Kashish Manoj Jain clinches PR 1st Late SSK Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 13/02/2025

FM Kashish Manoj Jain and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 each at PR 1st Late Shikshanmaharshi Shivajirao Konde Memorial Rapid Rating Open 2025. Kashish won the tournament due to better tie-break scores, Sammed was placed second. Four players - CM Prathamesh Sherla, Shriraj Bhosale, Avirat Chauhan and FM Aniruddha Deshpande scored 8/9 each. They secured third to sixth position respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200001. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each respectively. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by PR Chess World and Shivbhumi Shikshan Trust at Shivray Mangal Karyalay in Pune, Maharashtra on 2nd February 2025. This is Kashish's second tournament triumph of the year. Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

Top two score an unbeaten 8.5/9

FM Kashish Manoj Jain and IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete were the coleaders 7.5/8, heading into the last round. IM Abhishek Kelkar lost to the top seed, Sammed. Kashish defeated Kushagra Jain to become the champion, Sammed second. CM Prathamesh Sherla won against Utkarsh Agrawal to finish third. 10-year-old Avirat Chauhan scored an impressive 8/9 to be placed fifth. He is the youngest top ten finisher of the event.

Champion - FM Kashish Manoj Jain 8.5/9 | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

Runner-up - IM Sammed Shete 8.5/9 | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

Second Runner-up - CM Prathamesh Sherla 8/9 | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

FM Kashish Manoj Jain scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, scored seven wins in-a-row, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 37.8 Elo rating points

Top boards | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

Players in action | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

Players, parents and accompanying persons | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

The tournament hall at Shivray Mangal Karyalay in Pune, Maharashtra | Photo: IA Pavan Rathi

Thanks to IA Pavan Rathi, Organizing Secretary, for sharing the photographs.

A total of 547 players including two IMs took part from various places all over the country, three from Iceland, two from the USA and one from Zambia. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by PR Chess World and Shivbhumi Shikshan Trust at Shivray Mangal Karyalay in Pune, Maharashtra on 2nd February 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	5	FM	Jain Kashish Manoj			IND	2049	MH	8,5	57,5	60,5	56,25	8
2	1	IM	Sammed Jaykumar Shete			IND	2197	MH	8,5	56,5	60,5	56,25	8
3	7	CM	Sherla Prathamesh	U14		IND	2002	MH	8	54	58,5	50,00	8
4	11		Bhosale Shriraj			IND	1961	MH	8	53	57,5	49,00	8
5	9		Avirat Chauhan	U11		IND	1975	MH	8	51,5	55,5	49,00	7
6	8	FM	Deshpande Aniruddha			IND	2000	MH	8	47	49,5	43,50	8
7	10		Chavan Nameet			IND	1968	MH	7,5	53	55	43,00	7
8	14		Om Nagnath Lamkane			IND	1880	MH	7,5	52,5	56,5	44,50	7
9	31	AFM	Maniar Hriday	U13		IND	1783	MH	7,5	50	54	43,50	7
10	36	AIM	Patil Sudip			IND	1732	MH	7,5	47,5	51,5	41,00	7
11	43		Agraval Shravana	U14		IND	1689	MH	7,5	47	52	42,50	7
12	13		Nirgun Keval			IND	1898	MH	7	54,5	58	42,00	7
13	25		Kadav Omkar			IND	1810	MH	7	54,5	56,5	41,00	6
14	26		Wadke Suyog			IND	1808	MH	7	53,5	55	38,50	7
15	21		Nihira Koul	F14	w	IND	1833	MH	7	52,5	57	40,50	7
16	12	AIM	Shejal Sahil Sanjay			IND	1900	MH	7	52,5	56,5	41,75	6
17	3		Jain Kushagra	U15		IND	2109	MH	7	52,5	55,5	40,25	6
18	39	AIM	Patel Neehal Trishulkumar			IND	1705	GJ-Other	7	52	56	40,00	7
19	4	IM	Abhishek Kelkar			IND	2078	MH	7	51	53	37,75	6
20	2	FM	Dixit Nikhil			IND	2140	MH	7	50	55	40,00	7
21	49		Chavan Aditya	U14		IND	1673	MH	7	49	52	36,00	7
22	19	CM	Dolas Aarush	U13		IND	1839	MH	7	48	52,5	40,00	6
23	32		Kothari Pranit			IND	1773	MH	7	48	51	36,00	7
24	28		Ayaan Somani	U14		IND	1796	MH	7	47,5	52,5	40,00	5
25	45		Mali Shlok	U13		IND	1678	MH	7	47,5	51,5	38,00	7