Pranav K P dominates 3rd Check N Mate Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/06/2025

15-year-old FM Pranav K P scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 3rd Check N Mate Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the competition. Half a dozen players - Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya, Siddhanth Poonja, Sham R, IM Ravi Teja S, Chairth Bhat and Ankit Gajwa scored 8/9 each. They secured second to seventh place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹30000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Check N Mate at Vishwa Vidyapeeth School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 31st May and 1st June 2025. This is Pranav's fourth overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Check N Mate

Laxman wins Blitz Open

Four players - Sham R, Siddhanth Poonja, Syed Abdul Khader and FM Pranav K P were the leaders 7.5/8, going into the final round of Rapid. Abdul lost to Pranav and he became the champion. Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya defeated Ayush Bhai Mehta to secure second place. Sham drew with Siddhanth and the latter finished third.

Champion in Rapid Rating - Pranav K P 8.5/9 | Photo: Check N Mate

Runner-up - Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya 8/9 | Photo: Check N Mate

Second Runner-up - Siddhanth Poonja 8/9 | Photo: Check N Mate

Pranav K P scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 109.6 Elo rating points

In the Blitz event, Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya, GM Laxman R R and Sailesh R were the three leaders 7.5/8, going into the last round. Sailesh lost to Laxman who became the champion. Sham R suffered defeated against Anwesh and he finished second. FM Ashwath R won against Sudarshan Bhat to claim third place.

Champion in Blitz Open - GM Laxman R R 8.5/9 | Photo: Check N Mate

Runner-up - Dr. IM Anwesh Upadhyaya 8.5/9 | Photo: Check N Mate

Second Runner-up - FM R Ashwath 8/9 | Photo: Check N Mate

Players before one of the rounds | Photo: Check N Mate

The Check N Mate organizing team | Photo: Check N Mate

A total of 727 players including a GM and three IMs took part from various parts of the country and six from the USA. The two-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Check N Mate at Vishwa Vidyapeeth School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 31st May and 1st June 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	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	13	FM	Pranav, K P	U18			IND	2016	Tn	8,5	52,5	54,5	50,50	8	5
2	1	IM	Anwesh, Upadhyaya				IND	2326	Or	8	56	59,5	51,75	7	3
3	11		Siddhanth, Poonja	U14			IND	2036		8	55	59	51,25	7	4
4	8		Sham, R				IND	2056	Tn	8	54,5	59,5	52,00	7	3
5	2	IM	Ravi, Teja S.				IND	2264	Ap	8	53,5	58,5	51,50	8	4
6	25		Charith, Bhat	U18			IND	1807		8	53,5	54,5	46,50	8	4
7	6		Gajwa, Ankit				IND	2150	Mp	8	52,5	57,5	50,50	8	3
8	5	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F				IND	2150	Tn	7,5	55,5	57,5	45,00	7	4
9	9	FM	Syed Anwar, Shazuli				IND	2041	Tn	7,5	52,5	56,5	45,00	7	4
10	22		Pranav, A J				IND	1850		7,5	52,5	56,5	45,00	7	2
11	3	GM	Laxman, R.R.				IND	2245	Icf	7,5	52	56,5	45,00	7	2
12	10		Syed, Abdul Khader	U14			IND	2037		7,5	51,5	55,5	44,00	7	3
13	12		Arul, Anandh S P K				IND	2031		7,5	50,5	52	41,25	7	2
14	4	FM	Ashwath, R.				IND	2205	Tn	7,5	48,5	50,5	40,25	7	2
15	81		Venkata, Naga Karthik Malladi	U12			IND	1586		7,5	45,5	48,5	38,75	7	2
16	15		Sailesh, R				IND	1928	Tn	7	53,5	57,5	42,50	6	3
17	51		Indrajit, Majumdar	U12			IND	1675		7	53,5	56,5	40,00	7	4
18	30		Kavin, Vijayakumar	U18			IND	1759	Tn	7	52,5	57,5	42,00	7	4
19	7	FM	Ojas, Kulkarni				IND	2103		7	52,5	56,5	42,50	7	4
20	18		Niranjan, J Warrier	U18			IND	1874		7	51,5	55,5	41,00	6	2
21	31		Avyaya, Kumara Bhat	U18			IND	1755		7	51,5	55	39,00	7	4
22	38		Ayaan, Phutane	U10			IND	1715		7	51	56	40,00	7	3
23	17	CM	Sudarshan, Bhat				IND	1891		7	51	54	39,50	6	4
24	52		Sharvil, Sapre	U14			IND	1674		7	50,5	54,5	40,00	7	2
25	125		Adhrit, Das Purkayastha	U14			IND	1526		7	50,5	54	39,25	6	1
26	14	WCM	Pratitee, Bordoloi	F12	w		IND	1929		7	50	54	38,75	6	3
27	20	WCM	Madanasri, Gundala		w	SP	IND	1856	Tg	7	49,5	53,5	40,50	5	1
28	55		Ramesh, Balasubramanian	S56			IND	1669		7	49,5	52,5	38,00	6	3
29	63		Shreesuday, Behera	U14			IND	1645		7	49	53	38,00	7	3
30	67		Atharv, Venkatesh	U12			IND	1639		7	49	53	38,00	7	2

Details

A total of 454 players including a GM and two IMs took part from various parts of the country. The one-day nine round Blitz Open tournament was organized by Check N Mate at Vishwa Vidyapeeth School in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 1st June 2025. The time control of the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Blitz Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	1	GM	Laxman, R.R.			2352	Icf	8,5	56,5	59,5	55,25	8	5
2	2	IM	Anwesh, Upadhyaya			2323	Or	8,5	53,5	58,5	54,25	8	4
3	4	FM	Ashwath, R.			2273	Tn	8	54,5	57,5	49,00	8	4
4	11	FM	Pranav, K P	U18		2054	Tn	8	51	54	45,50	8	4
5	14		Siddhanth, Poonja	U14		1989		8	48,5	53	45,50	8	3
6	22		Arul, Anandh S P K			1821		8	48,5	52,5	45,00	8	4
7	3	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F			2307	Tn	7,5	55,5	61	49,25	7	4
8	10		Sailesh, R			2067	Tn	7,5	54	58	45,75	7	4
9	55		Rishi, Raj	U10		1627	Jh	7,5	51,5	54,5	42,75	7	3
10	19		Vigneshwaran, S			1877	Tn	7,5	49,5	52,5	42,75	7	2
11	12		Aakash, K P			2013	Tn	7,5	48,5	52,5	43,25	7	2
12	17	CM	Vaidyanathan, Kannan	U12		1920	Usa	7	55	59,5	43,00	7	3
13	5		Syed, Abdul Khader	U14		2171		7	55	58,5	42,00	7	3
14	7		Sham, R			2115	Tn	7	53,5	56,5	42,00	7	4
15	9		Iniyan, R S	U18		2105	Tn	7	51,5	55,5	40,50	7	4
16	33		Avyaya, Kumara Bhat	U18		1751		7	51	54	39,00	7	4
17	15		Sudarshan, Bhat			1938		7	50,5	54,5	40,00	7	4
18	24		Satyam, Prakash			1791	Dl	7	49,5	53,5	38,50	7	3
19	326		Kumar, Advay			0	Jh	7	49	54	41,00	7	2
20	28		Sanjana, Raghunath		w	1776		7	49	52	37,50	7	3
21	25		Medhvansh, Madeti	U18		1784		7	49	52	37,00	7	4
22	29		Pranav, A J			1771		7	49	51,5	38,50	7	5
23	6	FM	Syed Anwar, Shazuli			2143	Tn	7	48	52	39,00	7	3
24	16		Ayaan, Phutane	U10		1933		7	48	50,5	37,50	7	3
25	45		Sriram, Eamani	U14		1650		7	47,5	50,5	37,25	6	2
26	32		Sarthak Sharma,	U14		1755		7	47	50	34,50	7	3
27	50		Jeevanandham,			1643		7	46,5	48,5	34,50	7	3
28	21		Arvind, Ramnath Iyer			1833		7	45,5	48	37,00	7	4
29	30		Anya, Seth Syed		w	1769		7	45,5	47,5	34,00	7	4
30	26		Raman, R.	S56		1783	Tn	7	45	47	34,75	6	1