1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026

1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026 is a 62-player classical Swiss in Chennai, India, 30 Oct – 7 Nov 2026. After round 3 of 9, Karthikeyan, Mendonca and Ter-Sahakyan lead with 3, Karthikeyan with the best performance (3265). Mendes (2340) is the breakout so far, performing at 2529 and gaining 15 rating points. Top seed Aravindh (2677) is 4th with 2½/3. Round 4 is on 2 Nov. Last updated 2 Nov 2026, 08:11 UTC.

Dates: 30 Oct – 7 Nov
Place: Chennai, India
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMKarthikeyan, MuraliIND	2647	3	3265	+8
2	GMMendonca, Leon LukeIND	2629	3	3249	+8
3	GMTer-Sahakyan, SamvelARM	2613	3	3167	+6
4	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.IND	2677	2½	2753	+3
5	GMPranesh MIND	2674	2½	2666
6	GMIniyan, PaIND	2581	2½	2753	+6
7	GMNarayanan S LIND	2557	2½	2634	+2
8	GMAswath, SIND	2540	2½	2640	+3
9	GMHarshavardhan G BIND	2529	2½	2599	+2
10	GMAdhiban, B.IND	2574	2	2506	−2
11	GMGanguly, Surya ShekharIND	2562	2	2571	+1
12	GMAronyak GhoshIND	2546	2	2349	−5
13	IMVaz, EthanIND	2525	2	2458	−2
14	GMIlamparthi A RIND	2523	2	2553	+1
15	GMBernadskiy, VitaliyUKR	2517	2	2467	−2
16	GMMayank ChakrabortyIND	2511	2	2494	−1
17	GMKarthik VenkataramanIND	2556	1½	2363	−7
18	GMAfanasiev, NikitaRUS	2543	1½	2362	−7
19	GMAlexakis, DimitrisGRE	2536	1½	2339	−8
20	GMVignesh N RIND	2513	1½	2346	−7
21	IMMendes Aaron ReeveCAN	2340	1½	2529	+15
22	GMPantsulaia, LevanGEO	2498	1	3078	+2
23	GMSavchenko, BorisRUS	2492	1	2624	+4
24	IMPanda SambitIND	2365	1	2543	+5
25	IMManish Anto Cristiano FIND	2360	1	2416	+2
26	FMAadik Theophane LeninIND	2354	1	2413	+5
27	FMAarit KapilIND	2335	1	2514	+9
28	FMMani, SarbarthoIND	2311	1	2574	+13
29	FMSamyak DharewaIND	2301	1	2599	+14
30	GMSuleymenov, AlisherKAZ	2502	½	2261	−3
31	GMAleksandrov, AleksejBLR	2435	½	2511	+1
32	GMRaahul V SIND	2393	½	2355	−1
33	IMDaaevik WadhawanIND	2375	½	2391
34	IMSahib SinghIND	2374	½	2369
35	IMAakash Sharadchandra, DalviIND	2364	½	2356
36	FMAvirat ChauhanIND	2359	½	2350
37	FMAdvik Amit AgrawalIND	2351	½	2341
38	FMVandan Alankar SawaiIND	2337	½	2321	−1
39	GMVenkatesh, M.R.IND	2335	½	2513	+2
40	WGMPriyanka NutakkiIND	2261	½	2502	+6
41	GMChanda, SandipanIND	2470	0	1877	−2
42	IMApoorv KambleIND	2454	0	1847	−2
43	IMSriram Adarsh UppalaIND	2446	0	1829	−3
44	GMNikitenko, MihailBLR	2416	0	1813	−2
45	FMJohn Veny AkkarakaranIND	2391	0	1781	−5
46	FMMadhvendra Pratap SharmaIND	2389	0	1877	−3
47	FMBivor AdakIND	2387	0	1874	−2
48	IMDefromont, BenjaminFRA	2379	0	1847	−2
49	IMWagh SuyogIND	2378	0	1829	−2
50	WGMRakshitta RaviIND	2364	0	1757	−5
51	IMPadmini, RoutIND	2344	0	1736	−2
52	IMSanket ChakravartyIND	2340	0	1725	−3
53	WGMVelpula SarayuIND	2338	0	1723	−3
54	FMMadhesh Kumar SIND	2327	0	1762	−4
55	FMSharnarthi VireshIND	2326	0	1757	−4
56	FMAdhiraj MitraIND	2318	0	1723	−5
57	WIMSachi JainIND	2288	0	1729	−8
58	IMPurnama, Tirta ChandraINA	2286	0	1774	−2
59	FMKunal, M.IND	2278	0	1698	−4
60	GMGharibyan, MamikonARM	2481	0
61	GMPaichadze, LukaGEO	2471	0
62	WFMShubhi GuptaIND	2335	0

Results

Round 75 Nov, 8:30

Pairings appear when the round is published.

1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026

Dates: 30 Oct – 7 Nov
Place: Chennai, India
Format: 9-round Swiss
Time control: 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf	±
1	GMKarthikeyan, MuraliIND	2647	3	3265	+8
2	GMMendonca, Leon LukeIND	2629	3	3249	+8
3	GMTer-Sahakyan, SamvelARM	2613	3	3167	+6
4	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.IND	2677	2½	2753	+3
5	GMPranesh MIND	2674	2½	2666
6	GMIniyan, PaIND	2581	2½	2753	+6
7	GMNarayanan S LIND	2557	2½	2634	+2
8	GMAswath, SIND	2540	2½	2640	+3
9	GMHarshavardhan G BIND	2529	2½	2599	+2
10	GMAdhiban, B.IND	2574	2	2506	−2
11	GMGanguly, Surya ShekharIND	2562	2	2571	+1
12	GMAronyak GhoshIND	2546	2	2349	−5
13	IMVaz, EthanIND	2525	2	2458	−2
14	GMIlamparthi A RIND	2523	2	2553	+1
15	GMBernadskiy, VitaliyUKR	2517	2	2467	−2
16	GMMayank ChakrabortyIND	2511	2	2494	−1
17	GMKarthik VenkataramanIND	2556	1½	2363	−7
18	GMAfanasiev, NikitaRUS	2543	1½	2362	−7
19	GMAlexakis, DimitrisGRE	2536	1½	2339	−8
20	GMVignesh N RIND	2513	1½	2346	−7
21	IMMendes Aaron ReeveCAN	2340	1½	2529	+15
22	GMPantsulaia, LevanGEO	2498	1	3078	+2
23	GMSavchenko, BorisRUS	2492	1	2624	+4
24	IMPanda SambitIND	2365	1	2543	+5
25	IMManish Anto Cristiano FIND	2360	1	2416	+2
26	FMAadik Theophane LeninIND	2354	1	2413	+5
27	FMAarit KapilIND	2335	1	2514	+9
28	FMMani, SarbarthoIND	2311	1	2574	+13
29	FMSamyak DharewaIND	2301	1	2599	+14
30	GMSuleymenov, AlisherKAZ	2502	½	2261	−3
31	GMAleksandrov, AleksejBLR	2435	½	2511	+1
32	GMRaahul V SIND	2393	½	2355	−1
33	IMDaaevik WadhawanIND	2375	½	2391
34	IMSahib SinghIND	2374	½	2369
35	IMAakash Sharadchandra, DalviIND	2364	½	2356
36	FMAvirat ChauhanIND	2359	½	2350
37	FMAdvik Amit AgrawalIND	2351	½	2341
38	FMVandan Alankar SawaiIND	2337	½	2321	−1
39	GMVenkatesh, M.R.IND	2335	½	2513	+2
40	WGMPriyanka NutakkiIND	2261	½	2502	+6
41	GMChanda, SandipanIND	2470	0	1877	−2
42	IMApoorv KambleIND	2454	0	1847	−2
43	IMSriram Adarsh UppalaIND	2446	0	1829	−3
44	GMNikitenko, MihailBLR	2416	0	1813	−2
45	FMJohn Veny AkkarakaranIND	2391	0	1781	−5
46	FMMadhvendra Pratap SharmaIND	2389	0	1877	−3
47	FMBivor AdakIND	2387	0	1874	−2
48	IMDefromont, BenjaminFRA	2379	0	1847	−2
49	IMWagh SuyogIND	2378	0	1829	−2
50	WGMRakshitta RaviIND	2364	0	1757	−5
51	IMPadmini, RoutIND	2344	0	1736	−2
52	IMSanket ChakravartyIND	2340	0	1725	−3
53	WGMVelpula SarayuIND	2338	0	1723	−3
54	FMMadhesh Kumar SIND	2327	0	1762	−4
55	FMSharnarthi VireshIND	2326	0	1757	−4
56	FMAdhiraj MitraIND	2318	0	1723	−5
57	WIMSachi JainIND	2288	0	1729	−8
58	IMPurnama, Tirta ChandraINA	2286	0	1774	−2
59	FMKunal, M.IND	2278	0	1698	−4
60	GMGharibyan, MamikonARM	2481	0
61	GMPaichadze, LukaGEO	2471	0
62	WFMShubhi GuptaIND	2335	0

Results

Round 75 Nov, 8:30

Pairings appear when the round is published.