QCA Training Center Classical Tournament A - April 2026

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35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Doha, Qatar. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1824, and top seed was Albin Sajan (🇮🇳 IND, 2108).

Chogle Sahil Prashant (🇮🇳 IND, 1854) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Hamdouchi Adam (5.0) and Albin Sajan (4.5). Prashant won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Shresht Nair (1503) beat Syed Ijaz Azeem (1774), a +271-point gap.

Location

🇶🇦Doha, Qatar

Dates

30 Apr 2026 → 02 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 Fast Standard

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳Albin Sajan2108

Avg top 10

1,824

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇳India×15

🇶🇦Qatar×10

🇵🇭Philippines×3

🇵🇸Palestine×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇯🇴Jordan×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

🇲🇦Morocco×1

Top 3

🥇
Chogle Sahil Prashant
🇮🇳IND·1854
5.5pts·2167perf+72.8
🥈
Hamdouchi Adam
🇲🇦MAR·1925
5.0pts·1952perf+10.0
🥉
Albin Sajan
🇮🇳IND·2108
4.5pts·1942perf-34.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Chogle Sahil Prashant led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Prashant5.5Adam5Sajan4.5Saravanan4.5Banquerigo4Al-Janahi4

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Chogle Sahil Prashant held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Chogle Sahil Prashant 5 wins (R1–R5)Albin Sajan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Chogle Sahil Prashant	*	—	1	½
2Hamdouchi Adam	—	*	—	—
3Albin Sajan	0	—	*	—
4Advaith Saravanan	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chogle Sahil Prashant	1854	IND	+19N	+15B	+9N	+3N	+5B	=4B	5.5	20.0	23.0	20.75	2167	+72.8
2	Hamdouchi Adam	1925	MAR	+16B	=7N	+13B	=5N	+10B	+8B	5.0	19.0	22.0	18.00	1952	+10.0
3	Albin Sajan	2108	IND	+30N	+20B	+8N	−1B	=6N	+12B	4.5	20.0	21.0	13.50	1942	-34.0
4	Advaith Saravanan	1829	IND	+22B	−9N	+30B	+15N	+7B	=1N	4.5	19.0	20.0	13.25	1854	+9.2
5	Al-Kuwari, HamadCM	1785	QAT	+17N	+26B	+14N	=2B	−1N	=6B	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.50	1831	+16.8
6	Ziyad Wakhiri	1704	PLE	+29B	=13N	=10B	+17N	=3B	=5N	4.0	18.5	20.0	12.25	1807	+30.4
7	Al-Janahi, Ibrahim	1675	QAT	+27N	=2B	=25N	+9B	−4N	+26B	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.50	1803	+40.8
8	Akshith Saravanan	1763	IND	+34N	+21B	−3B	+25N	+14B	−2N	4.0	17.0	18.0	8.50	1848	+25.6
9	Elarcosa, Rommel T.	1669	PHI	+35N	+4B	−1B	−7N	+31B	+25N	4.0	17.0	17.0	7.50	1743	+10.4
10	AlJamaat, Khaled	1744	QAT	+23N	=25B	=6N	+27B	−2N	+15B	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.50	1749	+5.2
11	Syed Ijaz Azeem	1774	PAK	−13B	+18B	+19N	−26N	+17B	+14N	4.0	15.0	17.0	12.00	1692	-22.8
12	Banquerigo, Filjohn	1752	PHI	+28B	−14N	+16B	+21N	+26B	−3N	4.0	15.0	16.5	9.00	1794	+11.2
13	Shresht Nair	1503	IND	+11N	=6B	−2N	−14B	+24N	=18N	3.0	19.0	21.5	10.00	1646	+31.2
14	Al-Qassabi, Layan	1624	QAT	+31N	+12B	−5B	+13N	−8N	−11B	3.0	19.0	20.0	8.00	1643	+4.4
15	HARRY RAJESH	1641	IND	+32B	−1N	+28B	−4B	+19N	−10N	3.0	18.5	19.5	5.50	1646	+1.6
16	Bhavish Pandikkannan	1581	IND	−2N	+23B	−12N	−18B	+32N	+27B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.50	1593	+0.8
17	Torchinsky, Alexander	1511	ENG	−5B	+32N	+20N	−6B	−11N	+35B	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	1625	+33.2
18	Shivansh Joshi	1586	IND	=24B	−11N	+22B	+16N	−20N	=13B	3.0	15.0	17.5	8.25	1614	+7.2
19	Al-Qassabi, Rawda	1562	QAT	−1B	+29N	−11B	+35N	−15B	+31N	3.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1553	-5.2
20	Sri Ram Karthik Madineedi	1671	IND	F	−3N	−17B	+28N	+18B	=21N	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.75	1650	-10.4
21	Al-Mansouri, Fahad	1602	QAT	F	−8N	+33B	−12B	+23N	=20B	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.75	1572	-4.0
22	Shruthika Sunil Kurup	1543	IND	−4N	−27B	−18N	+29B	+33N	=23B	2.5	13.5	14.5	3.75	1401	-40.0
23	Annliya Sajan	1448	IND	−10B	−16N	+32B	+30N	−21B	=22N	2.5	13.0	14.0	3.25	1520	+19.6
24	Nita Robert Robertson Breethi	0	IND	=18N	−30B	−27N	+33B	−13B	+28N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.00	1370	0.0
25	Ahmad, Saif	1585	QAT	F	=10N	=7B	−8B	+27N	−9B	2.0	18.0	19.0	6.00	1587	-0.4
26	Nuh Nizar Hilmi	1616	IND	F	−5N	+31B	+11B	−12N	−7N	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1554	-12.4
27	Ayush Pradeep	1442	IND	−7B	+22N	+24B	−10N	−25B	−16N	2.0	16.0	18.0	5.00	1386	-13.6
28	Sameer Gupta	1480	IND	−12N	+35B	−15N	−20B	=29N	−24B	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	1435	-14.4
29	Al-Zeyara, Khalid	1446	QAT	−6N	−19B	−34N	−22N	=28B	+33B	1.5	12.0	13.0	1.75	1190	-50.8
30	Moawiah Mubarak	1584	JOR	−3B	+24N	−4N	−23B	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.50	954	-38.4
31	Erlano, Earl Kristoff	0	PHI	−14B	F	−26N	+34B	−9N	−19B	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	1353	0.0
32	Alsharaa,Aws.	1407	SYR	−15N	−17B	−23N	F	−16B	+34N	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1295	-26.4
33	FIDE 8671923	0	—	F	+34B	−21N	−24N	−22B	−29N	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.00	1328	0.0
34	Al-Mahasna, Abdulaziz	1493	QAT	−8B	−33N	+29B	−31N	F	−32B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1414	-14.4
35	Al-Hammadi, Asma	1410	QAT	−9B	−28N	F	−19B	F	−17N	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	756	-49.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chogle Sahil PrashantIND
+72.8
5.5 pts · #1
2Al-Janahi, IbrahimQAT
+40.8
4.0 pts · #6
3Torchinsky, AlexanderENG
+33.2
3.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Al-Zeyara, KhalidQAT
-50.8
1.5 pts · #33
2Al-Hammadi, AsmaQAT
-49.6
0.0 pts · #34
3Shruthika Sunil KurupIND
-40.0
2.5 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R1+271 Elo gap
Shresht Nair1503 beat Syed Ijaz Azeem1774
R4+254 Elo gap
Chogle Sahil Prashant1854 beat Albin Sajan2108
R2+160 Elo gap
Elarcosa, Rommel T.1669 beat Advaith Saravanan1829