Aaryan Varshney clear first at 3rd Leonine GM 2025
IM Aaryan Varshney scored an unbeaten 7/9 to win 3rd Leonine GM 2025. He finished a half point ahead of the rest. Aaryan performed at 2603 and earned his second GM-norm. He is now final GM-norm away from becoming India's next Grandmaster. GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (UZB) scored 6.5/9 to secure second place. IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN) scored 6/9 to be placed third. The total prize fund was US$ 1000. The top three prizes were $500, $300 and $200 along with a trophy each. The nine-day nine round Round-Robin GM tournament was organized by Tasmin Sultana at Level-9, Rangs Nasim Square, Dhanmondi in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 15th to 23rd November 2025. This is Aaryan's 19th overall, eighth rating tournament triumph of the year. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation
Aaryan earns his second GM-norm, his 19th overall, eighth rating tournament triumph of the year
Aaryan - Fahad, Round 4
IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN, 2414) made a critical mistake 16...Rc7? IM Aaryan Varshney (2500) had no difficulty spotting the correct continuation 17.Nxd7 Rxd7 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.d5 e5 20.Qg4 e4 21.Nxe4 Bxb2 22.Re2 and the central passed pawn played a key role in White earning a victory.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | IM | Aaryan, Varshney | U20 | IND | 2500 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3,5 ... | 28,75 | |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2553 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 2,5 ... | 26 | ||
| 3 | 5 | IM | Mohammad Fahad, Rahman | BAN | 2414 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 ... | 24 | ||
| 4 | 6 | GM | Nguyen, Duc Hoa | VIE | 2430 | 5,5 | 0 | 3 | 2,5 ... | 23 | ||
| 5 | 3 | IM | Manon, Reja Neer | U16 | BAN | 2360 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 ... | 19 | |
| 6 | 1 | FM | Panesar, Vedant | IND | 2419 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1,5 ... | 15,5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | FM | Sakline Mostafa, Sajid | U14 | BAN | 2360 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 ... | 11 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Reefat, Bin-Sattar | S50 | BAN | 2331 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1,5 ... | 10,75 | |
| 9 | 4 | IM | Abu Sufian, Shakil | BAN | 2239 | 2,5 | 1 | 1 | 1,5 ... | 9,75 | ||
| 10 | 10 | FM | Zia, Tahsin Tajwar | U20 | BAN | 2338 | 2,5 | 2 | 1 | 1 ... | 10,75 |
