41st Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament - Chennai
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 14 Jan 2026 in Chennai, India. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2265, and top seed was Aleksej Aleksandrov (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2409).
Aleksej Aleksandrov (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2409) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez (6.5) and Vaibhav Jayant Raut (5.0). Aleksandrov shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Yehya Rahman (IM, 1974) beat Ashwin Sairam (FM, 2305), a +331-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Aleksej Aleksandrov led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
GM Aleksej Aleksandrov drew with IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez (Black).
GM Aleksej Aleksandrov 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez 5 wins (R2–R6)
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 | 🇧🇾GMAleksandrov, Aleksej | 2409 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7.5 | 31.25 | 37.5 | +12.6 | 2526 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺IMGomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos | 2298 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +16.2 | 2427 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMVaibhav Jayant Raut | 2344 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | -9.4 | 2299 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMMadhesh Kumar S | 2324 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -14.4 | 2259 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳CMHari Ganesh T | 2240 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +7.4 | 2268 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMAshwin Sairam | 2305 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | -19.0 | 2218 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMPranav K P | 2368 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | -45.2 | 2174 |
| 8 | 🇨🇴IMPalencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | 2207 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | -3.2 | 2192 |
| 9 | 🇦🇷IMClaverie, Raul | 2185 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 14.50 | 42.0 | -4.2 | 2149 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬IMRahman, Yehya | 1974 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 14.00 | 42.0 | +29.9 | 2169 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rahman, YehyaIMEGY+29.93.0 pts · #10
- 2Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIMCUB+16.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR+12.67.5 pts · #1
- 1Pranav K PFMIND-45.23.5 pts · #7
- 2Ashwin SairamFMIND-19.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Madhesh Kumar SFMIND-14.44.5 pts · #4
- R1+331 Elo gap
- R8+161 Elo gap