FM Rating Invitational Tournament
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Apr 2026 to 01 May 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1695, and top seed was Nikhil Sriram Nookala (🇮🇳 IND, 1871).
Kavyansh Srivastava (🇮🇳 IND, 1734) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Aditya Shah (5.0) and Vaibhav Krishnan K P (5.0). Srivastava took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nimai Kataria (1548) beat Nikhil Sriram Nookala (1871), a +323-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKavyansh Srivastava led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Kavyansh Srivastava takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Kavyansh Srivastava beat Aditya Shah (White).
Kavyansh Srivastava 3 wins (R4–R6)Aditya Shah 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavyansh Srivastava | 1734 | IND | +11N | =5B | =3N | +12B | +7N | +2B | =4N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 20.00 | 1869 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Aditya Shah | 1694 | IND | +8B | +7N | +4B | +5N | =3B | −1N | =6B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 20.50 | 1791 | +41.2 |
| 3 | Vaibhav Krishnan K P | 1817 | IND | =10B | +9N | =1B | +4N | =2N | =5B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 1751 | -15.2 |
| 4 | Aditi Arun | 1676 | IND | +6B | +13N | −2N | −3B | +10B | +9N | =1B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1713 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Nimai Kataria | 1548 | IND | +17B | =1N | +15B | −2B | +6N | =3N | =8B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1786 | +85.6 |
| 6 | Taanish Sood | 1505 | IND | −4N | +11B | =12N | +9B | −5B | +7N | =2N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1638 | +50.4 |
| 7 | Keertiganesh S R | 1656 | IND | +16N | −2B | +13B | +10N | −1B | −6B | =12N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1581 | -29.2 |
| 8 | Prakash, Sadhana | 1515 | SGP | −2N | −14B | +16N | +13B | −9N | +12B | =5N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1572 | +34.0 |
| 9 | Gavrylchenko, Illia | 1440 | GER | =12N | −3B | +11N | −6N | +8B | −4B | =10N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1534 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Atharva Manoj | 1540 | IND | =3N | =12B | +14N | −7B | −4N | =11N | =9B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1578 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Jadoun Ivaan | 1522 | IND | −1B | −6N | −9B | +16N | +12N | =10B | −3B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 1486 | -14.4 |
| 12 | Aaron Joseph Jenny | 1572 | IND | =9B | =10N | =6B | −1N | −11B | −8N | =7B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 6.75 | 1397 | -50.1 |
| 13 | Gokul Krishna Sajin Resmy | 1514 | IND | +15B | −4B | −7N | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1434 | -22.0 |
| 14 | Kindipan, Zyralle | 1698 | PHI | F | +8N | −10B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1504 | -10.2 |
| 15 | Rustamov, Firdavs | 1681 | TJK | −13N | +16B | −5N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1405 | -45.6 |
| 16 | Sajin Dwijendralal | 1496 | IND | −7B | −15N | −8B | −11B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 785 | -30.6 |
| 17 | Nookala, Nikhil Sriram | 1871 | IND | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 752 | -17.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nimai KatariaIND+85.64.5 pts · #5
- 2Taanish SoodIND+50.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Kavyansh SrivastavaIND+44.45.5 pts · #1
- 1Aaron Joseph JennyIND-50.12.0 pts · #12
- 2Rustamov, FirdavsTJK-45.61.0 pts · #15
- 3Sajin DwijendralalIND-30.60.0 pts · #16
- R1+323 Elo gap
- R1+167 Elo gap
- R3+158 Elo gap