The Indian chess team will be coming home from the recently finished Asian Nations Cup with a bag full of medals. The women’s team took home three medals- Bronze in Classic, Silver in Rapid, and Gold in Blitz. On the other hand, the men bagged a silver medal in Classic. The tournament, which began on July 28 in the Iranian city of Hamadan, concluded on Friday.
The Women’s team struck Gold in the Blitz event after scoring thirteen points. Their points tally ensured that they finished above Vietnam and China, who had Twelve and Nine points respectively. The Men’s team, however, finished fourth in the Blitz round.
In the Classic category, the Men’s chess team finished with ten points, three behind table-toppers Iran Green. Their second-place finish was confirmed after they thrashed Iran White in the final round by the scoreline, 3.5-0.5. Elsewhere, the Women’s team drew Iran Green, 2-2, in the final round and finished with eight points in the third position.
Sethuraman and Sasikiran secured the gold medal on the second and the third board respectively, while Adhiban grabbed the silver on first.
Standard Open: Final Ranking
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 3 | Iran Green | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 20,5 | |
| 2 | 1 | India | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18,5 | |
| 3 | 2 | China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16,0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19,0 | |
| 6 | Iran Red | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19,0 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Bangladesh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14,0 | |
| 7 | 7 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13,5 | |
| 8 | 11 | Syria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12,0 | |
| 9 | 8 | Iran White | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15,0 | |
| 10 | 5 | Vietnam | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13,5 |
Rapid Open: Final Ranking
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 6 | Iran Green | IRI | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19,0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | China | CHN | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22,0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | India | IND | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16,5 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16,0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Iran Red | IRI | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18,5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15,5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Iran White | IRI | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15,0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Vietnam | VIE | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15,5 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Iraq | IRQ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10,0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Bangladesh | BAN | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10,5 | 0 |
Blitz Women: Ranking crosstable
| Rk. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | India | * | 3½ | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3½ | 13 | 21,5 | 0 | |
| 2 | Vietnam | ½ | * | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3½ | 3 | 12 | 18,5 | 0 | |
| 3 | China | 2 | 1 | * | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 4 | 9 | 17,5 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 1½ | 2 | * | 2 | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17,0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Iran Green | ½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | * | 2½ | 2½ | 4 | 8 | 14,5 | 0 | |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | * | 2½ | 4 | 4 | 13,0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Iran Red | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1½ | 1½ | * | 3 | 2 | 7,5 | 0 | |
| 8 | Syria | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 2,5 | 0 |
Round 5 :–Asian Individual Chess Championship 2025 
SNA Seminar & Exam in Kandivali West ,Mumbai on 24 & 25 May 2025 
ROUND 2 Report on Asian Individual Chess Championships, Al Ain, U.A.E 7th to 15th May, 2025. 
Live game link for 16th KIIT INTERNATIONALCHESS FESTIVAL 2025 
Asian Junior/ Girls Chess Championship 2025 from 25th June to 4th July 2025 in Sri Lanka 
Live link for God’s Own Country’s 1st GM International Open 2025 – to be held in Kottayam, Kerala, from 30 April – 07 May 2025