PANAJI
IM Ayush Sharma (FIDE rating 2469, Madhya Pradesh) emerged victorious in the Late Shri Manohar Parrikar 3rd Goa International Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2025, scoring an impressive 8.5 points out of 10 rounds.
The tournament, held from January 11 to 19, 2025, at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Taleigao, Goa, witnessed intense competition from top-rated chess players from around the globe. IM Slizhevsky Alexander (FIDE rating 2340, Russia) secured the second position with 8 points, while IM Tologon Tegin Semetei (FIDE rating 2351, Kyrgyzstan) finished in third place with 7.5 points. The 4th to 7th places were won by GM Sethuraman SP (FIDE rating 2560, Tamil Nadu), IM Aronyak Ghosh (FIDE rating 2544, RSPB), GM Savchenko Boris (FIDE rating 2481, Russia), and Goa's IM Ethan Vaz (FIDE rating 2412, Goa) “ all scoring 7.5 points.
GM Fedorov Alexei (FIDE rating 2409, Belarus), IM Kushagra Mohan (FIDE rating 2412, Telangana), and FM Mohamed Anees M (FIDE rating 2334, Tamil Nadu) secured the 8th to 10th spots with identical scores of 7.5 points, showcasing the high level of competition. GM Diptayan Ghosh (FIDE rating 2569, RSPB), the highest-rated player of the tournament, finished in 11th place with 7 points.
Among other Goan players, IM Ritviz Parab (FIDE rating 2371) displayed commendable skill, finishing in 27th place with 6.5 points, including a victory in the final round against IM Ratnakaran K. IM Ameya Audi (FIDE rating 2422) secured 34th place with 6 points, despite a tough final round loss against IM Nitin S. GM Anurag Mhamal (FIDE rating 2499), Goa's first Grandmaster, finished with 6 points in 41st place, defeating Mehta Naitik R in the last round.
