37th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2025 in Coimbatore, India. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2288, and top seed was Aakash G (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2373).
Carlomagno Oblitas (🇵🇪 PER, IM, 2321) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Evgeniy Podolchenko (6.0) and Jaidambareesh N R (6.0). Oblitas won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Raul Claverie (IM, 2164) beat Sarveshwaran V (CM, 2291), a +127-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Carlomagno Oblitas led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Carlomagno Oblitas takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
IM Carlomagno Oblitas drew with FM Jaidambareesh N R (White).
IM Carlomagno Oblitas went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
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 | 🇵🇪IMOblitas, Carlomagno | 2321 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +15.6 | 2450 |
| 3 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2341 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 26.50 | 39.0 | +7.8 | 2407 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMJaidambareesh N R | 2255 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 39.0 | +78.8 | 2417 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMSharnarthi Viresh | 2318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.75 | 39.5 | +11.8 | 2365 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMSamyak Dharewa | 2329 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -21.0 | 2241 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMAakash G | 2373 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | -32.6 | 2236 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺IMGomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos | 2262 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | -1.4 | 2248 |
| 7 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2164 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | +11.5 | 2259 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳CMSarveshwaran V | 2291 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.5 | 11.75 | 42.5 | -81.6 | 2122 |
| 9 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2229 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 9.50 | 42.5 | -22.6 | 2129 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jaidambareesh N RFMIND+78.86.0 pts · #2
- 2Oblitas, CarlomagnoIMPER+15.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Sharnarthi VireshFMIND+11.85.5 pts · #4
- 1Sarveshwaran VCMIND-81.62.5 pts · #10
- 2Aakash GFMIND-32.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL-22.62.5 pts · #9
- R5+127 Elo gap
- R9+118 Elo gap