Master Moves 1800 & Below Fide Rated Classic Chess
Open SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1731, and top seed was Alikhan Ydyrysov (🇰🇬 KGZ, 1791).
Cheran Bartolata (🇵🇭 PHI, 1731) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Aditi Arun (6.0) and Khusan Kenjaev (5.5). Bartolata won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kaartik Raipancholia (1526) beat Arka Dutta (1699), a +173-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇳India×22
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×2
🇵🇭Philippines×2
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCheran Bartolata led from R5; +1.0-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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10
4
2
1
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Cheran Bartolata never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Cheran Bartolata 7 wins (R1–R7)Aditi Arun 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cheran Bartolata | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Aditi Arun | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Khusan Kenjaev | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Mihir Bhalchandra khanolkar | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartolata, Cheran | 1731 | PHI | +29B | +11N | +18B | +17N | +5B | +10N | +4B | 7.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 2450 | +95.2 |
| 2 | Aditi Arun | 1629 | IND | +52B | +51N | −4B | +22N | +20B | +5N | +14B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 20.50 | 1863 | +47.6 |
| 3 | Kenjaev, Khusan | 1567 | UZB | +48B | =42N | +19B | +36N | =4B | +12N | =9B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 18.75 | 1830 | +66.0 |
| 4 | Mihir Bhalchandra khanolkar | 1714 | IND | +33N | +22B | +2N | =10B | =3N | +8B | −1N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 23.00 | 1775 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Sevastsyanchuk, Anastasiya | 1724 | FID | +45N | +30B | +7N | +9B | −1N | −2B | +17N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 18.50 | 1768 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Ydyrysov, Alikhan | 1791 | KGZ | +43B | +21N | −17B | +26N | −10N | +30B | +18B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.50 | 1713 | -20.8 |
| 7 | Pawar Yashwant | 1641 | IND | +54B | +37N | −5B | +32N | +23B | −9N | +21B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.50 | 1678 | +5.4 |
| 8 | Matyakubov, Sardarbek | 1774 | TKM | −37B | +48N | +29B | +21N | +17B | −4N | +23B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 17.00 | 1807 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Akhil Vijayakumar | 1716 | IND | F | +32N | +23B | −5N | +11B | +7B | =3N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 19.25 | 1772 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Kenjaev, Khasan | 1733 | UZB | F | +26B | +46N | =4N | +6B | −1B | +20N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1898 | +51.2 |
| 11 | Kaartik Raipancholia | 1526 | IND | +53N | −1B | +35N | +46B | −9N | =19B | +26N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1614 | +23.2 |
| 12 | Atharva Manoj | 1586 | IND | −42B | +50N | +34B | =14N | +19B | −3B | +30N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.25 | 1619 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Ramesh, Hugh Raj | 0 | PHI | −20B | =39N | +27B | +38N | +15B | −17N | +36B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Niranjan Ramkumar | 0 | IND | +?N | −46B | +40N | =12B | +25N | +36B | −2N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nikil Reddy Thalamarla | 1590 | IND | =25N | +27B | −36N | +24B | −13N | +38B | +37N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 746 | -22.4 |
| 16 | Qiao, Haobo | 1407 | CHN | +44B | −17N | +31B | +18N | F | =26B | +25N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 1574 | +26.0 |
| 17 | Sakhabeev, Artur | 1636 | RUS | +28N | +16B | +6N | −1B | −8N | +13B | −5B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 34.5 | 17.50 | 1614 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Nazeih Ragab, Ragab | 1572 | EGY | +55N | +35B | −1N | −16B | +45N | +22B | −6N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1404 | -34.8 |
| 19 | Maya Narula | 1416 | IND | =27N | +25B | −3N | +28B | −12N | =11N | +34B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1280 | -17.2 |
| 20 | Mittal, Aashray | 1784 | NED | +13N | =36B | =42N | +30B | −2N | +32B | −10B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1580 | -50.4 |
| 21 | Taanish Sood | 1539 | IND | +41N | −6B | +45N | −8B | +33N | +31B | −7N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 935 | -34.4 |
| 22 | Gavrylchenko, Illia | 1460 | GER | +31B | −4N | +55B | −2B | +40N | −18N | +33B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 838 | -32.4 |
| 23 | Kalia, Rahul | 1553 | IND | +49N | +38B | −9N | +42B | −7N | +24B | −8N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 909 | -16.8 |
| 24 | FIDE 33484520 | 0 | — | −32B | +54N | +43B | −15N | +29B | −23N | +51B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Darsh Rikin Shah | 0 | IND | =15B | −19N | +44B | +37N | −14B | +27N | −16B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1196 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sajin Dwijendralal | 1530 | IND | +47B | −10N | +51B | −6B | +34N | =16N | −11B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 8.75 | 1292 | -20.6 |
| 27 | Vivek Arun N R | 0 | IND | =19B | −15N | −13N | +39B | +28N | −25B | +41N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 150102914 | 0 | — | −17B | =44N | +39B | −19N | −27B | +52N | +49B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Aarav Suhas | 0 | IND | −1N | +41B | −8N | +49B | −24N | +47B | −31N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Aisha Agarwal | 1506 | IND | +40B | −5N | +52B | −20N | +51B | −6N | −12B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 918 | -38.4 |
| 31 | FIDE 558023933 | 0 | — | −22N | +33B | −16N | +35B | F | −21N | +29B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Geldiyev, Geldimyrat | 1484 | TKM | +24N | −9B | +47N | −7B | F | −20N | +45B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 913 | -25.6 |
| 33 | Alp, Afsin Agah | 0 | TUR | −4B | −31N | +50B | +?N | −21B | +?N | −22N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Anika Iyer | 0 | IND | −46N | +53B | −12N | +47B | −26B | +?N | −19N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 537034464 | 0 | — | +?B | −18N | −11B | −31N | −38B | +53N | +?B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Gokul Krishna Sajin Resmy | 1546 | IND | +39B | =20N | +15B | −3B | F | −14N | −13N | 2.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 9.00 | 1646 | +15.6 |
| 37 | Sinha, Aakrit | 0 | IND | +8N | −7B | =38N | −25B | +44N | F | −15B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Yoon, Jiwan | 0 | KOR | +50B | −23N | =37B | −13B | +35N | −15N | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 537002155 | 0 | — | −36N | =13B | −28N | −27N | +53B | +44B | −40N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 558069402 | 0 | — | −30N | F | −14B | +52N | −22B | =51N | +39B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 558091327 | 0 | — | −21B | −29N | +54B | −43N | =52B | +55N | −27B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Irfan Sanoor | 0 | IND | +12N | =3B | =20B | −23N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Nutter, James Jack | 0 | RUS | −6N | +49B | −24N | +41B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 8687870 | 0 | — | −16N | =28B | −25N | +54B | −37B | −39N | =53B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 33483876 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −21B | +55N | −18B | F | −32N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Arka Dutta | 1699 | IND | +34B | +14N | −10B | −11N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 828 | -23.6 |
| 47 | FIDE 537098705 | 0 | — | −26N | F | −32B | −34N | +49B | −29N | +52B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 564059464 | 0 | — | −3N | −8B | −53N | F | +54N | −50B | +55B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 558059270 | 0 | — | −23B | −43N | +?B | −29N | −47N | +54B | −28N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 558054839 | 0 | — | −38N | −12B | −33N | F | −?B | +48N | +?B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Arhit Lokare | 0 | IND | F | −2B | −26N | +53B | −30N | =40B | −24N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.75 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 13237616 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −30N | −40B | =41N | −28B | −47N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.25 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 564045889 | 0 | — | −11B | −34N | +48B | −51N | −39N | −35B | =44N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 566001757 | 0 | — | −7N | −24B | −41N | −44N | −48B | −49N | F | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 564059413 | 0 | — | −18B | F | −22N | −45B | −?N | −41B | −48N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bartolata, CheranPHI+95.27.0 pts · #1
- 2Kenjaev, KhusanUZB+66.05.5 pts · #6
- 3Kenjaev, KhasanUZB+51.24.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Mittal, AashrayNED-50.44.0 pts · #12
- 2Aisha AgarwalIND-38.43.0 pts · #27
- 3Nazeih Ragab, RagabEGY-34.84.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R4+173 Elo gap
- R4+165 Elo gap
- R5+155 Elo gap