Bhakti Kulkarni clear first at Olomouc Summer Rating Open 2025
IM Bhakti Kulkarni scored 7/9 to win Olomouc Summer Rating C Open 2025 part of 26th International Chess Festival in memory of Jaroslav Fuksik. The Arjuna Awardee finished a half point ahead of the rest. Seven players scored 6.5/9 each. Out of them, CM Daniel Ser (LTU) and Erwan Lever (FRA) were placed second and third respectively. The top three prizes were CZK 7000 + trophy, 5000 and 3000. Bhakti has won quite a few open tournaments before. They are - Brno Open IM Round Robin 2024, Pilsen Open B 2023 and now this. All three of her open tournaments triumphs occurred in different parts of the Czech Republic. Photo: Official site
Bhakti's third open tournament triumph in Czech Republic
IM Bhakti Kulkarni was the sole leader 6.5/8, heading into the final round. Five players - CM Daniel Ser (LTU), Tomas Mohapl (CZE), Daniel Chlpek (SVK), Erwan Lever (FRA) and FM Vit Vaclav Valenta (CZE) were trailing by a half point at 6/8. Bhakti drew against Erwan to become a clear champion, Erwan finished third. Daniel drew against Vit to secure second place. The festival witnessed a total participation of 426 - 10 in A GM Round-Robin, 10 in B1 IM Round-Robin, 10 in B2 IM Round-Robin, 82 in C Open, 43 in D1 Seniors 50+, 96 in D2 Seniors 65+, 101 in E Rapid and 74 in F Blitz.
A total of 82 players including 2 IMs took part from 19 countries across the world. The eight-day nine round Swiss league Rating Open C tournament was organized by SPORTCLUB Agency 64 Olomouc in cooperation with AVE Chess at Hotel Flora in Olomouc, Czech Republic from 17th to 24th August 2025. The time control was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds from move no.1.
Final standings in C Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | IM | Kulkarni, Bhakti | w | IND | 2347 | 7 | 47,5 | 52 | 39 | 10 | -7,2 | ||
| 2 | 8 | CM | Ser, Daniel | LTU | 2078 | 6,5 | 50 | 54 | 37,8 | 40 | 57,6 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Lever, Erwan | FRA | 2226 | Echiquier Toulousain | 6,5 | 46,5 | 50 | 33,8 | 20 | -8,6 | |||
| 4 | 18 | Mohapl, Tomas | CZE | 2011 | Oddil sachu Sportovniho klubu Prost | 6,5 | 46 | 49 | 32,8 | 40 | 73,2 | |||
| 5 | 24 | Ilandzis, Spyridon | GRE | 1928 | Chess Academy of Neon Psychikon | 6,5 | 45 | 49,5 | 34,5 | 20 | 46,8 | |||
| 6 | 13 | Chlpek, Daniel | SVK | 2029 | 6,5 | 44 | 47,5 | 33 | 20 | 34,6 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | Minana Menor, Antonio | ESP | 2025 | 6,5 | 43 | 46,5 | 32 | 20 | 28,6 | ||||
| 8 | 16 | FM | Valenta, Vit Vaclav | CZE | 2016 | Individualni clen SSOK | 6,5 | 38,5 | 41,5 | 28,8 | 20 | -9,4 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Fogel, Pierre | BEL | 2103 | Ixelles Chess Club | 6 | 44 | 48 | 30 | 20 | -14,2 | |||
| 10 | 10 | Sochor, Vaclav | CZE | 2053 | Oddil sachu Sportovniho klubu Prost | 6 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 30,5 | 40 | 2 |
