Fotouh Al Khair Mall Classic Tournament- May 2026
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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 797, and top seed was Marvin Marcos (🇵🇠PHI, 2015).
Kharwandikar Yash Sandeep (🇮🇳 IND, 1631) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Sarangi Rakesh (3.0) and Varghese Benjamin Benu (3.0).
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
02 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
797
Participants
8
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇳India×5
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
7
3
3
2
2
2
2
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kharwandikar Yash Sandeep beat Sarangi Rakesh (Black).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Kharwandikar Yash Sandeep won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kharwandikar Yash Sandeep | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sarangi Rakesh | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Varghese Benjamin Benu | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Dinmukhammed Berik | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kharwandikar Yash Sandeep | 1631 | IND | −?B | +5N | +3B | +2N | −?B | +4N | +6B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2382 | +52.4 |
| 2 | Sarangi Rakesh | 0 | IND | F | −?N | +5B | −1B | +6N | −?N | +4B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Benu ,Varghese Benjamin | 1512 | IND | −?N | +8B | −1N | +6B | +7N | −?N | −?B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 831 | -6.8 |
| 4 | Sinha, Aakrit | 1563 | IND | −?N | +6B | −?N | +7B | =5N | −1B | −2N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1459 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Berik, Dinmukhammed | 1672 | KAZ | +8N | −1B | −2N | F | =4B | +7N | −?B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1404 | -28.4 |
| 6 | FIDE 547021144 | 0 | — | −?B | −4N | +7B | −3N | −2B | F | −1N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Baskaran, Advik | 0 | IND | −?N | +?B | −6N | −4N | −3B | −5B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bhagat, Rajveer | 0 | FID | −5B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kharwandikar Yash SandeepIND+52.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Bhagat, RajveerFID0.00.0 pts · #7
- 3Sarangi RakeshIND0.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Berik, DinmukhammedKAZ-28.42.5 pts · #4
- 2Sinha, AakritIND-10.42.5 pts · #5
- 3Benu ,Varghese BenjaminIND-6.83.0 pts · #6