39th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Coimbatore
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Coimbatore, India. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2247, and top seed was Diasmany Otero Acosta (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2317).
Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2185) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez (6.0) and Diasmany Otero Acosta (5.0). Palencia Morales took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nandish V S (FM, 2201) beat Samyak Dharewa (FM, 2308), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales drew with IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez (White).
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 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2185 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 29.00 | 38.0 | +67.0 | 2473 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺IMGomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos | 2282 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +10.3 | 2367 |
| 4 | 🇨🇺IMOtero Acosta, Diasmany | 2317 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | -4.6 | 2281 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳CMHari Ganesh T | 2204 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +45.2 | 2294 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳FMSamyak Dharewa | 2308 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | -16.8 | 2239 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳CMKumaresh A | 2240 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 40.5 | +1.8 | 2247 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMNandish V S | 2201 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +22.8 | 2251 |
| 8 | 🇵🇪IMOblitas, Carlomagno | 2272 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 14.00 | 42.0 | -18.6 | 2118 |
| 9 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -4.0 | 2130 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMMukund Hemant Agarwal | 2293 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -52.8 | 2075 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL+67.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Hari Ganesh TCMIND+45.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Nandish V SFMIND+22.84.5 pts · #7
- 1Mukund Hemant AgarwalFMIND-52.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Oblitas, CarlomagnoIMPER-18.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Samyak DharewaFMIND-16.84.5 pts · #5
- R6+107 Elo gap
- R2+104 Elo gap