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Pudukkottai Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament -2026 (CFPD 4th Edition)

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150 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Pudukkottai, India. Top 10 Elo average was 1768, and top seed was Tarun V (🇮🇳 IND, 1961).

Sam Yedidiah S (🇮🇳 IND, 1854) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Tarun V (7.5) and Gopinath P (7.5). S shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Lakshya S (1465) beat Anandh Babu V L (1681), a +216-point gap.

Location
🇮🇳Pudukkottai, India
Dates
13 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳Tarun V1961
Avg top 10
1,768
Participants
150
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇳India×86
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇮🇳IND·1854
    8.0pts·1990perf+46.4
  • 🥈
    🇮🇳IND·1961
    7.5pts·1964perf+5.4
  • 🥉
    🇮🇳IND·1903
    7.5pts·1947perf+12.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Sam Yedidiah S led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
79
36
16
7
2
3
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

Sam Yedidiah S held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Sam Yedidiah S 5 wins (R1–R5)Gopinath P 4 wins (R1–R4)Tarun V 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sam Yedidiah S1854IND+145N+108B+23N+21B+2N=5B+13N+20B=4N8.050.051.044.001990+46.4
2Tarun V1961IND+128B+94N+39B+6N1B+4B+27N=3N+5B7.552.055.043.251964+5.4
3Gopinath P1903IND+141N+34B+24N+25B=4N+10B=5N=2B+17N7.551.553.542.751947+12.2
4Bala Sanjay J G1765IND+106B+49N+14B+29N=3B2N+25B+11N=1B7.053.557.542.251857+28.8
5Siva Adithyan S1890IND+146B+78N+55B+11N+17B=1N=3B+7N2N7.052.053.037.751885+10.0
6Sri Mithun U1608IND+131B+50N+41B2B=15N+118N+43B=10N+18B7.046.549.535.501707+35.6
7Rithish S S1539IND=76N+48B+81N+35B=12N+53B+21N5B+30N7.046.050.538.001748+52.8
8Ashwin R1491IND+83B+63N+60B19N+40B=17N=10B+52N+26B7.045.049.537.251638+31.2
9Kolanchiyappan P1528IND+86N64B=57N+81B=76N+96B+35N+24B+20N7.041.045.035.252248+46.8
10Hari Prasath R1662IND+127N+45B=35N+76B+19B3N=8N=6B+34N6.548.551.534.251633-7.6
11Tamilselvan V1590IND+70N+85B+33N5B+24N+54B=12N4B+28B6.548.052.535.251664+23.2
12Balasai Aravind Ganesh V1635IND+57B+79N+47B=18N=7B+52N=11B=17N=15B6.547.552.036.001596-10.4
13Anandh Babu V L1681IND+149B+40N18B+79N+91B+30N1B=14N+39B6.546.046.028.751588-12.6
14Visvesh M1475IND+140N+93B4N+64B=22N=33B+60N=13B+36B6.544.547.531.501646+24.8
15Lakshmanan V1465INDF+83N+139B+59N=6B=22B+48N+21B=12N6.543.543.533.751726+41.6
16Venkatesan J1446IND93N+138B22N=90B+81N+129B+86N+117B+38N6.535.538.526.252288+11.2
17Sathyanarayanan, S.1710IND+72N+95B+61N+37B5N=8B+42N=12B3B6.049.053.031.751666-6.0
18Lakshya S1465IND+147N+44B+13N=12B=27N21B+22N+37B6N6.049.050.030.751583+37.6
19Madhuranjan M1614IND+120N+56B+64N+8B10N+23B20N30B+54N6.046.550.031.501496-31.0
20Kavirooban B1445IND+101B60N+133B+58N+36B+26N+19B1N9B6.046.549.529.501681+56.2
21Ashraf Ali1560IND+139B+67N+91B1N+78B+18N7B15N+43B6.046.549.528.001559-1.2
22Mithilesh R0IND38B+?N+16B+28N=14B=15N18B+91N+55B6.046.046.028.0015230.0
23Darshika Padmanabhan1454IND+65B+87N1B+84N+29B19N=58B=51N+62B6.045.049.530.251542+9.6
24Akash G1465IND+148B+103N3B+73N11B+65N+79B9N+52B6.044.545.524.50861-32.8
25Jai Pratheesh1577IND+143B+88N+28B3N=118B+51N4N=53B+61N6.044.046.027.251595+1.6
26Ashwanth PA1564IND33N+105B+127N+95B+32N20B+54N+31B8N6.043.546.528.001535-7.6
27Vishvajit D1493IND+134B+124N=52B+74N=18B+49N2B28N+53B6.043.546.527.501326-28.0
28Kumaravel S1439IND+121N+117B25N22B+142N+44B+29N+27B11N6.043.045.026.501549+24.0
29Gokul K1534IND+68B+97N+118B4B23N+88N28B+59N+66B6.042.546.027.001435-28.8
30Mohamed Jabir J1475IND63B+134N+143B+88N+62B13B+33N+19N7B6.042.544.526.001486+1.6
31Maheshwaran S1471IND=89B73N=92B+83N+68B+71N+49B26N+57B6.040.544.529.25764-14.8
32Dharunekaa J1459IND=71B=107N+68B+101N26B+113N52B+65N+58B6.039.043.027.50764-14.4
33Krithik Vishnu R0IND+26B+36N11B+41N=55B=14N30B=47N+?B5.546.546.525.5015340.0
34Mukhilcharan J S1402IND+58B3N+65B=60N+74B=55N+46B=36N10B5.545.050.028.251516+24.4
35Shree Ram1435IND+144B+80N=10B7N=71B+77N9B+92N=37N5.544.046.023.501370-12.8
36Aditya K G1492IND+130N33B+86N+45B20N+64B+78N=34B14N5.543.046.025.251344-33.2
37Harsha S1523IND+133B+59N+43B17N49B+67N+91B18N=35B5.542.545.525.251489-10.0
38Ranjan Thivakar R1488IND+22N52B+90N=56B+117N42B+80B+63N16B5.542.045.526.00637-45.6
39Kirudeshwaran G S1485IND+115B+84N2N+85B53N+106B=57N+76B13N5.541.545.524.00983-13.2
40Anandha Hariharan S0IND+?N13B+121N+48B8N60B=44N+123B+84N5.541.041.019.757860.0
41Adeline Jenita J1458IND+136N+82B6N33B+130B58N+68B+71N=51B5.540.543.523.25808-12.0
42Preetha Idumban1427IND84B+115N=63B+99N+104B+38N17B=58N=46B5.539.543.525.251566+20.8
43Karthikeyan A S1407IND+123N+122B37N=117B+89N+75B6N+84B21N5.539.042.522.251349-11.2
44Sanmathi K0IND+?B18N+50B91N+135B28N=40B+88B+75N5.539.039.020.2512600.0
45Balachadurthian M B0IND+92B10N+103B36N=87B84N+104B+119N+77B5.537.541.022.257770.0
46Dhileep K1501IND52N+130B+131N+98B54N+59B34N+97B=42N5.537.040.021.751153-52.4
47Kishore M1462IND+142N+132B12N53B=86N=89B+121N=33B+76N5.537.039.020.25835-10.8
48FIDE 5770527300+?B7N+128B40N+?B+50N15B=67N+91B5.536.536.515.0013530.0
49Adetyaram A0IND+?N4B+93N+122B+37N27B31N+105B=?N5.536.036.017.0013980.0
50Ashwindev B0IND+?N6B44N+136B+132N48B+?N=69B+117N5.532.532.512.008080.0
51Santhosh A0IND+?N=?B+96N=54B=75N25B+?N=23B=41N5.531.031.014.5014720.0
52Mahasvin J0IND+46B+38N=27N=75B+?N12B+32N8B24N5.047.047.022.2515190.0
53Idhesh M0IND=125B+129N=77B+47N+39B7N=55B=25N27N5.043.046.023.5015070.0
54Pugazh S1449IND+137B=77N+104B=51N+46B11N26B+74N19B5.043.046.022.501374-14.4
55Ghovarthini V1484IND+138N+90B5N+100B=33N=34B=53N=57B22N5.042.545.522.001450-7.6
56Chithresh P0IND+62B19N+87B=38N=77B=69N=92B=80N=63B5.040.044.023.7513580.0
57Kesavraj M0IND12N+?B=9B=69N+?B+66N=39B=55N31N5.040.040.016.2515040.0
58Sampretha Dhenagaran0IND34N+145B+?N20B+98N+41B=23N=42B32N5.039.539.516.2513160.0
59FIDE 5770040430+109N37B+112N15B+?N46N+93B29B+116N5.039.539.516.007060.0
60Sudhakar R0IND+?N+20B8N=34B=96N+40N14B+79N?B5.039.039.020.7513090.0
61Sarveshwaraan M1440IND+114B+99N17B=77N=63B=92N=69B+107N25B5.038.542.521.25844-19.6
62FIDE 547049278056N+70B+141N+94B30N78N+98B+95B23N5.038.540.519.0012410.0
63Mukuntha Raja R0IND+30N8B=42N+?B=61N=?B+75N38B=56N5.038.538.518.2514900.0
64Harisuthan D0IND+102B+9N19B14N+99B36N+101B?N+?B5.037.037.019.0012770.0
65Pranish P0IND23N+?B34N+?B+94N24B+100N32B+95N5.035.535.512.0011970.0
66Sarojini A1450IND=104N81B=120N+138B+111N57B+89N+130B29N5.034.537.518.25734-15.2
67FIDE 5770526840+?N21B82N+93B+?N37B+102N=48B=69N5.034.534.513.257420.0
68FIDE 577064313029N+109B32N+?B31N+?B41N+110B+129N5.034.534.511.006810.0
69Yazlini M0IND+?N=?B76N=57B+127N=56B=61N=50N=67B5.033.033.015.7514250.0
70Kishanth K0IND11B62N+?B80N+?B+99N77B+103N+92B5.032.532.512.007900.0
71P Govarathan0IND=32N+?B75N+?B=35N31B+96N41B+?N5.031.531.59.7513270.0
72FIDE 577082036017B+?N99B+?N80B119N+?B+101N+107B5.026.026.08.009100.0
73Mrithul Srihan V0IND=75N+31B=?N24B?B+?N?B+98N+?B5.020.520.512.2514100.0
74Reuben Thomas P0IND=?B+?N+?N27B34N+?B=?N54B+97N5.020.520.54.0013900.0
75Guru Sukir, R1477IND=73B+89N+71B=52N=51B43N63B+120N44B4.541.044.520.75607-24.0
76Lingeshvar N K0IND=7B+?N+69B10N=9B=?N+87B39N47B4.541.041.016.5014120.0
77Sri Ganesh0IND+?N=54B=53N=61B=56N35B+70N=78B45N4.540.540.517.2513440.0
78Nekilan B1401IND+119N5B+142N+102B21N+62B36B=77NF4.540.042.016.75818-30.0
79FIDE 5770575970+?N12B+119N13B+105N+102B24N60B=81N4.540.040.013.757940.0
80Vibin V P0IND+100N35B?N+70B+72N+95B38N=56BF4.538.538.520.506670.0
81Mukilesh K C0IND=?B+66N7B9N16B+114N+112B=?N=79B4.538.038.015.2513490.0
82FIDE 333499080+98B41N+67B118N+97B91N=88B85N+120B4.535.038.518.756380.0
83Mathivanan B U0IND8N15B+?N31B+109N=112B+122N?B+126N4.534.534.513.006590.0
84Rohith Senthil Kumar0IND+42N39B+?N23B=?N+45B+?B43N40B4.533.533.511.0013710.0
85Dhivyasri S0IND+?B11N+?B39N=103B87N=129N+82B=89N4.532.532.510.257380.0
86M, Rakesh0IND9B+?N36B+?N=47B+103N16B?N+125B4.532.032.010.2511080.0
87FIDE 5470465890+?N23B56N+141B=45N+85B76N+94B?N4.531.531.513.2512990.0
88FIDE 5580679900+?N25B+?N30B+?N29B=82N44N+119B4.531.531.55.757290.0
89Nidharsana M0IND=31N75B+?B+?N43B=47N66B+?N=85B4.531.031.08.0013200.0
90FIDE 881900720+?B55N38B=16N=108B?B+?N=125N+?B4.524.524.57.0013870.0
91Ganesan G1429IND+150N+126B21N+44B13N+82B37N22B48N4.043.043.013.50788-35.2
92FIDE 33474540045N=120B=31N+131B+100N=61B=56N35B70N4.039.542.516.7513240.0
93FIDE 5470171800+16B14N49B67N+?BF59N+100B+96N4.039.539.514.5014610.0
94Subekshan A1407IND+116B2B+140N62N65B=111B+126N87N=104B4.037.540.514.501007-3.2
95FIDE 5770819780+?B17N+113B26N+101B80N+140B62N65B4.037.537.511.008370.0
96Devanathan R0IND=129B+125N51B+114N=60B9N71B+137N93B4.037.040.014.507280.0
97FIDE 5470672500+?N29B117N+121B82N+110B+125N46N74B4.035.535.511.007180.0
98FIDE 564069613082N+147B+132N46N58B+142B62N73B+123N4.033.534.59.507010.0
99FIDE 5770527810+?N61B+72N42B64N70B131N+141B+127N4.033.533.510.006340.0
100FIDE 577064330080B+144N+107B55N92B+137N65B93N+?B4.031.531.59.006840.0
101FIDE 577082150020N+?B+108N32B95N+?B64N72B+?N4.030.030.04.006520.0
102FIDE 577082257064NF+?B78N+124B79N67B+111B+130N4.029.529.510.506010.0
103FIDE 5580069310+?N24B45N+?B=85N86B=111N70B+?B4.029.529.54.256650.0
104Prasanna Venkatesh B0IND=66B+?N54N+?B42N?B45N+122B=94N4.028.528.58.0013060.0
105Saisabapathi K0IND=?B26N=?B+128N79B+141B+127N49NF4.028.028.08.0013450.0
106FIDE 57705884404N?B+?N+119B+122N39N+113B?BF4.027.527.511.007770.0
107FIDE 5770822300=?N=32B100N127B+146N+131B+?N61B72N4.027.027.07.0012570.0
108FIDE 5580706480+?B1N101B111N=90N126B+?B=?N+137B4.027.027.05.2510540.0
109FIDE 564070301059B68N+115B?N83B133N+148B+?N+134B4.025.525.58.006040.0
110FIDE 5470464810118B?N+?B124N+149B97N+133B68N+128B4.022.022.06.006270.0
111FIDE 5770821170?N?B+?N+108B66B=94N=103B102N+?B4.021.021.08.0011730.0
112FIDE 5370835030+?B118N59B130N+?B=83N81N=?B+?N4.020.520.52.256270.0
113FIDE 5770588360?N+?B95N+?B+?N32B106N+127B?B4.017.017.03.006350.0
114FIDE 577052633061N+?B=?N96B?N81B=128N+?B+?N4.016.516.51.506250.0
115FIDE 577081870039N42B109N+?B?N+?N+?B+?B?N4.015.015.00.006560.0
116FIDE 577058810094N141BFF+145N+?B+?N+?B59B4.012.012.01.006070.0
117FIDE 5580068260+?B28N+97B=43N38B+?NF16N50B3.536.536.56.7513020.0
118Pugazhendhy P1427IND+110N+112B29N+82B=25N6BFFF3.535.035.015.501300-8.2
119FIDE 547031166078B+146N79B106N+139B+72B=120N45B88N3.534.535.510.756010.0
120FIDE 547052490019B=92N=66B=129N=?B+?N=119B75B82N3.530.530.57.7513120.0
121FIDE 547017163028B+?N40B97N+128B+?N47B?N=124B3.527.527.54.756510.0
122FIDE 5770526920+?B43N+124B49N106B=?N83B104N+?N3.527.027.03.506070.0
123FIDE 564078680043B128N+146B?N+143B+124N=?B40N98B3.524.524.56.5012130.0
124FIDE 5770818460+?N27B122N+110B102N123B+?N?B=121N3.524.524.55.756930.0
125Yashwanth S0IND=53N96BF+?N+?B=?N97B=90B86N3.522.022.04.7514040.0
126FIDE 5770643210+135B91N=?B?N?B+108N94B+?N83B3.519.519.57.006300.0
127FIDE 577082052010B+?N26B+107N69B+132N105B113N99B3.036.536.57.008130.0
128FIDE 56407948102N+123B48N105B121N=?N=114B+132B110N3.035.035.08.5011610.0
129FIDE 5770699860=96N53B=?N=120BF16N=85B+134N68B3.031.531.59.006460.0
130FIDE 577082095036B46NF+112B41N+?B+?N66N102B3.029.529.54.006750.0
131FIDE 55802546406N+?B46B92N+?B107N+99B?N?B3.024.524.54.007550.0
132FIDE 5770819000+?B47N98B+149N50B127B?N128N+143B3.023.023.02.006620.0
133FIDE 577082079037N+?B20N?B?N+109B110N?B+?N3.019.519.54.006820.0
134FIDE 577082087027N30B?N+?B+?N?B+?N129B109N3.019.019.00.0013570.0
135FIDE 5770818200126N+136B+?N?B44NFFF+142B3.018.018.05.006810.0
136FIDE 558078851041B135N+?B50N?N?B?N+147B+141N3.017.017.03.006580.0
137FIDE 577052714054N?B+?N?B+?N100B+?N96B108N3.017.017.00.006490.0
138FIDE 577082109055B16N+?B66N+?B?N?B?N+?B3.016.516.50.006650.0
139FIDE 577061004021N+?B15N?B119N+?B?N+?B?N3.016.016.00.007130.0
140FIDE 48722448014B+?N94B?N+?N+?B95N?B?N3.014.514.50.006500.0
141FIDE 57708202803B+116N62B87N+?B105N?B99N136B2.032.032.04.0011030.0
142FIDE 577082141047B+?N78B+?N28B98N?B?N135N2.023.023.00.006340.0
143FIDE 577082060025N+?B30N?B123N?B+?N?B132N2.018.518.50.007260.0
144FIDE 577082168035N100B+145N?B?N?N?B+?N?B2.010.510.51.006350.0
145FIDE 57708186201B58N144B?N116B?NF?B+148N1.020.020.01.0010540.0
146FIDE 57708185405N119B123NF107B?N?B+148N?B1.019.019.01.0010900.0
147FIDE 577081897018B98N?B?N?B+?N?B136N?B1.013.013.00.006720.0
148FIDE 577082133024N?B?N?B+?N?B109N146B145B1.012.012.00.006650.0
149FIDE 577082044013NFF132B110NFFFF0.017.517.50.008810.0
150FIDE 577082176091B?NFFFFFFF0.05.05.00.006290.0

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