West Bengal dominates the field, Vedant Ghadge scores a perfect 9/9
The twelfth edition of National Amateur Chess Championships 2025 witnessed a total participation of 450 players from various states, union territories and units across India. Six new champions were crowned in six different rating categories. They are: Vedant Ghadge (MAH) – Below 1700 Open, Aayusree Sarkar (WB) – Below 1700 Women, Archisman Patra (WB) – Below 2000 Open, Marium Fatima (BIH) – Below 2000 Women, Utkrisht Tuli (PUN) – Below 2300 Open and WFM Bristy Mukherjee (WB) in Below 2300 Women. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹300000. It was organized by All Bihar Chess Association at Sambodhi Retreat in Bodhgaya, Bihar from 25th to 29th March 2025. Photo: All India Chess Federation
Below 1700 Open
20-year-old Vedant Ghadge (MAH) scored a perfect 9/9 to clinch the Below 1700 Open championship. He finished a staggering 1.5 points ahead of the competition. This is his first rating tournament triumph of his career. Anshu Kr Pathak (UP) and Ganesan Bala (KER) scored 7.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Below 1700 category was ₹80000. Top three prizes were ₹12000, ₹9000 and ₹7000 along with a trophy each respectively.
A total of 224 players participated in the Below 1700 Open section.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Gadge, Vedant | IND | 1667 | Maharashtra | 9 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 54,50 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 68,6 | |||
| 2 | 46 | AGM | Pathak, Anshu Kr | IND | 1585 | Uttar Pradesh | 7,5 | 50 | 53 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 60,2 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Bala, Ganesan | IND | 1656 | Kerala | 7,5 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 40,50 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 35 | |||
| 4 | 15 | AFM | Jayesh Mishra, | IND | 1654 | Bihar | 7 | 50 | 54 | 39,75 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 46 | ||
| 5 | 30 | Vamsi Krishna R, | IND | 1620 | Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 49 | 53 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 38 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Aatman Raval, | IND | 1667 | Gujarat | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 39,75 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 57,6 | |||
| 7 | 16 | Prashant Kumar Singh, | IND | 1651 | Bihar | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 29,8 | |||
| 8 | 191 | Mukesh Kumar Tarwe, | IND | 0 | Bihar | 7 | 46 | 50 | 37,75 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 12 | Ripudaman Singh Brar, | IND | 1664 | Punjab | 7 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 44,4 | |||
| 10 | 11 | Aole, Sangharsh | IND | 1664 | Maharashtra | 7 | 45,5 | 49,5 | 36,00 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27,4 |
Below 1700 Women
Aayusree Sarkar (WB), Disha U A (KAR), Kashvy Sabharwal (HAR) and Hunsika M (PUD) scored 7/9 each at 12th National Amateur Chess Championship Below 1700 for Women. The top seed Aayusree became champion on tie-breaks, the remaining three were placed second to fourth respectively. This is Aayusree’s first rating tournament triumph of her career. After starting with a hat-trick of wins, 12-year-old Aayushree lost the fourth round game against the eventual second runner-up, Kashvy. However, she scored 4 points in the next five games, drew with the eventual runner-up, Disha in the final round, to become the champion. The total prize fund for the Below 1700 category was ₹80000. Top three prizes were ₹8000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each respectively.
A total of 64 players participated in the Below 1700 Women section.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Aayusree Sarkar, | w | IND | 1677 | West Bengal | 7 | 51 | 55,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Disha U A, | w | IND | 1643 | Karnataka | 7 | 49 | 53 | 40,00 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Kashvy Sabharwal, | w | IND | 1640 | Haryana | 7 | 49 | 51 | 38,25 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Hunsika M, | w | IND | 1520 | Puducherry | 7 | 43,5 | 46 | 32,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ACM | Maya Ameen, | w | IND | 1635 | Karnataka | 6,5 | 46,5 | 47,5 | 31,75 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 9 | Silarapu, Devi Dedipyasri | w | IND | 1587 | Andhra Pradesh | 6,5 | 46 | 50,5 | 35,00 | 0 | 5 |
Below 2000 Open
14-year-old Archisman Patra (WB) and Rohit Gurung (SIK) scored 7.5/9 each in the Below 2000 Open category. Archisman. Archisman became champion due to better tie-breaks, Rohit had to settle for the second place. They finished a full point ahead of the rest. Six players scored 6.5/9. Out of them, Pradeep Tiwari (DASCB) was adjudged third. This is his first rating tournament victory. Archisman defeated the eventual runner-up, Rohit in the sixth round and drew with the second runner-up, Pradeep in Round 7. The total prize fund for the Below 2000 category was ₹100000. Top three prizes were ₹16000, ₹14000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each respectively.
A total of 71 players participated in the Below 2000 Open section.
Final standings in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Archisman Patra, | IND | 1791 | West Bengal | 7,5 | 46,5 | 49 | 40,00 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Gurung, Rohit | IND | 1902 | Sikkim | 7,5 | 45,5 | 50 | 40,00 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Pradeep, Tiwari | IND | 1979 | DASCB | 6,5 | 48 | 52 | 37,50 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 23 | Ayushman Mohanty, | IND | 1827 | Odisha | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 33,25 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 22 | Aman Balana, | IND | 1827 | Rajasthan | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50,5 | 33,25 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 39 | Vikash Nishad, | IND | 1752 | Uttar Pradesh | 6,5 | 43 | 47 | 33,25 | 0 | |||
| 7 | 18 | Piyush Kumar, | IND | 1836 | Bihar | 6,5 | 41 | 45 | 32,25 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Chavan, Nameet | IND | 1887 | Maharashtra | 6,5 | 38,5 | 41,5 | 29,25 | 0 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Ashutosh Kumar, | IND | 1923 | Bihar | 6 | 42 | 46 | 28,00 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 21 | Srikanth, K. | IND | 1831 | SSCB | 6 | 42 | 45,5 | 27,50 | 0 |
Below 2000 Women
The reigning Bihar State Junior Girls 2024 champion, Marium Fatima scored 6.5/9 to become the champion in Below 2000 Women. She finished a full point ahead of the competition. Suravi Bhattacharya (WB) and Diya Chowdhury (WB) scored 5.5/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Below 2000 category was ₹100000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each respectively.
A combined total of 33 players participated in the Below 2000 and 2300 Women section.
Final standings
| 2 | 5 | Marium, Fatima | w | IND | 1881 | Bihar | 6,5 | 48 | 51,5 | 34,75 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 29,4 | ||
| 8 | 20 | Suravi Bhattacharya, | w | IND | 1718 | West Bengal | 5,5 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 26,50 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 88 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Diya Chowdhury, | w | IND | 1939 | West Bengal | 5,5 | 39,5 | 43 | 25,00 | 0 | 4 | 20 | -22,6 |
Below 2300 Open
The reigning Jalandhar District Under-15 and Under-19 Open 2024, Punjab State Under-15 Open, State Senior 2024 and State Rapid 2025 champion, Utkrisht Tuli scored an unbeaten 7/9 to become the champion in Below 2300 Open. Kartavya Anadkat (GUJ), Ayaan Garg (CHAN) and Sham R (TN) scored 7/9 each. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Only Utkrisht and Ayaan remained undefeated among them. The 15-year-old champion, drew with the eventual runner-up, Kartavya in the final round and defeated the second runner-up, Ayaan in Round 7. The total prize fund for the Below 2300 category was ₹120000. Top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹17000 and ₹14000 along with a trophy each respectively.
A total of 58 players participated in the Below 2300 Open section.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Utkrisht Tuli, | IND | 2020 | Punjab | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 40,00 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 41,2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Anadkat, Kartavya | IND | 2175 | Gujarat | 7 | 45 | 49 | 36,50 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -5,8 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Ayaan Garg, | IND | 1983 | Chandigarh | 7 | 45 | 48,5 | 35,50 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 50 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Sham R, | IND | 2128 | Tamil Nadu | 7 | 41 | 44,5 | 33,00 | 0 | 7 | 20 | -2 | |||
| 5 | 33 | Manav Kumar, | IND | 1777 | Rajasthan | 6,5 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 31,25 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 116 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Daksh Goyal, | IND | 2079 | Delhi | 6,5 | 40,5 | 44 | 29,75 | 0 | 6 | 40 | -28,4 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Mrityunjay Kumar, | IND | 1976 | Bihar | 6,5 | 37 | 40,5 | 30,25 | 0 | 6 | 20 | -2,8 | |||
| 8 | 5 | CM | Reyan, Md. | IND | 2005 | Bihar | 6 | 42,5 | 46,5 | 30,00 | 0 | 6 | 40 | -18,8 | ||
| 9 | 51 | AFM | Shahan Vohra, | IND | 1649 | Haryana | 6 | 40,5 | 44,5 | 27,00 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 159,6 | ||
| 10 | 23 | Vidit Sethi, | IND | 1832 | Uttar Pradesh | 5,5 | 49 | 51 | 27,00 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 63,6 |
Below 2300 Women
The Asian Junior Girls Blitz 2024 Gold medalist, West Bengal State Women 2024 and newly crowned State Blitz 2025 champion, WFM Bristy Mukherjee scored an unbeaten 8/9 to become champion in Below 2300 Women category. She won the tournament with a round to spare and finished 1.5 points ahead of the competition. Nivedita V C (TN) and WCM Aamuktha Guntaka (AP) scored 6/9 each. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund for the Below 2300 category was ₹120000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹6000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each.
A combined total of 33 players participated in the Below 2000 and 2300 Women section.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | WFM | Bristy Mukherjee, | w | IND | 1985 | West Bengal | 8 | 46 | 50,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 30 | |
| 2 | 2 | ACM | Nivedita, V C | w | IND | 1950 | Tamil Nadu | 6 | 47 | 51,5 | 32,00 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 1,6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Aamuktha Guntaka, | w | IND | 1910 | Andhra Pradesh | 6 | 47 | 51,5 | 31,75 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 15,2 |
A total of 224 in Below 1700 Open, 64 in Below 1700 Women, 71 in Below 2000 Open, 58 in Below 2300 Open and a combined total of 33 in Below 2000 and 2300 Women took part from various states across the country. The five-day nine-round National Championship was organized by All Bihar Chess Association from 25th to 29th March 2025 at Sambodhi Retreat in Bodhgaya, Bihar. The time control for the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.
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