43rd 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 2240, and top seed was Alexei Fedorov (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2377).
Alexei Fedorov (🇧🇾 BLR, GM, 2377) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alexander Slizhevsky (5.5) and Semetei Tologon tegin (5.5). Fedorov took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Amrou Sobh (IM, 2001) beat Prasannaa.s (FM, 2183), a +182-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Alexei Fedorov led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
IM Semetei Tologon tegin takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
GM Alexei Fedorov opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Alexander Slizhevsky); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Alexei Fedorov drew with IM Alexander Slizhevsky (White).
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 | 🇧🇾GMFedorov, Alexei | 2377 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.50 | 37.5 | +13.1 | 2498 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺IMSlizhevsky, Alexander | 2338 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | -2.3 | 2309 |
| 3 | 🇰🇬IMTologon tegin, Semetei | 2322 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | -0.4 | 2311 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMPrasannaa.s | 2183 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5.0 | 23.25 | 40.0 | +25.2 | 2289 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳CMSherla Prathamesh | 2259 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | +4.8 | 2281 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMDaakshin Arun | 2304 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -7.8 | 2233 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMJai Sankar Subramanian | 2215 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | -2.8 | 2200 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMJinan Jomon | 2323 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | -15.4 | 2188 |
| 9 | 🇳🇵FMJaiswal, Rupesh | 2076 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 8.25 | 43.0 | -7.9 | 2038 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬IMSobh, Amrou | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 8.25 | 43.0 | +5.4 | 2047 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Prasannaa.sFMIND+25.25.0 pts · #4
- 2Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR+13.17.5 pts · #1
- 3Sobh, AmrouIMEGY+5.42.0 pts · #10
- 1Jinan JomonFMIND-15.44.0 pts · #8
- 2Jaiswal, RupeshFMNEP-7.92.0 pts · #9
- 3Daakshin ArunFMIND-7.84.5 pts · #6
- R1+182 Elo gap
- R6+140 Elo gap
- R7+139 Elo gap