8th ACA Classical FIDE Rated Chess Tournament
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 in Manam, Bahrain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1580, and top seed was Prithvi Raj Prajeesh (🇮🇳 IND, 1733).
Dhrupad Lohidas (🇮🇳 IND, 1588) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Prithvi Raj Prajeesh (5.0) and Atharav Jagtap (4.5). Lohidas won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Dhrupad Lohidas (1588) beat Prithvi Raj Prajeesh (1733), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDhrupad Lohidas led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dhrupad Lohidas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dhrupad Lohidas beat Prithvi Raj Prajeesh (White).
Dhrupad Lohidas 6 wins (R1–R6)Prithvi Raj Prajeesh 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dhrupad Lohidas | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Prithvi Raj Prajeesh | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Atharav Jagtap | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Mikael Vivek Joseph | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhrupad Lohidas | 1588 | IND | +17B | +10N | +4B | +3N | +2B | +9N | −6B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 21.00 | 1869 | +70.8 |
| 2 | Prithvi Raj Prajeesh | 1733 | IND | +16B | +8N | +5B | F | −1N | +11B | +4N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 1800 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Atharav Jagtap | 1626 | IND | +18N | +15B | −8N | −1B | =12N | +10B | +9B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1416 | -33.6 |
| 4 | Taher, Mohamed | 1697 | BRN | +13N | +9B | −1N | +11B | −6B | +5N | −2B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 1510 | -25.2 |
| 5 | Navaneeth Krishna K P | 0 | IND | +11N | +13B | −2N | −8B | +15N | −4B | +12N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mikael Vivek Joseph | 1598 | IND | F | F | +7B | F | +4N | +8B | +1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 17.50 | 2387 | +77.6 |
| 7 | Gabriel Vivek Joseph | 1525 | IND | F | F | −6N | +18B | +13N | +12B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1571 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Kasinath Kochunniramparambil Siljith | 1542 | IND | +14N | −2B | +3B | +5N | =9B | −6N | −7B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 1444 | -26.4 |
| 9 | Khush Dholaria | 1495 | IND | +12N | −4N | +10B | +15B | =8N | −1B | −3N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1292 | -34.4 |
| 10 | Sreeram Senthilkumar | 0 | IND | +?N | −1B | −9N | −12B | +17N | −3N | +13B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nirvaan Ashish Modi | 1523 | IND | −5B | +17N | +12B | −4N | +14B | −2N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 915 | -18.0 |
| 12 | Saatvik Sharma | 0 | IND | −9B | +18B | −11N | +10N | =3B | −7N | −5B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.25 | 1212 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Aadithya Udhayakumar | 0 | IND | −4B | −5N | +17B | −14N | −7B | +18N | −10N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Apramey Kulkarni | 0 | IND | −8B | −16N | +18N | +13B | −11N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Vivaan Anand | 0 | IND | F | −3N | =16B | −9N | −5B | +17N | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Fardan, Yousif | 1473 | BRN | −2N | +14B | =15N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 932 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Anubhav Udhayakumar | 0 | IND | −1N | −11B | −13N | F | −10B | −15B | +18N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 18 | AARSH BANGERA | 0 | IND | −3B | −12N | −14B | −7N | F | −13B | −17B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mikael Vivek JosephIND+77.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Dhrupad LohidasIND+70.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Prithvi Raj PrajeeshIND+16.05.0 pts · #2
- 1Khush DholariaIND-34.43.5 pts · #12
- 2Atharav JagtapIND-33.64.5 pts · #8
- 3Kasinath Kochunniramparambil SiljithIND-26.43.5 pts · #5
- R5+145 Elo gap
- R3+109 Elo gap