2025 Beautiful Game Award:   Nachiket Ramprasad

2025 Beautiful Game Award goes to 12 year old Nachiket Ramprasad for his 20 move win against Chris Najim, with a rating difference of almost 500 points. A London System game where Black fails to create counterplay to offset White’s aggression on the king-side. By move 12, black is already in a good deal of trouble and struggling to find a defensive plan. 14…Qf8? leads to a quick demise, but is the result of the pressure exerted by White.
A game where White follows his plan to the letter, takes advantage of Black’s inactive play and seals the victory.