2nd FA Rating Invitational Tournament
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 in Dubai, UAE. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1572, and top seed was Laith. Mulhem (🇸🇾 SYR, 2011).
Kavyansh Srivastava (🇮🇳 IND, 1792) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Yogendra Sai Kondragunta (3.0) and Nimai Kataria (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Yogendra Sai Kondragunta (1411) beat Kavyansh Srivastava (1792), a +381-point gap.
Location
🇦🇪Dubai, UAE
Dates
25 May 2026 → 26 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,572
Participants
9
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇳India×7
🇸🇾Syria×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/6. Srivastava takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nimai Kataria drew with Yogendra Sai Kondragunta (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nimai Kataria | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Yogendra Sai Kondragunta | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kavyansh Srivastava | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Taanish Sood | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kavyansh Srivastava | 1792 | IND | +4B | −?N | +7B | =3N | =?N | −2B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1640 | -26.4 |
| 2 | Yogendra Sai Kondragunta | 1411 | IND | =5N | +9B | F | −?B | =3N | +1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1800 | +78.0 |
| 3 | Nimai Kataria | 1552 | IND | −?N | +8B | +9N | =1B | =2B | −?N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1749 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Taanish Sood | 1506 | IND | −1N | −?B | +8N | +9B | =5N | −?B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1696 | +38.8 |
| 5 | Aaron Joseph Jenny | 1591 | IND | =2B | =7N | =6B | −?N | =4B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1549 | -6.9 |
| 6 | Jadoun Ivaan | 1568 | IND | F | −?B | =5N | +7N | −?B | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1843 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Alhasan,Modar. | 1709 | SYR | =9N | =5B | −1N | −6B | F | −8N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1354 | -90.4 |
| 8 | Atharva Manoj | 1528 | IND | −?B | −3N | −4B | F | −?N | +7B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1464 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Gavrylchenko, Illia | 1491 | GER | =7B | −2N | −3B | −4N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1223 | -49.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yogendra Sai KondraguntaIND+78.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Nimai KatariaIND+40.03.0 pts · #1
- 3Taanish SoodIND+38.82.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Alhasan,Modar.SYR-90.41.0 pts · #8
- 2Gavrylchenko, IlliaGER-49.20.5 pts · #9
- 3Kavyansh SrivastavaIND-26.43.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R6+381 Elo gap
- R6+181 Elo gap
- R4+141 Elo gap