UW Mall Classic Tournament
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 6 represented
🇮🇳India×20
🇵ðŸ‡Philippines×4
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMarvin Marcos led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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+54.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Gavrylchenko, IlliaGER+29.65.0 pts · #11
- 3Aaron Joseph JennyIND+19.63.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1HADI BANDAIND-52.43.0 pts · #33
- 2Maghizhan JaganIND-28.03.0 pts · #29
- 3Ansh KhandelwalIND-20.84.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R7+223 Elo gap
- R5+104 Elo gap