Srihari L R wins 3rd SRM Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 04/10/2025

GM Srihari L R and IM Ravi Teja S scored 8.5/9 each at 3rd SRM Rapid Rating Open 2025. Srihari won the tournament due to better tie-break scores. Ravi secured second place. IM Harshavardhan G B scored sole 8/9 to claim third place. Srihari drew against the eventual runner-up, Ravi in the seventh round. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹250000. The top three prizes were ₹25000 + trophy, ₹20000 and ₹15000 each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Golden Knights Chess Academy and Master Mind Chess Academy at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 13th September 2025. This is Srihari's fourth overall, second rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: SRM IST, Faculty of Science & Humanities, Vadapalani

Srihari's fourth overall triumph of the year

GM Srihari L R, IM Ravi Teja S and GM Harikrishnan A Ra were the three leaders 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Srihari defeated Harikrishnan to become the champion. Ravi won against GM P Shyaam Nikhil to secure second place. IM Harshavardhan G B won against Hari Ganesh T to finish third. WGM Varshini V is the sole female to make a top ten finish. She scored 7.5/9 to be placed ninth.

Champion - GM Srihari L R 8.5/9 | Photo: SRM IST, Faculty of Science & Humanities, Vadapalani

Runner-up - IM Ravi Teja S 8.5/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Second Runner-up - IM Harshavardhan G B 8/9 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Srihari L R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 25 Elo rating points

A total of 565 players including two GMs, ten IMs, a WGM and a WIM took part from all over the country and two from the USA. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Golden Knights Chess Academy and Master Mind Chess Academy at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 13th September 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	GM	Srihari L R			9590CGL2025	IND	2385	TN	8,5	57	61	56,8	8
2	6	IM	Ravi Teja S.			NA	IND	2251	AP	8,5	51,5	56,5	52,3	8
3	8	IM	Harshavardhan G B			13499CHE2025	IND	2211	TN	8	51	55,5	49	8
4	5	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra			2373CHE2025	IND	2296	TN	7,5	54,5	58	46	7
5	18		Hirthickkesh Pr			9644CUD2025	IND	2078	TN	7,5	53	57	46,3	7
6	15	IM	Avinash Ramesh			3301CHE2025	IND	2112	TN	7,5	52	56	45,5	7
7	47		Iniyan R S	U15		7907TLR2025	IND	1866	TN	7,5	51	54	42,8	7
8	28		Ajjesh J R			9596CHE2025	IND	2002	TN	7,5	50,5	54,5	42,3	7
9	24	WGM	Varshini V		w	23667CHE2025	IND	2041	TN	7,5	49,5	54,5	45	7
10	54	CM	Aarav A	U13		2726CHE2025	IND	1851	TN	7,5	49,5	54,5	45	7
11	13	FM	Kunal M.			8874TRY2025	IND	2125	TN	7,5	49	52,5	42,8	7
12	61		Sanjay Narayanan P S	U13		2895CHE2025	IND	1827	TN	7,5	48	52	41	7
13	71		Saravanan			2305CHE2025	IND	1799	TN	7,5	45	49	40	7
14	3	GM	Shyaam Nikhil P			2862CHE2025	IND	2338	ICF	7	55,5	59,5	42,5	7
15	10	IM	Senthil Maran K			11833TLR2025	IND	2168	TN	7	52,5	57,5	43,5	5
16	98		Kavin E	U13		6584CHE2025	IND	1709	TN	7	52,5	57	43,3	6
17	27	CM	Barath Kalyan M			8034TNJ2025	IND	2009	TN	7	52	56	40,8	6
18	62		Midilesh Ms			2250CGL2025	IND	1824	TN	7	51,5	56,5	42,5	6
19	4	IM	Hari Madhavan N B			9566CHE2025	IND	2299	TN	7	51,5	56,5	41,8	6
20	20		Sham R			4872CHE2025	IND	2062	TN	7	51,5	56,5	41,8	6
21	25	FM	Arnav Maheshwari			2285TLR2025	IND	2034	TN	7	51,5	55	40,5	6
22	12	IM	Manish Anto Cristiano F			11824CGL2025	IND	2149	TN	7	51	55	40,8	6
23	11	IM	Mohamed Anees M			43491KGI2025	IND	2157	TN	7	51	55	39	7
24	9		Vignesh B			9624CGL2025	IND	2204	TN	7	50,5	56	42	7
25	32		Barath L			36983CHE2025	IND	1945	TN	7	49	53,5	39	7
26	150		Raghunandan			8026TLR2025	IND	1590	TN	7	49	53	37	7
27	14	FM	Prasannaa.S			11203TLR2025	IND	2113	TN	7	48,5	53	39,5	7
28	57		Femil Chelladurai		w	5060KKI2025	IND	1836	TN	7	48,5	53	39	7
29	23	FM	Rohit S			3306CHE2025	IND	2045	TN	7	47	51	38,5	6
30	35		Vijay Shreeram P			2888CHE2025	IND	1940	TN	7	46,5	51	37	7