Manish Anto Cristiano F wins ChessFusion Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 29/10/2025

IM Manish Anto Cristiano F, GM Laxman R R, FM J Ramakrishna, IM Mohamed Anees M and B Vignesh scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at ChessFusion Rapid Rating Open 2025. Manish won the tournament on tie-breaks. The remaining four were placed second to fifth respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹35000, ₹30000 and ₹18000 along with a trophy each. Laxman won the Blitz Open scoring an unbeaten 8.5/9. FM Aditya Varun Gampa and IM Ajay Karthikeyan scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively. This is Manish's second tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Lavanya K / ChessFusion

Laxman clinches the Blitz Open

IM Senthil Maran K and IM Sanket Chakravarty were the coleaders 7.5/8, before the final round of the Rapid Rating. IM Manish Anto Cristiano F defeated Sanket to become the champion. Senthil lost to GM Laxman R R and the latter finished second. FM J Ramakrishna defeated Augustin A to claim third place.

Rapid Rating: Champion - IM Manish Anto Cristiano F 8/9 | Photo: Lavanya K / ChessFusion

Second Runner-up and Runner-up - FM J Ramakrishna 8/9 and GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: Lavanya K / ChessFusion

IM Manish Anto Cristiano F scored an unbeaten 8/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 30.2 Elo rating points

Blitz Open: Champion - GM Laxman R R 8.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Runner-up - FM Aditya Varun Gampa 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Ajay Karthikeyan 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Various prize winners | Photo: Lavanya K / ChessFusion

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Lavanya K / ChessFusion

Few words from the organizers: “We’re thrilled to see such overwhelming participation and energy,” said the ChessFusion organizing team. “Events like this showcase the unity and enthusiasm of India’s chess community from young learners to professionals and we’re proud to be part of that growth story.” ChessFusion continues to nurture India’s chess ecosystem by hosting regular FIDE-rated and scholastic tournaments that provide valuable experience and exposure to players across all categories.

Thanks to Lavanya K of ChessFusion for sharing photographs and information about the tournament.

A total of 495 players including a GM and eight IMs took part from various parts of the country. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by ChessFusion at GoldenBee Global School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 11th and 12th October 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Rapid Rating

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	5	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F			2180	8	55	59,5	52,3	7	3
2	2	GM	Laxman, R.R.			2223	8	54,5	60	52,5	7	3
3	16	FM	Ramakrishna, J.			2009	8	54	56,5	48,5	8	3
4	11	IM	Mohamed, Anees M			2150	8	52	56	49,5	8	4
5	9		Vignesh, B			2162	8	50	54,5	47,8	7	3
6	7	IM	Senthil, Maran K			2167	7,5	52,5	56,5	44,8	7	4
7	3	IM	Sanket, Chakravarty			2220	7,5	51	54	42,3	7	3
8	8	FM	Aditya, Varun Gampa			2166	7,5	50	54,5	44,8	7	3
9	10		Siddhanth, Poonja	U16		2158	7,5	50	53,5	42,5	7	2
10	45		Isshaan, A	U12		1790	7,5	48,5	51,5	40,8	7	2
11	43		Umashankar, A			1812	7,5	46	50,5	41,5	7	2
12	13	FM	Ojas, Kulkarni			2052	7	53	56	41,3	5	3
13	18		Arul, Anandh S P K			1973	7	52	56	40,5	7	3
14	14	IM	Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam			2034	7	51,5	54,5	40	7	2
15	19		Vivaan, Sachdev	U16		1963	7	51	55	40,5	7	4
16	20	WCM	Pratitee, Bordoloi	F12	w	1958	7	51	54	38,5	7	3
17	25		Ayaan, Phutane	U10		1915	7	50	54,5	40,3	6	3
18	31		Bhuvan, Krishna Prasanth	U16		1884	7	50	53	37,5	7	4
19	39		Sanjay Sindhia, Mh			1841	7	50	52,5	36,5	7	3
20	40	WCM	Swara, Lakshmi S Nair		w	1840	7	49,5	51,5	36,5	7	3
21	17		Augustin, A			1984	7	49	53	39	7	4
22	41	FM	Aarav, Sarbalia	U12		1831	7	48,5	52	37,5	7	2
23	23		Prashanth, J Naik			1923	7	47,5	52	38	7	4
24	38		Bindumadhavan, Krishnaprasad			1842	7	47,5	51	37	7	5
25	42		Anish, Naik			1821	7	47,5	51	36,5	7	4
26	33		Pranav, A J			1871	7	47,5	49,5	36,8	6	3
27	44		Digvijay, Sunil			1810	7	46,5	49,5	35,8	6	3
28	28		Chakravarti, K.	S55		1907	7	46	50	38,5	6	3
29	30		Adarsh, D	U16		1887	7	46	48	35,5	7	3
30	6	IM	Ajay, Karthikeyan			2178	7	45,5	52,5	38,8	6	2

Details

A total of 286 players including a GM and sevent IMs took part from various parts of the country. The one-day nine round Blitz Open tournament was organized by ChessFusion at GoldenBee Global School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 12th October 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	GM	Laxman, R.R.	IND	2345	Icf	8,5	54,5	58	54,8
2	4	FM	Aditya, Varun Gampa	IND	2267	Ap	8	53,5	57	48,5
3	5	IM	Ajay, Karthikeyan	IND	2264	Tn	8	50,5	53,5	46,5
4	18		Siddhanth, Poonja	IND	1981		7,5	55,5	58	45,8
5	7	IM	Mohamed, Anees M	IND	2252	Tn	7,5	52,5	56,5	44,8
6	15	IM	Ramnathan, Balasubramaniam	IND	1991	Tn	7,5	51,5	56	44,3
7	9	FM	Syed Anwar, Shazuli	IND	2143	Tn	7,5	51	55	43,8
8	12	FM	Ojas, Kulkarni	IND	2110		7	53,5	59	44
9	6	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F	IND	2256	Tn	7	52,5	55,5	41
10	3	IM	Sanket, Chakravarty	IND	2269	Wb	7	52	55	39
11	2	IM	Srihari, L	IND	2322	Py	7	51,5	54,5	40
12	13		Augustin, A	IND	2048		7	49	52,5	37,5
13	8		Vignesh, B	IND	2225	Tn	7	48	50,5	38
14	32		Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh	USA	1811		7	47	50,5	37
15	23	CM	Sudarshan, Bhat	IND	1902		7	45,5	48,5	35
16	29		Farhaan, M	IND	1851	Tn	7	45,5	47,5	34,5
17	38		Pranav, A J	IND	1771		7	45	48	32,5
18	61		Shreyansh, Das	IND	1613		7	45	47	33
19	47		Prathamesh, Shashikant Deshmukh	IND	1663		7	44	47,5	34
20	10	IM	Senthil, Maran K	IND	2139	Tn	6,5	50,5	54,5	37,5