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"Late Shri Vasudeva V Dempo Memorial" Fide Rating Chess Tournament

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180 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Panaji, India. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2063, and top seed was Krishnan P. Saravana (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2255).

Rahul Sangma (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2130) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury (7.5) and Krishnan P. Saravana (7.0). Sangma won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: DSouza Jezreel (1447) beat Vishwesh Kochrekar (1730), a +283-point gap.

Location
🇮🇳Panaji, India
Dates
27 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳IMKrishnan P. Saravana2255
Avg top 10
2,063
Participants
180
Titled players · 5
GM×1
IM×2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇳India×158
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Rahul Sangma led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
82
39
13
4
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Rahul Sangma held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Rahul Sangma 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Krishnan P. Saravana 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMRahul Sangma*
½
½
2GMSaptarshi Roy Chowdhury*
0
3IMKrishnan P. Saravana
½
1
*
4FMKhherdekar Sauravh
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sangma, RahulIM2130IND+83B+35N+26B+79N+27B+18N=3B=4N+9B8.048.553.046.002254+12.0
2Roy Chowdhury, SaptarshiGM2219IND+103N+31B=23N+12B+6N3B+13B+15N+11N7.551.555.545.502158-2.1
3Saravana, Krishnan P.IM2255IND+105B+30N+5B=15N+13B+2N=1N=11B=7N7.055.059.045.002154-12.2
4Sauravh, KhherdekarFM2041IND+55N+69B50N+95B+32N+28B+21N=1B=5N7.047.551.539.001979-6.2
5Aarush Bhat1742IND+135N+68B3N+81B=39N+44B+14B+25N=4B7.047.050.537.251981+92.4
6Mayuresh Laxlabh Desai1741IND+145B+100N=25B+14N2B+39N+79B=10N+24B7.046.549.535.752064+126.0
7Arav Vinod1826IND+167B+45N=80B=19N+35B+33N+18B=9N=3B7.046.548.536.501958+56.4
8Aadwik Abhinav Krishna1867IND+97N+86B12N+70B+38N+51B9B+19N+20B7.045.049.036.001875+8.4
9Santu, Mondal2004IND+90N+54B+34N+50B18N+20B+8N=7B1N6.549.554.036.501970-2.0
10Ram, S. KrishnanFM2024IND+88B+66N+33B=13N=11B=21B+23N=6B=17N6.549.053.537.251932-14.8
11Shreyas Ghadi1837IND+99N+95B=53N+43B=10N+12B+22N=3N2B6.548.052.035.252024+36.2
12Saras Summer Powar1713IND+158B+98N+8B2N+24B11N+85B+18N=15B6.548.050.032.751948+97.6
13Saikat Nath1846IND+164B+56N+92B=10B3N+32B2N+43B+31N6.547.049.031.251966+22.8
14Tata, Keerthi Rana2015IND+75N=32B+67N6B+86N+53B5N+38B+34N6.545.550.033.251841-28.2
15Soni, Krishan1927IND+150N+94B+58N=3B=51N+50B+31N2B=12N6.545.548.531.751970+9.8
16Kherdekar Arnav2008IND+85B+158N=42B52N+80B+26N=19B=28N+33B6.543.045.031.251822-29.2
17Chaitanya Sushant Patil1796IND+157N=59B+74N32B=82N+65B+95N+54B=10B6.540.542.529.001746-13.6
18Akshat Negi1940IND+122B+64N+46B+20N+9B1B7N12B+69N6.049.553.532.001884-7.6
19Aiden Jesus Savio Grao1570IND+132N=21B+61N=7B+34N=23B=16N8B+52B6.048.051.531.751915+136.0
20Shubh Vishnu Borkar1720IND+124B+138N+24B18B+36N9N+56B+22B8N6.046.049.029.501858+51.6
21Joshua Mark Telles1877IND+87B=19N+36B+42N+52B=10N4B+30NF6.046.046.032.751913+14.4
22N. Tarun1976IND+160B+62N+47B27N+46B+37N11B20N+35B6.045.547.529.001830-27.2
23Rajveer Patil1816IND+111B+65N=2B=80N+60B=19N10B+92N=28B6.045.049.030.501818+0.8
24Ishaan Bhansali1876IND+143N+39B20N+56B12N+78B+51N+61B6N6.045.048.028.501751-45.6
25Nirav Y., Rajasuba1962IND+93N+178B=6N51B+67N+41B+55N5B=26N6.044.545.527.001777-33.6
26Aaryavrat Rasiket Naik Desai1727IND+101N+49B1N+100B=44N16B+94N+81B=25B6.044.048.027.751808+29.6
27Sumeetkumar M S1818IND+175N+70B+81N+22B1N31B54N+55B+62N6.044.045.026.501771-7.0
28Rayan Merchant1725IND+119B80N+88B+102N+40B4N+62B=16B=23N6.043.047.029.251766+17.2
29Arpita Patankar1852IND+173N+40B=51N=53B31N+45B=38N=41B+54N6.042.543.527.501728-48.0
30Tarun Gautam1647IND+153N3B93N+137B+173N+82B+50N21B+63N6.037.038.021.001653-2.0
31Anish Naik1642IND+159B2N+122B+87N+29B+27N15B=37N13B5.546.548.525.251809+28.0
32Cardozo Nathan Jess1617IND+72B=14N+84B+17N4B13N52B+105N+80B5.545.549.527.751755+42.0
33Sai Prabhakaran R1725IND+107N+71B10N+68B+57N7B=81N+49B16N5.545.049.026.751705-6.4
34Abhay Chetty1757IND+147B+125N9B+65N19B+48N=35B+60N14B5.544.047.025.251713-15.6
35Erwin Albuquerque1637IND+152N1B+150N+93B7N+68B=34N+58B22N5.543.546.522.751745+33.2
36Subramanian, T.V.0IND+82N+41B21N+94B20B+40N61N+67B=58N5.542.546.527.001731+42.8
37Parab Rishikesh1776IND+120N81B+75N+45B+54N22B+70N=31B47N5.542.046.027.251662-20.4
38Phal Satyam1678IND+139N+113B79N+71B8B+115N=29B14N+82N5.541.544.523.501728+15.2
39Trivikram Narvekar1574IND+146B24N+176B+112N=5B6B=53N=83N+88B5.541.042.020.751600+3.2
40Atharva Atul Borkar1548IND+77N29N+144B+130B28N36B+99N+71B=42N5.540.543.523.251646+23.6
41Gholap Prisha1665IND+121B36N+160B=98N+128B25N+59B=29N=48B5.539.541.522.251685+6.8
42Tanad Anil Bandodkar1716IND+177N+166B=16N21B=59N81B+75N+74B=40B5.539.540.521.501630-15.6
43Jatin Arepalli1651IND+96B=84N+106B11N+98B79N+80B13N+83B5.539.043.023.251677+10.0
44Skyla Rodrigues1552IND+114N79B+157N+109B=26B5N47B+91N+130B5.539.041.021.001545-8.0
45Sachit Pai1529IND+180N7B+107N37N+72B29N=96B+93B+128N5.539.039.018.501521-9.6
46Aravinda, B R1706IND+174N+161B18N+73B22N=59B=57N=82B+81N5.538.039.019.751623-13.0
47Thakur Aarit1713IND+144N+170B22N57B=93N+97B+44NF+37B5.537.539.021.501636-18.8
48Sawant Aarna1501IND+127N50B+170N=58B=61N34B+153N+89B=41N5.537.038.520.251583+16.4
49Trivikram J1462IND+129B26N112B=108N+140B+136N+66B33N+94B5.535.038.020.501619+39.2
50Lakash, Gupta1793IND+176B+48N+4B9N+62B15N30B+106NF5.045.546.522.501789+1.8
51Kashyap Brijesh Khakharia1703IND+108B+85N=29B+25N=15B8N24BF+70N5.045.049.025.751833+54.4
52Kochrekar, Vishwesh1730IND+151N=73B+59N+16B21N55B+32N=69B19N5.044.047.025.001641-18.0
53Gawas Rishit1683IND+140B+118N=11B=29N=79B14N=39B+102NF5.042.045.022.251771+26.0
54Shahid Husain1594IND+156B9N+104B+147N37B+102N+27B17N29B5.041.544.019.501658+7.2
55DSouza Jezreel1447IND4B+159N+141B=92N+64B+52N25B27N=60B5.041.543.519.751678+69.6
56Terse Asmi Amit1538IND+109N13B+120N24N+116B+76B20N63B+97N5.040.544.521.001520-7.6
57Shaurya N Prabhu Agrasani1463IND84B+121N+72B+47N33B=66N=46B64N+110B5.040.044.023.751594+32.0
58Vihaan Tari1728IND+116B+115N15B=48N=106B+100N=60B35N=36B5.040.044.022.001608-44.0
59Ivan Ferreira Dias1528IND+149B=17N52B+96N=42B=46N41N=97B+107N5.040.043.021.751571+8.4
60Prayank Gaonkar1610IND=63N+76B=73N+173B23N+133B=58N34B=55N5.040.041.019.501549-22.4
61Himanshu, Moudgil1709IND=110B+136N19B+83N=48B+106N+36B24NF5.039.542.521.751573-18.0
62Mayank Kurtikar1590IND+155N22B+166N+101B50N+63B28N+68B27B5.039.541.518.501520-17.2
63Madkaikar, Tanay0IND=60B=102N+125B=64N=66B62N+100B+56N30B5.039.043.022.5015800.0
64Chandi, Sachin1575IND+169N18B+99N=63B55N=89B+90N+57BF5.039.041.020.251571-2.4
65Sequeira Jennica1510IND+131N23B+177N34B+157N17N+72B+76BF5.038.539.516.50990-19.6
66Yash Vijay Chodankar1622IND+117N10B=97N+151B=63N=57B49N=103B+99N5.038.041.020.001409-49.2
67Chandrakant Jadhav1529IND=136B+110N14B+119N25B=98N+101B36N+111B5.038.041.019.501497-10.8
68Narvekar Navya1487IND+128B5N+153B33N+141B35N+84B62N+101B5.038.040.517.50871-42.4
69Sanjib, Ghosh1633IND+163B4N87B+144N+104B=80N+105B=52N18B5.038.040.017.751644-1.8
70Aashman Adhiraj Naik Desai1534IND+141B27N+139B8N+163B+129N37B+104N51B5.037.039.015.50991-30.0
71Prajay Maldar1460IND+165B33N+118B38N91B+144N+129B40N+121B5.035.537.516.50851-40.0
72Maanas Phal0IND32N+90B57N+143B45N+173B65N+137B+103N5.035.536.515.5013800.0
73Dessai Vansh Vallabha1462IND+91B=52N=60B46N=136B+128N92B=96N+139B5.035.038.019.501481+5.6
74Kadam Vipul1500IND=133B+162N17B128N+108B=96N+146B42N+116B5.034.036.016.751560+11.2
75Nayak Nagesh1432IND14B+163N37B+159N129B+117N42B+146N+96B5.034.036.015.00974-14.4
76Vivaan Kadam0IND=102B60N=136B+176N+160B56N+87B65N+106B5.032.533.515.0014520.0
77Pednekar, Ivaan Alkesh0IND40B104N+124B160N+145B+111N125B+157N+100B5.030.532.517.0013080.0
78Rawool Vibhav1534IND113N+171B101N+170B+99N24N104B+161B+147N5.028.530.012.001075-4.8
79Raposo, Maxwell1876IND+104B+44N+38B1B=53N+43B6NFF4.546.046.023.001800-20.0
80Avnish Borker1462IND+137N+28B=7N=23B16N=69B43N+109B32N4.545.548.522.001631+48.0
81Lasani H Kothari1507IND+142B+37N27B5N+154B+42N=33B26N46B4.544.046.519.251641+21.0
82Ravi Kiran Cherala1498IND36B+140N=96B+84N=17B30N+113B=46N38B4.541.544.519.501512+0.8
83Arjun Sharma1449IND1N+117B=89N61B=139N+109B+137N=39B43N4.539.542.517.501378-12.8
84Vedank Bhaireli0IND+57N=43B32N82B=103N+107B68N+143B=85N4.538.041.019.0014160.0
85Rodrigues Shinel1432IND16N51B+155N+132B+130N+123B12NF=84B4.537.540.015.751576+27.6
86Evan Antonio Telles1549IND+126B8N=119B+97N14B=138N+122B=88NF4.537.037.017.751548-4.0
87Aaradhya Rane0IND21N+114B+69N31B94N=132B76N+154B+134N4.536.539.016.7514890.0
88Cardozo Joash1441IND10N+155B28N+161B133N+139B+123N=86B39N4.535.537.513.751421-10.8
89Zayn Kaylan Gonsalves0IND98B+124N=83B=105N=125B=64N+138B48N=108B4.535.038.017.7514310.0
90Soham Deshmukh1421IND9B72N154B+110N+159B+163N64B=126N+131B4.532.534.513.50903-15.6
91Vishveshri Nim0IND73N101B+171N+177B+71N95B=103N44B+153N4.531.532.512.0013630.0
92Saeeja Gunesh Dessai1658IND+171N+130B13N=55BF+93B+73N23BF4.531.531.516.501620-8.0
93Tejas Chodankar1406IND25B+156N+30B35N=47B92N+140B45N=126B4.040.042.516.251477+15.2
94Bhimappa Harijan1578IND+112B15N+167B36N+87B=105N26B=110N49N4.040.042.014.501311-25.8
95Ahaan Kataruka1547IND+148B11N+174B4N+147B+91N17BFF4.040.041.011.501065-18.4
96Kamat Advait0IND43N+103B=82N59B+151N=74B=45N=73B75N4.039.542.517.0014240.0
97Agastya Sagar Shivarkar0IND8B+146N=66B86B+131N47N+154B=59N56B4.038.541.014.0013610.0
98Desai Anvi Abhay1454IND+89N12B+134N=41B43N=67B=130N128B=117N4.038.041.517.001445-4.0
99Arjun Bhoi0IND11B+148N64B+118N78B+112N40B+136N66B4.038.041.014.008240.0
100Elias Barreto1494IND+172N6B+161N26N+112B58B63N+114B77N4.038.039.511.50935-12.2
101Desai Aryan0IND26B+91N+78B62N115B+141N67N+142B68N4.037.540.515.5012810.0
102Borker, Samruddh1462IND=76N=63B+113N28B+148N54B+133N53BF4.037.540.515.501417-10.8
103Krutika Aggarwal1453IND2B96N+162B=140N=84B+121N=91B=66N72B4.037.539.514.501550+5.6
104Aarush K Prabhu Nachinolkar0IND79N+77B54N+113B69N+114B+78N70BF4.037.537.518.0013940.0
105Aaron Alex D Souza1453IND3N+152B=137N=89B+142N=94B69N32B=109N4.036.039.013.751339-12.8
106Swayam Sandesh Naik1466IND=162B+133N43N+131B=58N61B+148N50B76N4.035.537.513.501518+8.4
107Deusekar Urmish0IND33B+129N45B136N+126B84N+141B+113N59B4.035.038.014.508030.0
108Ghadi, Shreesha Sushant0IND51N123B+180N=49B74N+131B109N+132B=89N4.035.035.012.001239-35.2
109Rudra Sarvesh Gaonkar0IND56B+164N+115B44N=138B83N+108B80N=105B4.034.536.513.5013870.0
110Faldesai Manav0IND=61N67B131N90B+135N+134B+132N=94B57N4.034.037.515.0013030.0
111Atharv Aiya0IND23N=131B=133N+134B123N77B+159N+148B67N4.033.535.512.0012660.0
112Naik Miransha0IND94N+143B+49N39B100N99B+145B+138NF4.033.036.014.5014420.0
113Satya Kotharkar0IND+78B38N102B104N+177N+120B82N107B+158N4.033.034.012.0013520.0
114Nirbhay Gaude0IND44B87N116B+124N+176B104N+119B100N+143N4.033.034.012.006900.0
115Ekang Malvankar1464IND+134N58B109N+153B+101N38B+142NFF4.032.532.513.00904-16.4
116Dacunha Sidonia0IND58N137B+114N+168B56N142B+118N+149B74N4.032.034.013.00791-33.2
117FIDE 48749117066B83N+165B138N+150N75B+120N=134B=98B4.032.034.012.7511180.0
118Nilay Gautam Gaude0IND+123N53B71N99B120N+166B116B+145N+138B4.032.034.012.0014570.0
119Dessai Piyush0IND28N+168B=86N67B=137N130B114N+141B+149N4.032.034.011.7512270.0
120FIDE 564052435037B+142N56B141N+118B113N117B+162N+146B4.031.533.512.008550.0
121Jensina Sequeira0IND41N57B142N+149B+168N103B+173N+133B71N4.031.032.09.5012700.0
122Shresth Suraj Ghonsekar1403IND18N+132B31N148B+152N+161B86NF+129B4.031.031.012.00858-24.0
123Kiran Shantaram Chopdekar1567IND118B+108N147B+174N+111B85N88B130N+140B4.030.531.512.001241-34.4
124FIDE 547034980020N89B77N114B+180N+172B149N+165B+142N4.029.029.06.509190.0
125Pavitra Mahantesh Lingsugur1499IND+179N34B63N=139B=89N+170B+77NFF4.024.524.510.25956-7.6
126Nityam Gaude0IND86N173B+175N157B107N+174B+170N=90B=93N4.022.523.57.7513310.0
127FIDE 537072897048B176N159B+156N158B+167N+144B139N+174B4.021.022.08.507050.0
128Sushant Gauns Dessai0IND68N=151B+135N+74B41N73BF+98N45B3.536.538.514.0013930.0
129Vivan Soni0IND49N107B+152N+135B+75N70B71N=153B122N3.535.037.512.7512310.0
130Tvisha Vallabha Dessai0INDF92N+138B40N85B+119N=98B+123B44N3.535.035.013.001426+4.0
131Siaan Kerkar0IND65B=111N+110B106N97B108N+151N+135B90N3.533.036.012.50662-79.6
132FIDE 564040585019B122N+145B85N+167B=87N110B108N+154N3.532.534.59.756640.0
133Snithik Sinari0IND=74N106B=111B+167N+88B60N102B121N=170B3.532.534.011.751350-23.6
134Vaz Franshella Janelly0IND115B+145N98B111N+174B110N+158B=117N87B3.529.530.58.006580.0
135Chinmay More0IND5B=172N128B129N110B+175N+169B131N+137N3.528.029.06.759440.0
136Sawant Balkrishna Aaradhya0IND=67N61B=76N+107B=73N49B=143N99B144N3.036.539.513.0013450.0
137Manerikar, Veer Vithal0IND80B+116N=105B30N=119B+158N83B72N135B3.035.537.510.0013280.0
138Aryan Naik1460IND+168N20B130N+117B=109N=86B89N112B118N3.034.536.510.251280-26.0
139FIDE 537037153038BF70N=125N=83B88N+162B+127B73N3.034.534.510.2512350.0
140Harsh S Kurtikar0IND53N82B+149N=103B49N+151B93N=150B123N3.033.036.09.5011120.0
141Rudreshan Rajesh0IND70N+175B55N+120B68N101B107N119N+164B3.033.034.07.006900.0
142FIDE 564052427081N120B+121B+164N105B+116N115B101N124B3.032.534.510.0012560.0
143Aarav Nagueshkar0IND24B112N+146B72N+155B=154N=136B84N114B3.032.034.58.2510750.0
144Eric Michael Freitas Abranches0IND47BF40N69B+172N71B127N+164N+136B3.031.531.56.508050.0
145Chougale Shrihan0IND6N134B132N+169B77N+179B112N118B+165N3.031.031.04.009480.0
146Naksh Sinari0IND39N97B143N+171B+166N+157B74N75B120N3.030.532.05.507060.0
147Chetan Babuso Kurtikar0IND34N+179B+123N54B95N148B+161NF78B3.030.530.56.0013630.0
148Pratyush Shekhar Marathe0IND95N99B+158B+122N102B+147N106B111NF3.029.031.09.0012810.0
149FIDE 547034866059N157B140B121N+156B+164N+124B116N119B3.028.530.58.506710.0
150Aaradhya Dessai0IND15B+154N35B163N117B=169N+165B=140NF3.028.530.57.009830.0
151Coelho Velho Jose Luis0IND52B=128N+172B66N96B140N131B=169N+162B3.028.029.56.258770.0
152FIDE 564067041035B105N129B+165N122B162N+172N+173BF3.025.526.54.506840.0
153Kamat Ojas0IND30BF68N115N+162B+160N48B=129N91B2.532.532.55.7512730.0
154Manhas, Rudra Pratap Singh0IND178N150B+90N+166B81N=143B97N87N132B2.529.030.08.0013830.0
155Malik, Srinika0IND62B88N85B+175B143N165N164B+179N=171B2.523.523.51.756880.0
156Malik, Ishita0IND54N93B168N127B149N+171B166N=172B+179B2.523.023.02.256990.0
157Balkrishna Prakash Khadilkar0IND17B+149N44B+126N65B146NF77BF2.035.037.07.008240.0
158Dukle Vania Vaibhav0IND12N16B148N+180B+127N137B134NF113B2.032.532.54.001054-16.8
159Kankonkar Shaurvi0IND31N55B+127N75B90N+168B111BF166N2.032.032.06.006890.0
160Chetan M Kumbhar1417IND22N+169B41N+77B76N153BFFF2.031.531.57.00964-12.8
161FIDE 487656940F46N100B88N+164B122N147B78N+175B2.029.029.03.007130.0
162FIDE 5370433230=106N74B103N=172B153N+152B139N120B151N2.028.530.05.7512050.0
163Kolyvanov, Anton0RUS69N75B+179N+150B70N90BFFF2.027.527.53.007080.0
164FIDE 547034874013N109B+169N142B161N149B+155N144B141N2.027.029.04.5010470.0
165Zacharias Gonsalves0IND71N177B117N152B+171N+155B150N124N145B2.026.027.04.007240.0
166FIDE 5310980530F42N62B154N146B118N+156B174N+159B2.025.525.54.508470.0
167FIDE 53701031007N+180B94N133B132N127B+179NFF2.023.523.50.008130.0
168FIDE 5370368900138B119N+156B116N121B159N175B171N+172N2.022.523.54.006350.0
169FIDE 48765716064B160N164B145N+175N=150B135N=151BF2.022.523.54.007180.0
170Ghonge Drisha0INDF47N48B78N+179B125N126BF=133N1.529.529.51.7511730.0
171FIDE 537036904092B78N91B146N165B156NF+168B=155N1.526.026.03.257970.0
172Sudheer Jinendra kumar0IND100B=135B151N=162N144B124N152B=156N168B1.525.027.04.006940.0
173Amaira Borkar0IND29B+126NF60N30B72N121B152NF1.035.036.04.009060.0
174FIDE 48779067046BF95N123B134N126NF+166B127N1.027.027.02.008080.0
175Asmi Ameya Shirodkar0IND27B141N126B155N169B135B+168NF161N1.025.025.02.0010180.0
176FIDE 5012767050N+127B39N76B114NFFFF1.023.523.54.008860.0
177Dsouza, Piter Martinho0IND42B+165N65B91N113BFFFF1.021.021.02.008130.0
178Kanishk Sagar Sawant1588IND+154B25NFFFFFFF1.09.59.52.501162-3.6
179FIDE 5470350560125B147N163BF170N145N167B155B156N0.020.520.50.007000.0
180FIDE 564055353045B167N108B158N124BFFFF0.019.519.50.006960.0

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