram		w	IND	1874	Delhi	6,5	51	54	34,75
23	45		Shubh, Kapur			IND	1719		6,5	50,5	55,5	37,50
24	13	CM	Jain, Naveen			IND	1979		6,5	50,5	54,5	37,25
25	25		Divitt, Arora			IND	1839	Delhi	6,5	50,5	54,5	36,25
26	14	WFM	Sachi, Jain		w	IND	1973	Delhi	6,5	50	54	37,00
27	40		Ansh, Kabra	U10		IND	1758	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	49	52	33,75
28	66		Prakhar, Tripathi	U14		IND	1631	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	48,5	52	36,00
29	34		Vidit, Sethi	U14		IND	1784	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	47,5	48,5	32,25
30	10	WFM	Shubhi, Gupta		w	IND	1997	Uttar Pradesh	6,5	47	51	35,25