34th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 04 Nov 2025 in Chennai, India. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2300, and top seed was Carlomagno Oblitas (🇵🇪 PER, IM, 2379).
Pranav K P (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2276) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Apoorv Kamble (6.5) and Diasmany Otero Acosta (6.0). P won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Raul Claverie (IM, 2184) beat Raghav V (FM, 2357), a +173-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Apoorv Kamble led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Apoorv Kamble takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
IM Apoorv Kamble drew with FM Pranav K P (White).
IM Apoorv Kamble won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇮🇳FMPranav K P | 2276 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +92.8 | 2469 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳IMApoorv Kamble | 2365 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.50 | 38.5 | +22.6 | 2459 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺IMOtero Acosta, Diasmany | 2326 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +11.4 | 2422 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMDinesh Rajan M | 2349 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | -3.2 | 2338 |
| 5 | 🇨🇺IMGomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos | 2272 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | +4.1 | 2303 |
| 6 | 🇵🇪IMOblitas, Carlomagno | 2379 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.00 | 41.0 | -15.5 | 2248 |
| 7 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2184 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.50 | 41.0 | +10.5 | 2270 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMRaghav V | 2357 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -35.4 | 2214 |
| 10 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2206 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 12.25 | 42.5 | -14.1 | 2145 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Vignesh B | 2288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 8.50 | 42.5 | -36.6 | 2136 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pranav K PFMIND+92.86.5 pts · #2
- 2Apoorv KambleIMIND+22.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB+11.46.0 pts · #3
- 1Vignesh BIND-36.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Raghav VFMIND-35.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Oblitas, CarlomagnoIMPER-15.54.0 pts · #6
- R8+173 Elo gap
- R8+107 Elo gap