Goutham Krishna H perfect at 2nd DevA Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/10/2025

IM Goutham Krishna H continues his fantastic form from 62nd National Championship 2025. He scored a perfect 9/9 to win 2nd DevA Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Ahaz E U scored sole 8/9 to secure second place. FM John Veny Akkarakaran, Karan J P, Jayaraj Gowrishankar and WFM Kalyani Sirin scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed third to sixth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹25000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Devagiri College Alumni at Fr. Joseph Paikada Memorial Indoor Stadium, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri in Kozhikode, Kerala on 12th October 2025. This is Goutham's second overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

Goutham's second tournament triumph of the year

The 62nd National Championship 2025 runner-up, IM Goutham Krishna H made a blazing start by winning eight wins in-a-row. He was a full point ahead of the rest before the last round. Ahaz E U, IM Ratnakaran K, Sharsha Backer and FM Anilkumar O T were at 7/8 each. Even a draw would have sufficed for Goutham to become a clear champion, he went for the maximum against Sharsha in the final round to win the tournament with a 100% score. Ahaz defeated Ratnakaran to finish second. FM John Veny Akkarakaran won against Christy George to claim third place.

Champion - Goutham Krishna H 9/9 | Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

Runner-up - Ahaz E U 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - John Veny Akkarakaran 7.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Kerala's very own IM Goutham Krishna H and IM Ratnakaran K battling side by side | Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

IM Goutham Krishna H scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 19.2 Elo rating points

Inaugural first move | Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

Players in action | Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

The tournament hall at Fr. Joseph Paikada Memorial Indoor Stadium, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri in Kozhikode, Kerala | Photo: Devagiri College Alumni

A total of 278 players including two IMs took part from various parts of the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Devagiri College Alumni at Fr. Joseph Paikada Memorial Indoor Stadium, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri in Kozhikode, Kerala on 12th October 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	IM	Goutham, Krishna H	IND	2373	KER	9	53	57,5	57,5
2	6		Ahaz, E U	IND	2009	KER	8	53	56	47
3	2	FM	John, Veny Akkarakaran	IND	2226	KER	7,5	55	60,5	47,8
4	8		Karan, J P	IND	1951	KER	7,5	53	58	46,8
5	30		Gowrishankar, Jayaraj	IND	1794	KER	7,5	52,5	56,5	44,3
6	5	WFM	Kalyani, Sirin	IND	2073	KER	7,5	48,5	53,5	44,3
7	3	IM	Ratnakaran, K.	IND	2114	KER	7	50,5	55	40,5
8	10		Sharsha, Backer	IND	1941	KER	7	50,5	54,5	38,5
9	33		Prawin, K	IND	1773	TN	7	50	54,5	39,5
10	16		Abhishek, T M	IND	1884	KER	7	49,5	53,5	39
11	35		Abel, M S	IND	1759	KER	7	49	52	38
12	11	FM	Anilkumar, O.T.	IND	1929	KER	7	48,5	52,5	37,5
13	42		Abhinav, Raj V S	IND	1700	KER	7	47,5	49,5	33,5
14	29		Arushi, Severin Helen D Silva	IND	1795	KAR	7	46,5	48,5	35
15	27		Rejath, Renjith	IND	1810	KER	7	46	50	35,5
16	46		Prasath, K R	IND	1682	KER	7	42	45,5	34
17	21	AIM	Christy, George	IND	1863	KER	6,5	52,5	57	37,8
18	47		Balaji, P	IND	1678	TN	6,5	50,5	54	35,3
19	7		Arjun, Satheesh	IND	2003	KER	6,5	48	53	36
20	24		Savanth, Krishnan R	IND	1847	KER	6,5	48	51,5	34,5
21	48		Ryan, S V	IND	1675	KER	6,5	47,5	50,5	33,3
22	87		Muhammad, Ihsan	IND	1557	KER	6,5	47,5	50,5	33
23	25		Kesavan, G	IND	1835	TN	6,5	46,5	51	34,3
24	28		Giridhar, A	IND	1802	KER	6,5	46	50	33,8
25	4		Alex, Thomas K.	IND	2088	KER	6,5	45,5	49	33,8