Sriansh Sinha superb at 28th RCC Rapid Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/12/2025

Sriansh Sinha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win 28th RCC Rapid Rating Chess Cup Open 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the field. Raveesh Kote and Rudra Rajeev scored 8/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹70000. The top three prizes were ₹10000, ₹7500 and ₹5500 along with a trophy each. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Rao's Chess Corner at SDM Law College in Mangaluru, Karnataka on 30th November 2025. This is Sriansh's first rating tournament triumph of his career. Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Sriansh's first rating tournament triumph of his career

Sriansh Sinha was the sole leader 7.5/8, going into the last round. Five players - Raveesh Kote, Toshit Kr, Rudra Rajeev, Pranav Shet and Praneeth H S were trailing by a half point at 7/8 each. Sriansh defeated Praneeth to become a clear champion. Pranav lost to Raveesh and the latter secured second place. Toshit suffered defeat against Rudra who finished third. Rao's Chess Corner is run by Karnataka's top chess couple - IM Sharan Rao and WIM Isha Sharma.

Champion - Sriansh Sinha 8.5/9 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Runner-up - Raveesh Kote 8/9 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Second Runner-up - Rudra Rajeev 8/9 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Raveesh Kote 8/9, 1st Sriansh Sinha 8.5/9 and 3rd Rudra Rajeev 8/9 | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Sriansh Sinha scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the field and gained 80.4 Elo rating points

IM Sharan Rao observing the games | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Karnataka's strong chess couple and Rao's Chess Corner Head Coaches - WIM Isha Sharma and IM Sharan Rao with Chief Arbiter - IA Promodraj Moree (center) | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Rao's Chess Corner team | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

The tournament hall at SDM Law College in Mangaluru, Karnataka | Photo: Rao's Chess Corner

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A total of 226 players took part from all over the country and one from Sri Lanka. The one-day nine round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by Rao's Chess Corner at SDM Law College in Mangaluru, Karnataka on 30th November 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	6		Sriansh, Sinha			IND	1760	DK	8,5	52,5	55,5	51,75	8	5
2	4	AFM	Raveesh, Kote			IND	1788	DK	8	55,5	58	49,5	8	5
3	12		Rudra, Rajeev	F16	w	IND	1666	DK	8	51	54	46	8	5
4	5		Vihaan, Shetty	U13		IND	1785	DK	7,5	54	60	48,5	7	2
5	3	AIM	Aarush, Bhat	U13		IND	1825	DK	7,5	52,5	55,5	44,25	7	3
6	49		Vihaan, Aadarsh Lobo	U13		IND	1505	Kar	7	53	59	45	7	3
7	15		Toshit, Kr	U16		IND	1639	Mysore	7	52,5	57,5	41,5	7	4
8	10		Indraneel, V	U11		IND	1691	Ker	7	50,5	55	40	7	4
9	9	AFM	Praneeth, H S	U16		IND	1697	DK	7	50,5	53	38	6	3
10	51		Pranav, Shet	U13		IND	1500	Udupi	7	49,5	53	38	7	3
11	1	AGM	Lakshith, B Salian			IND	1933	DK	7	49	53	38	7	4
12	7		Niranjan, Rajeev			IND	1739	DK	7	48	51,5	38,5	7	2
13	20		Aadhya, A Shetty	F13	w	IND	1620	DK	7	46	48	36,5	7	5
14	14		Shradha, S Rai	F16	w	IND	1654	DK	7	45	47	36,25	6	4
15	25		Evann, Raphael Aranha	U13		IND	1558	DK	6,5	51	56	37,75	6	2
16	32		Madhav, T	U11		IND	1540	Ker	6,5	48,5	53,5	35,75	6	3
17	38		Ojaswi, M R			IND	1519	DK	6,5	48	52	33,75	6	2
18	86	ACM	Samarth, Bhat	U13		IND	1448	DK	6,5	48	51	33,75	6	3
19	55	AFM	Arthur, Arun Alex	U11		IND	1496	DK	6,5	47,5	52,5	37,25	6	2
20	26		Aradhya, S Shetty	F16	w	IND	1551	Udupi	6,5	47,5	50,5	33,75	6	3