Signature Club Classical Chess Tournament, Group A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Dubai, UAE. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1337, and top seed was Aryan Ghesmati (🇮🇷 IRI, 2015).
Noli Delloro (🇵🇠PHI, 1881) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Roberto Carandang (8.0) and Aryan Ghesmati (7.5). Delloro broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Noli Delloro (1881) beat Aryan Ghesmati (2015), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsNoli Delloro led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Noli Delloro held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
Noli Delloro drew with Roberto Carandang (Black).
Noli Delloro 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Roberto Carandang 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Aryan Ghesmati 7 wins (R2–R8)
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 | 🇵ðŸ‡Delloro, Noli | 1881 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 31.50 | 35.5 | +24.6 | 2066 |
| 2 | 🇵ðŸ‡Carandang, Roberto | 1912 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 28.00 | 36.0 | +10.8 | 1957 |
| 3 | 🇮🇷Ghesmati, Aryan | 2015 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 24.00 | 36.5 | -8.4 | 1925 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Rithik Heman Odhrani | 1573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 12.25 | 38.5 | +26.0 | 1678 |
| 5 | 🇦🇪Golizadeh, Asena | 1483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4.5 | 11.25 | 39.5 | +62.0 | 1670 |
| 7 | 🇵ðŸ‡Rivera, Ariel | 1518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 4.75 | 41.0 | -16.4 | 1448 |
| 6 | 🇵ðŸ‡Astillero, Jake | 1523 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 41.0 | -32.8 | 1448 |
| 9 | 🇸🇬Arsh, Singhal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 2.0 | 3.25 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 1348 |
| 8 | 🇮🇷Vardi Nejad, Rasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.00 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 1469 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Vishnuvasan S | 1464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.00 | 43.5 | -76.4 | 868 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Golizadeh, AsenaUAE+62.04.5 pts · #5
- 2Rithik Heman OdhraniIND+26.05.5 pts · #4
- 3Delloro, NoliPHI+24.68.5 pts · #1
- 1Vishnuvasan SIND-76.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Astillero, JakePHI-32.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Rivera, ArielPHI-16.43.0 pts · #7
- R1+134 Elo gap