Vignesh N R dominates 2nd Warrior Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 01/12/2025

GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 2nd Warrior Chess Academy Rapid Rating Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Half a dozen players - IM Hari Madhavan N B, IM Harsh Suresh, IM Srihari L, IM Ravi Teja S, IM Senthil Maran K and GM Laxman R R scored 8/9 each. They were placed second to seventh respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹300000. The top three prizes were ₹25000, ₹20000 and ₹15000 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Warrior Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 22nd November 2025. This is Vignesh's third overall, second individual rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

Vignesh's third rating tournament triumph of the year

GM Vignesh N R made a perfect start by winning eight games in-a-row. He had a half point lead over the competition. IM Hari Madhavan N B was the only player trailing him by a half point at 7.5/8. Vignesh drew with Hari as it was enough for him to become a clear champion. Hari secured second place. IM Harsh Suresh defeated Saisarvesh S to finish third.

Champion - GM Vignesh N R 8.5/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

Runner-up - IM Hari Madhavan N B 8/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

Second Runner-up - IM Harsh Suresh 8/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

GM Vignesh N R scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 24.2 Elo rating points

4th IM Srihari L 8/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

5th IM Ravi Teja S 8/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

6th IM Senthil Maran K 8/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

7th GM Laxman R R 8/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

8th GM P Shyaam Nikhil 7.5/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

9th FM Prasannaa S 7.5/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

10th Vignesh B 7.5/9 | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

Players in action | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

Top boards | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

The tournament hall at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Photo: Warrior Chess Academy

A total of 629 players including 3 GMs, 8 IMs and a WGM took part from all over the country, one from Canada, Egypt, South Korea, and two from South Korea and the USA each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Warrior Chess Academy at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on 22nd August 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	3	GM	Vignesh N R	S16		67782CHE2025	IND	2338	RSPB-Chennai	8,5	55	59	55	8	4
2	5	IM	Hari Madhavan N B	S16		9566CHE2025	IND	2253	TN-Chennai	8	54,5	60	52	7	4
3	1	IM	Harsh Suresh	S16		3720CHE2025	IND	2343	TN-Chennai	8	54,5	57,5	50,25	7	4
4	7	IM	Srihari L	S16		PY	IND	2225	Puducherry	8	54	59,5	51,75	7	3
5	4	IM	Ravi Teja S.	S16		AP	IND	2284	AP-Tadepalle	8	53	58	51	8	3
6	9	IM	Senthil Maran K	S16		11833TLR2025	IND	2163	TN-Tiruvallur	8	53	57	48,5	8	4
7	6	GM	Laxman R.R.	S16		41/CHE/LIFE	IND	2243	ICF	8	51	54,5	47,75	7	5
8	2	GM	Shyaam Nikhil P	S16		2862CHE2025	IND	2339	RSPB-Chennai	7,5	56	60,5	48	7	4
9	13	FM	Prasannaa.S	S16		11203TLR2025	IND	2098	TN-Tiruvallur	7,5	53	56,5	44,5	7	3
10	8	AGM	Vignesh B	S16		9624CGL2025	IND	2168	TN-Chengalpattu	7,5	52,5	57,5	46,25	7	5
11	19		Mahish S A	U15		4852KAN2025	IND	2017	TN-Kanchipuram	7,5	50,5	54,5	43	7	3
12	32		Sanjay Narayanan P S	U15		2895CHE2025	IND	1924	TN-Chennai	7,5	49,5	53,5	42,25	7	5
13	20	IM	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam	S16		48/CHE/LIFE	IND	2006	TN-Chennai	7,5	49	51	40,25	7	3
14	70		Prajit Ravishankar	S16		9771CHE2025	IND	1808	TN-Chennai	7,5	47,5	52,5	42,25	7	5
15	25		Haridev S	U15		3718CHE2025	IND	1981	TN-Chennai	7,5	47,5	51,5	42,75	7	3
16	28		Saisarvesh S	U15		2336TLR2025	IND	1955	TN-Tiruvallur	7	53,5	57,5	41	7	3
17	50		Rohan Vijay Shandilya	S16		JH	IND	1843	JH-Jamshedpur	7	53	58	42	7	4
18	29	AGM	Sparsh Khandelwal	S16		CT	IND	1954	CT-Raj Nandgaon	7	52	57	41	7	4
19	37		Darshan S	U15		6528RAN2025	IND	1892	TN-Ranipet	7	51	55,5	40	7	3
20	12		Hirthickkesh Pr	S16		9644CUD2025	IND	2102	TN-Cuddalore	7	51	55	41	6	4
21	42		Femil Chelladurai	S16	w	5060KKI2025	IND	1868	TN-Kanyakumari	7	50,5	55	39,5	7	3
22	17	FM	Pranav K P	S16		50424CGL2025	IND	2041	TN-Chengalpattu	7	50	54	39	7	3
23	85		Richard Solomon M	S16		2302CHE2025	IND	1764	TN-Chennai	7	50	54	38	7	4
24	11	FM	Kunal M.	S16		8874TRY2025	IND	2123	TN-Tiruchirapalli	7	50	53	39,5	7	4
25	26		Arul Anandh S P K	S16		KA	IND	1980	KA-Bangalore Urban	7	49,5	52,5	39,5	7	5
26	21		Malvin Joshua	U15		PY	IND	2003	PY-Puducherry	7	49	53,5	39	7	3
27	48		Ayyappan P Santhana Prabu	S16		2621CHE2025	IND	1848	TN-Chennai	7	48,5	53	39	7	3
28	15		Hari Ganesh T	S16		10337CGL2025	IND	2078	TN-Chengalpattu	7	48	53	38,5	7	2
29	34	AGM	Mani Bharathy	S16		4014CBE2025	IND	1915	TN-Coimbatore	7	47	51,5	38,5	7	4
30	89		Sam Yedidiah S	U15		8972VEL2025	IND	1757	TN-Vellore	7	47	51	37,5	7	3