Arush Chitre wins 1st VNIT Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/06/2025

Five players - CM Arush Chitre, IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi, FM Vaibhav Jayant Raut, Siddhant Gawai and Dishank Sachin Baja scored 8/9 at 1st VNIT Rapid Rating Open 2025. Arush won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. The remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹225000. The top three prizes were ₹45000, ₹31000 and ₹20000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at VNIT Nagpur in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 12th May 2025. This is Arush's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

Top five score 8/9

CM Arush Chitre, FM Vaibhav Jayant Raut and Siddhant Gawai were sharing the lead 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Arush drew with FM Suyog Wagh to become the champion. IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi defeated Shaunak Badole to secure second place. Siddhant shared the point with Vaibhav who finished third.

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 8/9, 1st CM Arush Chitre 8/9 and 3rd FM Vaibhav Jayant Raut 8/9 | Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

Arush Chitre scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 49.2 Elo rating points

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

The tournament was inaugurated by Mr. Girish Vyas, Vice President, Maharashtra Chess Association and President, Chess Association Nagpur in presence of CA Rajesh Kalani, Director, Vishvaraj Environment Pvt. Ltd., Guest of Honour, Professor Gali Hemchandra, Associate Dean, Student Activities & Sports, V N I T, President of function, Mr. Bhushan Shriwas, Organising Chairman & Secretary, Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation, Dr. Ajinkya Bakshi, Professor Incharge, V N I T Chess Club, IA Sonal Tambi, Deputy Arbiter, Mr. S S Soman, MCA Observer Committee, Host and delivered vote of thanks.

Various prize winners | Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

The tournament hall at VNIT Nagpur in Nagpur, Maharashtra | Photo: Bhushan Shriwas

Thanks to Bhushan Shriwas for sharing photographs and information about the tournament.

A total of 460 players including an IM took part from all over the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at VNIT Nagpur in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 12th May 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	6	CM	Chitre, Arush	U15			IND	2098	Maharashtra	8	56	60	52,75
2	3	FM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi				IND	2156	Maharashtra	8	55,5	60	52,00
3	4	FM	Vaibhav, Jayant Raut				IND	2122	Maharashtra	8	55	59	51,25
4	10		Gawai, Siddhant				IND	2021	Maharashtra	8	55	57	49,25
5	16		Dishank, Sachin Bajaj				IND	1876	Maharashtra	8	51	53	45,00
6	13		Chavan, Nameet				IND	1940	Maharashtra	7,5	53	56,5	44,75
7	5	FM	Bagwe, Gaurang				IND	2108	Maharashtra	7,5	53	56,5	44,50
8	12		Vaibhav, Nema				IND	1954	Madhya Pradesh	7,5	52,5	57,5	46,75
9	8	FM	Patil, Priyanshu				IND	2075	Maharashtra	7,5	51,5	56	44,25
10	15		Nihaan, Pohane	U15			IND	1922	Maharashtra	7,5	51	55,5	44,50
11	20		Gaigore, Sanskar	U15		MCA Due	IND	1812	Maharashtra	7,5	50	53	41,25
12	2	FM	Wagh, Suyog				IND	2237	Maharashtra	7,5	47	54,5	43,00
13	27		Bajaj, Shraddha	F15	w		IND	1752	Maharashtra	7	53	56,5	41,00
14	18		Saksham, Wadhwa				IND	1841	Maharashtra	7	52,5	55,5	41,00
15	22		Maras, Sahejveer Singh	U13			IND	1800	Maharashtra	7	52,5	55,5	40,50
16	9	FM	Srinivasa Rao, M.	S50			IND	2030	Andhrapradesh	7	52	56,5	41,00
17	1	IM	Kushagra, Mohan				IND	2328	Telangana	7	52	56	40,50
18	11		Mahindrakar, Indrajeet				IND	1958	Maharashtra	7	52	55,5	40,00
19	21		Suhrud, Sudheer Acharya K				IND	1801	Maharashtra	7	50,5	54	39,00
20	14		Badole, Shaunak	U13			IND	1925	Maharashtra	7	50	54,5	39,50
21	7	FM	Arun, Kataria				IND	2096	Rajasthan	7	50	53	38,50
22	51		Girish, Mittal			VNIT	IND	1611	Uttarpradesh	7	50	52	36,50
23	38		Narayan, Rai	S50			IND	1680	Madhya Pradesh	7	49	52	37,50
24	28	CM	Vivaan, Vijay Saraogi	U15			IND	1750	Maharashtra	7	48,5	53	39,00
25	59		Vritika, Krushna Game	F15	w		IND	1600	Maharashtra	7	48	52,5	37,50