Chess masters academy classic tournament for teams

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43 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Muscat, Oman. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Velavaa Ragavesh (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2159).

Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund (🇮🇳 IND, 1736) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami (5.0) and Keith Mathew (4.5).

The biggest upset came in round 3: Christopher M Anish (1574) beat Al-qudaimi abdullah (1894), a +320-point gap.

Location

🇴🇲Muscat, Oman

Dates

11 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

1,735

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇮🇳India×30

🇴🇲Oman×5

🇸🇩Sudan×2

🇯🇴Jordan×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

Top 3

🥇
Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund
🇮🇳IND·1736
5.0pts·1806perf+17.2
🥈
Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami
🇮🇳IND·1598
5.0pts·2359perf+68.8
🥉
Keith Mathew
🇮🇳IND·1543
4.5pts·1785perf+65.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Marksim Karki Abirami5Mulgund5Yadhav Krishna4.5Mathew4.5Rajesh4.5Shafeek4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Mulgund takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami 4 wins (R3–R6)Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sriiyukthaa Marksim Karki Abirami	*	—	—	—
2Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund	—	*	—	—
3Yadhav Krishna S	—	—	*	1
4Keith Mathew	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund	1736	IND	+26B	+27N	+13B	−7N	+?B	+15N	5.0	14.0	14.0	10.00	1806	+17.2
2	Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa	1598	IND	+30B	−?N	+26B	+9N	+13B	+33N	5.0	12.5	12.5	12.50	2359	+68.8
3	Keith Mathew	1543	IND	−4B	+18N	+31B	+28N	+17B	=19N	4.5	15.5	17.5	11.50	1785	+65.6
4	Yadhav Krishna S	1754	IND	+3N	+11B	=?N	=10B	+29N	=?N	4.5	13.5	13.5	11.75	2002	+41.6
5	Rilwin S Rajesh	1469	IND	−?B	+30N	=14B	+16N	+38B	+26N	4.5	11.0	11.0	9.50	1778	+43.6
6	Sinan Shafeek	1795	IND	+22B	+14N	+7B	−?N	−33B	+9N	4.0	15.0	15.0	13.00	1877	+20.0
7	Al Sabti, Abdul Malik	1706	OMA	+21N	+42B	−6N	+1B	+27N	−?N	4.0	13.5	13.5	9.50	1829	+19.6
8	Izaan Shafeek	1674	IND	+35B	−?N	=28N	+29B	=24N	+10B	4.0	12.0	12.0	9.75	2014	+51.2
9	Niyola Pinto	1529	IND	+39N	=15B	+42N	−2B	+22N	−6B	3.5	15.5	15.5	5.00	1554	+2.8
10	Dahveed Sibi Kurisinkal	1760	IND	+20N	+?B	−?B	=4N	+34B	−8N	3.5	13.0	13.0	6.75	1736	-4.0
11	Al Aisaee, Anat	1690	OMA	=28B	−4N	+41B	+34N	+19B	−?N	3.5	11.5	11.5	6.00	1788	+7.8
12	Hamid Gulzar	1554	PAK	−?B	+38N	+16B	−33N	+35B	=14N	3.5	11.0	11.0	7.50	1603	+3.8
13	Ilaan Shafeek	1465	IND	+16B	=?N	−1N	=15B	−2N	+27B	3.0	18.0	18.0	6.50	1547	+15.2
14	Yasser Hamdan	1631	JOR	+32N	−6B	=5N	+27B	−15N	=12B	3.0	17.0	19.0	8.00	1531	-13.8
15	Anush Bansal	1609	IND	+38B	=9N	−?B	=13N	+14B	−1B	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.25	1626	+5.6
16	Yadhukrishna V	0	IND	−13N	+21B	−12N	−5B	+32N	+?B	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1288	0.0
17	Reev Shajina Rajesh	1579	IND	−?N	+37B	−29N	+20B	−3N	+23B	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.50	1617	+10.8
18	Al Habsi, Sultan Mohamed	1657	OMA	−?N	−3B	+20N	−?B	+36N	+29B	3.0	11.0	11.0	6.50	1734	+7.8
19	Christopher M Anish	1574	IND	−?B	+40N	+?N	=23B	−11N	=3B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1579	+0.8
20	Yashkrishna V	1474	IND	−10B	+31N	−18B	−17N	+40B	=25N	2.5	14.0	14.5	3.75	1548	+20.4
21	Siddhanth Subramanian	0	IND	−7B	−16N	+38B	+30N	=26B	−32N	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.00	1529	0.0
22	Sai Prasath Karthikeyan	1553	IND	−6N	+32B	−?B	=26N	−9B	+38N	2.5	12.5	12.5	4.00	1465	-21.2
23	Sreenand Arun	1548	IND	−?B	+43B	−34B	=19N	+31B	−17N	2.5	10.0	10.0	3.50	1521	-7.6
24	Al Hinai, Qusay	1788	OMA	+31B	+41N	−?B	−?N	=8B	−?B	2.5	6.0	6.0	4.00	1839	+2.2
25	Priyesh Valoorakayil Sankaran	1489	IND	F	F	F	+40N	+41B	=20B	2.5	3.0	3.0	1.75	1696	+21.6
26	Arush Bimal	1475	IND	−1N	+35N	−2N	=22B	=21N	−5B	2.0	19.5	21.5	4.50	1273	-35.2
27	Al Yousufi, Dawood	1582	OMA	+43N	−1B	+39B	−14N	−7B	−13N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	834	-34.2
28	Advaya Gurudas Pejathaya	0	IND	=11N	F	=8B	−3B	+37N	−36B	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.25	1500	0.0
29	Hussein Siddig Mohamed	1674	SUD	+40B	−?N	+17B	−8N	−4B	−18N	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.50	1566	-14.8
30	Thiyasika Kobiga	0	IND	−2N	−5B	+32N	−21B	−39N	+42B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	745	0.0
31	Haran Vaibhav Senthilkumar	1619	IND	−24N	−20B	−3N	+37B	−23N	+40B	2.0	13.5	14.0	2.00	1437	-58.4
32	Aryan Barani	0	IND	−14B	−22N	−30B	+?N	−16B	+21B	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	1412	0.0
33	Ahmed, Ali	1769	SUD	F	F	F	+12B	+6N	−2B	2.0	12.5	12.5	7.50	1778	+1.2
34	Harshavardhan V	1664	IND	+37N	−?B	+23N	−11B	−10N	−?B	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1622	-8.8
35	FIDE 547004029	0	—	−8N	−26B	F	+42B	−12N	+39B	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	767	0.0
36	Aswathi Unnikrishnan	1476	IND	F	F	F	+41N	−18B	+28N	2.0	5.0	5.0	2.00	856	-10.4
37	Eshal Shafeek	1484	IND	−34B	−17N	=40B	−31N	−28B	+41N	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.25	1276	-35.2
38	Aadam Sibi Kurisinkal	1410	IND	−15N	−12B	−21N	+39B	−5N	−22B	1.0	16.0	17.0	1.00	748	-50.4
39	Saurish Katare	0	IND	−9B	F	−27N	−38N	+30B	−35N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	707	0.0
40	Tejas Dinesh Kumar	1534	IND	−29N	−19B	=37N	−25B	−20N	−31N	0.5	12.0	13.5	0.75	1151	-93.6
41	FIDE 564007073	0	—	F	−24B	−11N	−36B	−25N	−37B	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	785	0.0
42	FIDE 564014126	0	—	F	−7N	−9B	−35N	−?B	−30N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	754	0.0
43	FIDE 9402799	0	—	−27B	−23N	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	768	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Marksim Karki Abirami, SriiyukthaaIND
+68.8
5.0 pts · #1
2Keith MathewIND
+65.6
4.5 pts · #5
3Izaan ShafeekIND
+51.2
4.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Tejas Dinesh KumarIND
-93.6
0.5 pts · #33
2Haran Vaibhav SenthilkumarIND
-58.4
2.0 pts · #18
3Aadam Sibi KurisinkalIND
-50.4
1.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R3+320 Elo gap
Christopher M Anish1574 beat Al-qudaimi abdullah1894
R5+187 Elo gap
Nachiketha Krishnendra Mulgund1736 beat Fathi Tavani, Farhoud1923
R6+171 Elo gap
Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyukthaa1598 beat Ahmed, Ali1769