Chola Chess FIDE Round Robin Grandmaster Tournament
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 11 Feb 2026 in Chennai, India. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2476, and top seed was Aronyak Ghosh (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2533).
Alisher Suleymenov (🇰🇿 KAZ, GM, 2500) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Ethan Vaz (5.5) and Audi Ameya (5.5). Suleymenov won solo starting round 8.
Location
🇮🇳Chennai, India
Dates
03 Feb 2026 → 11 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×4
IM×6
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇳India×6
🇫🇷France×2
🇵🇾Paraguay×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Alisher Suleymenov led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE06 Feb
GM Alisher Suleymenov takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Alisher Suleymenov drew with IM Audi Ameya (Black).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
GM Alisher Suleymenov went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇿GMSuleymenov, Alisher | 2500 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +11.8 | 2598 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMVaz, Ethan | 2518 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 25.25 | 39.5 | +4.2 | 2551 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMAudi Ameya | 2418 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +17.9 | 2562 |
| 4 | 🇵🇾GMDelgado Ramirez, Neuris | 2511 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | +0.1 | 2515 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳IMMayank Chakraborty | 2473 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +5.3 | 2519 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳IMAronyak Ghosh | 2533 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 20.50 | 40.0 | -1.9 | 2513 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷GMBoyer, Mahel | 2486 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.25 | 41.5 | -11.4 | 2394 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷GMGirel, Joseph | 2499 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -13.2 | 2393 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳IMHarsh Suresh | 2443 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | -10.6 | 2354 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳IMBorgaonkar Akshay | 2381 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.75 | 42.0 | -2.2 | 2361 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Audi AmeyaIMIND+17.95.5 pts · #2
- 2Suleymenov, AlisherGMKAZ+11.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Mayank ChakrabortyIMIND+5.35.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Girel, JosephGMFRA-13.23.5 pts · #7
- 2Boyer, MahelGMFRA-11.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Harsh SureshIMIND-10.63.0 pts · #9