Chess Lab EID Classic Tournament.
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Jan Nigel Galan (🇵🇭 PHI, CM, 2070).
John Vincent Cayaba (🇵🇭 PHI, 1983) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Isuru Alahakoon (5.0) and Jan Nigel Galan (5.0). Cayaba broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Omm Deshmukh (1611) beat Rhen Rhizzimhel Cristobal (1861), a +250-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 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×18
🇵🇭Philippines×14
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇫🇷France×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJohn Vincent Cayaba led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
19
11
5
2
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
John Vincent Cayaba never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
John Vincent Cayaba beat FM Isuru Alahakoon (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
John Vincent Cayaba 6 wins (R1–R6)FM Isuru Alahakoon 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Jan Nigel Galan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1John Vincent Cayaba | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMIsuru Alahakoon | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3CMJan Nigel Galan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Levi Mercado | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayaba, John Vincent | 1983 | PHI | +32N | +21B | +7N | +3N | +4B | +2N | 6.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 2651 | +43.8 |
| 2 | Alahakoon, IsuruFM | 2023 | SRI | +24N | +34B | +19N | +6B | +8N | −1B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 16.00 | 2130 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Galan, Jan NigelCM | 2070 | PHI | +33N | +15B | +9N | −1B | +32N | +7B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 15.50 | 2063 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Mercado, Levi | 2044 | PHI | +26B | +22N | =5B | +12N | −1N | +19B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 15.25 | 1998 | -3.8 |
| 5 | Nookala, Nikhil Sriram | 1860 | IND | +35N | +40B | =4N | −9B | +14N | +20B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1903 | +8.2 |
| 6 | Mosqueda, Anthony | 1957 | PHI | +16B | +11N | +10B | −2N | +13B | −9N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 15.50 | 1848 | -20.4 |
| 7 | Lagutin, Nelsonerro | 1807 | PHI | +43B | +23N | −1B | +21N | +16B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1769 | -5.6 |
| 8 | Marcos, Marvin | 2004 | PHI | F | +25N | +12B | +13N | −2B | +11N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 2001 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Dimarucut, Francis Erwin | 1943 | PHI | F | +30N | −3B | +5N | +22B | +6B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 14.00 | 2065 | +17.0 |
| 10 | Samuray, Jupiter | 0 | PHI | +28N | +20B | −6N | −11N | +21B | +25B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Deshmukh, Omm | 1611 | IND | +37N | −6B | +39N | +10B | +19N | −8B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1815 | +34.0 |
| 12 | Tom Mathew | 1808 | IND | +36N | +39B | −8N | −4B | +33N | +34B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1820 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Sevastsyanchuk, Anastasiya | 1740 | FID | +29N | +42B | +41N | −8B | −6N | +32B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1680 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Alhasan,Modar. | 1697 | SYR | −23B | +18N | +26B | =17N | −5B | +39N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1741 | +12.8 |
| 15 | Lobo, Dhruv | 1637 | NED | +38B | −3N | −32B | +31N | +26B | =16N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1534 | -25.6 |
| 16 | Olandag, Meghan Gabrielle | 1464 | PHI | −6N | +37B | +34N | +28B | −7N | =15B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1719 | +58.8 |
| 17 | Nimai Kataria | 1542 | IND | +44N | −19B | +36N | =14B | −25N | +28B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1601 | +9.6 |
| 18 | Sai Anish Katari | 1581 | IND | =41N | −14B | =20N | +35B | =39N | +29B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1461 | -18.8 |
| 19 | Cristobal, Rhen Rhizzimhel | 1861 | PHI | +27B | +17N | −2B | +30N | −11B | −4N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1685 | -43.2 |
| 20 | Patadia, Hitesh Kumar | 1616 | IND | =31B | −10N | =18B | +42N | +27B | −5N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1530 | -10.4 |
| 21 | Vedhanth Mani Bharathi | 1562 | IND | +46B | −1N | +42N | −7B | −10N | +35B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1081 | -10.8 |
| 22 | SOWRRIRAJAN, SENTHIL NATHAN | 1677 | IND | +47N | −4B | +24N | +33B | −9N | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1743 | +5.0 |
| 23 | Barrios Lagunes, Gustavo | 0 | FID | +14N | −7B | −33N | +24B | +30B | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Leuranguer, Maxime | 1486 | FRA | −2B | +38N | −22B | −23N | +31B | +46N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 965 | -12.0 |
| 25 | Atharva Thampy | 1620 | IND | +48N | −8B | +40N | −32B | +17B | −10N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1613 | -5.6 |
| 26 | Taanish Sood | 1538 | IND | −4N | +47B | −14N | +36B | −15N | +42B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 953 | -30.0 |
| 27 | Sinha, Aakrit | 0 | IND | −19N | +45B | −28N | +44B | −20N | +33B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Atharva Manoj | 1576 | IND | −10B | +43N | +27B | −16N | =29B | −17N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 705 | -48.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 564059430 | 0 | — | −13B | −33B | +37N | +45B | =28N | −18N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Olandag, Marthina Danielle | 1569 | PHI | +45N | −9B | +35N | −19B | −23N | =40B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1478 | -14.8 |
| 31 | FIDE 564076890 | 0 | — | =20N | −41B | +43N | −15B | −24N | +36B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1294 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Tarabey, Ralph | 1472 | USA | −1B | F | +15N | +25N | −3B | −13N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1666 | +45.2 |
| 33 | Jadoun Ivaan | 1540 | IND | −3B | +29N | +23B | −22N | −12B | −27N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1006 | -22.4 |
| 34 | Berik, Dinmukhammed | 1602 | KAZ | F | −2N | −16B | +41B | +40N | −12N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1494 | -46.8 |
| 35 | Ayan Hota | 0 | IND | −5B | +46N | −30B | −18N | +37B | −21N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 558089101 | 0 | — | −12B | +44N | −17B | −26N | +46B | −31N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Rajveer Gupta | 0 | IND | −11B | −16N | −29B | +43B | −35N | +45B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 564091767 | 0 | — | −15N | −24B | +45N | −40B | −44B | +43N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Pascua, Aedan Matthew | 1445 | PHI | F | −12N | −11B | +46N | =18B | −14B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1354 | -14.0 |
| 40 | Niranjjan Palaniappan | 1448 | IND | F | −5N | −25B | +38N | −34B | =30N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1364 | -15.6 |
| 41 | FIDE 138105334 | 0 | — | =18B | +31N | −13B | −34N | −42B | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Darshni Senthil Nathan | 0 | IND | F | −13N | −21B | −20B | +41N | −26N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Gomop AS, Rosalita | 0 | PHI | −7N | −28B | −31B | −37N | +45N | −38B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Vivek Arun N R | 0 | IND | −17B | −36B | F | −27N | +38N | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 577017994 | 0 | — | −30B | −27N | −38B | −29N | −43B | −37N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Silva, Ezekiel Shawn | 0 | PHI | −21N | −35B | F | −39B | −36N | −24B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Larigaldie, Joris | 0 | FRA | −22B | −26N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 5260116 | 0 | — | −25B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Olandag, Meghan GabriellePHI+58.83.5 pts · #13
- 2Tarabey, RalphUSA+45.22.0 pts · #15
- 3Cayaba, John VincentPHI+43.86.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Atharva ManojIND-48.02.5 pts · #34
- 2Berik, DinmukhammedKAZ-46.82.0 pts · #24
- 3Cristobal, Rhen RhizzimhelPHI-43.23.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R5+250 Elo gap
- R3+165 Elo gap
- R4+148 Elo gap