13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (OPEN - BELOW 2300)

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110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Hosur - Krishnagiri, India. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2081, and top seed was Gokul G (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2201).

Gokul Krishna S (🇮🇳 IND, 2040) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mahindrakar Indrajeet (7.5) and Mokshith Pasupulety (7.0). S shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Vivaan Vardhan Sahu (1461) beat Siddharth Samaddar (1830), a +369-point gap.

Location

🇮🇳Hosur - Krishnagiri, India

Dates

25 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳CMGokul G2201

Avg top 10

2,081

Participants

110

Titled players · 3

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇳India×107

Top 3

🥇
Gokul Krishna S
🇮🇳IND·2040
8.0pts·2260perf+38.8
🥈
Mahindrakar Indrajeet
🇮🇳IND·2117
7.5pts·2213perf+20.6
🥉
Mokshith Pasupulety
🇮🇳IND·1954
7.0pts·2198perf+114.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Gokul Krishna S 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

Gokul Krishna8Indrajeet7.5Anand7Pasupulety7Haridev6.5Phutane6.5— ex-leaders:Samuel Stephen Nobleled R5, #16

R9 · LEADER CHANGE01 Mar

Gokul Krishna S takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Gokul Krishna S 6 wins (R4–R9)Mahindrakar Indrajeet 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)Abhinav Anand 3 wins (R4–R6)

R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL

CM Samuel Stephen Noble S held the sole lead at R5 but finished #16.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gokul Krishna S	*	—	—	1
2Mahindrakar Indrajeet	—	*	—	—
3Abhinav Anand	—	—	*	0
4Mokshith Pasupulety	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gokul Krishna S	2040	IND	+13N	+51B	−12N	+21B	+65N	+29B	+10B	+11N	+3B	8.0	46.0	50.0	44.00	2260	+38.8
2	Mahindrakar Indrajeet	2117	IND	=35N	+25B	+53N	+63B	−10N	+32B	+6N	+7B	+11B	7.5	45.0	49.0	40.50	2213	+20.6
3	Mokshith Pasupulety	1954	IND	+81B	+80N	+66N	+5B	−11N	+19B	+14N	+4B	−1N	7.0	46.5	50.0	36.00	2198	+114.0
4	Abhinav Anand	1986	IND	+52N	+101B	=63N	+48B	+5N	+12B	=11N	−3N	+16B	7.0	44.5	47.0	35.00	2151	+72.8
5	Haridev S	2156	IND	+76B	+65N	+15B	−3N	−4B	+21N	+29N	+17B	=10N	6.5	46.5	50.0	33.00	2104	-16.0
6	Andalamala Hemal Varshan	2008	IND	+102B	+47N	+29B	−12N	=31B	+24N	−2B	+30N	+20B	6.5	44.0	46.0	30.00	2056	+24.0
7	Gokul GCM	2201	IND	+95N	−63B	=77N	+33B	+22B	+46N	+20B	−2N	+24B	6.5	41.0	44.0	30.75	2055	-46.8
8	Vidit Sethi	1964	IND	+45B	=56N	+23B	=22N	=64B	=47B	+63N	=18N	+36B	6.5	39.5	43.5	31.25	2017	+26.4
9	Ayaan Phutane	1987	IND	=30B	−23N	+69B	−39N	+91N	+101B	+31B	+46N	+57B	6.5	36.5	39.0	26.00	1975	-2.8
10	Gopal Krishna Maheshwari	2032	IND	+39B	=31N	+33B	+20N	+2B	=11B	−1N	=15N	=5B	6.0	49.5	54.5	34.75	2091	+15.0
11	Samuel Stephen Noble SCM	1993	IND	+91B	+70N	+21B	+64N	+3B	=10N	=4B	−1B	−2N	6.0	49.0	52.0	30.00	2057	+32.0
12	Rupam Mukherjee	1924	IND	+82B	+79N	+1B	+6B	=19N	−4N	−17B	=14B	+37N	6.0	47.5	51.0	32.25	2037	+29.4
13	Kushagra Pratap Singh	1806	IND	−1B	+86N	+78B	+16N	=15B	−20N	+38B	+55N	=18B	6.0	44.5	48.0	28.50	2025	+105.6
14	Santosh Hariharan	2024	IND	+44B	=33N	=30B	+102N	=24B	+31N	−3B	=12N	+32B	6.0	43.5	45.5	27.75	1977	-20.4
15	Sai Abhinav Kuchibhotla	1959	IND	+67N	+40B	−5N	+34B	=13N	=45B	+64N	=10B	=17N	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	2002	+21.2
16	Vijay, Kumar	1968	IND	+60N	+57B	−64N	−13B	+67N	+52B	+47N	+19B	−4N	6.0	40.5	44.5	27.50	1973	+1.8
17	Malvin Joshua	2073	IND	+73N	=48B	=35N	=101B	+92N	+50B	+12N	−5N	=15B	6.0	39.5	42.0	26.50	2018	-21.6
18	Vakeesh S	1993	IND	=77N	+100B	=34N	+35B	=47N	=64B	+45N	=8B	=13N	6.0	39.0	41.5	26.75	1938	-11.4
19	Rahul Ramakrishnan	2054	IND	+43B	+32N	=20B	+26N	=12B	−3N	+49B	−16N	=22B	5.5	45.5	50.0	28.50	1939	-46.0
20	Nandha Kumar K	1928	IND	+69B	+78N	=19N	−10B	+51N	+13B	−7N	+40B	−6N	5.5	44.0	47.5	25.75	1978	+13.0
21	Guhan Nelamangala Harsha	1823	IND	+106N	+27B	−11N	−1N	+89B	−5B	+67N	+66B	=26N	5.5	43.0	44.5	21.25	2000	+74.4
22	Megh Parmar	1728	IND	=46B	+38N	+85B	=8B	−7N	=26B	=32N	+63B	=19N	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.00	2022	+135.2
23	Pamidi Jaswanth	1782	IND	=28N	+9B	−8N	=27B	−83N	+74B	=58N	+48B	+53N	5.5	41.5	45.0	27.25	1972	+92.4
24	Aadwik Abhinav Krishna	1879	IND	+72N	−66B	+88N	+71B	=14N	−6B	+34N	+28B	−7N	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.00	1990	+53.6
25	Darsha Bhat	1800	IND	=36B	−2N	−38B	+69N	+59B	=33N	+54B	=29N	+46B	5.5	41.0	45.0	25.00	2007	+98.8
26	Karthick Bala G	1869	IND	=49B	+84N	+56B	−19B	=40N	=22N	=37B	+39N	=21B	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.75	1855	-2.4
27	Adharva P T	1967	IND	+89B	−21N	=91B	=23N	=30B	+44N	+76B	−57N	+49B	5.5	37.0	40.0	23.25	1863	-46.4
28	Dharsh M	1979	IND	=23B	−30N	=84B	+37N	+102B	=76N	+70B	−24N	+51B	5.5	36.5	38.5	21.75	1872	-45.2
29	Adhrit Das Purkayastha	1911	IND	+61N	+103B	−6N	+67B	+52N	−1N	−5B	=25B	=34N	5.0	44.5	46.5	20.25	1882	-10.8
30	Aneesh Adiga	1784	IND	=9N	+28B	=14N	−65B	=27N	+48B	+83N	−6B	=41N	5.0	43.5	47.0	25.00	1987	+98.8
31	Aadithya R	1854	IND	+42N	=10B	=71N	+99B	=6N	−14B	−9N	+60B	=40N	5.0	43.5	46.0	22.75	1871	+9.6
32	Sanjay Ganesh Pandi	1856	IND	+93B	−19B	+72N	=49N	+79B	−2N	=22B	+42B	−14N	5.0	41.5	44.5	20.50	1853	-1.4
33	Vibhor Chopra	1842	IND	+68N	=14B	−10N	−7N	+75B	=25B	=60N	=50B	+67N	5.0	41.0	45.0	22.25	1910	+28.8
34	Prajeesh B U	1747	IND	=38B	+46N	=18B	−15N	+54B	=65N	−24B	+92N	=29B	5.0	40.5	43.5	22.00	1949	+93.2
35	Siddharthan Anandan	1814	IND	=2B	+36N	=17B	−18N	=93B	−55N	=80B	+81N	+68B	5.0	40.0	43.0	22.50	1924	+24.8
36	Tamizh Amudhan SCM	2031	IND	=25N	−35B	+62N	−50B	+99N	=58B	+52N	+45B	−8N	5.0	39.5	42.0	21.00	1845	-80.8
37	Jayant, Chauhan	1674	IND	=53N	+58B	−48N	−28B	+73N	+51B	=26N	+64B	−12B	5.0	39.0	43.0	22.00	1911	+54.8
38	Padmaesh M K	1925	IND	=34N	−22B	+25N	+91B	−50N	+77B	−13N	+58B	=70N	5.0	38.5	41.5	21.00	1837	-21.8
39	Stuti Pradeep	1802	IND	−10N	=68B	+74N	+9B	−63N	=66B	+72N	−26B	+65N	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.50	1908	+44.8
40	Sukant Mohindra	1700	IND	+94B	−15N	=92B	+85N	=26B	=70N	+65B	−20N	=31B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.25	1921	+103.6
41	Sundar, Guhan	1886	IND	=88N	−71B	+100N	+56B	−45N	+68B	−57B	+76N	=30B	5.0	33.5	36.0	18.75	1794	-41.2
42	Prajit K	1677	IND	−31B	=43N	+96B	=54N	−76B	+102N	+90B	−32N	+64N	5.0	33.5	35.5	17.25	1872	+97.6
43	Vakada Sriram Jayin	1807	IND	−19N	=42B	−68N	=74B	+103N	=78B	+99N	=65B	+66N	5.0	32.5	34.5	16.75	1781	-10.3
44	Bathina Mokshatra Sri Abhiram	1795	IND	−14N	−99B	+106N	+107B	=66N	−27B	=68N	+71B	+63N	5.0	31.5	32.5	14.50	1787	-4.8
45	Shreya Rajesh	1770	IND	−8N	+87B	=83N	+53B	+41B	=15N	−18B	−36N	=54B	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.00	1923	+70.8
46	Adhyayan Banerjee	1900	IND	=22N	−34B	+81N	+77B	+101N	−7B	+50N	−9B	−25N	4.5	40.5	43.0	16.75	1854	-25.2
47	Shubham Kumar	1837	IND	+99N	−6B	+103N	+66B	=18B	=8N	−16B	=49N	F	4.5	40.5	42.5	17.00	1879	+12.6
48	Srikara Darbha	1863	IND	+86B	=17N	+37B	−4N	−49B	−30N	+89B	−23N	+80B	4.5	40.0	43.5	18.50	1797	-16.8
49	Abhineeth Bhat	1705	IND	=26N	=83B	+73N	=32B	+48N	=63B	−19N	=47B	−27N	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.75	1897	+90.8
50	Pratik Lalit Tambi	1839	IND	−79B	=69N	+98B	+36N	+38B	−17N	−46B	=33N	=56B	4.5	37.5	40.5	19.75	1824	-4.8
51	Aarav Manche	1842	IND	+97B	−1N	+75B	=79N	−20B	−37N	+100B	+93N	−28N	4.5	37.5	40.0	14.25	1783	-34.8
52	Amanlal A	1782	IND	−4B	+97N	+59B	+105N	−29B	−16N	−36B	=78N	+76B	4.5	37.5	39.5	14.75	1888	+48.0
53	Amarnath R	1847	IND	=37B	+98N	−2B	−45N	+82B	+93N	−55B	+79N	−23B	4.5	37.0	40.0	15.50	1756	-40.8
54	Samarth Jain	1857	IND	−78N	=81B	+82N	=42B	−34N	+61B	−25N	+72B	=45N	4.5	35.5	39.0	18.50	1734	-55.5
55	Kavin E	1928	IND	=100N	=77B	−67N	+88B	=60N	+35B	+53N	−13B	F	4.5	35.5	38.0	18.25	1829	-41.2
56	Niranjan Anand	1776	IND	+105B	=8B	−26N	−41N	=87B	=80N	=92B	+74B	=50N	4.5	35.5	37.5	16.50	1848	+34.8
57	Akilan M S	1794	IND	+110B	−16N	−79B	+80N	F	=83B	+41N	+27B	−9N	4.5	35.5	35.5	15.75	1924	+56.4
58	Garvit Jain	1830	IND	=98B	−37N	−93B	+81N	+84B	=36N	=23B	−38N	+78B	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.25	1750	-37.2
59	Barat, Kaustav	2005	IND	+62N	−64B	−52N	=61B	−25N	=81B	=78N	+99B	+77N	4.5	33.5	36.0	16.25	1752	-55.4
60	Shubh Singh Saini	1777	IND	−16B	+107N	−105B	+86N	=55B	=87N	=33B	−31N	+90B	4.5	33.0	34.0	14.50	1824	+17.6
61	Marimuthu K	1734	IND	−29B	+76N	−65B	=59N	=96B	−54N	+94B	=90N	+82B	4.5	31.5	34.5	15.50	1859	+29.0
62	Shreesuday Behera	1790	IND	−59B	=93N	−36B	−82N	+69B	=75N	=84B	+100N	+79B	4.5	31.0	33.5	15.25	1782	-5.2
63	Parv H Hakani	1909	IND	+75B	+7N	=4B	−2N	+39B	=49N	−8B	−22N	−44B	4.0	47.5	51.5	21.25	1849	-29.2
64	Niroshan Thanikachalam	1829	IND	+107B	+59N	+16B	−11B	=8N	=18N	−15B	−37N	−42B	4.0	45.0	46.0	17.75	1816	-9.6
65	Rohith N	1885	IND	+104B	−5B	+61N	+30N	−1B	=34B	−40N	=43N	−39B	4.0	44.0	46.0	16.50	1790	-23.2
66	Shubham, Lakudkar	2078	IND	+90B	+24N	−3B	−47N	=44B	=39N	+79B	−21N	−43B	4.0	41.0	44.5	17.50	1778	-65.8
67	Prabhakar Aariv	1769	IND	−15B	+94N	+55B	−29N	−16B	+86N	−21B	+87N	−33B	4.0	39.0	42.0	14.50	1831	+30.0
68	Gupta Aarav	1623	IND	−33B	=39N	+43B	−92N	+94B	−41N	=44B	+96N	−35N	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.00	1789	+74.4
69	Hariharan J	1752	IND	−20N	=50B	−9N	−25B	−62N	+109B	+97N	=85B	+94N	4.0	36.0	36.0	10.00	1753	-3.6
70	Shitiz Prasad	1826	IND	+109N	−11B	−99N	+72B	+71N	=40B	−28N	F	=38B	4.0	35.5	35.5	13.00	1744	-30.0
71	Aaradhya Kenjale	1707	IND	=85B	+41N	=31B	−24N	−70B	−90N	+95B	−44N	+100B	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.75	1790	+38.4
72	Karuppasamy C	1717	IND	−24B	+90N	−32B	−70N	+106B	+96N	−39B	−54N	+92B	4.0	33.5	35.0	11.00	1752	+7.2
73	Prayan	1809	IND	−17B	+104N	−49B	=84N	−37B	=82N	+75B	=80N	=93B	4.0	33.0	35.0	12.75	1706	-51.6
74	Dinesh Reddy Konda	1671	IND	=92B	−85N	−39B	=43N	+104B	−23N	+102B	−56N	+95B	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.00	1760	+36.4
75	Rishith Devnarayan S	1733	IND	−63N	+95B	−51N	=87B	−33N	=62B	−73N	+107B	+91N	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.00	1749	+4.8
76	Kavish Palaniappan K	1818	IND	−5N	−61B	+97N	+78B	+42N	=28B	−27N	−41B	−52N	3.5	40.0	43.0	14.25	1750	-37.2
77	Amittej Kalia	1785	IND	=18B	=55N	=7B	−46N	+85B	−38N	=87B	=82N	−59B	3.5	38.0	41.5	15.50	1856	+26.8
78	Shaurya Nagar	1678	IND	+54B	−20B	−13N	−76N	+95B	=43N	=59B	=52B	−58N	3.5	38.0	41.0	14.50	1771	+22.2
79	Nanthabalan V B	1615	IND	+50N	−12B	+57N	=51B	−32N	+92B	−66N	−53B	−62N	3.5	37.5	40.5	14.25	1783	+68.0
80	Nimalan A	1711	IND	+87N	−3B	−101N	−57B	+107N	=56B	=35N	=73B	−48N	3.5	35.5	36.5	11.25	1698	-4.8
81	Chakraborty Aryan	1764	IND	−3N	=54N	−46B	−58B	+108N	=59N	+104B	−35B	=85N	3.5	35.5	36.0	8.75	1728	-17.6
82	Vishnuvel P	1741	IND	−12N	=96N	−54B	+62B	−53N	=73B	+91N	=77B	−61N	3.5	34.5	37.5	12.75	1738	-0.4
83	Akshay A R	1897	IND	=84B	=49N	=45B	=93N	+23B	=57N	−30B	F	F	3.5	34.5	34.5	15.50	1746	-59.2
84	Ishaan Bhowmick	1727	IND	=83N	−26B	=28N	=73B	−58N	=91B	=62N	−94B	+99N	3.5	33.5	36.0	12.75	1739	+5.2
85	Rachishnu Datta	1872	IND	=71N	+74B	−22N	−40B	−77N	−100B	+86B	=69N	=81B	3.5	33.0	35.5	13.25	1652	-53.6
86	Hriday Garg	1697	IND	−48N	−13B	+95N	−60B	+88N	−67B	−85N	+102N	=89B	3.5	32.5	34.5	10.25	1721	+13.6
87	Tejas Shandilya	1872	IND	−80B	−45N	+104B	=75N	=56N	=60B	=77N	−67B	=88N	3.5	32.0	34.0	12.00	1672	-98.8
88	Vishwajith S	1725	IND	=41B	=92N	−24B	−55N	−86B	+106N	=96B	=89N	=87B	3.5	31.5	33.0	10.50	1698	-6.0
89	Atharv Venkatesh	1776	IND	−27N	−105N	+94B	+108B	−21N	=99B	−48N	=88B	=86N	3.5	30.0	30.5	8.25	1665	-49.2
90	Tharunika G	1811	IND	−66N	−72B	+109N	+103B	F	+71B	−42N	=61B	−60N	3.5	28.0	28.0	8.25	1630	-68.8
91	Sairam Chidambaram Lakshmanan	1787	IND	−11N	+106B	=27N	−38N	−9B	=84N	−82B	+98N	−75B	3.0	37.0	38.5	9.00	1627	-64.0
92	Sagar G Shenoy	1845	IND	=74N	=88B	=40N	+68B	−17B	−79N	=56N	−34B	−72N	3.0	36.0	39.5	12.50	1616	-110.0
93	Nirav Premchand	1677	IND	−32N	=62B	+58N	=83B	=35N	−53B	F	−51B	=73N	3.0	35.5	38.0	13.00	1751	+27.6
94	Kesavamoorthy G	1869	IND	−40N	−67B	−89N	+97B	−68N	+103B	−61N	+84N	−69B	3.0	31.5	33.5	8.50	1564	-140.8
95	Tharshaan B K	1819	IND	−7B	−75N	−86B	+98N	−78N	+107B	−71N	+104B	−74N	3.0	30.5	31.5	6.00	1546	-117.6
96	Siddharth Samaddar	1830	IND	−103N	=82B	−42N	+100B	=61N	−72B	=88N	−68B	=97N	3.0	30.0	32.0	9.75	1547	-132.0
97	Lella Devaansh	1640	IND	−51N	−52B	−76B	−94N	+109N	=98B	−69B	+103N	=96B	3.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	1539	-41.6
98	Reyaan Nobis	1521	IND	=58N	−53B	−50N	−95B	−100N	=97N	+106B	−91B	+108N	3.0	26.5	27.0	5.75	1480	-5.2
99	Inba Dhinesh Babu	1553	IND	−47B	+44N	+70B	−31N	−36B	=89N	−43B	−59N	−84B	2.5	36.5	40.0	10.75	1668	+32.9
100	Ayush Das	1761	IND	=55B	−18N	−41B	−96N	+98B	+85N	−51N	−62B	−71N	2.5	35.0	38.0	8.75	1652	-26.0
101	Unnikrishnan M A	1826	IND	+108B	−4N	+80B	=17N	−46B	−9N	F	F	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	7.00	1783	-6.6
102	Kaarthikeyan S	1790	IND	−6N	+109B	+108N	−14B	−28N	−42B	−74N	−86B	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	0.50	1042	-105.6
103	Vivaan Vardhan Sahu	1461	IND	+96B	−29N	−47B	−90N	−43B	−94N	+108N	−97B	F	2.0	29.0	29.5	3.50	1492	+9.2
104	Divam Talwar	1719	IND	−65N	−73B	−87N	+109B	−74N	+108B	−81N	−95N	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	0.50	1007	-92.0
105	Mani Bharathy	1964	IND	−56N	+89B	+60N	−52B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	1780	-19.2
106	Niraj Suresh Kumar Patel	0	IND	−21B	−91N	−44B	F	−72N	−88B	−98N	=108B	+109N	1.5	24.5	24.5	0.25	923	0.0
107	FIDE 558052542	0	—	−64N	−60B	F	−44N	−80B	−95N	+109B	−75N	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	978	0.0
108	FIDE 48723282	0	—	−101N	F	−102B	−89N	−81B	−104N	−103B	=106N	−98B	0.5	20.0	20.0	0.75	889	0.0
109	FIDE 577001940	0	—	−70B	−102N	−90B	−104N	−97B	−69N	−107N	F	−106B	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	957	0.0
110	Tata, Keerthi Rana	2015	IND	−57N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	993	-15.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Megh ParmarIND
+135.2
5.5 pts · #22
2Mokshith PasupuletyIND
+114.0
7.0 pts · #4
3Kushagra Pratap SinghIND
+105.6
6.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Kesavamoorthy GIND
-140.8
3.0 pts · #85
2Siddharth SamaddarIND
-132.0
3.0 pts · #81
3Tharshaan B KIND
-117.6
3.0 pts · #100

Biggest upsets

R1+369 Elo gap
Vivaan Vardhan Sahu1461 beat Siddharth Samaddar1830
R2+292 Elo gap
Parv H Hakani1909 beat CMGokul G2201
R3+273 Elo gap
Inba Dhinesh Babu1553 beat Shitiz Prasad1826