REPUBLIC CUP 2026

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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 14 Mar 2026 in Rose Hill, Mauritius. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1857, and top seed was Christophe Chan (🇲🇺 MRI, 1962).

Bhavish Ramtale (🇲🇺 MRI, 1833) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Devarajen Chinasamy (6.0) and Daven Nanda Mootin (5.5). Ramtale shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Sahil Reetoo (1452) beat Patrick Marie (CM, 1887), a +435-point gap.

Location

🇲🇺Rose Hill, Mauritius

Dates

28 Feb 2026 → 14 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇺Christophe Chan1962

Avg top 10

1,857

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇲🇺Mauritius×42

🇫🇷France×3

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Bhavish Ramtale
🇲🇺MRI·1833
6.0pts·1980perf+44.8
🥈
CMDevarajen Chinasamy
🇲🇺MRI·1940
6.0pts·2012perf+11.0
🥉
Daven Nanda Mootin
🇲🇺MRI·1603
5.5pts·1854perf+52.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Ramtale6Chinasamy6Mootin5.5Jugganaigooloo5.5Sawmynaden5Baloonuck5— ex-leaders:Ah-Kyeled R4, #18

R6 · LEADER CHANGE08 Mar

Bhavish Ramtale takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Ramtale takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Bhavish Ramtale won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Bhavish Ramtale	*	—	1	—
2CMDevarajen Chinasamy	—	*	—	—
3Daven Nanda Mootin	0	—	*	½
4Jean Hugues Jugganaigooloo	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ramtale, Bhavish	1833	MRI	+48N	+40B	+3N	=16B	+5N	+20B	=15N	6.0	26.5	29.5	25.00	1980	+44.8
2	Chinasamy, DevarajenCM	1940	MRI	+61N	+53B	=5N	+39B	=16N	+6B	+20N	6.0	24.5	26.0	21.25	2012	+11.0
3	Mootin, Daven Nanda	1603	MRI	+18B	+34N	−1B	+35N	=4B	+25N	+14B	5.5	28.5	32.5	23.75	1854	+52.4
4	Jugganaigooloo, Jean Hugues	1725	MRI	+46N	−10B	+30N	+59B	=3N	+21B	+39N	5.5	25.0	27.0	19.25	1603	-6.4
5	Burbach, Anya Belle	1642	MRI	+19B	+9N	=2B	+25N	−1B	+37N	=6N	5.0	30.5	34.0	22.50	1852	+20.4
6	Sawmynaden, Rayen Sarathy	1960	MRI	+55B	+23N	=25B	+54N	+14B	−2N	=5B	5.0	26.0	28.5	18.00	1826	-31.2
7	Backory, Sanju	1767	MRI	+32B	+37N	−21B	+36N	+27B	−8N	+23B	5.0	25.0	28.5	19.50	1536	-22.8
8	Burbach, Bruno	1622	MRI	+43N	+42B	−15N	+46B	+44N	+7B	−16N	5.0	23.0	26.0	17.00	1665	+3.4
9	RAKHA,Havish Aditya	0	MRI	+33N	−5B	+40N	−29B	+56N	+48B	+22N	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.00	1596	0.0
10	Baloonuck, Rama	0	MRI	+?B	+4N	−14B	+24N	=?B	+31N	=12N	5.0	23.0	23.0	16.00	1730	0.0
11	Aubeeluck, Manusha	0	MRI	+?N	−22B	+47N	−17B	+45N	+42B	+24N	5.0	21.5	21.5	13.00	1658	0.0
12	Williams, Joseph	1813	ENG	=39B	−27N	+58B	+66N	+62B	+23N	=10B	5.0	20.0	21.5	13.25	2251	+4.0
13	Randhay, Rhitisheak	0	MRI	−38B	+69N	−41B	+52N	+60N	+30B	+28B	5.0	19.5	20.5	14.00	1533	0.0
14	Ah-Kye, Benitot EmmanuelCM	1802	MRI	+30N	+70B	+10N	+22B	−6N	=16B	−3N	4.5	28.0	29.0	16.25	1678	-14.0
15	Hardy, Noah Mikheal	1849	MRI	+50B	+31N	+8B	F	−20N	+26N	=1B	4.5	27.0	30.0	19.00	1862	+8.8
16	Zouhaier, Salhi	1754	MRI	F	+41N	+57B	=1N	=2B	=14N	+8B	4.5	26.5	26.5	18.25	1894	+29.6
17	Marie, PatrickCM	1887	MRI	+69B	+38N	−28B	+11N	−23B	=36N	+37B	4.5	24.0	25.0	15.00	1413	-33.0
18	MEENOWA,Khilli Keshavi	0	MRI	−3N	+?B	=63N	−?B	+61N	+53B	+40N	4.5	14.0	14.0	7.75	1509	0.0
19	FIDE 9702113	0	—	−5N	−63B	+?N	=61B	+71N	+62B	+38B	4.5	13.5	13.5	6.25	1374	0.0
20	Chan, Christophe	1962	MRI	+73N	F	+24B	+28N	+15B	−1N	−2B	4.0	28.5	28.5	12.50	1868	-20.8
21	Kovid BURTHUN	0	MRI	+?B	+26N	+7N	F	=28B	−4N	=25B	4.0	27.0	27.0	13.00	1721	0.0
22	Lam Kin Cheung, Stephane	1745	MRI	+65B	+11N	+27B	−14N	=37B	=28N	−9B	4.0	26.0	27.5	14.25	1528	-11.2
23	Reetoo, Sahil	1452	MRI	+45N	−6B	+51N	+43B	+17N	−12B	−7N	4.0	25.5	28.5	13.50	1627	+24.4
24	Sunnassee, Bavish	1721	MRI	+36B	+52N	−20N	−10B	+32N	+43N	−11B	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.00	1162	-8.0
25	Sawmynaden, Righen Peroumal	1676	MRI	+72B	+60N	=6N	−5B	+53N	−3B	=21N	4.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	1577	-12.0
26	Sawmynaden, Vicken	1700	MRI	+51N	−21B	+32N	+56B	+29N	−15B	−33N	4.0	23.5	25.5	13.00	1515	-14.8
27	Luvlesh Kumar SUNKUR	0	MRI	+56N	+12B	−22N	+41B	−7N	+54B	−29N	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.50	1619	0.0
28	Brugette, Romain	1640	MRI	+67N	+64B	+17N	−20B	=21N	=22B	−13N	4.0	23.0	24.0	11.00	1864	+32.8
29	Beekhy, AamirahWCM	1551	MRI	F	F	+68B	+9N	−26B	+35N	+27B	4.0	22.0	22.5	14.00	900	-12.0
30	Egot, Louis-Marie	0	MRI	−14B	+?N	−4B	+34B	+?N	−13N	+44B	4.0	22.0	22.0	7.00	1596	0.0
31	Seebaluck, Arjun	1433	MRI	+49N	−15B	+71N	−44B	+46N	−10B	+45N	4.0	21.5	22.0	9.50	1031	-3.2
32	Felix, Arnaud	0	MRI	−7N	+?B	−26B	+64N	−24B	+57N	+47B	4.0	19.5	19.5	6.50	929	0.0
33	Daniel RUEPP	1521	MRI	−9B	F	−46N	+51B	+68N	+44N	+26B	4.0	19.0	19.0	11.00	2500	+29.6
34	FIDE 9702296	0	—	+?N	−3B	−60B	−30N	+55B	+65N	+50B	4.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	803	0.0
35	MUHEM,Jevin	0	MRI	+?B	+?N	−54N	−3B	+59N	−29B	+48N	4.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1514	0.0
36	Joshi, Shreehan	0	MRI	−24N	+?B	+?N	−7B	+40N	=17B	=?B	4.0	16.5	16.5	5.25	1681	0.0
37	FIDE 9702504	0	—	+?N	−7B	+45N	+42B	=22N	−5B	−17N	3.5	24.5	24.5	8.00	1438	0.0
38	Mungroo, Arvind	1446	MRI	+13N	−17B	−43N	=71B	+49N	+63B	−19N	3.5	21.5	22.0	9.75	1628	+17.2
39	Brutus DUBE	0	MRI	=12N	F	+62B	−2N	+54B	+?N	−4B	3.5	20.5	20.5	6.50	1743	0.0
40	Reetoo, Dinay	1423	MRI	+47B	−1N	−9B	+65N	−36B	+67N	−18B	3.0	24.0	25.0	5.50	1023	-3.2
41	FIDE 9702440	0	—	F	−16B	+13N	−27N	−43B	+51B	+49N	3.0	22.5	22.5	11.00	954	0.0
42	FIDE 9702342	0	—	+58B	−8N	+52B	−37N	+50B	−11N	−68B	3.0	21.5	22.5	8.00	821	0.0
43	Maudarbocus, Mahmade Nizam	0	MRI	−8B	+58N	+38B	−23N	+41N	−24B	−?N	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.50	1331	0.0
44	FIDE 9702253	0	—	−53N	+61B	+70N	+31N	−8B	−33B	−30N	3.0	21.0	22.0	6.50	1312	0.0
45	FIDE 9702326	0	—	−23B	+55N	−37B	+?N	−11B	+56N	−31B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.50	641	0.0
46	Aarav Gungah	0	MRI	−4B	+?N	+33B	−8N	−31B	−?B	+58N	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	1346	0.0
47	FIDE 9702423	0	—	−40N	+48B	−11B	−50N	+58B	+60N	−32N	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.00	623	0.0
48	FIDE 9700935	0	—	−1B	−47N	+?B	+?N	+57B	−9N	−35B	3.0	20.0	20.0	2.00	1033	0.0
49	Reetoo, Shanaya	0	MRI	−31B	+50N	−59B	+55N	−38B	+?N	−41B	3.0	18.0	18.0	5.50	629	0.0
50	FIDE 9702261	0	—	−15N	−49B	+?N	+47B	−42N	+?B	−34N	3.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1049	0.0
51	FIDE 9702199	0	—	−26B	+?N	−23B	−33N	+64B	−41N	+?B	3.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	757	0.0
52	FIDE 9702512	0	—	+?N	−24B	−42N	−13B	−?B	+?N	+67B	3.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	920	0.0
53	Jadav, Kabir	1450	MRI	+44B	−2N	=66B	+57N	−25B	−18N	F	2.5	21.0	22.5	5.75	963	-11.6
54	Benaich, Jules	1595	FRA	F	=62N	+35B	−6B	−39N	−27N	+61B	2.5	19.5	19.5	6.25	1160	-3.6
55	FIDE 9701060	0	—	−6N	−45B	+67N	−49B	−34N	+?B	=64B	2.5	17.5	17.5	1.75	1160	0.0
56	FIDE 9702067	0	—	−27B	F	+64N	−26N	−9B	−45B	+57N	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.50	900	0.0
57	FIDE 9700811	0	—	+63N	+?B	−16N	−53B	−48N	−32B	−56B	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	1568	0.0
58	Benaich, Louve	0	FRA	−42N	−43B	−12N	+?B	−47N	+71B	−46B	2.0	17.5	17.5	0.50	1012	0.0
59	FIDE 9702156	0	—	F	+67B	+49N	−4N	−35B	F	F	2.0	16.5	17.5	4.00	924	0.0
60	FIDE 9702270	0	—	F	−25B	+34N	−?N	−13B	−47B	+?N	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	865	0.0
61	FIDE 9701141	0	—	−2B	−44N	+?B	=19N	−18B	F	−54N	1.5	22.0	22.0	2.25	962	0.0
62	Sooroojbally, Keshav	0	MRI	F	=54B	−39N	+63B	−12N	−19N	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	2.75	1609	0.0
63	Benaich, Junon	1436	FRA	−57B	+19N	=18B	−62N	F	−38N	F	1.5	18.5	20.0	6.75	626	-20.4
64	FIDE 9700927	0	—	F	−28N	−56B	−32B	−51N	+?B	=55N	1.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	840	0.0
65	FIDE 9702040	0	—	−22N	F	−?B	−40B	+?N	−34B	=?N	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.00	806	0.0
66	FIDE 9701001	0	—	−?N	+?B	=53N	−12B	F	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	1.25	1360	0.0
67	FIDE 9702393	0	—	−28B	−59N	−55B	+?N	F	−40B	−52N	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	732	0.0
68	FIDE 9702245	0	—	−?B	F	−29N	F	−33B	F	+42N	1.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	774	0.0
69	FIDE 9702318	0	—	−17N	−13B	−?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1087	0.0
70	FIDE 9700668	0	—	+?B	−14N	−44B	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1002	0.0
71	FIDE 9702369	0	—	F	F	−31B	=38N	−19B	−58N	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.75	1236	0.0
72	FIDE 9702431	0	—	−25N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	876	0.0
73	Casseputhee, Nygel	0	MRI	−20B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1162	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mootin, Daven NandaMRI
+52.4
5.5 pts · #10
2Ramtale, BhavishMRI
+44.8
6.0 pts · #1
3Brugette, RomainMRI
+32.8
4.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Marie, PatrickCMMRI
-33.0
4.5 pts · #29
2Sawmynaden, Rayen SarathyMRI
-31.2
5.0 pts · #3
3Backory, SanjuMRI
-22.8
5.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R5+435 Elo gap
Reetoo, Sahil1452 beat CMMarie, Patrick1887
R3+247 Elo gap
Brugette, Romain1640 beat CMMarie, Patrick1887
R7+199 Elo gap
Mootin, Daven Nanda1603 beat CMAh-Kye, Benitot Emmanuel1802