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13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2300)

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23 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Hosur - Krishnagiri, India. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1860, and top seed was Bala Kannamma P (🇮🇳 IND, WFM, 2046).

Kirthika B (🇮🇳 IND, WCM, 1802) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bala Kannamma P (6.5) and Nakshatra Gumudavelly (6.5). B won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Bhillva Nilaya Kondari Eswara Krishna (WCM, 1751) beat Bala Kannamma P (WFM, 2046), a +295-point gap.

Location
🇮🇳Hosur - Krishnagiri, India
Dates
25 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳WFMBala Kannamma P2046
Avg top 10
1,860
Participants
23
Titled players · 8
WFM×3
WCM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇳India×22
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Kirthika B led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Kirthika7Bala Kannamma6.5Gumudavelly6.5Ukkali6Pooja Shree5.5Tanvi5
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Kirthika B held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Kirthika B beat WFM Bala Kannamma P (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Kirthika B 4 wins (R1–R4)WCM Nakshatra Gumudavelly 5 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMKirthika B*
1
½
1
2WFMBala Kannamma P
0
*—
1
3WCMNakshatra Gumudavelly
½
—*
1
4Krupha S Ukkali
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kirthika BWCM1802IND+20B+8N+9B+4N=5B=6N+2B=3N=7B7.044.547.036.002007+92.0
2Bala Kannamma PWFM2046IND+11B+13N=5B−8N+9B+4B−1N+7B+6N6.543.047.032.251951-17.0
3Nakshatra GumudavellyWCM1690IND−6N−18N+21B+19B+17N+14B+9N=1B+4N6.535.536.525.001908+106.4
4Krupha S Ukkali1853IND+17N+7B+6N−1B+18B−2N+5B+8N−3B6.043.546.526.501942+42.4
5Pooja Shree RWCM1793INDF+16B=2N=6B=1N+7B−4N+12N+8B5.542.042.026.751957+68.0
6Anandhi P1830IND+3B+14N−4B=5N+11B=1B−8N+19N−2B5.044.547.523.751811-8.0
7Borate Tanvi1737IND+18B−4N+12B=11N+8B−5N+15B−2N=1N5.042.045.021.251899+35.4
8Bhillva Nilaya Kondari Eswara KrishnaWCM1751IND+23N−1B+16N+2B−7N+18N+6B−4B−5N5.041.541.518.001842+18.6
9Rajasurya, J.WFM1762IND+21N=15B−1N+10B−2N+20B−3B=11N+12B5.039.540.516.501803+9.0
10Athira A J1728IND−15N+23B=13B−9N+22B=12N=11N=14B+17B5.027.527.511.001735+1.2
11Sananda R1738IND−2N+22B+19N=7B−6N−15N=10B=9B+21N4.534.034.011.501708-15.2
12Hanya ShahWCM1818IND−16N+21B−7N=17B+13N=10B+14N−5B−9N4.034.535.512.501673-66.0
13Harshitha B J1790IND+19B−2B=10N−18N−12B−17B+21N=16N+22B4.029.029.08.251656-56.0
14Advika Sarupria1759INDF−6B=17N+15B=20N−3N−12B=10N+16B3.533.033.012.251706-24.0
15Ameya A R1917IND+10B=9N−18B−14N+16N+11B−7NFF3.532.532.515.501772-54.4
16Gadde Kaarthika1673IND+12B−5N−8B+23N−15B−19N+20N=13B−14N3.531.031.08.501600-35.2
17J Evangelina Mystica1708IND−4B+20N=14B=12N−3B+13N−19BF−10N3.035.538.010.251629-35.6
18Keerti Shree ReddyWFM1986IND−7N+3B+15N+13B−4N−8BFFF3.030.030.014.001789-29.6
19Giddal Sharon Blessy1482IND−13NF−11B−3N+23B+16B+17N−6BF3.029.029.06.501614+32.8
20Leah R Joseph1617IND−1N−17B+22N+21N=14B−9N−16BFF2.526.026.02.751507-34.0
21Ayushi Jaiswal1477IND−9B−12N−3N−20BFF−13B+22N−11B1.026.526.50.00935-23.6
22FIDE 259711230—F−11N−20BF−10NFF−21B−13N0.021.521.50.008710.0
23Yashsri T S0IND−8B−10NF−16B−19NFFFF0.016.516.50.008620.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets