44th 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. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2244, and top seed was Boris Savchenko (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2464).
Boris Savchenko (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2464) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Madhvendra Pratap Sharma (7.0) and Nguyen Van Huy (5.5). Savchenko won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Nivedita V C (WFM, 2144) beat Diasmany Otero Acosta (IM, 2341), a +197-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Boris Savchenko led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
GM Boris Savchenko held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.
GM Boris Savchenko drew with FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma (Black).
GM Boris Savchenko went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
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 | 🇷🇺GMSavchenko, Boris | 2464 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.00 | 37.5 | +4.0 | 2494 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMMadhvendra Pratap Sharma | 2284 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.75 | 38.0 | +47.5 | 2459 |
| 3 | 🇻🇳GMNguyen Van Huy | 2360 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 39.5 | -4.6 | 2311 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳WIMKalyani Sirin | 2186 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | +29.3 | 2293 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Vignesh B | 2222 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | +15.6 | 2289 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳WFMNivedita V C | 2144 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +30.2 | 2255 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Siddhanth Poonja | 2298 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | -24.2 | 2195 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺IMOtero Acosta, Diasmany | 2341 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | -27.2 | 2108 |
| 9 | 🇪🇬IMSarwat, Walaa | 2048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | +8.5 | 2139 |
| 10 | 🇮🇩WIMSinggih, Diajeng Theresa | 2089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.50 | 44.5 | -42.0 | 1817 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Madhvendra Pratap SharmaFMIND+47.57.0 pts · #2
- 2Nivedita V CWFMIND+30.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Kalyani SirinWIMIND+29.35.0 pts · #4
- 1Singgih, Diajeng TheresaWIMINA-42.00.5 pts · #10
- 2Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB-27.23.0 pts · #8
- 3Siddhanth PoonjaIND-24.24.0 pts · #7
- R7+197 Elo gap
- R8+155 Elo gap
- R4+119 Elo gap