38th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Nov 2025 to 06 Dec 2025 in Coimbatore, India. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2252, and top seed was Evgeniy Podolchenko (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2341).
Diasmany Otero Acosta (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2306) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Evgeniy Podolchenko (6.0) and Ashwin Sairam (6.0). Otero Acosta shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Raul Claverie (IM, 2164) beat Ashwin Sairam (FM, 2284), a +120-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Diasmany Otero Acosta led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Ashwin Sairam takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM Diasmany Otero Acosta drew with GM Evgeniy Podolchenko (Black).
IM Diasmany Otero Acosta won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
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 | 🇨🇺IMOtero Acosta, Diasmany | 2306 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 38.5 | +12.7 | 2412 |
| 2 | 🇧🇾GMPodolchenko, Evgeniy | 2341 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.0 | 26.50 | 39.0 | +3.0 | 2367 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMAshwin Sairam | 2284 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +21.6 | 2374 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMGireman, Ja | 2218 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | +29.4 | 2336 |
| 5 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2164 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.75 | 40.5 | +11.9 | 2262 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMNandish V S | 2201 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | +7.2 | 2215 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳CMAadik Theophane Lenin | 2235 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -9.1 | 2211 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMAnkit Ray | 2225 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | -22.4 | 2130 |
| 8 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2229 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 42.0 | -23.8 | 2130 |
| 10 | 🇵🇪IMOblitas, Carlomagno | 2321 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -29.3 | 2079 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gireman, JaFMIND+29.45.5 pts · #4
- 2Ashwin SairamFMIND+21.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB+12.76.5 pts · #1
- 1Oblitas, CarlomagnoIMPER-29.32.5 pts · #10
- 2Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL-23.83.0 pts · #8
- 3Ankit RayFMIND-22.43.0 pts · #9
- R6+120 Elo gap
- R4+103 Elo gap