Kushagra Mohan decimates 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Amravati Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 19/02/2025

IM Kushagra Mohan scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd G H Raisoni Memorial Amravati Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. 13-year-old Nihaan Pohane scored 8/9 to secure second place. Eight players scored 7.5/9 each. Out of them, CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut was placed third according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹50000 + trophy, ₹30000 and ₹20000 each respectively. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni University in Amravati, Maharashtra on 9th February 2025. This is Kushagra's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Kushagra wins eight in-a-row

IM Kushagra Mohan scorched the field by scoring eight wins in-a-row. He had a full point lead heading into the final round. A draw was enough for him to become a clear champion and that's what he did against Nachiket Paturkar. Nihaan Pohane defeated IM Ravi Teja S to finish second. Shaurya Harshal Dhwangale drew with CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut and the latter was placed third. A week after this, Kushagra also went on to win his second tournament of the year - Chronicles of Checkmate Festival 2025 in Sri Lanka. We will mention it in detail in a separate report.

Champion - IM Kushagra Mohan 8.5/9

IM Kushagra Mohan scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 16.6 Elo rating points

A total of 364 players including two IMs took part from various places all over the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by G H Raisoni Sports and Cultural Foundation and Kalpana Prakash Welfare Foundation at G H Raisoni University in Amravati, Maharashtra on 9th February 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2	IM	Kushagra, Mohan			IND	2303	Telangana	8,5	55	60	56,25	8
2	12		Nihaan, Pohane	U15		IND	1855	Maharashtra	8	50,5	55,5	48,00	8
3	6	CM	Vaibhav, Jayant Raut			IND	2102	Maharashtra	7,5	56	60,5	48,25	7
4	5	CM	Dodeja, Pawan		Amravati	IND	2110	Maharashtra	7,5	56	60	47,75	7
5	11		Badole, Shaunak	U13		IND	1879	Maharashtra	7,5	53,5	56	43,75	7
6	8		Gawai, Siddhant			IND	1989	Maharashtra	7,5	53	58,5	48,00	7
7	13		Nachiket, Paturkar			IND	1846	Maharashtra	7,5	53	58	48,00	6
8	4	FM	Panesar, Vedant			IND	2225	Maharashtra	7,5	52,5	57	46,25	7
9	9	FM	Patil, Priyanshu			IND	1918	Maharashtra	7,5	50,5	54,5	43,50	7
10	46		Rajat, Shankar Kamdi			IND	1556	Maharashtra	7,5	45,5	48,5	38,25	7
11	3	IM	Ravi, Teja S.			IND	2263	Andhra Pradesh	7	55	60	43,50	7
12	1	FM	Wagh, Suyog			IND	2316	Maharashtra	7	52	56,5	41,50	6
13	7	FM	Thakur, Akash			IND	2080	Maharashtra	7	51,5	55,5	41,00	7
14	30		Siddharth, Madhur Bang	U13		IND	1610	Maharashtra	7	51	55,5	40,50	7
15	33		Mayank, Santosh Hedau			IND	1598	Maharashtra	7	49	53,5	38,50	7