Savanth Krishnan dominates 5th Chessmii Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 08/04/2025

Savanth Krishnan R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 5th Chessmii Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. Revlin Ram R H and Abhinav M B scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹550000. The top three prizes were ₹40000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The six-day nine-round Swiss league Rating tournament was organized by Chessmii.com at Sanjos Metropolitan School in Kannur, Kerala from 30th March to 4th April 2025. This is Savanth's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Stephin Joy / Chessmii.com

13-year-olds claim the podium

Savanth Krishnan R was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the last round. Five players - Christy George, Revlin Ram R H, Raveesh Kote, Siva Adithyan S and Abhinav M B were trailing by a full point at 6.5/8 each. Savanth defeated Siva Adithyan to become a clear champion. Revlin and Abhinav scored full points against Christy and Raveesh to finish at second and third place respectively. The top three finishers are all 13-year-old teenagers.

Champion - Savanth Krishnan R 8.5/9 | Photo: Stephin Joy / Chessmii.com

Runner-up - Revlin Ram R H 7.5/9 | Photo: Chessmii.com

Second Runner-up - Abhinav M B 7.5/9 | Photo: Chessmii.com

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Revlin Ram R H 7.5/9, 1st Savanth Krishnan R 8.5/9 and 3rd Abhinav M B 7.5/9 | Photo: Stephin Joy / Chessmii.com

Savanth Krishnan R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a full point ahead of the field and added 105.2 Elo rating points

A total of 159 players took part from all over the country in this six-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Chessmii.com at Sanjos Metropolitan School in Kannur, Kerala from 30th March to 4th April 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	3		Savanth Krishnan R	IND	1877	Kerala	8,5	49,5	54	50,75	8
2	12		Revlin Ram R H	IND	1758	Tamil Nadu	7,5	46,5	51	41,25	6
3	15		Abhinav M B	IND	1740	Kerala	7,5	44,5	47	38,75	7
4	1		Ahaz E U	IND	2191	Kerala	7	50	55	39,00	7
5	34		Shivaghuru P	IND	1639	Tamil Nadu	7	48,5	50,5	35,50	7
6	14		Patil Abhishek	IND	1752	Maharashtra	7	45,5	49,5	38,00	7
7	18		Akilan M S	IND	1713	Tamil Nadu	7	41	43	33,00	7
8	2	AIM	Christy George	IND	1896	Kerala	6,5	52,5	57	38,75	5
9	5		Siva Adithyan S	IND	1824	Tamil Nadu	6,5	49,5	54	36,25	6
10	13	AFM	Raveesh Kote	IND	1753	Karnataka	6,5	47,5	51,5	33,75	6
11	10		Magizhini M	IND	1767	Tamil Nadu	6,5	45	48	33,25	4
12	20		Pournami S D	IND	1706	Kerala	6,5	44,5	48,5	35,00	6
13	39		Neev Sajeev	IND	1627	Kerala	6,5	44,5	46,5	29,75	5
14	38		Justin Samuel Rebello	IND	1628	Puducherry	6,5	41,5	43	29,50	5
15	21	AGM	Jitendra Kashyap L	IND	1698	Karnataka	6	48	52	29,50	6
16	11		Anecx Kanjiravila B C	IND	1766	Kerala	6	47,5	50,5	27,50	6
17	9	WCM	Pournami S	IND	1770	Kerala	6	46,5	50	31,75	4
18	23		Alfred Joe Johns	IND	1696	Kerala	6	45,5	49,5	32,25	5
19	17		Rudra Rajeev	IND	1715	Karnataka	6	44,5	48,5	30,50	4
20	4		Viswanathan V N	IND	1843	Kerala	6	44	48	31,25	5