4th Khannur Open Fide Rated Classical Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 in Ranebennur, Haveri, India. Top 10 Elo average was 1786, and top seed was P.i. Johny (🇮🇳 IND, 1913).
Gopinath P (🇮🇳 IND, 1876) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Shreyas Ghadi (7.0) and Bhat Ramachandra (5.5). P won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Swayam Balakrishna Bhosale (1448) beat Harsh Deep Sinha (1647), a +199-point gap.
Location
🇮🇳Ranebennur, Haveri, India
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 20 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇳India×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsGopinath P led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R8 · LEAD HELD
Gopinath P held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gopinath P beat Shreyas Ghadi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Gopinath P 5 wins (R1–R5)Shreyas Ghadi 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gopinath P | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Shreyas Ghadi | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3B R Aravinda | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Bhat Ramachandra | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopinath P | 1876 | IND | +19B | +7N | +3B | +30N | +2B | =5N | +9B | +12N | 7.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 36.00 | 2152 | +30.2 |
| 2 | Shreyas Ghadi | 1837 | IND | +31N | +10B | +4N | +9B | −1N | +6B | +5B | +30N | 7.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 30.50 | 2082 | +38.4 |
| 3 | Ramachandra, Bhat | 1711 | IND | +39N | +20B | −1N | =5B | +13N | +10B | =4N | =9B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 22.50 | 1741 | +4.2 |
| 4 | Aravinda, B R | 1706 | IND | +38B | +41N | −2B | +16N | +17B | −9N | =3B | +15N | 5.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 19.75 | 1696 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Aarush Bhat | 1742 | IND | F | +16N | +6B | =3N | +30B | =1B | −2N | +11B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 23.50 | 1900 | +60.4 |
| 6 | Johny, P.i. | 1913 | IND | +36N | +11B | −5N | =14B | +26N | −2N | =18B | +21B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 18.75 | 1681 | -28.6 |
| 7 | Kowsalya S | 1602 | IND | +13N | −1B | +26N | +36B | F | F | +39N | +18B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1664 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Harsh Deep Sinha | 1647 | IND | −20N | −26B | +44N | +39B | +19N | −11B | +22N | +13B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1377 | -21.2 |
| 9 | Sumeetkumar M S | 1818 | IND | +45B | +21N | +17B | −2N | F | +4B | −1N | =3N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 1776 | -5.4 |
| 10 | Amruta Krishnappa Devarkondi | 1570 | IND | +28B | −2N | +23B | =15N | +18B | −3N | −12B | +27N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 36.5 | 17.25 | 1563 | -2.0 |
| 11 | Thippeswamy J | 1572 | IND | +23B | −6N | −13B | +12N | +20B | +8N | =15B | −5N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 36.5 | 19.75 | 1642 | +4.2 |
| 12 | Sai Karthik M P | 0 | IND | =14N | −15B | +32N | −11B | +31N | +26B | +10N | −1B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 16.25 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Omkar Dharigoudar | 0 | IND | −7B | +43B | +11N | =21N | −3B | +27N | +16B | −8N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 15.50 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Siddhant Thabaj | 1500 | IND | =12B | =18N | +41B | =6N | −21B | =16N | +19B | =17N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 16.25 | 1559 | +5.6 |
| 15 | Vedant Kiran Thabaj | 0 | IND | +40B | +12N | −30N | =10B | +22N | =21B | =11N | −4B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Atharv A Mungarwadi | 1490 | IND | +29N | −5B | +37N | −4B | +36N | =14B | −13N | +28B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 14.25 | 1375 | -16.4 |
| 17 | Ruban Raj M | 1626 | IND | +42B | +37N | −9N | +19B | −4N | −24B | +33N | =14B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 12.75 | 1361 | -48.0 |
| 18 | Tasmai Hallikeri | 0 | IND | =26N | =14B | +22N | =20B | −10N | +29B | =6N | −7N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 16.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chiranth Yadav P | 0 | IND | −1N | +44B | +35N | −17N | −8B | +23B | −14N | +39B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 20 | R, Naomika | 0 | IND | +8B | −3N | =27B | =18N | −11N | −22B | +35N | +34B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 14.75 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Firas M Shabali | 1570 | IND | +43N | −9B | +39N | =13B | +14N | =15N | −30B | −6N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1565 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Naveen Merwade | 1488 | IND | −37B | +38N | −18B | +23N | −15B | +20N | −8B | +31N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 844 | -5.8 |
| 23 | Pradyumna T Dalabanjan | 0 | IND | −11N | +31B | −10N | −22B | +34B | −19N | +40N | +33B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 10.50 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mahalingappa N C | 1713 | IND | F | F | +40B | +34N | +33B | +17N | F | F | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2426 | +7.6 |
| 25 | Vijay C Humbi | 1752 | IND | F | F | F | F | +40B | +41N | +42N | +26B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2249 | +2.8 |
| 26 | Swayam Balakrishna Bhosale | 1448 | IND | =18B | +8N | −7B | +27N | −6B | −12N | +37B | −25N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1601 | +16.6 |
| 27 | Dhruthi V Gowda | 1520 | IND | +32N | −30B | =20N | −26B | +28N | −13B | +29N | −10B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 12.00 | 804 | -48.0 |
| 28 | Jambagi, Pramod S | 0 | IND | −10N | −39B | =31N | +32B | −27B | +?N | +38B | −16N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 558045660 | 0 | — | −16B | +42N | −36B | +41N | =37B | −18N | −27B | +38N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Krishna V Shinde | 1795 | IND | F | +27N | +15B | −1B | −5N | F | +21N | −2B | 3.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 12.00 | 1637 | -20.2 |
| 31 | FIDE 564003388 | 0 | — | −2B | −23N | =28B | +40N | −12B | =32N | +36N | −22B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 7.25 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 537020650 | 0 | — | −27B | =40N | −12B | −28N | +35B | =31B | −34N | +42N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 564055140 | 0 | — | F | F | +38B | +35N | −24N | +42B | −17B | −23N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Chiranth Gouda G B | 0 | IND | F | F | +42B | −24B | −23N | +44N | +32B | −20N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 564055124 | 0 | — | −?B | +45N | −19B | −33B | −32N | +43N | −20B | +41N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 531082378 | 0 | — | −6B | F | +29N | −7N | −16B | =38N | −31B | +37N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.25 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Surendrababu Motebennur | 0 | IND | +22N | −17B | −16B | +43N | =29N | −39B | −26N | −36B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Shabali, Mohamad Rafiq | 0 | IND | −4N | −22B | −33N | +44B | +?N | =36B | −28N | −29B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.25 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Kushal A | 0 | IND | −3B | +28N | −21B | −8N | F | +37N | −7B | −19N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 564055086 | 0 | — | −15N | =32B | −24N | −31B | −25N | F | −23B | +44B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 1.50 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 564055094 | 0 | — | +44N | −4B | −14N | −29B | F | −25B | −43N | −35B | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 564055132 | 0 | — | −17N | −29B | −34N | F | +43B | −33N | −25B | −32B | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 1.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 531082874 | 0 | — | −21B | −13N | F | −37B | −42N | −35B | +41B | −?N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 564055116 | 0 | — | −41B | −19N | −8B | −38N | F | −34B | −?B | −40N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 564055060 | 0 | — | −9N | −35B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1018 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aarush BhatIND+60.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Shreyas GhadiIND+38.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Gopinath PIND+30.27.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Dhruthi V GowdaIND-48.03.5 pts · #34
- 2Ruban Raj MIND-48.04.5 pts · #26
- 3Johny, P.i.IND-28.65.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R2+199 Elo gap
- R3+171 Elo gap