1st CSL FIDE Rated Classical Chess Tournament
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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Oct 2025 to 11 Oct 2025 in Doha, Qatar. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1683, and top seed was Nasrudin Mua (🇵🇭 PHI, 1796).
Mohammad Yeganeh Fard (🇮🇷 IRI, 1704) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Advik Praveen (6.0) and Kirutesh Sekar (5.5). Yeganeh Fard took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Shriram Rameshbabu (1461) beat Paul Ian Panuncialman (1701), a +240-point gap.
Location
🇶🇦Doha, Qatar
Dates
09 Oct 2025 → 11 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,683
Participants
73
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×48
🇵🇭Philippines×6
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×2
🇸🇾Syria×2
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇶🇦Qatar×1
🇾🇪Yemen×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMohammad Yeganeh Fard led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Oct
Mohammad Yeganeh Fard takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mohammad Yeganeh Fard beat Advik Praveen (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mohammad Yeganeh Fard 4 wins (R1–R4)Advik Praveen 5 wins (R1–R5)Srijan Dhanaraja 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohammad Yeganeh Fard | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Advik Praveen | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Srijan Dhanaraja | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kirutesh Sekar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeganeh Fard, Mohammad | 1704 | IRI | +60N | +18B | +7N | +?B | =6N | +2B | +5N | 6.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 25.00 | 1991 | +58.4 |
| 2 | Advik Praveen | 1744 | IND | +37B | +26N | +11B | +9N | +13B | −1N | +10B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 27.00 | 1842 | +23.2 |
| 3 | Kirutesh Sekar | 1537 | IND | +73B | −13N | +44B | +24N | +20B | =14B | +15N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 18.25 | 1891 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Srijan Dhanaraja | 1514 | IND | +69B | =8N | +42B | −5N | +39B | +33N | +14N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 1755 | +56.0 |
| 5 | Banquerigo, Filjohn | 1654 | PHI | +52N | +27B | =19N | +4B | +17N | =?B | −1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 19.25 | 1733 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Elarcosa, Rommel T. | 1679 | PHI | +64N | =35B | +28N | +19B | =1B | −10N | +30B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 19.50 | 1687 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Evan Varghese Sanju | 1584 | IND | +59B | +44N | −1B | +43N | +9B | =16N | =8B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 18.25 | 1703 | +32.8 |
| 8 | Suranchiyev, Abylay | 1759 | KAZ | +66N | =4B | +35N | −13N | +28B | +17B | =7N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.25 | 1787 | +3.4 |
| 9 | Nuh Nizar Hilmi | 1642 | IND | +71N | +34B | +22N | −2B | −7N | +35B | +25N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1557 | -18.0 |
| 10 | Kishore Arunagiri | 1590 | IND | +58N | +25B | −?N | +34B | +12N | +6B | −2N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 20.00 | 1796 | +36.4 |
| 11 | Harshit Srinivasan | 1563 | IND | +55N | +29B | −2N | +22B | −?N | +45B | +24N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 18.00 | 1601 | +3.6 |
| 12 | HARRY RAJESH | 1549 | IND | −29B | +55N | +48B | +41N | −10B | +27N | +26B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 1644 | +15.2 |
| 13 | Tahir Abbas Nasir | 0 | PAK | +38N | +3B | +14N | +8B | −2N | =15B | −?N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 20.75 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ziyad Wakhiri | 1610 | PLE | +47B | +43N | −13B | +36N | +31B | =3N | −4B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 1606 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Sri Ram Karthik Madineedi | 1644 | IND | +48B | +36N | =23B | =33N | +30B | =13N | −3B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1578 | -16.0 |
| 16 | Panuncialman, Paul Ian | 1701 | PHI | +41B | −23N | +37B | +26N | =33B | =7B | =18N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1507 | -50.4 |
| 17 | Go, Ruel | 1673 | PHI | +46B | +45N | =33B | +23N | −5B | −8N | +35B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1620 | -14.0 |
| 18 | Djerbi, Mohamed | 1500 | QAT | +53B | −1N | =47B | +42N | =27B | +43N | =16B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 1498 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Shoentan Anaspure | 1535 | IND | +49N | +62B | =5B | −6N | =23B | =36N | +39B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1540 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Saketh Kunnummalkattil | 1615 | IND | +51N | −22B | +46N | =27B | −3N | +38N | +36B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 15.00 | 1567 | -8.4 |
| 21 | Yousef Amarneh | 0 | JOR | −25N | +58B | −34N | +52B | +22N | =28N | +33B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Aarush Upganlawar | 0 | IND | +24B | +20N | −9B | −11N | −21B | +56B | +54N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 14.50 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Shriram Rameshbabu | 1461 | IND | +40N | +16B | =15N | −17B | =19N | −24B | +49N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 15.50 | 1638 | +36.4 |
| 24 | Tomy Benjamin | 0 | IND | −22N | +51B | +25N | −3B | +46N | +23N | −11B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Aadhavan Rajasekar | 0 | IND | +21B | −10N | −24B | +44N | +63B | +31N | −9B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kaviarasu, Harish | 1480 | IND | +70N | −2B | +29N | −16B | +48N | +41B | −12N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 865 | -32.0 |
| 27 | Shruthika Sunil Kurup | 1457 | IND | +63B | −5N | +69B | =20N | =18N | −12B | +53N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1384 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Shresht Nair | 1479 | IND | =42B | +68N | −6B | +47N | −8N | =21B | +46B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 920 | -16.0 |
| 29 | Laina Mathew | 0 | IND | +12N | −11N | −26B | +60B | −34N | +62B | +45N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Tushant Srinivasa Raghavan | 1508 | IND | +56N | −?B | +52N | +49B | −15N | +34B | −6N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1461 | -12.0 |
| 31 | Sriram Srinivasan Shailaja | 1499 | IND | −50N | +67B | +71N | +62B | −14N | −25B | +41N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 810 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Annliya Sajan | 1628 | IND | −44B | +59N | −41B | −38B | +51N | +69N | +43B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 639 | -30.0 |
| 33 | Emmanuel Mathew | 1547 | IND | +67N | +50B | =17N | =15B | =16N | −4B | −21N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.75 | 1553 | +0.4 |
| 34 | Edwin Idiculla Sanju | 1438 | IND | +72N | −9N | +21B | −10N | +29B | −30N | =40B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 799 | -34.8 |
| 35 | Parmesh Sendhil | 1496 | IND | +61B | =6N | −8B | +68N | +38B | −9N | −17N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1490 | -3.6 |
| 36 | Saaru Meena Sathappan | 1442 | IND | +57N | −15B | +53N | −14B | +49N | =19B | −20N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1276 | -28.0 |
| 37 | Ain Vaibhav | 0 | IND | −2N | +70B | −16N | =50B | =61N | =42B | +57N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Bhavish Pandikkannan | 1439 | IND | −13B | +73N | =61B | +32N | −35N | −20B | +59B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1452 | +2.0 |
| 39 | Rishi Ganesharathinam | 1458 | IND | =68B | −42N | +65B | +61N | −4N | +50B | −19N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 740 | -31.2 |
| 40 | Samriddhi Karuppaiah | 0 | IND | −23B | −41N | =51N | +57B | =60N | +48B | =34N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Chidambaram Chockalingam | 0 | IND | −16N | +40B | +32N | −12B | +62N | −26N | −31B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.50 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Sameer Gupta | 0 | IND | =28N | +39B | −4N | −18B | =47B | =37N | =60B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Ayush Pradeep | 0 | IND | +?N | −14B | +50N | −7B | +54N | −18B | −32N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Jibin S | 0 | IND | +32N | −7B | −3N | −25B | +66N | −54B | +61N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Ramsiva Ramesh Babu | 1458 | IND | +54N | −17B | −49N | +67B | +53N | −11N | −29B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 818 | -22.8 |
| 46 | Dhrish Jibin | 0 | IND | −17N | +54B | −20B | +69N | −24B | +61B | −28N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Nathan, Kailash | 0 | IND | −14N | +?B | =18N | −28B | =42N | =57B | =50N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1256 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Hana N Sandeep | 0 | IND | −15N | +57B | −12N | +?B | −26B | −40N | +63B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Prashant Prakash Mannur | 0 | IND | −19B | +65N | +45B | −30N | −36B | +63N | −23B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1247 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Rishit Jagannatha Shetty | 0 | IND | +31B | −33N | −43B | =37N | +68B | −39N | =47B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Jo, Christopher Redd | 0 | PHI | −20B | −24N | =40B | =58N | −32B | +72N | +65B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Erlano, Earl Kristoff | 0 | PHI | −5B | +63N | −30B | −21N | =59B | =64N | +69B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Rishikesh S | 0 | IND | −18N | +60B | −36B | +?N | −45B | +65N | −27B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 531048846 | 0 | — | −45B | −46N | +59B | +64N | −43B | +44N | −22B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Krishna Tejaswi | 0 | IND | −11B | −12B | −57N | −56N | +70B | +?N | +66B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Alfares, Reiad | 0 | ARG | −30B | −?N | −60N | +55B | +58B | −22N | +64B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Sukrith Krishna Sai Sadhu | 0 | IND | −36B | −48N | +55B | −40N | +?B | =47N | −37B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Khalil,Aman Eddin. | 0 | SYR | −10B | −21N | −63B | =51B | −56N | +73N | +62B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Khan, Muhammed Al Fatih | 0 | INA | −7N | −32B | −54N | +72B | =52N | +?B | −38N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.50 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Anu Mathew | 0 | IND | −1B | −53N | +56B | −29N | =40B | F | =42N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 6.25 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Rohan Sai Suresh | 0 | IND | −35N | +64B | =38N | −39B | =37B | −46N | −44B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1192 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 9407880 | 0 | — | +65B | −19N | +?B | −31N | −41B | −29N | −58N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 531088864 | 0 | — | −27N | −52B | +58N | +71B | −25N | −49B | −48N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Dakshit Karthikeyan | 0 | IND | −6B | −61N | +70N | −54B | =?N | =52B | −56N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Abhirakshit Bhadoria | 0 | IND | −62N | −49B | −39N | +70B | +67N | −53B | −51N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Ahmed Hassan Abbas, Youssef | 0 | EGY | −8B | −69N | −68B | +73N | −44B | +67N | −55N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Mustafin, Alim | 0 | KAZ | −33B | −31N | +72B | −45N | −65B | −66B | +73N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Shivansh Joshi | 0 | IND | =39N | −28B | +66N | −35B | −50N | F | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1204 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 537088661 | 0 | — | −4N | +66B | −27N | −46B | F | −32B | −52N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Saleh Zakarya Abdullah | 0 | YEM | −26B | −37N | −64B | −65N | −55N | F | +72B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Daker,Hashem. | 0 | SYR | −9B | +72N | −31B | −63N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 537088696 | 0 | — | −34B | −71B | −67N | −59N | +73B | −51B | −70N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 73 | FIDE 9407871 | 0 | — | −3N | −38B | −?N | −66B | −72N | −58B | −67B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yeganeh Fard, MohammadIRI+58.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Srijan DhanarajaIND+56.05.5 pts · #8
- 3Kirutesh SekarIND+53.25.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Panuncialman, Paul IanPHI-50.44.5 pts · #13
- 2Edwin Idiculla SanjuIND-34.83.5 pts · #65
- 3Kaviarasu, HarishIND-32.04.0 pts · #72
Biggest upsets
- R2+240 Elo gap
- R4+189 Elo gap
- R7+107 Elo gap