P Gopinath decimates Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2025 in Madhya Pradesh

by Shahid Ahmed - 29/04/2025

The top seed of the tournament, P Gopinath scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win Chess for Everyone Rating Open 2025. He finished a full point ahead of others. Four players - Atharv Palta, C Karuppasamy, Mayank Sonare and Binish Kumar Sharma scored 7.5/9 each. They were placed second to fifth respectively. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹51000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹7000 and ₹5000 along with a trophy each. The five-day nine round Rating tournament was organized by District Chess Association Shahdol at Shreyash Resort in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh from 2nd to 6th April 2025. This is Gopinath's first rating open tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Amarjeet Bagga

Top seed domination

P Gopinath was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round. Atharv Palta, C Karuppasamy, Harshit Saraf and Binish Kumar Sharma were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Gopinath defeated Harshit to become the clear champion. 12-year-old Atharv drew with Divyansh to secure second place. Binish shared the point with Karuppasamy to finish third.

Champion - P Gopinath 8.5/9 | Photo: Amarjeet Bagga

Group photo of prize winners | Photo: Amarjeet Bagga

P Gopinath scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 17.8 Elo rating points

Dr. Kedar Singh, Shahdol Collector, observing the games | Photo: Amarjeet Bagga

Players in action | Photo: Amarjeet Bagga

The tournament hall at Shreyash Resort in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh | Photo: Amarjeet Bagga

Tournament overview | Video: Kvian Rocks

A total of 216 players took part from all over the country in this five-day nine round Rating Open tournament. It was organized by District Chess Association Shahdol at Shreyash Resort in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh from 2nd to 6th April 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo	Name	Typ	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5
1	1	Gopinath, P		IND	1792	TN	8,5	51	56	52,25	8
2	29	Atharv, Palta	U13	IND	1481	MP	7,5	53,5	58,5	48,50	6
3	5	Karuppasamy, C		IND	1669	TN	7,5	53	58	46,50	6
4	27	Mayank, Sonare	U19	IND	1484	CT	7,5	52,5	56	45,50	7
5	6	Binish, Kumar Sharma		IND	1640	Shahdol	7,5	45,5	47,5	36,25	7
6	132	Harshit, Saraf		IND	0	Shahdol	7	55	59,5	43,50	7
7	38	Bhavya, Banchhor	U19	IND	1442	CT	7	53,5	57,5	43,50	6
8	14	Divyansh, Singh Katharria	U17	IND	1552	MP	7	53	55,5	39,75	6
9	3	N., Tarun	U19	IND	1742	Dl	7	51	56	41,75	6
10	13	Ramesh, Kumar		IND	1553	JH	7	50	54,5	40,00	7
11	9	Naman, Shrivastava		IND	1607	Shahdol	7	49	51,5	37,00	7
12	12	Ahilaan, Roy	U15	IND	1583	CT	7	47	51	38,00	5
13	10	Milind, Parle	S60	IND	1606	HR	7	47	50	35,00	7
14	7	Saket, Atul Kumar		IND	1633	Shahdol	7	45,5	49	35,75	6
15	30	Laxmikant, Sen		IND	1478	MP	7	45	49	35,00	7
16	2	Yogesh, Loganathan		IND	1753	TN	7	45	48,5	35,00	6
17	119	Dikshant, Kumar	U13	IND	0	UP	6,5	49,5	52,5	36,75	4
18	213	Shriyam, Bajoria		IND	0	Shahdol	6,5	49	52	35,25	5
19	22	Tapadiya, Earth	U17	IND	1505	MP	6,5	48,5	52	34,25	6
20	8	Tripathi, Ajay Narayan		IND	1629	CT	6,5	48	52	36,25	6