26/06/2025
๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐ฉ!
The ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ 2025 concluded in spectacular fashion, bringing together brilliant minds, strategic play, and the true spirit of sportsmanship.
Over the past week, the tournament witnessed intense battles on the board, emerging young talents, and legends of the game who inspired us with their brilliance.
Congratulations to ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ (๐๐ง๐๐ข๐), ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ง (๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐), ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ (๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฆ), and ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ (๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐) from the Grandmaster category.
From the Juniors, the ones taking home top prizes are ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ (๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ) and ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ (๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข).
A heartfelt thank you to all the players, partners, dignitaries, and aficionados who made this tournament a resounding success.
Special thanks to Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay; our guests of honour, Naval Bajaj-Chief of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Vijay Kalantri- Chairman, World Trade Center Mumbai ; joined by our Group CEO Ashish Rai, and the passionate chess community from around 19 countries who made every move count.