UW Mall iMaster Classic Tournament
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1526, and top seed was Isuru Alahakoon (🇱🇰 SRI, FM, 2038).
Aditi Arun (🇮🇳 IND, 1683) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Sangeetha R (4.5) and Ahmad Ali (4.5).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Sangeetha R (1414) beat Dinmukhammed Berik (1672), a +258-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
30 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,526
Participants
20
Federations · 7 represented
🇮🇳India×10
🇮🇷Iran×2
🇫🇷France×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
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WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aditi Arun 3 wins (R5–R7)Ahmad Ali 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aditi Arun | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Sangeetha R | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Ahmad Ali | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kavin Inba V | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aditi Arun | 1683 | IND | +19B | +5N | −?B | −?N | +10B | +13N | +4B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2362 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Sangeetha R | 1414 | IND | −4N | +17B | +18N | =5B | +16N | −?B | +8B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 2362 | +54.8 |
| 3 | Ali, Ahmad | 0 | FID | =?B | +12N | +9B | +10N | −?B | =4N | =?N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2281 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Vardi Nejad, Abouzar | 0 | IRI | +2B | +8N | −?N | +11B | =7N | =3B | −1N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kavin Inba V | 0 | IND | +10B | −1B | +15N | =2N | +8B | −?N | =6B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sinha, Aakrit | 1563 | IND | +14B | =9N | −?B | −8N | +12B | +17N | =5N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1573 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Arjun Dama | 0 | IND | −?N | +15B | =8B | +9N | =4B | −?N | +11B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 1764 | +33.2 |
| 8 | Berik, Dinmukhammed | 1672 | KAZ | +17N | −4B | =7N | +6B | −5N | +9B | −2N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1489 | -18.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 531013155 | 0 | — | +16N | =6B | −3N | −7B | +11N | −8N | +10B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vardi Nejad, Rasa | 1456 | IRI | −5N | +20B | +14N | −3B | −1N | +18B | −9N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 1547 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Honcharova, Anisiia | 0 | UKR | +15N | −?B | +16N | −4N | −9B | +14B | −7N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 12 | HADI BANDA | 1473 | IND | −18N | −3B | +20N | −14B | −6N | +15B | +19N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1606 | +21.2 |
| 13 | Yoon, Jiwan | 1668 | KOR | F | −?N | +19B | +18B | +14N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 883 | -19.2 |
| 14 | HAMI ILAN | 0 | IND | −6N | F | −10B | +12N | −13B | −11N | +17B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Karthikeyan Ramachandran | 1470 | IND | −11B | −7N | −5B | +19N | −17B | −12N | +18B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 673 | -20.0 |
| 16 | McDonald, Margaret | 1452 | FRA | −9B | +19N | −11B | +17N | −2B | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 614 | -11.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 558052437 | 0 | — | −8B | −2N | F | −16B | +15N | −6B | −14N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 18 | HAZI RUHAN | 0 | IND | +12B | −?N | −2B | −13N | −19B | −10N | −15N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1256 | -42.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 577078306 | 0 | — | −1N | −16B | −13N | −15B | +18N | F | −12B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Yogendra Sai Kondragunta | 1411 | IND | −?B | −10N | −12B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 665 | -34.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sangeetha RIND+54.84.5 pts · #5
- 2Arjun DamaIND+33.24.0 pts · #9
- 3Aditi ArunIND+27.65.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1HAZI RUHANIND-42.01.0 pts · #11
- 2Yogendra Sai KondraguntaIND-34.00.0 pts · #18
- 3Karthikeyan RamachandranIND-20.02.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R7+258 Elo gap