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Goutham Krishna H and Arshiya Das are National Sub-Junior Open and Girls 2025 Champions

by Shahid Ahmed - 18/11/2025

IM Goutham Krishna H (KER) and FM Rosh Jain (DEL) scored 9.5/11 each at 50th National Sub-Junior Under-15 Open 2025. Goutham became champion on tie-breaks, Rosh secured second place. Goutham's sole loss of the event was against the eventual runner-up, Rosh. They both finished a full point ahead of the rest. CM Prathamesh Sherla (MAH) edged past half a dozen players on tie-breaks to finish third with a score of 8.5/11. WFM Arshiya Das (TRI) scored 10.5/11 to win the 41st National Sub-Junior Girls. She won the tournament with a round to spare and finished a whopping 1.5 points ahead of the competition. WCM Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) scored 9/11 to secure second place. WCM Akshaya Sathi (KAR) scored 8.5/11 to finish third. The total prize fund combining Open and Girls section was ₹900000. The top three prizes in both Open and Girls sections were ₹90000, ₹70000 and ₹58000 along with a trophy each respectively. Photo: Aakash Sadhwani



Top class performance by the top seed Arshiya

IM Goutham Krishna H (KER), FM Rosh Jain (DEL) and FM Vivaan Vishal Shah (GUJ) were the three leaders 8.5/10 each, heading into the last round. Goutham defeated FM Viresh Sharnarthi to become the champion. Vivaan lost to Rosh and the latter secured second place. CM Prathamesh Sherla (MAH) won against CM Aarit Kapil (DEL) to finish third. In the Girls event, the top seed - WFM Arshiya Das (TRI) defeated WCM Akshaya Sathi (KAR) to win the tournament with one round to spare. Sravyasree Bheemarasetty (AP) lost to WCM Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) who secured second place. Akshaya bounced back with a victory over Shraddha Bajaj (MAH) to finish third. Arshiya conceded only one draw in the third round against Anandhi P (KAR). Then she won her next eight games to decimate the field. It is not every day one gets to see such a domination and winning streak in the National.

50th National Sub-Junior Open and 41st National Sub-Junior Girls champion - IM Goutham Krishna H (KER) 9.5/11 and WFM Arshiya Das (TRI) 10.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Champion in Open - IM Goutham Krishna H (KER) 9.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Runner-up - FM Rosh Jain (DEL) 9.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Second Runner-up - CM Prathamesh Sherla (MAH) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Champion in Girls - WFM Arshiya Das (TRI) 10.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Runner-up - WCM Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 9/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Second Runner-up - WCM Akshaya Sathi (KAR) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Top 3 in Girls (L to R): 2nd WCM Pratitee Bordoloi (KAR) 9/11, 1st WFM Arshiya Das (TRI) 10.5/11 and 3rd WCM Akshaya Sathi (KAR) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Goutham - Prathamesh, Round 11

Position after 16...Qa4

Viresh Sharnarthi (MAH, 2318) decided to sacrifice the knight. However, he did not find the correct follow through. IM Goutham Krishna H (2425) took the knight 17.axb4 cxb4?? trading the queens first was important for Black. 18.Bxb4+- Bxa2 19.Qd2 Qb3 20.Nd4 Qc4 21.Rc1 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Qxd4 23.Bxa8 Rxa8 24.Rxa2 and it's over as Black cannot recover from the heavy material loss. The win turned out to be crucial for Goutham as FM Rosh Jain (DEL, 2363) also won his final round game. Goutham became champion due to better tie-break scores.

IM Goutham Krishna H during one of his games | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

IM Goutham Krishna H scored 9.5/11, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 7.9 Elo rating points

Arshiya - Akshaya, Round 10

Position after 16.a4

WFM Arshiya Das (TRI, 2180) got a substantial advantage right out of the opening against WCM Akshaya Sathi (KAR, 1910). 16...Bxc6? 17.dxc6+- b4 18.Qd5 Be7 19.0-0-0 0-0 20.Rg1 Kh8 21.Rg4 and White won the game in ten more moves. This win ensured Arshiya winning the tournament with one round to spare. Despite the final round result being immaterial, Arshiya went on to beat WCM Shanmathi Sree S (TN, 1975) in the final round.

WFM Arshiya Das scored an unbeaten 10.5/11, won the tournament with a round to spare, finished 1.5 points ahead of the rest, won eight games in-a-row and gained 51.6 Elo rating points

Open: 4th FM Vivaan Vishal Shah (GUJ) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

5th Hrishikesh Kumar Banik (WB) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

6th Shreyash Singh (UP) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

7th Puneet Verma (PUN) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

8th Ahaz E U (KER) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

9th Saisarvesh S (TN) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

10th FM Viresh Sharnarthi (MAH) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Girls: 4th - WCM Deekshitha Modipalli (AP) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

5th WFM Nivedita V C (TN) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

6th Shreya G Hipparagi (MAH) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

7th Nihira Koul (MAH) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

8th Kaarthika Gadde (TN) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

9th Sai Vijaysinh Patil (MAH) 8/11 | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

The tournament hall at HRIT University in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Top ten in Open | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

Top ten in Girls | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

The champions with their respective mothers | Photo: Aakash Sadhwani

A total of 355 including an IM in the Open and 151 players in the Girls tournament took part from various states across the country. The events were organized by UP Chess Sports Association at HRIT University in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh from 2nd to 10th November 2025. The eleven-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1

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Open Round 11 results

Bo.WhiteRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.BlackRtgClub/CityPGN
1FMVivaan, Vishal Shah2331Gujarat0 - 1FMRosh, Jain2363DelhiPGN
2IMGoutham, Krishna H2425Kerala1 - 08FMSharnarthi, Viresh2318MaharashtraPGN
3Banik, Hrishikesh Kumar2109West Bengal8½ - ½8Puneet, Verma2010PunjabPGN
4CMAdvik, Amit Agrawal2052Maharashtra0 - 1Ahaz, E U2212KeralaPGN
5CMSherla, Prathamesh2208Maharashtra1 - 0CMAarit, Kapil2050DelhiPGN
6Saisarvesh, S1981Tamil Nadu1 - 0Soham, Roy2147West BengalPGN
7Shreyash, Singh2113Uttar Pradesh1 - 0Salunke, Siddhant2003MaharashtraPGN
8Abhinav, Raj2042Delhi71 - 07Aadik, Theophane Lenin2235SCTCPGN
9Gokul, G2018Tamil Nadu70 - 17Arnav, Agrawal2221Uttar PradeshPGN
10Shashveen, A K1993Tamil Nadu70 - 17Badole, Shaunak2177Maharashtra

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Final standings

Rk.SNoNameRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
11IMGoutham, Krishna H2425Kerala9,57883,569,7509
23FMRosh, Jain2363Delhi9,57479,56809
311CMSherla, Prathamesh2208Maharashtra8,579,584,562,507
44FMVivaan, Vishal Shah2331Gujarat8,573,57959,508
520Banik, Hrishikesh Kumar2109West Bengal8,5737859,2508
619Shreyash, Singh2113Uttar Pradesh8,5727757,7508
744Puneet, Verma2010Punjab8,571,575,554,2508
810Ahaz, E U2212Kerala8,56974,557,507
951Saisarvesh, S1981Tamil Nadu8,56872,554,507
105FMSharnarthi, Viresh2318Maharashtra879,5855907
1112Badole, Shaunak2177Maharashtra874,58055,7507
1217CMYohan, Yadav Tarala2140Telangana872,578,556,505
1315Gaikwad, Manas2158Maharashtra87277,55607
148Arnav, Agrawal2221Uttar Pradesh871,57651,7506
1524Arnav, Mahesh Koli2089Maharashtra87176,551,7507
1631CMVyom, Malhotra2051Haryana8707553,7506
1735Abhinav, Raj2042Delhi86974,552,7505
1892Chavan, Aditya1866Maharashtra8667149,2506
1950Shreyas, Raj1984Uttar Pradesh864694905
2029CMAdvik, Amit Agrawal2052Maharashtra7,573784906

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Girls Round 11 results

Bo.WhiteRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.BlackRtgClub/CityPGN
1WCMShanmathi, Sree S1975Tamil Nadu0 - 1WFMArshiya, Das2180TripuraPGN
2Sravyasree, Bheemarasetty1990Andhra Pradesh0 - 18WCMPratitee, Bordoloi2006KarnatakaPGN
3WCMAkshaya, Sathi1910Karnataka1 - 0Bajaj, Shraddha1754MaharashtraPGN
4WCMModipalli, Deekshitha2080Andhra Pradesh71 - 07Pratyasha, Jena1808OdishaPGN
5Aishani, Pathak1773Uttar Pradesh70 - 17WFMNivedita, V C2052Tamil NaduPGN
6WCMSri, Darshini T1934Andhra Pradesh70 - 17Gadde, Kaarthika1714Tamil NaduPGN
7Sai, Vijaysinh Patil1712Maharashtra71 - 07WFMAadya, Gupta1923DelhiPGN
8Mugdha, Keot1680Assam70 - 17Nihira, Koul1906MaharashtraPGN
9Shreya, G Hipparagi1899Maharashtra71 - 07Goddeti, Hima Tejaswini1733Andhra PradeshPGN
10Theephigaa, K P1849Tamil Nadu7½ - ½7Vitasta, Koul1705HaryanaPGN

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Final standings

Rk.SNoNameRtgIClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 
11WFMArshiya, Das2180Tripura10,572,577,574,25010
26WCMPratitee, Bordoloi2006Karnataka97681,563,7508
311WCMAkshaya, Sathi1910Karnataka8,571,576,555,508
42WCMModipalli, Deekshitha2080Andhra Pradesh87277,552,507
53WFMNivedita, V C2052Tamil Nadu868,573,551,7507
613Shreya, G Hipparagi1899Maharashtra865,570,55207
712Nihira, Koul1906Maharashtra865,570,549,507
840Gadde, Kaarthika1714Tamil Nadu864,568,547,507
941Sai, Vijaysinh Patil1712Maharashtra863,566,54408
108WCMShanmathi, Sree S1975Tamil Nadu7,5758150,7507
117Sravyasree, Bheemarasetty1990Andhra Pradesh7,574,58050,2506
1243Vitasta, Koul1705Haryana7,570755006
1315Theephigaa, K P1849Tamil Nadu7,569,574,550,2505
1414Sunetra, Dey1854West Bengal7,566,570,544,2506
154WFMSaparya, Ghosh2042West Bengal7,56569,545,506
1626Bajaj, Shraddha1754Maharashtra7,56569,544,7507
1731Singh, Myra1736Delhi7,563,567,543,2506
1853Kanak, Dubey1643Uttar Pradesh7,562,56541,507
1920Pratyasha, Jena1808Odisha77781,547,7506
2046Mugdha, Keot1680Assam771,575,544,507

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