1st Arunachal Pradesh International Chess Festival 2025 (Cat-A)

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109 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 02 Dec 2025 in Ziro Dist Lower Subansiri, India. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2348, and top seed was Mayank Chakraborty (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2454).

Shahil Dey (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2411) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mayank Chakraborty (7.0) and Chinna Reddy C.H. Mehar (7.0). Dey won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Jagesia Daksh (2018) beat Daaevik Wadhawan (IM, 2403), a +385-point gap.

Location

🇮🇳Ziro Dist Lower Subansiri, India

Dates

28 Nov 2025 → 02 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳IMMayank Chakraborty2454

Avg top 10

2,348

Participants

109

Titled players · 10

IM×7

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇳India×100

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
IMShahil Dey
🇮🇳IND·2411
7.5pts·2476perf+9.1
🥈
IMMayank Chakraborty
🇮🇳IND·2454
7.0pts·2402perf-2.3
🥉
IMChinna Reddy C.H. Mehar
🇮🇳IND·2384
7.0pts·2344perf-0.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Shahil Dey led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Dey7.5Chakraborty7Kartavya7Mehar7Sangma6.5Dilip6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Shahil Dey held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Shahil Dey drew with IM Mayank Chakraborty (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

IM Shahil Dey won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMShahil Dey	*	½	—	½
2IMMayank Chakraborty	½	*	½	½
3Anadkat Kartavya	—	½	*	—
4IMChinna Reddy C.H. Mehar	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Shahil DeyIM	2411	IND	+52B	+35N	+36B	+13N	=22B	=3N	+6B	+5N	=2B	7.5	48.5	53.0	43.25	2476	+9.1
2	Mayank ChakrabortyIM	2454	IND	+45N	+42B	=15N	+12B	=4N	+13B	=3B	+8N	=1N	7.0	51.0	56.0	42.25	2402	-2.3
3	Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H.IM	2384	IND	+43B	=50N	+34B	+49N	+7B	=1B	=2N	=11N	+9B	7.0	48.0	52.5	40.00	2344	-0.2
4	Anadkat Kartavya	2185	IND	+63B	+40N	=49B	+51N	=2B	+36N	=22B	=10N	+12B	7.0	43.5	47.5	36.00	2291	+27.8
5	Sangma, RahulIM	2136	IND	+74N	+26B	=27N	=20B	+23N	+16B	+10N	−1B	=6N	6.5	48.5	52.0	35.50	2227	+12.0
6	Bhoir Paras Dilip	2272	IND	+32B	+24N	+38B	=7N	+46B	=10B	−1N	+35N	=5B	6.5	47.5	52.0	35.00	2249	+4.4
7	Daksh Goyal	2079	IND	+65N	+39B	+60N	=6B	−3N	+18B	−8N	+28B	+29B	6.5	46.0	50.0	33.25	2216	+61.9
8	Nithin Babu	2310	IND	=61N	+29B	+55N	−23B	+53B	+49N	+7B	−2B	+22N	6.5	43.5	47.5	33.00	2278	+2.6
9	Jagesia Daksh	2018	IND	+77N	+66B	−10N	=39B	+51N	+31B	+46B	+22N	−3N	6.5	42.0	45.5	30.00	2175	+63.4
10	Wagh SuyogIM	2395	IND	+56B	+37N	+9B	=46N	+14B	=6N	−5B	=4B	=15N	6.0	48.0	52.5	34.00	2232	-14.7
11	Arnav AgrawalFM	2221	IND	F	+28B	−12N	=25B	+39N	+27B	+23N	=3B	+13N	6.0	46.0	46.0	33.75	2201	+0.7
12	Vijay, Kumar	1964	IND	+57B	+53N	+11B	−2N	=24B	=14N	+48B	+46N	−4N	6.0	45.0	49.5	29.75	2139	+40.8
13	Mahindrakar Indrajeet	2133	IND	+72B	+54N	+59B	−1B	+25N	−2N	+38B	+26N	−11B	6.0	45.0	49.0	28.50	2152	+7.6
14	Esshan WadhawanFM	2230	IND	+93N	=33B	+79N	+27B	−10N	=12B	=25N	=18B	+42N	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.50	2080	-25.2
15	Mayukh Majumder	2025	IND	+70B	+48N	=2B	−22N	=59B	+52N	+37B	=29N	=10B	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.25	2185	+67.6
16	Shourya Paul	1969	IND	+92N	−60B	+93N	+41B	+28N	−5N	=59B	+25B	=23N	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.75	1965	+4.4
17	Monjit, Taw	1986	IND	+69B	=47N	−51B	+62N	+34B	−24N	+78B	=21N	+35B	6.0	38.5	42.0	26.75	1897	-15.4
18	Krishay JainCM	1926	IND	+84B	+101N	−46B	=34N	+73B	−7N	+47B	=14N	+36B	6.0	38.5	40.5	24.00	1982	+30.8
19	Tanmay Rajbongshi	2082	IND	+58B	−59N	+32B	−48N	+74B	+53N	−35B	+50N	+37B	6.0	37.5	41.0	27.50	1920	-55.9
20	Adalja Vanssh A	1932	IND	+62B	=73N	+47B	=5N	−48B	−59N	+74B	+34N	+40B	6.0	37.0	40.5	27.00	1911	-2.3
21	Raposo, Maxwell	1927	IND	+64N	=79B	=61N	=60B	−31N	+66B	+54N	=17B	+44N	6.0	37.0	40.5	26.25	1874	-16.0
22	Daaevik WadhawanIM	2403	IND	+71N	=25B	+33N	+15B	=1N	+26B	=4N	−9B	−8B	5.5	50.0	54.0	31.00	2187	-19.0
23	Sagnik Halder	2019	IND	+67B	=51N	+50B	+8N	−5B	+48N	−11B	=24N	=16B	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.50	2045	+17.2
24	Divyanshu Kumar Singh	1875	IND	+102N	−6B	+65N	+87B	=12N	+17B	−29N	=23B	=30N	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.50	2005	+25.6
25	Sai Abhinav Kuchibhotla	1905	IND	+76B	=22N	+73B	=11N	−13B	+61N	=14B	−16N	+48B	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.25	2047	+56.0
26	Akshat Negi	1868	IND	+83B	−5N	+70B	+78N	+38B	−22N	+30N	−13B	=27N	5.5	41.5	45.0	24.25	2005	+27.2
27	Gurung Rohit	1942	IND	+75B	+78N	=5B	−14N	+56B	−11N	=34B	+73N	=26B	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.50	1950	+5.0
28	Gagan Sahu	1882	IND	+105B	−11N	+81B	+52N	−16B	+62N	=36B	−7N	+47B	5.5	40.0	41.0	20.00	1899	+10.8
29	Jain Kashish ManojIM	2396	IND	F	−8N	+100B	+57N	+63B	+40N	+24B	=15B	−7N	5.5	40.0	40.0	24.00	2159	-15.7
30	Gurung, Rahul	2002	IND	+82B	−34N	+63B	=59N	+47B	=35N	−26B	+61N	=24B	5.5	37.5	41.0	23.25	1855	-28.6
31	Priyanshu Das	1731	IND	+109B	−38N	+101B	=35N	+21B	−9N	−50B	+63N	+49B	5.5	37.5	37.5	19.00	1888	+59.4
32	Borate Tanvi	1663	IND	−6N	+85B	−19N	+90B	+68N	−37B	+86B	=60N	+50B	5.5	36.0	39.0	19.50	1820	+23.4
33	Jaiswal, Sanskrit	1886	USA	+88B	=14N	−22B	−73N	+77B	−47N	+96B	+78N	+55B	5.5	34.0	36.5	20.00	1854	-12.4
34	Mathur Raj	1802	IND	+86N	+30B	−3N	=18B	−17N	+43B	=27N	−20B	+52N	5.0	45.5	48.5	23.75	1922	+46.4
35	Puspal Datta	1913	IND	+97N	−1B	+74N	=31B	+43N	=30B	+19N	−6B	−17N	5.0	45.5	48.0	22.50	1962	+15.2
36	Prashanth J Naik	2024	IND	+87N	+41B	−1N	+44B	+37N	−4B	=28N	=59B	−18N	5.0	45.0	48.0	22.75	1978	-11.0
37	Rangeet Majumdar	1892	IND	+85N	−10B	+58N	+61B	−36B	+32N	−15N	+41B	−19N	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.00	1905	+6.0
38	Dhanush Ram M	1949	IND	F	+31B	−6N	+66B	−26N	+44B	−13N	+39B	+59N	5.0	41.5	41.5	23.50	2011	+23.6
39	Kanoje Alok	1838	IND	+108B	−7N	+69B	=9N	−11B	=56N	+67B	−38N	+72B	5.0	40.5	40.5	17.50	1840	-1.6
40	Vibhor Chopra	1868	IND	+100N	−4B	−87N	+64B	+82N	−29B	+93N	+45B	−20N	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.50	1803	-27.2
41	Talin Nimpu	1779	IND	+80B	−36N	+57B	−16N	=67B	+76N	=49B	−37N	+70B	5.0	36.5	40.0	19.75	1739	-8.0
42	Yuwan Das	1919	IND	+89B	−2N	+72B	−53N	+65B	=78N	=73B	+62N	−14B	5.0	36.5	39.5	18.50	1806	-46.0
43	Tapu Kaji	1676	IND	−3N	=76B	+89B	+50N	−35B	−34N	+71N	=54B	+86B	5.0	36.5	39.5	18.50	1803	+21.8
44	Ranjith, R.k.	1862	IND	+98B	−46N	+67B	−36N	+87B	−38N	+65B	+88N	−21B	5.0	34.5	37.0	16.50	1779	-13.4
45	Aravinda, B R	1727	IND	−2B	+84N	−62B	−75N	+105B	+85B	+64N	−40N	+88B	5.0	33.0	34.0	14.50	1630	-19.4
46	Singh, S. Vikramjit	2112	IND	F	+44B	+18N	=10B	−6N	+54B	−9N	−12B	+51N	4.5	45.0	45.0	23.00	2058	-9.6
47	Tasso Tai	1753	IND	+68N	=17B	−20N	+96B	−30N	+33B	−18N	+53B	−28N	4.5	43.0	45.5	19.50	1805	+15.6
48	Madhab, Sarma	1840	IND	+107N	−15B	+82N	+19B	+20N	−23B	−12N	=52B	−25N	4.5	43.0	44.0	18.75	1857	+2.8
49	Santanu, Borpatra Gohain	1920	IND	+90N	+96B	=4N	−3B	+60N	−8B	=41N	=55B	−31N	4.5	42.5	45.0	17.75	1885	-11.0
50	Dupit Tabu	1883	IND	+91N	=3B	−23N	−43B	+79N	+60B	+31N	−19B	−32N	4.5	42.0	45.0	19.50	1806	-18.0
51	Karthik Gopal G	1824	IND	+103N	=23B	+17N	−4B	−9B	−73N	+58B	+75N	−46B	4.5	41.0	42.5	18.25	1846	+2.0
52	Padi Khambo	1709	IND	−1N	+90B	+64N	−28B	+92N	−15B	+89B	=48N	−34B	4.5	38.5	41.5	15.25	1731	+8.0
53	Mara Tapung Pogia	1734	IND	+95N	−12B	+92N	+42B	−8N	−19B	=75B	−47N	+77B	4.5	38.0	41.0	16.25	1773	+3.6
54	Amlan Mahanta	1856	IND	+104N	−13B	=77N	+79B	+76B	−46N	−21B	=43N	=73B	4.5	35.5	36.5	14.00	1706	-28.4
55	Swaraj Jyoti Neog	1810	IND	=94B	+81N	−8B	−76N	+80B	=67N	+69B	=49N	−33N	4.5	35.0	38.0	16.75	1793	-9.2
56	Hage Lasa Nado	1687	IND	−10N	+97B	=96N	+77B	−27N	=39B	−88B	=57N	+75B	4.5	33.5	36.0	15.50	1657	-8.6
57	Manjunath D Naik	1549	IND	−12N	+68B	−41N	−29B	−100N	+104B	+91N	=56B	+81N	4.5	33.5	34.5	13.75	1642	+7.2
58	Joram Ago	1595	IND	−19N	+100B	−37B	=80N	−85N	+79B	−51N	+76B	+96N	4.5	31.5	33.5	13.25	1540	-9.0
59	Ayaan Trikha	1853	IND	F	+19B	−13N	=30B	=15N	+20B	=16N	=36N	−38B	4.0	45.5	45.5	23.25	2015	+67.6
60	Arav Vinod	1766	IND	+99B	+16N	−7B	=21N	−49B	−50N	F	=32B	+62N	4.0	40.5	43.0	18.25	1800	+11.2
61	Ayaan Arora	1664	IND	=8B	+94N	=21B	−37N	F	−25B	+68N	−30B	+64N	4.0	40.0	43.0	17.25	1760	+17.2
62	Dhrubajyoti, Saha	1513	IND	−20N	+106B	+45N	−17B	+93N	−28B	+66N	−42B	−60B	4.0	38.5	39.5	13.00	1726	+36.2
63	Ashis Kumar	1637	IND	−4N	+91B	−30N	+97B	−29N	−64B	+90N	−31B	+101N	4.0	36.0	38.0	10.50	1598	-14.0
64	Kara Talin	1513	IND	−21B	+99N	−52B	−40N	+94B	+63N	−45B	+65N	−61B	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.50	1573	+12.8
65	Nyadar Poyom	1592	IND	−7B	+83N	−24B	+99N	−42N	+97B	−44N	−64B	+85N	4.0	35.0	37.5	11.50	1524	-25.2
66	Tamar Nilling	1774	IND	F	−9N	+75B	−38N	+101B	−21N	−62B	+69N	+67B	4.0	35.0	35.0	13.50	1700	-14.0
67	Ayush Bhadra	1575	IND	−23N	+107B	−44N	+104B	=41N	=55B	−39N	+68B	−66N	4.0	34.0	35.0	10.75	1569	-6.4
68	Tamo Ribya	0	IND	−47B	−57N	+105B	+69N	−32B	+70N	−61B	−67N	+97B	4.0	33.0	34.0	11.50	1468	0.0
69	Bindipal, Doley	1564	IND	−17N	+86B	−39N	−68B	+102N	+100B	−55N	−66B	+91N	4.0	31.5	33.5	10.00	1047	-13.2
70	Nalo Dr. Taga	1583	IND	−15N	+104B	−26N	−86B	+91N	−68B	+105N	+85B	−41N	4.0	30.5	31.5	8.00	1620	+1.2
71	Punyo Takung	1691	IND	−22B	−89N	+98B	−101N	+83B	−75N	−43B	+100N	+90B	4.0	28.0	30.0	11.00	1340	-106.8
72	Tamchi Kache	1615	IND	−13N	+102B	−42N	F	F	+80N	+101B	+92B	−39N	4.0	26.5	26.5	10.50	1697	+7.0
73	Debopriyo Dutta	1655	IND	F	=20B	−25N	+33B	−18N	+51B	=42N	−27B	=54N	3.5	42.5	42.5	17.75	1856	+74.8
74	Karmajyoti Chetia	1628	IND	−5B	+105N	−35B	+83N	−19N	+90B	−20N	=82B	−79N	3.5	37.0	38.0	9.25	1555	-35.2
75	Tage Tamer	1538	IND	−27N	+95B	−66N	+45B	F	+71B	=53N	−51B	−56N	3.5	36.0	39.0	14.25	1665	+37.6
76	Hage Koyang	0	IND	−25N	=43N	+94B	+55B	−54N	−41B	F	−58N	+99B	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.50	1577	0.0
77	Mohak Das	1570	IND	−9B	+108N	=54B	−56N	−33N	+84B	=85N	=96B	−53N	3.5	34.5	34.5	8.50	1589	-4.8
78	Lokhandkar Rushikesh	1680	IND	F	−27B	+109N	−26B	+86N	=42B	−17N	−33B	+82N	3.5	34.0	34.0	9.00	1669	-3.2
79	Nabam Nikum	1566	IND	F	=21N	−14B	−54N	−50B	−58N	+103B	+98N	+74B	3.5	33.0	33.0	10.50	1617	+3.0
80	Tage Oppo	0	IND	−41N	−92B	+91N	=58B	−55N	−72B	=84N	=83N	+100B	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.75	1365	0.0
81	Nada Tamang	1587	IND	+106N	−55B	−28N	=85B	=96N	F	=97B	+89N	−57B	3.5	28.5	29.5	8.00	1504	-24.4
82	Jigo Josam	1569	IND	−30N	+103B	−48B	+109N	−40B	−89N	+100B	=74N	−78B	3.5	28.5	28.5	5.25	1331	-27.6
83	Likha Domin	0	IND	−26N	−65B	+95N	−74B	−71N	+106B	−87N	=80B	+103N	3.5	28.0	29.0	7.25	873	0.0
84	Oonshu Haging	1469	IND	−18N	−45B	−104N	=94N	+107B	−77N	=80B	=99N	+98B	3.5	27.0	28.0	8.00	922	-24.8
85	Tami Tata	0	IND	−37B	−32N	+103B	=81N	+58B	−45N	=77B	−70N	−65B	3.0	35.0	36.5	9.50	1459	-66.8
86	Tachi Dari	0	IND	−34B	−69N	+88B	+70N	−78B	F	−32N	+87B	−43N	3.0	33.0	36.0	10.00	1533	0.0
87	Takhe Aring	1580	IND	−36B	+98N	+40B	−24N	−44N	F	+83B	−86N	−89B	3.0	33.0	35.5	11.00	1557	-11.2
88	Jiyad Hussain	0	IND	−33N	−93B	−86N	+98B	+106B	F	+56N	−44B	−45N	3.0	32.0	33.0	8.00	1498	+13.6
89	Rabindra Kumar, Moharana	1425	IND	−42N	+71B	−43N	−93B	F	+82B	−52N	−81B	+87N	3.0	31.5	32.5	10.50	1572	+29.2
90	Doley R.P.	1451	IND	−49B	−52N	+107B	−32N	+99B	−74N	−63B	+94N	−71N	3.0	31.5	32.5	6.50	898	-24.2
91	Kara Dhoni	0	IND	−50B	−63N	−80B	+107N	−70B	+94N	−57B	+95N	−69B	3.0	30.5	31.5	7.00	843	0.0
92	Kani Genda	1557	IND	−16B	+80N	−53B	+106N	−52B	−96N	+95B	−72N	F	3.0	29.0	30.0	7.50	954	-42.8
93	Yarda Dokio	1659	IND	−14B	+88N	−16B	+89N	−62B	+101N	−40B	F	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1626	-19.2
94	Sameer Kumar	0	IND	=55N	−61B	−76N	=84B	−64N	−91B	+106N	−90B	+105N	3.0	26.5	27.5	6.00	1345	0.0
95	FIDE 564007871	0	—	−53B	−75N	−83B	−100N	+108N	+102B	−92N	−91B	+106N	3.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	810	0.0
96	Taru Tasser	0	IND	F	−49N	=56B	−47N	=81B	+92B	−33N	=77N	−58B	2.5	33.5	33.5	8.75	1554	0.0
97	Buru Tani	0	IND	−35B	−56N	+108B	−63N	+109B	−65N	=81N	−101B	−68N	2.5	27.0	27.0	1.75	1255	0.0
98	FIDE 531062059	0	—	−44N	−87B	−71N	−88N	=103B	+99N	+102B	−79B	−84N	2.5	26.5	28.0	5.25	797	0.0
99	Taker Gyati	0	IND	−60N	−64B	+102N	−65B	−90N	−98B	+104N	=84B	−76N	2.5	26.5	27.5	4.75	1192	0.0
100	Nani Komo	0	IND	−40B	−58N	−29N	+95B	+57B	−69N	−82N	−71B	−80N	2.0	34.5	37.5	7.50	1438	0.0
101	Tania Arki	1517	IND	F	−18B	−31N	+71B	−66N	−93B	−72N	+97N	−63B	2.0	33.0	33.0	6.50	1409	-31.6
102	FIDE 429028540	0	—	−24B	−72N	−99B	+103N	−69B	−95N	−98N	F	+108B	2.0	23.0	23.0	1.50	883	0.0
103	FIDE 547066318	0	—	−51B	−82N	−85N	−102B	=98N	+108B	−79N	F	−83B	1.5	23.5	23.5	1.25	846	0.0
104	Nani Taley	0	IND	−54B	−70N	+84B	−67N	F	−57N	−99B	F	F	1.0	27.5	27.5	3.50	1369	0.0
105	FIDE 558097651	0	—	−28N	−74B	−68N	+108B	−45N	F	−70B	−107N	−94B	1.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	904	0.0
106	FIDE 25129449	0	—	−81B	−62N	F	−92B	−88N	−83N	−94B	+108N	−95B	1.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	715	0.0
107	Podha Ronya	0	IND	−48B	−67N	−90N	−91B	−84N	F	F	+105B	F	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	787	-99.6
108	FIDE 547070730	0	—	−39N	−77B	−97N	−105N	−95B	−103N	F	−106B	−102N	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	909	0.0
109	FIDE 564009017	0	—	−31N	F	−78B	−82B	−97N	F	F	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	860	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Debopriyo DuttaIND
+74.8
3.5 pts · #51
2Mayukh MajumderIND
+67.6
6.0 pts · #16
3Ayaan TrikhaIND
+67.6
4.0 pts · #40

Top rating losers

1Punyo TakungIND
-106.8
4.0 pts · #84
2Podha RonyaIND
-99.6
1.0 pts · #101
3Tami TataIND
-66.8
3.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R8+385 Elo gap
Jagesia Daksh2018 beat IMDaaevik Wadhawan2403
R9+317 Elo gap
Daksh Goyal2079 beat IMJain Kashish Manoj2396
R4+291 Elo gap
Sagnik Halder2019 beat Nithin Babu2310