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62nd KERALA STATE OPEN FIDE RATED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

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160 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Ernakulam, Kochi, India. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2005, and top seed was Abhishek T M (🇮🇳 IND, 2071).

Arush A (🇮🇳 IND, 1949) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Sharsha Backer (7.0) and Karan J P (6.5). A shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Sourav Krishna V S (1419) beat V.P. Manoharan (1731), a +312-point gap.

Location
🇮🇳Ernakulam, Kochi, India
Dates
13 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳Abhishek T M2071
Avg top 10
2,005
Participants
160
Titled players · 3
FM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇳India×151
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇮🇳IND·1949
    7.0pts·2145perf+68.0
  • 🥈
    🇮🇳IND·1972
    7.0pts·2143perf+27.2
  • 🥉
    🇮🇳IND·2036
    6.5pts·2067perf+8.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
74
27
7
3
6
3
3
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/8. A takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Arush A drew with Sharsha Backer (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Arush A 4 wins (R1–R4)Sharsha Backer 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Arush A*
½
——
2Sharsha Backer
½
*——
3Abdallah M Nisthar——*—
4Karan J P———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Arush A1949IND+121B+39N+28B+7N=5B+16B=2N+12N7.040.042.536.002145+68.0
2Sharsha Backer1972IND+106N+14B=25N+52B+30N+6B=1B+5N7.039.042.536.502143+27.2
3Karan J P2036IND+60B+51N−7B+50N+19B+44N=12B+17N6.536.541.032.252067+8.0
4Abdallah M Nisthar1940IND+68N+154B=52N=25B+28N+14B=13N+15B6.535.036.028.502093+31.2
5Abhijith U1864IND+75N+57B+49N+38B=1N+26B=15N−2B6.038.542.529.252003+30.6
6Rejath Renjith1793IND+108B+134N+35B+31N=12B−2N+48B=20B6.035.537.525.002031+91.2
7Christy George1844IND+94N+58B+3N−1BF+85B+80N+65B6.035.038.526.002009+54.8
8Ryan Dominic1823IND+109N+71B=27N=32B=18N+49B=31N+26B6.034.037.026.751975+67.6
9Ameya A R1746IND+136B=89N+41B−48N+43N+27B=26N+29B6.033.035.026.252056+116.8
10Sreerag Padman1790IND+97N=150B+64N=29B+32N=31B=18N+25B6.033.034.025.752064+49.4
11Giridhar A1854IND+79N+126B−16N+71B+56N−13B+62N+33B6.032.535.024.001909+26.0
12Sidharth Mohan2054IND+74N=62B+24N+34B=6N+21B=3N−1B5.539.543.528.251977-24.4
13Sanjay S Pillai2057IND+159B+23N−17B+110NF+11N=4B+16N5.538.038.023.252008-5.0
14Adarsh P.B1765IND+99B−2N+55B+54N+35B−4N+44B=27N5.537.541.025.001900+27.2
15Abhishek T M2071IND+83N−38B+70N+22B+40N+25B=5B−4N5.537.041.026.501933-21.8
16Aadidev Saneesh1592IND+156N+105B+11B=17N+48B−1N+34N−13B5.537.037.021.751985+135.2
17Ebin Benny1851IND+92N+85B+13N=16B−26N+24B+30N−3B5.536.540.025.751925+18.4
18Anilkumar, O.T.FM2003IND+78B=42N=37B+91N=8B+51N=10B=23N5.536.039.525.751890-19.2
19Anecx Kanjiravila B C1833IND+141B+88N=36B=27B−3N=50N+55B+53N5.533.535.521.751882+23.6
20Balanandan Ayyappan2026IND+70N=24B=62N=63B=49N+77B+28B=6N5.533.037.025.001875-48.8
21Devadasan, K.V.1846IND+122B−49N+78B+72N+59B−12N+39B=22N5.533.035.522.751833+0.2
22Neev Sajeev1719IND+153N−32B+94N−15N+61B+64B+40N=21B5.533.034.020.751900+70.0
23Amanlal A1782IND+90N−13B−111N+94B+46N+67B+32N=18B5.532.035.023.751835+28.4
24Sandeep, Santhosh1771IND+135B=20N−12B+114N+88B−17N+86B+48N5.531.033.019.251883+21.4
25Abhinav M B1853IND+54B+91N=2B=4N+39B−15N+59B−10N5.039.042.524.251892+19.6
26Divi BijeshWCM1872IND+102B=66N+42B+33N+17B−5N=9B−8N5.037.541.024.001848-7.2
27Pranav Chandra Mohan1913IND+86B+59N=8B=19N=37B−9N+50B=14B5.037.040.523.501837-28.8
28Cyrus Eldho1836IND+100N+67B−1N+68N−4B+47B−20N+72N5.036.039.520.501828+0.8
29Sreehari S1867IND=87B+45N+66B=10N=51B=37N+42B−9N5.035.539.023.501824-12.4
30Nijai Giri1817IND+65B+72N=48B+36N−2B+89N−17B=41N5.035.038.521.251909+22.0
31Joseph Tom1876INDF+110N+53B−6B+62N=10N=8B+37B5.035.038.022.501935+24.0
32Sreehari S Mecheril1887IND+129B+22N=33B=8N−10B+110N−23B+73N5.035.037.520.501816-26.8
33Alan Danly1798IND+115N+81B=32N−26B=67N+71B+35B−11N5.033.036.020.501814+11.2
34Unnikrishnan M A1855IND+119B=50N+73B−12N+53B+66N−16B=38N5.033.036.020.251803-8.8
35Akshay Madhusoodhanan1875IND+114N+80B−6N+85B−14N+58B−33N+49B5.033.036.019.501783-16.8
36Sumit Balan Pancha1921IND+46N+84B=19N−30B=80N+63B−37N+67B5.032.536.521.751821-18.6
37Ajeesh, Antony1813IND=151N+76B=18N+111B=27N=29B+36B−31N5.032.533.520.251852+11.8
38Alfred Joe Johns1782IND+107B+15N+69B−5N=89B−48N+88B=34B5.032.035.020.251910+56.0
39Sanoosh B Shibu1748IND+145N−1B+103N+65B−25N+70B−21N+111B5.032.033.516.001719-5.6
40Satheeshan, U.S.1843IND+158B=73N=50B+60N−15B+72N−22B+68N5.032.032.016.751759-14.6
41Sinan Shafeek1901IND+127N=56B−9N+93B−63N+92B+57N=30B5.031.033.518.751748-54.0
42Mahadev J S1757IND+123N=18B−26N+92B=64N+74B−29N+83B5.031.033.518.751806+21.6
43Daniel Ajish1926IND+61B−53N+87B=88N−9B+129N=66B+82N5.030.032.518.251722-69.6
44Devnath Bijesh1845IND=76N+151B=150N+74B+77N−3B−14N+63B5.029.030.015.501777-14.4
45Izaan Shafeek1774IND=95N−29B+151N=75B=86N+93B=63N+81B5.027.528.516.001665-32.6
46Nirmal D Ansera1536IND−36B+137N−51B+149N−23B+136N+85N+62B5.026.527.512.501709+36.0
47Nair, Aswin1622IND−134B+108N−107B+135N+54B−28N+87B+69N5.025.027.017.001715+14.8
48Vaishnav S1879IND+93N+77B=30N+9B−16N+38B−6N−24B4.537.040.521.001759-44.4
49Jos, Paul Davis1640IND+146N+21B−5B+69N=20B−8N+51B−35N4.536.538.018.251867+38.8
50Satheesh M1690IND+116N=34B=40N−3B+79N=19B−27N+103B4.534.537.518.251781+15.6
51Unas, K.A.1768IND+157N−3B+46N+86B=29N−18B−49N+93B4.533.533.514.501733-6.2
52Joy, Lazar M.A.1845IND+138B+82N=4B−2N−66B=87N=60B+86N4.533.035.016.751705-23.4
53Rajeev V M1727IND+149N+43B−31N=90B−34N+76B+97N−19B4.531.532.515.251687-5.4
54Kavin Jaideep1476IND−25N+124B+57N−14B−47N+150B+71N=59N4.531.032.014.251657+48.8
55Gautham Krishna Puravankara1551IND−64N+142B−14N+95B+84N=105B−19N+97B4.529.531.514.751700+44.4
56Rohith S Navneet1725IND+112B=41N=89B+107N−11B−65N=70B+98N4.529.032.015.751660-21.2
57Leo Sanish1701IND+96B−5N−54B=108N+104B+122N−41B+102N4.529.031.514.501582-41.6
58Ananthakrishnan B1633IND+120B−7N−65B+101N+102B−35N=98B+125N4.528.531.014.251480-21.2
59Satheesh P1722IND+152N−27B+79N+150B−21N+109B−25N=54B4.528.029.011.251615-16.4
60Vinu P M1565IND−3N+157B+118N−40B−109N+100B=52N+122B4.528.028.011.251624+5.0
61Madhavdas Umesh1542IND−43N+149B+154N−62B−22N=145B+123N+96B4.523.024.08.751598+7.6
62Jagadeesh, A.K.1780IND+101B=12N=20B+61N−31B+68N−11B−46N4.035.539.017.501731-10.0
63Aarav Ajith1705IND+130B−69N+102B=20N+41B−36N=45B−44N4.033.035.516.251783+25.6
64Aditya Dileepraj1940IND+55B=133N−10B+73N=42B−22NF+66N4.032.535.016.251746-61.6
65Twinkle Riju1430IND−30N+143B+58N−39N+78B+56BF−7N4.032.534.515.001720+79.2
66Aarush Nair1704IND+139N=26B−29N+100B+52N−34B=43N−64B4.032.034.015.001779+28.4
67Nandana Mooketh1632IND+113B−28N=104B+87N=33B−23N+79B−36N4.031.534.514.751628-4.8
68Jowett Jibin1559IND−4B+132N+105N−28B+150N−62B+77N−40B4.030.531.511.001695+34.8
69Gopakumar K S1867IND+103N+63B−38N−49B+90N−80B+74N−47B4.030.033.515.001625-46.0
70Aji Kumar A1564IND−20B+135N−15B+132N+112B−39N=56N=76B4.030.032.011.751537-6.0
71Agnij P1618IND+147B−8N+99B−11N+107B−33N−54B+135N4.030.031.510.001437-22.6
72Halel K Sunil1617IND+143N−30B+116N−21B+138N−40B+95N−28B4.029.031.010.501576-16.8
73Aravind Pradeepkumar Nair1628IND+118N=40B−34N−64B=100N+115B+109N−32B4.028.531.513.251647+1.6
74Eric Sanish1565IND−12B+101N+134B−44N+136B−42N−69B+112N4.028.030.010.501059-26.4
75Abinand Pradeep1491IND−5B=96N+117B=45N−110B+112N−82B+113N4.027.530.513.251424-10.8
76Aibel Jose Aldrin1468IND=44B−37N+113B=144N=91B−53N+121B=70N4.027.529.512.751652+52.0
77Mohanan, U.C.1720IND+140B−48N+129B+112N−44B−20N−68B+107N4.027.529.510.501586-21.4
78Sooraj Cinto T1564IND−18N+123B−21N+115B−65N−95B+139N+109B4.027.029.010.501457-39.2
79Fida Fathima M1488IND−11B+128N−59B+134N−50B+117N−67N+136B4.026.528.59.50924-34.4
80Rhyson Joseph Kunjumon1715IND+160B−35N=114B+104N=36B+69N−7BF4.026.526.511.501740+8.8
81Nohin J Luke1615IND+155B−33N−112B=99N+108B=113N+107B−45N4.025.526.510.251609-0.6
82Madhav T1632IND+148N−52B−90N−109B+142N+138B+75N−43B4.024.025.59.501472-52.8
83Muhammad Zaahir Naduvilaparambil1582IND−15B−107N−137B+147N+149B+101N+113B−42N4.023.524.59.00924-42.0
84Manoharan, V.P.1731IND+137B−36N−86B+141N−55B−107N+149B+108N4.023.024.08.001433-45.0
85Tito William V1654IND+117B−17N+141B−35N+98B−7N−46B=101N3.531.533.510.251554-16.2
86Sahya Kailas1526IND−27N+152B+84N−51N=45B+123B−24N−52B3.531.032.010.001608+15.6
87Adarsh S1492IND=29N+95B−43N−67B+125N=52B−47N=90B3.530.533.012.501564+13.6
88Rethish Puthanpurayil1621IND+131N−19B+145N=43B−24N+90B−38N−92B3.530.532.010.001507-18.4
89Hari Suresh1931IND+111N=9B=56N+126B=38N−30BFF3.530.030.013.251771-21.8
90Arjun A Menon1411IND−23B+159N+82B=53N−69B−88N=91B=87N3.528.528.59.751620+75.2
91Saket S Shenoy1654IND+124N−25B+115N−18B=76N−97B=90N=100B3.528.030.511.001481-66.8
92Joshua Jaison1472IND−17B=117N+96B−42NF−41N+131B+88N3.528.030.011.001581+14.8
93Aman Qayz Muhammed1505IND−48B+140N=144B−41N+99B−45N+104B−51N3.528.030.010.001558+6.8
94Sreedev Ajesh1462IND−7B+120N−22B−23N−117B+140N=124B+121N3.528.030.08.751532+9.2
95Jacob Tom1402IND=45B−87N=98B−55N+143B+78N−72B=119N3.527.529.511.751470+19.2
96Madhan Raj0IND−57N=75B−92N+127B+103N+126BF−61N3.526.529.010.5015540.0
97Janvi Jijesh1419IND−10B−144N+128B=121N+114B+91N−53B−55N3.526.528.510.251548+36.4
98Unnikrishnan Sasthamkunnel1501INDF=125B=95N+142B−85N+118B=58N−56B3.526.528.510.251412-9.6
99Agnidev M0IND−14N+106B−71N=81B−93N+127B−103N+145B3.526.528.09.5014800.0
100Pranav K1459IND−28B=113N+146B−66N=73B−60N+134B=91N3.526.027.58.751435-17.2
101Pavandas S Shetty1406IND−62N−74B+148N−58B+124N−83B+120N=85B3.525.527.08.7512780.0
102Arnold Sherwin Mathew1495IND−26N+139B−63N+116B−58N=131B+145N−57B3.525.527.07.75930-34.4
103Neelesh Anil Kartha1493IND−69B+130N−39B=137N−96B+146N+99B−50N3.525.026.58.50968-21.6
104Krish Jerin1428IND−105N+156B=67N−80B−57N+116B−93N+123B3.525.025.07.501306-22.8
105Abdulkhader, A.1801IND+104B−16N−68B+125B+111N=55NFF3.523.023.011.251540-31.6
106Prajwal Krishna1563IND−2B−99N+140B−136N=128B−108N+146B+124N3.522.524.07.25898-30.4
107Sourav Krishna V S1419IND−38N+83B+47N−56B−71N+84B−81N−77B3.030.534.513.001587+54.0
108Saketh Jijesh1426IND−6N−47B+124N=57B−81N+106B=114N−84B3.030.032.59.751489+12.3
109Narayanan M N1451IND−8B+147N−110B+82N+60B−59N−73B−78N3.030.031.510.001505+6.4
110Mahesh K1712IND+125N−31B+109N−13B+75N−32BFF3.028.028.09.501679-5.4
111Thushar Varma D1551IND−89B+136N+23B−37N−105B+135NF−39N3.027.529.59.501575+1.6
112Elaine Richa Kombarakkaran0IND−56N+127B+81N−77B−70N−75B+138N−74B3.027.029.08.5014950.0
113Selvarajan T R0IND−67N=100B−76N+130N+119B=81B−83N−75B3.026.529.09.2513850.0
114Hridya Rakesh1496IND−35BF=80N−24B−97N+128N=108B+115B3.026.526.59.001478-13.6
115Juan Dominic1426IND−33B+155N−91B−78N+134B−73N+117B−114N3.024.525.56.00828-45.2
116Nandakrishna Manoj0IND−50B+119N−72B−102N=141B−104N=137B+134N3.022.524.57.0013390.0
117Pranav Ajesh Nair0IND−85N=92B−75N=151B+94N−79B−115N+149B3.022.523.56.7513290.0
118Sherin Muhammed0IND−73B+158N−60B−122N+132B−98NF+139B3.021.021.04.5012860.0
119Keith Mathew1491IND−34N−116B+153N=139B−113N−125B+147N=95B3.020.521.55.251436-8.8
120Sajeesh K N0IND−58N−94BF+152B+151N−121N−101B+137N3.018.018.04.0013330.0
121Shiva Deepak1563IND−1N−145B+152N=97B−123N+120B−76N−94B2.525.026.05.751258-60.8
122Udhaykrishna M1472IND−21N=146B−125N+118B+139N−57BF−60N2.524.526.05.75905-27.6
123Ananthan S Namboothiri0IND−42B−78N=147B+146N+121B−86N−61B−104N2.524.526.04.7512920.0
124Oorjit J0IND−91B−54N−108B+155N−101B+132N=94N−106B2.524.025.05.2511510.0
125Gautham Krishna V S0IND−110B=98N+122B−105N−87B+119NF−58B2.523.526.07.2514850.0
126Rajeevan, V P1666IND+128B−11N+138B−89N=129B−96NFF2.522.522.55.751605-8.0
127Sloka Sujith1520IND−41B−112N=130B−96N+147B−99N−128B+146N2.521.523.04.251106-3.2
128Neehara Maria Johns0IND−126N−79B−97N+156B=106N−114B+127N−133B2.521.521.54.2513260.0
129Sugunesh, Babu1509IND−32N+153B−77N+145B=126N−43BFF2.521.521.53.751476-4.4
130Harikiran J0IND−63N−103B=127N−113B−131N+153BF+148B2.519.520.53.7512980.0
131Sreenandan C D0IND−88B−141N−135B+140N+130B=102N−92N−138B2.519.021.06.2511360.0
132Aradhya Anoop0IND−154N−68B+143N−70B−118N−124B=148N+147B2.518.519.54.258240.0
133Akshay A R1733IND+142N=64BFFFFF+128N2.511.011.06.501937+10.4
134Sidharth Siva0IND+47N−6B−74N−79B−115N+142B−100N−116B2.028.530.57.0012900.0
135Aadidev S0IND−24N−70B+131N−47B+148N−111BF−71B2.027.028.54.008250.0
136Brahmadev D0IND−9N−111B+156N+106B−74N−46BF−79N2.026.526.53.5013050.0
137Devnath A0IND−84N−46B+83N=103BFF=116N−120B2.026.026.07.2515020.0
138Ghanasyam M1466IND−52N+148B−126NF−72B−82N−112B+131N2.022.023.04.00893-35.6
139Jagathkrishna Mahesh0IND−66B−102N+158B=119N−122B=141N−78B−118N2.022.022.02.5013600.0
140Eshal Shafeek0IND−77N−93B−106N−131B+156N−94B+142N−143B2.021.021.02.007630.0
141Sreejan N G1457IND−19N+131B−85N−84B=116N=139BFF2.020.520.55.00941-10.2
142FIDE 5370247950—−133B−55N+155B−98N−82B−134N−140B+156N2.019.519.51.008070.0
143FIDE 5370244690—−72B−65N−132B+153B−95N−147NF+140N2.018.519.53.006870.0
144Pournami SWCM1749INDF+97B=93N=76BFFFF2.011.011.07.251597-19.6
145Arnav Ajesh Nair0IND−39B+121N−88B−129NF=61N−102B−99N1.525.026.04.7513880.0
146FIDE 487505060—−49B=122N−100N−123B+152N−103B−106N−127B1.522.523.52.2511310.0
147FIDE 5370262910—−71N−109B=123N−83B−127N+143B−119B−132N1.521.523.53.257310.0
148Sanjo P L0IND−82B−138N−101B+158N−135B−149N=132B−130N1.517.517.51.2513940.0
149Dipu, Jacob0IND−53B−61NF−46B−83N+148B−84N−117N1.026.526.51.508270.0
150Vygaprabha K A0INDF=10N=44B−59N−68B−54NFF1.024.024.05.5014390.0
151Ramakrishnan T V1429IND=37B−44N−45B=117N−120BFFF1.022.022.04.001537+4.0
152FIDE 5470836890—−59B−86N−121B−120N−146B+156NFF1.018.018.00.008080.0
153FIDE 4290171300—−22B−129N−119B−143N−155B−130N+156BF1.017.517.50.007740.0
154Dev Sankar S1752IND+132B−4N−61BFFFFF1.017.017.02.50942-40.4
155FIDE 5470836700—−81N−115B−142N−124B+153NFFF1.015.515.51.007080.0
156FIDE 5470836620—−16B−104N−136B−128N−140B−152B−153N−142B0.018.519.50.007110.0
157FIDE 5470842510—−51B−60NFFFFFF0.012.012.00.008660.0
158Vishnu Namboothiri M V1460IND−40N−118B−139N−148BFFFF0.011.511.50.001043-1.8
159Puthuparambath, Abdurahman1581IND−13N−90BFFFFFF0.010.010.00.00896-16.2
160Fabiano Riant0IND−80NFFFFFFF0.07.07.00.009190.0

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