32nd Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Chennai, India. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2290, and top seed was Carlomagno Oblitas (🇵🇪 PER, IM, 2379).
Evgeniy Podolchenko (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2321) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aakash G (6.5) and Siddhanth Poonja (6.5). Podolchenko shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Raul Claverie (IM, 2184) beat Jinan Jomon (FM, 2334), a +150-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Evgeniy Podolchenko led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
GM Evgeniy Podolchenko takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
GM Evgeniy Podolchenko drew with Siddhanth Poonja (Black).
GM Evgeniy Podolchenko 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Aakash G 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2321 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 38.0 | +20.9 | 2507 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMAakash G | 2348 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +24.2 | 2450 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳Siddhanth Poonja | 2214 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | +121.6 | 2465 |
| 4 | 🇵🇪IMOblitas, Carlomagno | 2379 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -11.8 | 2280 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMJinan Jomon | 2334 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -10.9 | 2242 |
| 6 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2206 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | +12.8 | 2257 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMAshwin Sairam | 2307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.25 | 41.5 | -24.4 | 2209 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMMrithyunjay Mahadevan | 2285 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 15.75 | 42.0 | -28.4 | 2166 |
| 10 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 10.75 | 42.0 | -0.8 | 2177 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺IMOtero Acosta, Diasmany | 2326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -19.9 | 2161 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Siddhanth PoonjaIND+121.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Aakash GFMIND+24.26.5 pts · #3
- 3Podolchenko, EvgeniyGMBLR+20.97.0 pts · #1
- 1Mrithyunjay MahadevanFMIND-28.43.0 pts · #9
- 2Ashwin SairamFMIND-24.43.5 pts · #7
- 3Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB-19.93.0 pts · #8
- R9+150 Elo gap
- R5+112 Elo gap
- R7+101 Elo gap