Prraneeth Vuppala convincingly clinches 6th Roma Citta Aperta Master 2025

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/01/2026

GM Prraneeth Vuppala scored an unbeaten 8/9 to win 6th Roma Citta Aperta Master (1800-2100) 2025. He finished a full point ahead of the rest. IM Ilia Martinovici (MDA) and IM Daniel Kopylov (GER) scored 7/9 each. They secured second and third place respectively. Shourya Bagdia scored an unbeaten 8.5/9 to win the Open B (1600-1800). He also finished a half point ahead of the competition. Eman P D scored 8/9 to secure second place. The total prize fund of the festival was €16430. The top three prizes in Master were €1200, €900 and €700 each, Open B - €500, €400 and €300. For Rapid and Blitz - €300 each was the first prize. Photos: Official site

Shourya Bagdia dominates Open B, Eman P D second, Sriansh Das third in Rapid and Stany G A third in Blitz

GM Prraneeth Vuppala was the sole leader 7.5/8, heading into the final round of the Master section. He was a full point ahead of IM Ilia Martinovici (MDA). A draw would have sufficed for him to become a clear champion and that's exactly what he did against Ilia. Prraneeth won the tournament, Ilia finished second. FM Mikkel Manosri Jacobsen (DEN) lost to IM Daniel Kopylov (GER) and the latter finished third. IM Bala Chandra Prasad Dhulipalla and IM Sidhant Mohapatra are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 6.5/9 each to finish at fifth and seventh place according to tie-breaks.

Champion - GM Prraneeth Vuppala 8/9 | Photo: Official site

GM Prraneeth Vuppala scored an unbeaten 8/9, finished a full point ahead of the rest and gained 22.8 Elo rating points

In Open B (1800-2100), Artyom Stepanyan (ARM) lost to the sole leader, Shourya Bagdia in the final round. Shourya became champion. Roman-Valeriu Brasoveanu (ROU) suffered defeat against Eman P D who finished second.

Champion in Open B - Shourya Bagdia 8.5/9 | Photo: Hatsun Chess Academy

Runner-up - Eman P D 8/9 | Photo: Hatsun Chess Academy

Shourya Bagdia scored an unbeaten 8.5/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and increased his Elo rating by 181.2 points

A total of 110 players including 3 GMs, 9 IMs and a WGM took part from 24 countries across the world in the Masters (1800-2100) category. The eight-day nine round Rating tournament was organized at Hotel Eurostars Roma Aeterna in Rome, Italy from 1st to 8th December 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Master (1800-2100)

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A total of 58 players took part from ten countries across the world in the Open B (1600-1800) category. The eight-day nine round Rating tournament was organized at Hotel Eurostars Roma Aeterna in Rome, Italy from 1st to 8th December 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Open B (1600-1800)

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A total of 46 players took part from nine countries across the world in the Open C (<1600) Rating event. The eight-day nine round Rating tournament was organized at Hotel Eurostars Roma Aeterna in Rome, Italy from 1st to 8th December 2025. The time control of the event was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Open C (<1600)

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A total of 100 players includinng two IMs took part from 15 countries across the world in the Rapid Rating event. The one-day seven round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized at Hotel Eurostars Roma Aeterna in Rome, Italy on 7th December 2025. The time control of the event was 10 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move.

Final standings in Rapid

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A total of 101 players includinng two GMs and three IMs took part from 24 countries across the world in the Blitzz Rating event. The one-day nine round Blitz Rating Open tournament was organized at Hotel Eurostars Roma Aeterna in Rome, Italy on 8th December 2025. The time control of the event was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment per move.