Tournament Proposal - Chess Lab U2200 Classic January Tournament.
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1833, and top seed was Jan Nigel Galan (🇵🇭 PHI, CM, 2095).
Isuru Alahakoon (🇱🇰 SRI, FM, 2029) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Benjamin Dy (5.5) and Atharva Thampy (5.0). Alahakoon shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nibhish Gandasarakula (1463) beat Jan Nigel Galan (CM, 2095), a +632-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×30
🇪🇬Egypt×5
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇱🇧Lebanon×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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11
5
1
1
2
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
FM Isuru Alahakoon held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Alahakoon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Isuru Alahakoon 5 wins (R1–R5)Benjamin Dy 3 wins (R1–R3)Atharva Thampy 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMIsuru Alahakoon | * | — | — | — |
| 2Benjamin Dy | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Atharva Thampy | — | — | * | — |
| 4Nibhish Gandasarakula | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alahakoon, IsuruFM | 2029 | SRI | +19B | +44N | +7B | +17N | +16N | =5B | 5.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 16.00 | 2112 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Dy, Benjamin | 1846 | USA | +51B | +8N | +33B | =11N | +4B | +16N | 5.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 15.75 | 2006 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Atharva Thampy | 1614 | IND | +45B | −33N | +19B | +26N | +18B | +6N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2261 | +40.8 |
| 4 | Gandasarakula, Nibhish | 1463 | RSA | +41B | =5N | +12B | +29N | −2N | +13B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1837 | +93.6 |
| 5 | Mihir Bhalchandra khanolkar | 1703 | IND | +34N | =4B | +30N | F | +11B | =1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 13.00 | 1921 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Alquwisem, Ahmad Ali | 1513 | KSA | +25B | −17N | +21B | +41N | +22B | −3B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1566 | +5.6 |
| 7 | SOWRRIRAJAN, SENTHIL NATHAN | 1633 | IND | F | +47B | −1N | +15B | +20N | +9B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.50 | 1870 | +45.2 |
| 8 | Kalia, Rahul | 1503 | IND | +49N | −2B | −18N | +34B | +40B | +17N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1851 | +15.0 |
| 9 | Yuldashev, Samir | 1604 | FID | +35B | +42N | −16B | +40N | +17B | −7N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1645 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Ahmed Fareed | 0 | IND | −16B | −36N | +35B | +25N | +37B | +22N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nookala, Nikhil Sriram | 1885 | IND | +24N | +20B | +23N | =2B | −5N | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1808 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Atharva Manoj | 1628 | IND | =43N | +31B | −4N | +30B | −13N | +21B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1352 | -41.2 |
| 13 | Reyansh Amit Bodkhe | 1448 | IND | −29B | +35N | +44B | =14N | +12B | −4N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1576 | +33.2 |
| 14 | El Ahmadieh, Raed | 1517 | LBN | −18N | +34B | +47N | =13B | −23B | +43N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1378 | -14.0 |
| 15 | Gamaleldin Ahmed, Basel | 1495 | EGY | −33B | +50N | +25B | −7N | =41B | +37N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1552 | +8.4 |
| 16 | Kaushika Sridharan | 1816 | IND | +10N | +38B | +9N | F | −1B | −2B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1737 | -14.8 |
| 17 | Ydyrysov, Alikhan | 1858 | KGZ | +46N | +6B | +22N | −1B | −9N | −8B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1589 | -65.2 |
| 18 | Nazeih Ragab, Ragab | 0 | EGY | +14B | −22N | +8B | +43N | −3N | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kavin Inba V | 1425 | IND | −1N | +39B | −3N | +48B | −27N | +33B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1418 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Gokul Krishna Sajin Resmy | 1566 | IND | +21B | −11N | +28B | +33N | −7B | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 960 | -24.8 |
| 21 | Leuranguer, Maxime | 0 | FRA | −20N | +24B | −6N | +46B | +26B | −12N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Patadia, Hitesh Kumar | 1605 | IND | +39N | +18B | −17B | +38N | −6N | −10B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1569 | -14.8 |
| 23 | Ahmed, Abdelrahman | 1704 | EGY | +50B | +40N | −11B | F | +14N | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1698 | -0.2 |
| 24 | Muhammad Qasim | 0 | PAK | −11B | −21N | +31N | +36B | +44B | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pratulya Mehta | 0 | IND | −6N | +46B | −15N | −10B | +45N | +42B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Amit Bodkhe | 1480 | IND | −42B | +45N | +36B | −3B | −21N | +34N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 778 | -12.8 |
| 27 | Keertiganesh S R | 1600 | IND | F | −29N | −40B | +28N | +19B | +38N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1760 | +19.6 |
| 28 | alghamdi, Saeed | 0 | KSA | −32N | +48B | −20N | −27B | +35N | +44B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Galan, Jan NigelCM | 2095 | PHI | +13N | +27B | =32N | −4B | F | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1806 | -22.8 |
| 30 | Sajin Dwijendralal | 1565 | IND | =31N | +43B | −5B | −12N | +42B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 855 | -14.0 |
| 31 | Maya Narula | 0 | IND | =30B | −12N | −24B | =42N | +47N | =40B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Helal, Ahmed | 1761 | EGY | +28B | +37N | =29B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1976 | +21.6 |
| 33 | Sherif Elzeftawi, Jude | 0 | EGY | +15N | +3B | −2N | −20B | −38B | −19N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Darshni Senthil Nathan | 0 | IND | −5B | −14N | +51B | −8N | +48N | −26B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 35 | HAZI RUHAN | 0 | IND | −9N | −13B | −10N | +50N | −28B | +51N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Vaibhav Girish | 0 | IND | F | +10B | −26N | −24N | +39B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Rajendra Sawant | 1485 | IND | +48N | −32B | −41N | +39B | −10N | −15B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1431 | -4.4 |
| 38 | Ridit Jain | 1474 | IND | F | −16N | +42B | −22B | +33N | −27B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 889 | -28.0 |
| 39 | Haneesh Prathyay Patnaikuni | 0 | IND | −22B | −19N | +50B | −37N | −36N | +46B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 711 | -47.6 |
| 40 | Vivaan Patel | 0 | IND | F | −23B | +27N | −9B | −8N | =31N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Yasin, Adam | 0 | ENG | −4N | F | +37B | −6B | =15N | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Swaminathan Subramanian | 0 | IND | +26N | −9B | −38N | =31B | −30N | −25N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1323 | 0.0 |
| 43 | HADI BANDA | 0 | IND | =12B | −30N | F | −18B | +46N | −14B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Niranjjan Palaniappan | 1545 | IND | F | −1B | −13N | +47B | −24N | −28N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 857 | -25.6 |
| 45 | HAMI ILAN | 0 | IND | −3N | −26B | −46N | +51N | −25B | −47B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Aditya Bruce | 0 | IND | −17B | −25N | +45B | −21N | −43B | −39N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Alibek, Alizhan | 0 | KAZ | F | −7N | −14B | −44N | −31B | +45N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 558069402 | 0 | — | −37B | −28N | F | −19N | −34B | +50B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Rishi Dighe | 0 | IND | −8B | +51N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 558099395 | 0 | — | −23N | −15B | −39N | −35B | =51B | −48N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.25 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 547092220 | 0 | — | −2N | −49B | −34N | −45B | =50N | −35B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.25 | 1045 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gandasarakula, NibhishRSA+93.64.5 pts · #3
- 2SOWRRIRAJAN, SENTHIL NATHANIND+45.24.0 pts · #4
- 3Atharva ThampyIND+40.85.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ydyrysov, AlikhanKGZ-65.23.0 pts · #12
- 2Haneesh Prathyay PatnaikuniIND-47.62.0 pts · #37
- 3Atharva ManojIND-41.23.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R4+632 Elo gap
- R6+355 Elo gap
- R5+254 Elo gap