Pushkar Dere perfect at 1st Imperial Chess World Rapid Rating Open 2025
Pushkar Dere scored won 1st Imperial Chess World Rapid Rating Open 2025 with a perfect score 9/9. He finished a full point ahead of others. FM Anirudhha Potawad and FM Vedant Nagarkatte scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹200000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹10000 and ₹8000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Imperial Chess World at Aarna Swarna Banquet Hall in Vasai, Maharashtra on 1st June 2025. This is Pushkar's first rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Imperial Chess World
Pushkar's first rating tournament triumph of the year
Pushkar Dere made a blazing start winning eight games in-a-row. FM Jaiveer Mahendru, FM Anirudhha Potawad, FM Vedant Nagarkatte and Ram Vishal Parab were trailing him by a full point at 7/8 each. A draw in the final round was enough for Pushkar to become a clear champion. However, he went for the maximum and defeated Ram to win the tournament with a 100% score. Anirudhha won against FM Gaurang Bagwe to finish second. Vedant scored a full point versus Jaiveer to claim third place.
Champion - Pushkar Dere 9/9 | Photo: Imperial Chess World
Runner-up - FM Aniruddha Potawad 8/9
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Second Runner-up - FM Vedant Nagarkatte 8/9
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Top 3 (L to R): 2nd FM Anirudhha Potawad 8/9, 1st Pushkar Dere 9/9 and 3rd FM Vedant Nagarkatte 8/9
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Pushkar Dere scored a perfect 9/9, finished a full point ahead of the competition and gained 45 Elo rating points
4th IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 7.5/9
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6th Arvind Iyer 7.5/9
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7th Shreyansh Somaiya 7.5/9
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9th Ram Vishal Parab 7/9
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10th Om Gada 7/9
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Players in action
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The tournament hall at Aarna Swarna Banquet Hall in Vasai, Maharashtra
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A total of 306 players including an IM took part from various parts of the country. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating tournament was organized by Imperial Chess World at Aarna Swarna Banquet Hall in Vasai, Maharashtra on 1st June 2025. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dere, Pushkar | IND | 2072 | 9 | 53 | 58 | 58,00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 2 | FM | Potawad, Anirudhha | IND | 2126 | 8 | 51 | 56 | 49,50 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 12 | FM | Nagarkatte, Vedant | IND | 1956 | 8 | 50 | 54 | 47,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 | FM | Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi | IND | 2176 | 7,5 | 55,5 | 60,5 | 47,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Shah, Jeet | IND | 2033 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 58 | 47,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 8 | ACM | Iyer, Arvind | IND | 2009 | 7,5 | 50 | 54 | 44,25 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 17 | Somaiya, Shreyansh | IND | 1858 | 7,5 | 48 | 52 | 40,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 8 | 9 | FM | Jaiveer, Mahendru | IND | 2008 | 7 | 54 | 59 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Ram, Vishal Parab | U15 | IND | 2081 | 7 | 54 | 58 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Gada, Om | IND | 1925 | 7 | 51 | 55 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 11 | 28 | Parkar, Mayuresh | IND | 1746 | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 40,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 12 | 29 | WCM | Kriti, Mayur Patel | F55 | w | IND | 1739 | 7 | 50 | 54 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | 53 | Lokhande, Vaibhav | IND | 1638 | 7 | 48 | 51 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 14 | 10 | WFM | Deodhar, Vrushali Umesh | F55 | w | IND | 1997 | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 38,50 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | 11 | Kush, Ajay Agarwal | IND | 1959 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 16 | 34 | Rahul, N Kamath | IND | 1717 | 7 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||
| 17 | 31 | Agraval, Shravana | U15 | IND | 1727 | 7 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 36,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 18 | 45 | Yuti, Mayur Patel | F55 | w | IND | 1661 | 7 | 45,5 | 47 | 33,00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 19 | 32 | Om, Nilesh Deorukhakar | IND | 1724 | 7 | 44,5 | 48,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 20 | 22 | AFM | Pawar, Sohum | IND | 1782 | 7 | 42,5 | 49,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 5 | FM | Bagwe, Gaurang | IND | 2041 | 6,5 | 54,5 | 57,5 | 39,00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 22 | 16 | FM | Kshatriya, Nitin Vekhande | IND | 1899 | 6,5 | 53,5 | 58 | 38,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Arjun, Singh | U11 | IND | 1917 | 6,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 36,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 24 | 35 | Kariya, Mohak | IND | 1716 | 6,5 | 47,5 | 52 | 36,00 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 25 | 40 | Mali, Nilesh | IND | 1689 | 6,5 | 45 | 48,5 | 31,50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 26 | 42 | Isaiah, Chris Nazareth | U15 | IND | 1688 | 6,5 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 29,50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 27 | 36 | Siddhesh, Kamila | IND | 1715 | 6,5 | 43 | 46 | 30,00 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 28 | 30 | Gogte, Soumil | IND | 1735 | 6,5 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 30,00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 29 | 64 | Mahajan, Akash | IND | 1591 | 6,5 | 41,5 | 44,5 | 29,50 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 30 | 7 | Arnav, Mahesh Koli | U15 | IND | 2021 | 6 | 52,5 | 57,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
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