14th NATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP-2025 Category U07 Open
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Guwahati, India. Top 10 Elo average was 436, and top seed was Arjun Nagam (🇮🇳 IND, 1513).
Nimalan Dharanipathy (🇮🇳 IND, 1427) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ivaan Dubey (7.5) and Madhav Mundhara (7.5). Dharanipathy took the lead from round 8.
Location
🇮🇳Guwahati, India
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇳India×13
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNimalan Dharanipathy led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE30 Dec
Ivaan Dubey takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nimalan Dharanipathy drew with Madhav Mundhara (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nimalan Dharanipathy 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Madhav Mundhara 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Ivaan Dubey 6 wins (R2–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nimalan Dharanipathy | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Madhav Mundhara | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Ivaan Dubey | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 547077310 | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nimalan Dharanipathy | 1427 | IND | +27N | +16B | +7N | =3B | +4N | =5B | +8N | +2N | +10B | 8.0 | 51.0 | 54.0 | 47.00 | 2350 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Ivaan Dubey | 0 | IND | =4N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +6N | +3B | +5N | −1B | +7N | 7.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 29.75 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Madhav Mundhara | 0 | IND | +12B | +?N | +?B | =1N | +?B | −2N | +?B | +5B | +4N | 7.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 22.50 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Arjun Nagam | 1513 | IND | =2B | +21N | +9B | +20N | −1B | +14N | +12B | +13N | −3B | 6.5 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 34.75 | 612 | -27.6 |
| 5 | Akshath Chowhan Lavudiya | 1416 | IND | +?B | +?N | +10B | +?N | +14B | =1N | −2B | −3N | +?B | 6.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 15.00 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 547077310 | 0 | — | +?B | +8N | =20B | +?N | −2B | −?N | +?B | +12N | +13B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 19.25 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 564036006 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1B | +9N | +?B | −8N | +14B | +?N | −2B | 6.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chaukhun Mannvik Gogoi | 0 | IND | +?N | −6B | +24N | +?B | +?N | +7B | −1B | −10N | +?B | 6.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Vasudev Vishnu | 0 | IND | +?N | +?B | −4N | −7B | +28N | +18B | +15N | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kushaagra Agrawal | 0 | IND | +?N | +?B | −5N | −?N | +?B | +23B | +?N | +8B | −1N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 564036014 | 0 | — | −?B | −12N | +21B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?N | +?B | +15N | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Advik Verma | 0 | IND | −3N | +11B | +?N | +?B | +16N | =13B | −4N | −6B | +20N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 18.25 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hitansh Venam | 0 | IND | +?B | +?N | +?B | −14N | +?B | =12N | +?B | −4B | −6N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Reyansh Harish Chaudhari | 0 | IND | +?N | +26B | +15N | +13B | −5N | −4B | −7N | +17B | −?N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 18.50 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 537080547 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −14B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −9B | +?N | −11B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 531022383 | 0 | — | F | −1N | +?B | +?N | −12B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 558039244 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +22B | −14N | +?B | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Chiranth Gouda G B | 0 | IND | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kirithvik V | 0 | IND | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?B | +?N | −21N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 531028420 | 0 | — | +?N | +24B | =6N | −4B | =?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | −12B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 564037959 | 0 | — | −?N | −4B | −11N | +?B | +?N | +19B | =?N | +23B | −?B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 547076720 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −23N | +?B | −17N | +26B | =?N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 537076256 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +22B | −10N | −?B | −21N | +?B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 564036057 | 0 | — | +?B | −20N | −8B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +25B | −?N | +?N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 558096116 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −24N | +?B | +26N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 429094127 | 0 | — | +?B | −14N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −22N | −25B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 558014985 | 0 | — | −1B | F | +?N | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 558091122 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −9B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 564035980 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nimalan DharanipathyIND+27.68.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 4290941270.03.0 pts · #18
- 3Reyansh Harish ChaudhariIND0.05.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Arjun NagamIND-27.66.5 pts · #17
- 2FIDE 4290941270.03.0 pts · #18
- 3Reyansh Harish ChaudhariIND0.05.0 pts · #16