Paras Dilip Bhoir perfect at 7th Satish Sabnis Foundation Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 10/04/2025

Paras Dilip Bhoir scored a perfect 9/9 to win 7th Satish Sabnis Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Pushkar Dere and FM Vedant Panesar scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹325200 + 70 trophies. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹18000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Mumbai Suburban District Chess Association at Uttar Bharatiya Sangh in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 6th April 2025. This is Paras' first rating open tournament triumph of his career. Photos: Ravindra Potawad

Paras clinches his first rating tournament with a 2624 performance

15-year-old Paras Dilip Bhoir made a fiery start by winning eight games in-a-row. He had a full point lead heading into the last round. A draw was enough for him to become a clear champion. Yet, he went for a win against FM Suyog Wagh, to finish with a 100% score 9/9. Pushkar Dere and FM Vedant Panesar defeated Guru Prakash and Daksh Jain to secure second and third place respectively.

Champion - Paras Dilip Bhoir 9/9

Runner-up - Pushkar Dere 8/9

Second Runner-up - FM Vedant Panesar 8/9

Paras Dilip Bhoir scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 109.6 Elo rating points

Players in action

A total of 256 players including an IM took part from all over the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Mumbai Suburban District Chess Association at Uttar Bharatiya Sangh in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 6th April 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	11		Bhoir, Paras Dilip			IND	2012		9	51,5	56	56,00	9	4
2	15		Dere, Pushkar			IND	1994	PO6980_MUMS_2024	8	52,5	55,5	46,50	8	4
3	2	FM	Panesar, Vedant			IND	2267		8	50,5	54	46,00	8	4
4	9		Shah, Jeet			IND	2032	PO80_MUMS_2023	7,5	54	59	47,75	7	3
5	19		Kherdekar, Arnav			IND	1973	PO57_MUMS_2024	7,5	46,5	50,5	42,00	7	4
6	1	FM	Wagh, Suyog			IND	2268		7	55	61	45,50	7	2
7	3	IM	Kulkarni, Vikramaditya			IND	2115		7	51	54,5	41,25	6	4
8	26		Jagesia, Daksh			IND	1910	PO111_MUMS_2023	7	49,5	53,5	37,50	7	3
9	13		Guru, Prakash			IND	2003	PO46_MUMS_2023	7	49,5	53	39,00	7	3
10	12	FM	Mithil, Ajgaonkar			IND	2003	PO1196_MUMC_2023	7	49	53	38,00	7	3
11	16	FM	Sauravh, Khherdekar			IND	1984	PO6960_MUMS_2024	7	48	51	38,00	7	3
12	46		Daksh, Jain	U15		IND	1736	PO1391_MUMS_2023	7	48	51	36,00	7	4
13	14	WFM	Deodhar, Vrushali Umesh	F60	w	IND	1998	PO9284_MUMS_2024	7	47,5	51,5	38,75	6	3
14	20		Soni, Atharv	U14		IND	1968	PO27_THAN_2023	7	46	51	39,00	7	4
15	4	FM	Jeet, Jain			IND	2092	GJ	7	45,5	50,5	39,50	7	3
16	27	AIM	Vivaan, Sardana	U15		IND	1906	PO7236_MUMS_2024	7	45,5	47	34,00	7	4
17	10	FM	Patil, Priyanshu			IND	2023	PO6585_NAGP_2024	7	45	50	38,50	7	5
18	47		Dhanush, Nagula			IND	1727	PO7876_MUMC_2024	7	43,5	47	32,50	7	4
19	21		Majumder, Shrayan			IND	1941	PO1435_MUMS_2023	6,5	52,5	56,5	36,25	6	3
20	33		Gangan, Ashutosh			IND	1843	PO11617_MUMC_2024	6,5	48,5	52,5	34,50	6	4
21	29		Mishra, Sanjeev			IND	1873	PO445_MUMS_2023	6,5	48,5	52	35,25	6	3
22	8		Arnav, Mahesh Koli	U15		IND	2049	PO2886_THAN_2023	6,5	48	53	37,00	6	3
23	24		Gada, Om			IND	1928	PO599_MUMS_2023	6,5	46,5	51	34,50	6	2
24	17		Jihan, Tejas Shah			IND	1980	GJ	6,5	46	48,5	33,25	5	3
25	64		Kagwade, Kaveesh	U13		IND	1650	PO38_RAIG_2023	6,5	42	43,5	26,50	6	2