Neel Prakash Nankani outright winner at 1st Ramabai Ranade Rating Open 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 14/01/2026

Neel Prakash Nankani scored 9/11 to win 1st Ramabai Ranade Rating Open 2025. The twelfth standard student finished a half point ahead of the rest. Six players scored 8.5/11 each. Out of them, Kathit Nikhil Shefar and Palaash Suyog Mapara secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. The total prize fund was ₹400000. The top three prizes were ₹20000, ₹15000 and ₹10000 along with a trophy each. The six-day eleven round Rating Open tournament was organized by Nandakumar T Vijayamma at Shree Siddhi Marriage Hall in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra from 23rd to 28th December 2025. This was Neel's second overall, first rating tournament triumph of 2025. Photo: Savvy International School

Neel's first rating tournament of his career

Mehul Tandel, Kathit Nikhil Shelar, Palaash Suyog Mapara, Neel Prakash Nankani, Arnav Ashish Thatte and Shravana Agraval were the leaders at 8/10, heading into the last round. Neel defeated Mehul to become the champion. Arnav drew against Kathit and the latter secured second place. Shravana shared the point with Palaash who finished third.

Champion - Neel Prakash Nankani 9/11 | Photo: Savvy International School

Neel Prakash Nankani scored 9/11, finished a half point ahead of the competition and gained 68 Elo rating points

A total of 257 players including a GM took part from various parts of India, one each from South Africa, USA and Zambia. The six-day eleven round Rating Open tournament was organized by Nandakumar T Vijayamma at Shree Siddhi Marriage Hall in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra from 23rd to 28th December 2025. The time control of the event was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	8		Neel, Prakash Nankani			IND	1730	Gujarat	9	74,5	80	64	8	5
2	14		Kathit, Nikhil Shelar	U09		IND	1681	Maharashtra	8,5	76	81	60	7	6
3	16		Palaash, Suyog Mapara	U11		IND	1675	Maharashtra	8,5	75,5	81	60,75	6	6
4	12		Arnav, Ashish Thatte	U15		IND	1701	Maharashtra	8,5	75,5	80,5	59,5	7	5
5	5		Agraval, Shravana	U15		IND	1750	Maharashtra	8,5	70,5	75,5	57,5	7	5
6	13		Margaj, Prisha	F15	w	IND	1682	Maharashtra	8,5	70	73	53,5	7	6
7	15		Kagwade, Kaveesh	U13		IND	1678	Maharashtra	8,5	69	74,5	57,75	7	5
8	11		Mehul, Tandel			IND	1709	Gujarat	8	77,5	82,5	56,5	7	6
9	22		Pandey, Vihan	U11		IND	1649	Maharashtra	8	74	76,5	52,75	6	5
10	37		Jian, Devang Shah	U13		IND	1595	Maharashtra	8	71	77	54,25	6	6
11	49		Ansh, Hitesh Sharma	U13		IND	1568	Maharashtra	8	70,5	74	53,25	6	6
12	17		Muthe, Dhruv			IND	1667	Maharashtra	8	67,5	71,5	49,25	7	6
13	41		Abhilash, B Yadav	U13		IND	1581	Maharashtra	8	67	70,5	48,5	6	5
14	18		Raghav, Renuk Pawade	U11		IND	1665	Maharashtra	8	65,5	70	49	6	5
15	24		Mithun, R	U11		IND	1644	Maharashtra	7,5	80	83,5	54	7	5
16	34		Prijesh, Veliyathuparambil	U13		IND	1608	Maharashtra	7,5	70,5	74,5	48,25	5	5
17	28		Bhagchandani, Mohak	U15		IND	1628	Maharashtra	7,5	69,5	74,5	46,5	7	5
18	227		Rushil, Prakash Motwani			IND	0	Maharashtra	7,5	68,5	74	47	7	5
19	58	AFM	Waichale, Swapnil			IND	1552	Karnataka	7,5	68	72,5	44	7	6
20	63		Viaansh, Bhatnagar	U09		IND	1532	Rajasthan	7,5	68	71,5	43,75	6	6
21	26		Aaradhay, Yogesh Parte	U13		IND	1638	Maharashtra	7,5	65,5	70,5	47,25	6	5
22	107		Yadav, Ayush	U13		IND	1462	Maharashtra	7,5	64,5	69	43,25	7	5
23	61		Rudra, Mahendra Dhole	U15		IND	1534	Maharashtra	7,5	64,5	68,5	39,75	7	5
24	62		Mukil, R	U11		IND	1533	Maharashtra	7,5	64,5	67,5	44	5	6
25	113		Kumar, Advait	U13		IND	1455	Maharashtra	7,5	64	69	44,75	5	5