Sharma wins rapid chess title

r. In all 37 players including 23 ELO rated players participated in this tournament. Total 7 rounds were played and total cash prizes worth Rs. 6,000 were distributed among top 10 players of the tournament.Sharma earned highest six points to win the title. Swaraj Mishra finished runners-up with 5.5 points whereas Sahejveer SinghMaras and Suhan Deshpande finished third and fourth. The prizes were distributed at the hands of chief arbiter IA Pravin Pantawane. .

Final rankings: 1 Sharma Sai ( 6), 2. Swaraj Mishra (5.5), 3. Maras Sahejveer Singh (5.5), 4 Deshpande Suhan 1782 (5.5), 5 Omprakash Soni (5.5), 6 Amitav Ramteke (5), 7. Aditya Kamlapurkar ( 5), 8 Lohit Rushikesh (4.5), 9 Aole Sangharsh 1687 (4.5), 10 Rudra Dhole (4).