UW Mall Classic Tournament

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38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Laith. Mulhem (🇸🇾 SYR, 2036).

Marvin Marcos (🇵🇭 PHI, 2007) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kavyansh Srivastava (5.5) and Yeshwant Saravanan (5.5). Marcos won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Kavyansh Srivastava (1737) beat Francis Erwin Dimarucut (1960), a +223-point gap.

Location

🇦🇪Dubai, UAE

Dates

25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇾Laith. Mulhem2036

Avg top 10

1,831

Participants

Federations · 6 represented

🇮🇳India×20

🇵🇭Philippines×4

🇰🇷South Korea×1

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Marvin Marcos
🇵🇭PHI·2007
6.0pts·2051perf+7.6
🥈
Kavyansh Srivastava
🇮🇳IND·1737
5.5pts·1909perf+54.8
🥉
Yeshwant Saravanan
🇮🇳IND·1853
5.5pts·1769perf-12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Marvin Marcos led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Marcos6Srivastava5.5Saravanan5.5Khan5Gavrylchenko5Dimarucut4.5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Marvin Marcos held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Marvin Marcos beat Kavyansh Srivastava (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Marvin Marcos 4 wins (R1–R4)Yeshwant Saravanan 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Marvin Marcos	*	1	—	—
2Kavyansh Srivastava	0	*	—	—
3Yeshwant Saravanan	—	—	*	—
4Muhammad Saleem Khan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Marcos, Marvin	2007	PHI	+34B	+15N	+2B	+26N	=6B	+10N	=8N	6.0	24.5	26.5	22.25	2051	+7.6
2	Kavyansh Srivastava	1737	IND	+37N	+12B	−1N	+14N	+17B	=8B	+6N	5.5	25.0	25.0	17.00	1909	+54.8
3	Yeshwant Saravanan	1853	IND	+33N	+18B	=17B	−6N	+14B	+7N	+15N	5.5	22.0	24.0	18.00	1769	-12.0
4	Gavrylchenko, Illia	1461	GER	+25N	−8B	+32N	+22B	−10B	+9N	+14B	5.0	21.5	23.5	15.50	1617	+29.6
5	Muhammad Saleem Khan	1732	PAK	+23B	=14N	−20N	+19B	=7B	+21N	+17N	5.0	20.0	23.0	16.00	1725	0.0
6	Dimarucut, Francis Erwin	1960	PHI	+30N	+22B	=8N	+3B	=1N	=15B	−2B	4.5	27.5	30.5	18.25	1814	-17.6
7	Yoon, Jiwan	0	KOR	+13N	−11B	+21N	+18B	=5N	−3B	+16N	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.00	1587	0.0
8	Vaibhav Krishnan K P	1816	IND	F	+4N	=6B	=17N	+9B	=2N	=1B	4.0	28.0	28.0	18.50	1828	+7.2
9	Peris, Nigel	0	IND	−18N	+30B	+12N	+11B	−8N	−4B	+24B	4.0	23.0	26.0	14.00	1529	0.0
10	Aditi Arun	1679	IND	+27N	+32B	−26N	+24B	+4N	−1B	F	4.0	23.0	25.0	13.00	1706	+3.6
11	Ansh Khandelwal	1463	IND	=19B	+7N	−14B	−9N	+31B	=16N	+32B	4.0	21.0	23.0	12.25	646	-20.8
12	Sai Shri Ramesh Prabhavathy	1452	IND	+36B	−2N	−9B	+32N	+25N	−20B	+21N	4.0	20.5	21.5	9.00	1545	+8.8
13	Ragma, Jennifer Primrose	1434	PHI	−7B	+19N	+25B	−15N	F	+28B	+18N	4.0	20.0	23.0	12.00	1534	+10.8
14	Neya Shri Ramesh Prabhavathy	1446	IND	+16N	=5B	+11N	−2B	−3N	+19B	−4N	3.5	28.5	31.5	13.00	1499	+6.0
15	Aaron Joseph Jenny	1571	IND	+28N	−1B	+33N	+13B	F	=6N	−3B	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.25	1718	+19.6
16	Ved Khandelwal	0	IND	−14B	+23N	−19B	+27N	+24N	=11B	−7B	3.5	21.0	24.0	11.00	1464	0.0
17	Cresencia, Clarence Miguel	1617	PHI	+31B	F	=3N	=8B	−2N	+23N	−5B	3.0	26.0	28.5	10.25	1592	-4.8
18	Maghizhan Jagan	1497	IND	+9B	−3N	+27B	−7N	−23B	+29N	−13B	3.0	24.0	27.0	10.00	844	-28.0
19	Raj Nagvekar	0	IND	=11N	−13B	+16N	−5N	+27B	−14N	=29B	3.0	23.0	26.0	10.00	1197	0.0
20	Mulhem,Laith.	2036	SYR	+21N	F	+5B	F	F	+12N	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	12.00	2468	+12.0
21	Vaibhav Girish	1421	IND	−20B	+31N	−7B	+35N	+22N	−5B	−12B	3.0	22.0	24.0	7.50	1440	-1.6
22	HADI BANDA	1525	IND	F	−6N	+29B	−4N	−21B	+33B	+23N	3.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	802	-52.4
23	HAMI ILAN	0	IND	−5N	−16B	+38N	+28B	+18N	−17B	−22B	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	1400	0.0
24	Karthikeyan Ramachandran	1484	IND	+38N	−26B	+28N	−10N	−16B	+25B	−9N	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	975	-13.6
25	FIDE 531013155	0	—	−4B	+37B	−13N	+34N	−12B	−24N	+35B	3.0	20.0	20.0	4.00	658	0.0
26	Nookala, Nikhil Sriram	1871	IND	+29B	+24N	+10B	−1B	F	F	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	10.00	1848	+0.4
27	HAZI RUHAN	0	IND	−10B	+36N	−18N	−16B	−19N	+34B	+33N	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.00	788	0.0
28	FIDE 577040325	0	—	−15B	+34N	−24B	−23N	+35B	−13N	+37B	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	696	0.0
29	Anikesh Karthik	0	IND	−26N	+38B	−22N	=31B	+33N	−18B	=19N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.75	831	0.0
30	FIDE 558020233	0	—	−6B	−9N	−35B	+37N	+38B	−32N	+31B	3.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1160	0.0
31	FIDE 531049656	0	—	−17N	−21B	+34B	=29N	−11N	+38B	−30N	2.5	18.0	18.0	3.50	700	0.0
32	FIDE 564091767	0	—	F	−10N	−4B	−12B	+36N	+30B	−11N	2.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	714	0.0
33	FIDE 429054699	0	—	−3B	+35N	−15B	+36N	−29B	−22N	−27B	2.0	20.0	21.0	3.00	850	0.0
34	Agnes Maria Jenny	0	IND	−1N	−28B	−31N	−25B	+37B	−27N	+38N	2.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1207	0.0
35	FIDE 577049489	0	—	F	−33B	+30N	−21B	−28N	+36B	−25N	2.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	621	0.0
36	FIDE 577047702	0	—	−12N	−27B	+37N	−33B	−32B	−35N	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	652	0.0
37	FIDE 558052437	0	—	−2B	−25N	−36B	−30B	−34N	F	−28N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	937	0.0
38	FIDE 577047915	0	—	−24B	−29N	−23B	F	−30N	−31N	−34B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	684	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kavyansh SrivastavaIND
+54.8
5.5 pts · #2
2Gavrylchenko, IlliaGER
+29.6
5.0 pts · #11
3Aaron Joseph JennyIND
+19.6
3.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1HADI BANDAIND
-52.4
3.0 pts · #33
2Maghizhan JaganIND
-28.0
3.0 pts · #29
3Ansh KhandelwalIND
-20.8
4.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R7+223 Elo gap
Kavyansh Srivastava1737 beat Dimarucut, Francis Erwin1960
R5+104 Elo gap
Vaibhav Girish1421 beat HADI BANDA1525