Mitrabha Guha wins Morde Foundation Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 14/03/2025

GM Mitrabha Guha, GM Abhimanyu Puranik and IM Kaustuv Kundu scored an unbeaten 8/9 each at Morde Foundation Rapid Rating Open 2025. Mitrabha won the tournament according to tie-breaks. Abhimanyu and Kaustuv were placed second and third respectively. Mitrabha drew with both runners-up. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹350000. The top three prizes were ₹50001, ₹30001 and ₹20001 along with a trophy each respectively. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Morde Foundation at Jeevan Mangal Karyalaya in Pune, Maharashtra on 26th February 2025. This is Mitrabha's fourth overall, third rating tournament triumph of the year.

Top three score an unbeaten 8/9

GM Mitrabha Guha and IM Kaustuv Kundu were the coleaders 7.5/8 each, heading into the last round. They drew their final round game against each other. Mitrabha became champion and Kaustuv third. GM Abhimayu Puranik defeated IM Kushagra Mohan to secure second place.

Champion - GM Mitrabha Guha 8/9

Runner-up - GM Abhimanyu Puranik 8/9

Second Runner-up - IM Kaustuv Kundu 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Mitrabha Guha scored an unbeaten 8/9, drew with both runners-up and gained 8.2 Elo rating points

A total of 226 players including four GMs, three IMs and a WGM took part from various parts of India and one from the USA. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Morde Foundation at Jeevan Mangal Karyalaya in Pune, Maharashtra on 26th February 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move no.1.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	2	GM	Mitrabha Guha		IND	2476	WB	8	55	60,5	52,50	7
2	1	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu		IND	2538	MH	8	54,5	58,5	51,00	7
3	6	IM	Kaustuv Kundu		IND	2300	WB	8	51,5	56,5	49,50	7
4	8	FM	Panesar Vedant		IND	2225	MH	7,5	53	58	46,75	7
5	19	FM	Patil Priyanshu		IND	1918	MH	7,5	47,5	51,5	41,75	7
6	4	FM	Wagh Suyog		IND	2316	MH	7	55	60	44,00	7
7	5	IM	Kushagra Mohan		IND	2303	TG	7	53,5	58	42,00	7
8	9	IM	Sammed Jaykumar Shete		IND	2197	MH	7	53	57	41,50	6
9	40		Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar	U15	IND	1719	MH	7	49,5	54,5	41,00	7
10	18		Advik Amit Agrawal	U11	IND	1945	MH	7	48,5	52,5	38,75	6
11	14	FM	Jain Kashish Manoj		IND	2049	MH	7	48	52	38,00	7
12	16		Dere Pushkar		IND	1972	MH	7	47,5	50,5	36,75	6
13	10	FM	Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi		IND	2152	MH	7	47	50,5	36,00	7
14	15		Avirat Chauhan	U11	IND	1975	MH	7	46,5	50,5	36,50	7
15	23		Madkar Atharva		IND	1872	MH	7	46,5	50	37,50	7
16	7	GM	Sriram Jha		IND	2298	LIC	7	46	49,5	36,50	7
17	33		Kadam Arnav	U15	IND	1760	MH	7	42	45,5	34,00	7
18	13	FM	Matta Vinay Kumar		IND	2078	UBI	6,5	51	55	36,25	6
19	20		Nirgun Keval		IND	1898	MH	6,5	50,5	55,5	37,25	6
20	3	GM	Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi		IND	2328	RSPB	6,5	49,5	54	37,25	6