Anuj Shrivatri wins 2nd Rejoice Chanakya CTF Fide Rapid Rating 2026
International Master Anuj Shrivatri from Madhya Pradesh won the 2nd Rejoice Chanakya CTF International Open Fide Rapid rating Chess Tournament 2026. Anuj scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 points to secure the title with a cash prize of ₹30,000 and a beautiful trophy. For second place, it was a tie between four players on 8/9 points, but Om Manish Kadam and Aansh Nandan Nerurkar secured second and third place, respectively, on better tie-break scores than the field. The event was organized at Rejoice International School on the 25th January, and the time control was 15 minutes + 3 seconds. Read the complete report with a quick interview with Anuj below. Photos: ChessBase India Marathi
Anuj's 3rd-Rated Tournament victory this year
IM Anuj Shrivatri is showing his class by winning event after event this year. Anuj started the year by winning the 2nd Khelo Chess India Rapid and Blitz. He was unbeaten in 19 rounds in those two events, and he remains unbeaten after scoring 8.5/9 points in this event.
Interview with Anuj Shrivatri
Devansh Singh(DS): Anuj how does it feel to win this tournament?
Anuj Shrivatri(AS): It feels great to win a tournament in mumbai, the tournament was pretty strong and there were some tough matches in this event.
DS: Which match was the toughest for you and why?
AS: The toughest game was against vedant nagarkatte, I made a draw that game, and it could have gone either way really.
DS: What is one lesson this tournament taught you?
AS: Many lessons chess-wise, but one of key things was to consistently manage time and to not get under time pressure since it then invokes lot of mistakes
DS: Anything else you'd like to share, maybe a game from the event
AS: My last game was pretty tense against Arnav Mahesh Koli since I was winning, but allowed too much counterplay at some point.
A total of 421 players took part in this event, which was organized by Rejoice International School, Chanakya Chess Academy, and Chess Training Foundation at Rejoice International School in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with a total prize money of ₹2,50,000. This is the second edition of the event; the first edition was won by Aravindh Chithambaram. Check the article here.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | IM | IND | 2288 | 8,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 54 | 0 | 8 | ||||
2 | 3 | FM | IND | 2226 | Mumbai | 8 | 58 | 63 | 55 | 0 | 8 | |||
3 | 6 | FM | U15 | IND | 2098 | Mumbai | 8 | 54,5 | 59 | 50,5 | 0 | 8 | ||
4 | 18 | FM | IND | 1972 | Nagpur | 8 | 53 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 8 | |||
5 | 35 | U09 | IND | 1840 | Thane | 8 | 49 | 53 | 45,5 | 0 | 8 | |||
6 | 2 | FM | IND | 2234 | 7,5 | 55 | 60 | 48,25 | 0 | 7 | ||||
7 | 7 | IND | 2088 | 7,5 | 53,5 | 57,5 | 45,25 | 0 | 7 | |||||
8 | 4 | IM | IND | 2179 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | ||||
9 | 8 | FM | IND | 2045 | Mumbai | 7 | 54 | 58,5 | 43,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
10 | 20 | IND | 1967 | Mumbai | 7 | 52 | 55,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
11 | 5 | FM | IND | 2135 | 7 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
12 | 10 | AIM | IND | 2029 | Mumbai | 7 | 51 | 56 | 43,5 | 0 | 6 | |||
13 | 21 | IND | 1964 | 7 | 49,5 | 53 | 37 | 0 | 7 | |||||
14 | 15 | IND | 1999 | Mumbai | 7 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 39,5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
15 | 22 | IND | 1944 | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 40 | 0 | 6 |
