13th NATIONALS AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 2026 (Women - BELOW 2000)
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35 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Hosur - Krishnagiri, India. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1821, and top seed was Ratnapriya K (🇮🇳 IND, 1877).
Pavithra R V (🇮🇳 IND, 1815) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ratnapriya K (6.5) and Kavitha P L (6.5). V shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aarabhi Madhukar (1559) beat Chetana Gopalakrishnan (1744), a +185-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
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇳India×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsPavithra R V led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Feb
Pavithra R V takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Kavitha P L won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pavithra R V | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Kavitha P L | — | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Ratnapriya K | ½ | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Arpita Patankar | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavithra R V | 1815 | IND | +16N | +22B | =2N | +9B | +5N | =4B | +14N | =8B | +6N | 7.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 38.50 | 2052 | +102.4 |
| 2 | Ratnapriya K | 1877 | IND | +24B | +8N | =1B | +3N | =4B | +7B | +5N | −6N | =10B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 36.50 | 1954 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Kavitha P L | 1760 | IND | +29N | +27B | +5N | −2B | −7N | +15N | +12B | =4N | +8B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 30.50 | 1950 | +46.0 |
| 4 | Arpita Patankar | 1851 | IND | +11N | +25B | =9N | +12B | =2N | =1N | =6B | =3B | =7N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 32.50 | 1909 | +26.0 |
| 5 | Vakcheri Mohitha | 1818 | IND | +19B | +7N | −3B | +15N | −1B | +24N | −2B | =13N | +14B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 25.50 | 1830 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Pournami SWCM | 1843 | IND | −21N | +17B | −11N | +16B | +22N | +13B | =4N | +2B | −1B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 27.50 | 1809 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Kirtana S P | 1740 | IND | +28N | −5B | +16N | +21B | +3B | −2N | −8N | +14B | =4B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 26.00 | 1817 | +19.4 |
| 8 | Sahana S | 1762 | IND | +34B | −2B | −21N | +30N | +18B | +20N | +7B | =1N | −3N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 1775 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Charudharshini R | 1792 | IND | +30B | +35N | =4B | −1N | +23B | −14N | =10N | =11B | +12B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 20.75 | 1785 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Kiyanna ParihaarWCM | 1800 | IND | +18B | =14N | −15B | =31N | =17B | +28N | =9B | +22N | =2N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 23.50 | 1775 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Srinithi S | 1683 | IND | −4B | +34N | +6B | =23N | =15B | −12N | +20B | =9N | =13B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21.50 | 1771 | +43.6 |
| 12 | Yakshini P | 1797 | IND | =31N | +21B | +14N | −4N | =24B | +11B | −3N | +16B | −9N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21.00 | 1759 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Brindha S | 1713 | IND | =20B | −15N | =18B | +33N | +31B | −6N | +23B | =5B | =11N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 17.75 | 1696 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Trisha B | 1711 | IND | +32N | =10B | −12B | +35N | +27N | +9B | −1B | −7N | −5N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 14.75 | 1722 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Dhanushkka S | 1774 | IND | =17N | +13B | +10N | −5B | =11N | −3B | =19N | +27B | F | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1778 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Dhruvi Shrikant Panigrahi | 1655 | IND | −1B | +26N | −7B | −6N | +35B | +29N | +24B | −12N | =17B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 14.75 | 1664 | +1.6 |
| 17 | Radhya Malhotra | 1596 | IND | =15B | −6N | +19B | =18N | =10N | =27B | −22N | +32B | =16N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 17.75 | 1716 | +55.6 |
| 18 | Megha Patra | 1651 | IND | −10N | +32B | =13N | =17B | −8N | −22B | +25N | +28N | =29B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 16.00 | 1659 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Hasini S | 1661 | IND | −5N | =28B | −17N | +29B | +32B | =23N | =15B | =21N | =20B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 15.75 | 1626 | -16.4 |
| 20 | Navya P L | 1513 | IND | =13N | +31B | −27N | =22B | +21N | −8B | −11N | +30B | =19N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1699 | +90.0 |
| 21 | Thanshika G | 1662 | IND | +6B | −12N | +8B | −7N | −20B | +31N | =27N | =19B | −26N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 1665 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Silarapu Devi Dedipyasri | 1710 | IND | +33B | −1N | =35B | =20N | −6B | +18N | +17B | −10B | F | 4.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 13.75 | 1644 | -19.2 |
| 23 | Balani Manya | 1672 | IND | −27N | +29B | +25N | =11B | −9N | =19B | −13N | −26B | +32N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 14.25 | 1636 | -14.4 |
| 24 | Laksna Sri R | 1705 | IND | −2N | +30B | +33N | =27B | =12N | −5B | −16N | −29B | +34N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 10.75 | 1641 | -30.0 |
| 25 | Chetana Gopalakrishnan | 1744 | IND | +26B | −4N | −23B | =32N | −28B | =33N | −18B | +35N | +31B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 1530 | -80.4 |
| 26 | Aaranya R | 1562 | IND | −25N | −16B | −30N | F | =33B | +35N | =28B | +23N | +21B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.75 | 1591 | +1.2 |
| 27 | Dhanyashree R | 1846 | IND | +23B | −3N | +20B | =24N | −14B | =17N | =21B | −15N | F | 3.5 | 36.5 | 40.5 | 14.75 | 1628 | -93.2 |
| 28 | Aarabhi Madhukar | 1559 | IND | −7B | =19N | −31N | +34B | +25N | −10B | =26N | −18B | =30N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 11.50 | 1591 | +25.2 |
| 29 | Kavya S | 1578 | IND | −3B | −23N | +34B | −19N | +30B | −16B | F | +24N | =18N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.75 | 1625 | +18.8 |
| 30 | Divakaran, Sinddhizhai | 1612 | IND | −9N | −24N | +26B | −8B | −29N | F | +33B | −20N | =28B | 2.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.75 | 1406 | -75.2 |
| 31 | Pondhiya S | 1616 | IND | =12B | −20N | +28B | =10B | −13N | −21B | −32N | F | −25N | 2.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.75 | 1464 | -67.2 |
| 32 | Arisapu Vedhaanshi | 1467 | IND | −14B | −18N | F | =25B | −19N | =34N | +31B | −17N | −23B | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 1466 | -15.6 |
| 33 | Aadhya Krishnavajjala | 0 | IND | −22N | F | −24B | −13B | =26N | =25B | −30N | −34B | +35N | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Harshitha Sri S | 1578 | IND | −8N | −11B | −29N | −28N | F | =32B | =35B | +33N | −24B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 1226 | -96.0 |
| 35 | Yogashree R | 0 | IND | F | −9B | =22N | −14B | −16N | −26B | =34N | −25B | −33B | 1.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.00 | 1376 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pavithra R VIND+102.47.5 pts · #1
- 2Navya P LIND+90.04.5 pts · #12
- 3Radhya MalhotraIND+55.64.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Harshitha Sri SIND-96.02.0 pts · #35
- 2Dhanyashree RIND-93.23.5 pts · #21
- 3Chetana GopalakrishnanIND-80.44.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+185 Elo gap
- R1+181 Elo gap
- R3+160 Elo gap