Tamil Nadu State Under-19 Open Chess Championships 2025 (FIDE Rated)

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115 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 in Tirupattur, India. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Arnav Maheshwari (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2295).

Arnav Maheshwari (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2295) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Gokul Krishna S (7.0) and Raaghav Kabil M (7.0). Maheshwari broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Chatraessh R S (1504) beat Prasanna Karthick M (1930), a +426-point gap.

Location

🇮🇳Tirupattur, India

Dates

27 May 2025 → 31 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳FMArnav Maheshwari2295

Avg top 10

2,002

Participants

115

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇳India×104

Top 3

🥇
FMArnav Maheshwari
🇮🇳IND·2295
7.5pts·2204perf-11.4
🥈
Gokul Krishna S
🇮🇳IND·2021
7.0pts·2091perf+36.0
🥉
Raaghav Kabil M
🇮🇳IND·1899
7.0pts·2025perf+34.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Arnav Maheshwari led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Maheshwari7.5Mohammed Tharig7Gokul Krishna7Raaghav Kabil7Iniyan7Gokul6.5

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Arnav Maheshwari held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Arnav Maheshwari 4 wins (R1–R4)Mohammed Tharig S 3 wins (R7–R9)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Mohammed Tharig S was #15 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMArnav Maheshwari	*	—	1	½
2Mohammed Tharig S	—	*	—	—
3Gokul Krishna S	0	—	*	½
4Raaghav Kabil M	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arnav MaheshwariFM	2295	IND	+47B	+23N	+8B	+31N	=21B	+2N	=6B	=3N	+7B	7.5	49.5	54.5	45.00	2204	-11.4
2	Gokul Krishna S	2021	IND	+52B	+33N	=17B	+13N	+12N	−1B	+8B	+6N	=3B	7.0	50.5	55.0	41.00	2091	+36.0
3	Raaghav Kabil M	1899	IND	+25N	+22B	=27N	=24B	+34N	+5B	+12N	=1B	=2N	7.0	49.5	54.5	41.75	2025	+34.0
4	Mohammed Tharig S	1923	IND	+30B	+54N	=14B	+70N	−7B	=16N	+35B	+18N	+31B	7.0	44.5	48.5	36.00	1953	+9.6
5	Iniyan K	1838	IND	+58B	+63N	=48B	=14N	+36B	−3N	+37B	+32N	+12N	7.0	43.0	47.0	34.75	1958	+60.8
6	Ajjesh J R	1978	IND	+51B	+39N	=13B	+16N	+18B	+21N	=1N	−2B	=10N	6.5	49.5	54.0	37.00	2033	+32.8
7	Yashwant B	1955	IND	+68N	+37B	+20N	−12B	+4N	+22B	=31N	+15B	−1N	6.5	48.0	52.0	36.00	1969	+8.4
8	Adhiadhavan G	1859	IND	+50B	+40N	−1N	+55B	=15N	+27B	−2N	+22B	+23N	6.5	46.5	51.0	33.50	1867	+13.2
9	Anirudh Rajan P	1809	IND	+59N	+42B	−21N	+41B	+26N	−12B	=22N	+28B	+29N	6.5	43.5	48.0	33.75	1824	+17.2
10	Gokul GCM	1877	IND	+86N	+64B	=24N	=27B	+35B	=14N	+33B	=31N	=6B	6.5	42.5	46.0	31.75	1868	+3.1
11	Kiruthik Murugun M	1705	IND	+62N	+41B	−12N	+42B	−32B	+36N	=14B	+49N	+21B	6.5	42.0	46.5	32.50	1834	+54.8
12	Kanishkaraj V	1889	IND	+84B	+36N	+11B	+7N	−2B	+9N	−3B	+14N	−5B	6.0	51.5	55.0	34.00	1900	+10.2
13	Richard Solomon M	1836	IND	+69N	+44B	=6N	−2B	+28N	−15B	+38N	+41B	=33N	6.0	45.0	49.0	30.25	1755	-24.4
14	Sam Yedidiah S	1762	IND	+95B	+93N	=4N	=5B	+64N	=10B	=11N	−12B	+38N	6.0	45.0	48.0	28.50	1800	+10.4
15	Aakash K	1619	IND	+114B	−32N	+43B	+52N	=8B	+13N	+21B	−7N	=19B	6.0	45.0	45.5	27.75	1902	+108.4
16	Logesh Kumar R	1820	IND	=46N	+45B	+74N	−6B	+66N	=4B	−26N	+47B	+39N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.00	1727	-28.0
17	Darshan Sasthaa M	1842	IND	+61N	+55B	=2N	=26B	−22N	+53B	−23N	+42B	+34N	6.0	42.5	47.0	29.75	1744	-34.8
18	Sooriya B Y	1825	IND	+82B	+97N	+32B	=48N	−6N	+49B	=19N	−4B	+35B	6.0	42.5	45.5	26.75	1896	+42.4
19	Prasanna Karthick M	1930	IND	+83N	=26B	−49N	+25B	+39N	+63N	=18B	=23B	=15N	6.0	42.0	45.5	29.50	1723	-68.4
20	Prabakaran S	1814	IND	+67B	+111N	−7B	+56N	−63B	−33N	+97B	+57N	+40B	6.0	36.5	38.0	22.50	1653	-32.9
21	Shadhursshaan RCM	1946	IND	+43B	+28N	+9B	+34N	=1N	−6B	−15N	+24B	−11N	5.5	49.0	54.0	31.25	1850	-18.9
22	Inban R	1577	IND	+94B	−3N	+58B	+84N	+17B	−7N	=9B	−8N	+51B	5.5	45.0	48.0	24.75	1765	+65.6
23	Lokesh K	1624	IND	+109N	−1B	+97B	=73N	+40B	=48N	+17B	=19N	−8B	5.5	42.5	44.5	23.25	1804	+66.8
24	Abhishek Narayana Subramanian	1689	IND	+65B	+92N	=10B	=3N	−31B	+60N	=48B	−21N	+49B	5.5	41.5	44.5	25.00	1816	+41.6
25	Nithishkumar M	1470	IND	−3B	+94N	=28B	−19N	+78B	=39B	+36N	=53B	+60N	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.00	1637	+52.8
26	Nikiilesh A U	1599	IND	+105B	=19N	+72B	=17N	−9B	+103N	+16B	=29B	F	5.5	41.5	44.0	23.75	1854	+62.4
27	Parithi Narayan S I	1737	IND	+101B	+112N	=3B	=10N	=48B	−8N	−49B	+43B	+55N	5.5	41.5	42.5	22.50	1741	+2.4
28	Abhinav C G	1597	IND	+115N	−21B	=25N	+59B	−13B	+75N	+67B	−9N	+52B	5.5	40.5	41.0	20.25	1649	+19.6
29	Saravanan	1868	IND	+75B	+56N	−34B	−36N	+73B	+64N	+63B	=26N	−9B	5.5	38.5	42.5	23.25	1650	-40.2
30	Abdul Kalam	1470	IND	−4N	F	+105B	+107N	−54B	+79N	=64B	+66B	+53N	5.5	32.5	34.5	19.00	1620	+18.0
31	Darshan S	1864	IND	F	+53B	+76N	−1B	+24N	+32N	=7B	=10B	−4N	5.0	46.5	46.5	25.50	1958	+38.0
32	Divesh G	1978	IND	+77N	+15B	−18N	+49B	+11N	−31B	+76N	−5B	F	5.0	44.5	48.5	25.00	1804	-41.4
33	Bala Sanjay J G	1614	IND	+100N	−2B	=68N	+61B	+51N	+20B	−10N	F	=13B	5.0	43.0	46.0	23.00	1776	+54.8
34	Rubesh C	1683	IND	+99N	+38B	+29N	−21B	−3B	=57N	=40B	+63N	−17B	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.25	1671	-10.4
35	Kesavamoorthy G	1626	IND	+91B	−48N	+77B	+47B	−10N	+45B	−4N	+73B	−18N	5.0	42.0	45.5	21.50	1703	+23.6
36	Vijith A	1552	IND	+107N	−12B	+75N	+29B	−5N	−11B	−25B	+95N	+68B	5.0	41.5	43.5	18.50	1625	+53.6
37	Mithun Eraianbu M R	1613	IND	+90B	−7N	=50B	=46N	+68B	+58N	−5N	=51B	=41N	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.50	1585	-14.3
38	Ramanstheeswaran S	0	IND	+66B	−34N	=40B	=57N	+52B	+54N	−13B	+56N	−14B	5.0	40.0	44.0	22.25	1626	0.0
39	Dharmesh Mukul D	1599	IND	+108N	−6B	+83N	=51B	−19B	=25N	+68B	+77N	−16B	5.0	40.0	42.0	18.50	1652	+15.6
40	Suryaprathap S	1497	IND	+103N	−8B	=38N	+74B	−23N	+85B	=34N	+76B	−20N	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.00	1586	+18.0
41	Reshikeshava B	1503	IND	+98B	−11N	+71B	−9N	=65B	+92N	+70B	−13N	=37B	5.0	39.0	42.0	18.50	1577	+14.4
42	Tamizharasan G S	1505	IND	+87B	−9N	+108B	−11N	=67B	=65N	+94B	−17N	+69B	5.0	37.5	39.5	16.50	1492	-11.2
43	Nandhakumaran M	1473	IND	−21N	+100B	−15N	+93B	−53N	+107B	+54B	−27N	+70B	5.0	36.0	38.0	16.50	1534	+22.8
44	Deveshmukul D D	1513	IND	+106B	−13N	=65B	=50N	+46B	−76B	=69N	=71N	+82B	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.75	1549	+10.8
45	Anto Akil R	1495	IND	=72B	−16N	+78B	=65N	+79B	−35N	=71B	=96N	+67B	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.50	1494	-2.8
46	Roopesh V S	1435	IND	=16B	−72N	+87B	=37B	−44N	−77N	+90B	+103N	+63B	5.0	35.0	37.5	19.00	1513	+21.6
47	Revin Daksa C	1495	IND	−1N	+99B	+112B	−35N	=72B	=71N	+103B	−16N	+96B	5.0	35.0	36.0	13.50	981	-21.2
48	Hari Ganesh TCM	2090	IND	+73N	+35B	=5N	=18B	=27N	=23B	=24N	F	F	4.5	43.5	43.5	23.75	1838	-68.4
49	Chatraessh R S	1504	IND	=85N	+88B	+19B	−32N	+70B	−18N	+27N	−11B	−24N	4.5	42.0	45.5	20.75	1722	+67.6
50	Gautham Vadivelan	1457	IND	−8N	+107B	=37N	=44B	=55N	=66B	=60B	=54N	=56B	4.5	38.5	40.5	18.00	1544	+30.4
51	Mugishvar K M	1487	IND	−6N	+109B	+96B	=39N	−33B	+72N	=57B	=37N	−22N	4.5	38.5	40.5	16.25	1446	-15.2
52	Prasidh Balamurugan	1490	IND	−2N	+102B	+98N	−15B	−38N	=69B	+74N	+83B	−28N	4.5	38.0	41.0	15.50	1459	-18.0
53	Tholkappiyan J S	1549	IND	+113B	−31N	−67B	+91N	+43B	−17N	+84B	=25N	−30B	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.75	1465	-38.4
54	Logeshwaran R	1570	IND	+104N	−4B	−84N	+85B	+30N	−38B	−43N	=50B	+86N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.25	1478	-17.2
55	Mithun G	1534	IND	+79B	−17N	+111B	−8N	=50B	−67N	+92B	+65N	−27B	4.5	37.5	39.0	14.75	1294	-46.4
56	Balaji Karthic R S	1537	IND	+110N	−29B	+69N	−20B	=75N	+74B	=73N	−38B	=50N	4.5	37.0	39.0	16.25	1536	-7.2
57	Yuvanbala M	1514	IND	−74N	=62B	+88N	=38B	+111N	=34B	=51N	−20B	=61N	4.5	37.0	38.5	16.75	1532	+0.8
58	Iniyan Gopinathen	1455	IND	−5N	+110B	−22N	+98B	+80N	−37B	=66N	−60B	+83N	4.5	36.5	38.5	14.50	1490	+8.4
59	Adithya Sivesh B	1408	IND	−9B	=87N	+81B	−28N	−92B	=62N	+79B	=97N	+89B	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.00	1497	+13.2
60	Tharan Kumar S V	1546	IND	−93B	−65N	+90B	+108N	+84B	−24B	=50N	+58N	−25B	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.75	1509	-6.8
61	Keerthyvarman S	1456	IND	−17B	+113N	=66B	−33N	−71B	=87N	+91B	+94N	=57B	4.5	33.5	34.5	13.50	1434	-8.4
62	Bhawish N	0	IND	−11B	=57N	+89B	−66N	−83N	=59B	+93N	=84B	+95B	4.5	33.0	36.0	15.75	1415	-13.6
63	Keerthi Kumar A	1495	IND	+81N	−5B	+93N	+76B	+20N	−19B	−29N	−34B	−46N	4.0	42.5	45.5	17.00	1585	+18.0
64	Nivethan S	1565	IND	+71B	−10N	+82B	+67N	−14B	−29B	=30N	=75N	−77B	4.0	39.5	43.5	16.75	1514	-30.0
65	Dev Narayan	0	IND	−24N	+60B	=44N	=45B	=41N	=42B	=80N	−55B	=66N	4.0	38.5	42.5	18.50	1493	0.0
66	Dinesh Kumaar R	1548	IND	−38N	+101B	=61N	+62B	−16B	=50N	=58B	−30N	=65B	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.25	1384	-46.0
67	Ishva S	1424	IND	−20N	+103B	+53N	−64B	=42N	+55B	−28N	=80B	−45N	4.0	38.5	41.0	16.00	1484	+25.6
68	Harshavardhan	1474	IND	−7B	+90N	=33B	=72N	−37N	+109B	−39N	+88B	−36N	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.50	1281	-64.0
69	Velusamy S	1443	IND	−13B	+79N	−56B	=92N	+81B	=52N	=44B	=70N	−42N	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.25	1398	-16.4
70	Gopinathan S	1642	IND	+102N	=74B	+85N	−4B	−49N	+83B	−41N	=69B	−43N	4.0	36.5	39.5	14.00	1355	-91.6
71	Prithiviraj S	0	IND	−64N	+86B	−41N	=83B	+61N	=47B	=45N	=44B	F	4.0	36.0	39.5	17.25	1493	0.0
72	Vishnu Ramkumar	0	IND	=45N	+46B	−26N	=68B	=47N	−51B	−83N	=99B	+93N	4.0	35.5	38.5	16.50	1403	0.0
73	Deepesh U	1491	IND	−48B	+91N	+92B	=23B	−29N	+96N	=56B	−35N	F	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.50	1470	-10.8
74	Sugith G	0	IND	+57B	=70N	−16B	−40N	+89B	−56N	−52B	+100N	=97B	4.0	35.0	38.0	14.50	1468	-35.6
75	Thirumurugan M	1463	IND	−29N	F	−36B	+112N	=56B	−28B	+85N	=64B	+80N	4.0	34.5	35.5	12.75	1462	-3.6
76	Mithun Pranav	1664	IND	+78B	+96N	−31B	−63N	+97B	+44N	−32B	−40N	F	4.0	34.0	34.0	15.00	1501	-53.6
77	Naren V	1481	IND	−32B	F	−35N	+99B	−103N	+46B	+98N	−39B	+64N	4.0	32.5	33.0	15.00	1545	+12.0
78	Dhavin Prakash D	0	IND	−76N	=80B	−45N	+88B	−25N	+101B	−96B	=81N	+92B	4.0	32.0	35.0	13.50	1218	0.0
79	Sajan V	0	IND	−55N	−69B	+114N	+86B	−45N	−30B	−59N	+109B	+99N	4.0	32.0	32.5	9.00	1189	0.0
80	Elankathir V	1530	IND	−92B	=78N	=95B	+94N	−58B	+91N	=65B	=67N	−75B	4.0	30.0	33.0	14.00	1167	-54.0
81	Vivantej B K	0	IND	−63B	=95N	−59N	+102B	−69N	+104B	−86N	=78B	+110N	4.0	28.5	30.5	11.00	647	-98.0
82	Sameshkrishnan N D	1438	IND	−18N	+106B	−64N	−103B	−96N	+105B	+109N	+98B	−44N	4.0	28.5	30.5	10.00	832	-38.0
83	Tamizhventhan G S	1472	IND	−19B	+105N	−39B	=71N	+62B	−70N	+72B	−52N	−58B	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.00	815	-66.4
84	Shree Hari B	1467	IND	−12N	F	+54B	−22B	−60N	+93B	−53N	=62N	+87B	3.5	36.0	36.5	13.25	1384	-23.2
85	Trilochan D	0	IND	=49B	+89N	−70B	−54N	+95B	−40N	−75B	=92N	=90B	3.5	32.0	35.0	12.00	1336	0.0
86	Gowrinirmal K	1464	IND	−10B	−71N	+115B	−79N	+105B	−94N	+81B	=87N	−54B	3.5	32.0	32.5	8.75	905	-16.4
87	Tejindra S V	0	IND	−42N	=59B	−46N	−89N	+110B	=61B	+111N	=86B	−84N	3.5	31.5	33.0	9.75	1230	-63.2
88	Tamizhselvam G S	0	IND	=89B	−49N	−57B	−78N	+100B	=95N	+102B	−68N	=91B	3.5	30.0	33.0	11.00	1201	0.0
89	Suga Chezhiyan K S	1509	IND	=88N	−85B	−62N	+87B	−74N	−98B	+104N	+106B	−59N	3.5	29.0	31.5	10.25	608	-25.6
90	Mithran T J	0	IND	−37N	−68B	−60N	+110B	−93N	+112B	−46N	+107B	=85N	3.5	29.0	30.0	6.75	738	0.0
91	Harshat S	0	IND	−35N	−73B	+110N	−53B	+113N	−80B	−61N	+112B	=88N	3.5	28.5	29.5	5.75	733	-118.0
92	Shivaram R	0	IND	+80N	−24B	−73N	=69B	+59N	−41B	−55N	=85B	−78N	3.0	35.5	39.0	12.25	1409	0.0
93	Rohith A	0	IND	+60N	−14B	−63B	−43N	+90B	−84N	−62B	+101N	−72B	3.0	35.0	38.0	11.00	1302	0.0
94	FIDE 537026275	0	—	−22N	−25B	+101N	−80B	+99N	+86B	−42N	−61B	−98N	3.0	34.0	37.0	9.50	1230	0.0
95	Ajay J	0	IND	−14N	=81B	=80N	=96B	−85N	=88B	+107N	−36B	−62N	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.25	1305	0.0
96	Yeswanth R	0	IND	F	−76B	−51N	=95N	+82B	−73B	+78N	=45B	−47N	3.0	33.5	33.5	12.00	1326	0.0
97	Tharoon Kumar S V	1476	IND	F	−18B	−23N	+109B	−76N	+111B	−20N	=59B	=74N	3.0	33.5	33.5	7.75	1302	-24.8
98	FIDE 537026208	0	—	−41N	F	−52B	−58N	+108B	+89N	−77B	−82N	+94B	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.50	1216	0.0
99	FIDE 88110486	0	—	−34B	−47N	+104B	−77N	−94B	+115N	=106B	=72N	−79B	3.0	30.0	30.5	6.25	756	0.0
100	FIDE 547071796	0	—	−33B	−43N	−106N	=104B	−88N	+114B	+108N	−74B	=111N	3.0	26.0	26.5	4.50	728	0.0
101	Balapriyan Balabharathi	0	IND	−27N	−66N	−94B	+115B	−107N	−78N	+113B	−93B	+104N	3.0	25.0	25.5	4.00	839	0.0
102	FIDE 547071788	0	—	−70B	−52N	−107B	−81N	+114N	+113B	−88N	−110B	+112N	3.0	22.0	22.5	2.50	776	0.0
103	Vetri V	0	IND	−40B	−67N	F	+82N	+77B	−26B	−47N	−46B	=105N	2.5	35.0	35.0	9.25	1322	0.0
104	FIDE 25755617	0	—	−54B	F	−99N	=100N	+106B	−81N	−89B	+115N	−101B	2.5	27.5	28.0	4.50	739	0.0
105	Mruthun Raja A S	0	IND	−26N	−83B	−30N	+114B	−86N	−82N	F	+111B	=103B	2.5	26.5	26.5	3.25	692	0.0
106	Tamilarasu S	0	IND	−44N	−82N	+100B	−111B	−104N	+108B	=99N	−89N	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.50	697	0.0
107	FIDE 88190137	0	—	−36B	−50N	+102N	−30B	+101B	−43N	−95B	−90N	−113N	2.0	32.5	33.5	6.00	653	0.0
108	Monish S	0	IND	−39B	F	−42N	−60B	−98N	−106N	−100B	+113N	+109B	2.0	30.5	31.5	3.00	749	0.0
109	Kamalesh V	0	IND	−23B	−51N	+113B	−97N	+112B	−68N	−82B	−79N	−108N	2.0	28.0	29.0	2.00	717	0.0
110	Sai Santhosh G	0	IND	−56B	−58N	−91B	−90N	−87N	F	+115B	+102N	−81B	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	695	0.0
111	Akil A	0	IND	F	−20B	−55N	+106N	−57B	−97N	−87B	−105N	=100B	1.5	29.5	29.5	4.00	769	-77.6
112	FIDE 429002877	0	—	F	−27B	−47N	−75B	−109N	−90N	+114B	−91N	−102B	1.0	27.0	27.0	0.50	762	0.0
113	FIDE 537027298	0	—	−53N	−61B	−109N	F	−91B	−102N	−101N	−108B	+107B	1.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	707	0.0
114	FIDE 25754904	0	—	−15N	F	−79B	−105N	−102B	−100N	−112N	F	=115B	0.5	24.0	24.0	0.25	818	0.0
115	FIDE 46669116	0	—	−28B	F	−86N	−101N	F	−99B	−110N	−104B	=114N	0.5	23.5	23.5	0.25	720	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aakash KIND
+108.4
6.0 pts · #21
2Chatraessh R SIND
+67.6
4.5 pts · #39
3Lokesh KIND
+66.8
5.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Harshat SIND
-118.0
3.5 pts · #111
2Vivantej B KIND
-98.0
4.0 pts · #92
3Gopinathan SIND
-91.6
4.0 pts · #71

Biggest upsets

R3+426 Elo gap
Chatraessh R S1504 beat Prasanna Karthick M1930
R7+327 Elo gap
Aakash K1619 beat CMShadhursshaan R1946
R5+319 Elo gap
Keerthi Kumar A1495 beat Prabakaran S1814