SWAN MASTERS QUALIFIERS 2026

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71 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Rose Hill-Port Louis, Mauritius. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Christophe Chan (🇲🇺 MRI, 1941).

Kovid BURTHUN (🇲🇺 MRI, 1780) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Bavish Sunnassee (6.0) and Jean Hugues Jugganaigooloo (5.5). BURTHUN took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Junon Benaich (1410) beat Rama Baloonuck (1813), a +403-point gap.

Location

🇲🇺Rose Hill-Port Louis, Mauritius

Dates

23 May 2026 → 07 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇺Christophe Chan1941

Avg top 10

1,819

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇺Mauritius×29

🇫🇷France×3

Top 3

🥇
Kovid BURTHUN
🇲🇺MRI·1780
6.0pts·1960perf+43.6
🥈
Bavish Sunnassee
🇲🇺MRI·1712
6.0pts·2499perf+76.4
🥉
Jean Hugues Jugganaigooloo
🇲🇺MRI·1718
5.5pts·1926perf+55.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Sunnassee6BURTHUN6Lam Kin Cheung5.5Naipal5.5Jugganaigooloo5.5Ah-Kye5.5— ex-leaders:Jugganaigoolooled R5, #7

R6 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jun

Kovid BURTHUN takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. BURTHUN takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Bavish Sunnassee 6 wins (R2–R7)Kovid BURTHUN 3 wins (R4–R6)Stephane Lam Kin Cheung 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Bavish Sunnassee	*	—	—	—
2Kovid BURTHUN	—	*	—	½
3Stephane Lam Kin Cheung	—	—	*	—
4CMHoolan Naipal	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kovid BURTHUN	1780	MRI	+39B	+57N	=7B	+9N	+28B	+3N	=4B	6.0	28.0	30.0	24.75	1960	+43.6
2	Sunnassee, Bavish	1712	MRI	−54B	+33N	+39B	+13N	+9B	+8N	+7B	6.0	26.5	28.5	26.50	2499	+76.4
3	Jugganaigooloo, Jean Hugues	1718	MRI	+17N	+44B	+35N	+8N	+4B	−1B	=6N	5.5	30.0	33.0	24.25	1926	+55.2
4	Naipal, HoolanCM	1888	MRI	+59N	+30B	+19N	+22B	−3N	+21B	=1N	5.5	27.5	29.5	21.00	1815	-6.8
5	Ah-Kye, Benitot EmmanuelCM	1788	MRI	+45N	+68B	+20N	=24B	−6N	+35B	+12N	5.5	25.0	26.0	18.50	1816	+3.2
6	Lam Kin Cheung, Stephane	1732	MRI	+66B	+63N	+41B	=28N	+5B	=7N	=3B	5.5	24.5	25.5	18.25	1800	+10.4
7	Emrit, Hrishav	1653	MRI	+53N	+25B	=1N	+16B	+24N	=6B	−2N	5.0	30.0	32.0	20.25	1616	-5.6
8	Chan, Christophe	1941	MRI	+40N	+21B	+11N	−3B	+19N	−2B	+20N	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.00	1772	-41.6
9	Mootin, Daven Nanda	1655	MRI	+31B	+15N	+18N	−1B	−2N	+40B	+46N	5.0	27.5	30.5	18.50	1657	+0.4
10	Sawmynaden, Rayen Sarathy	1929	MRI	+43B	+26N	−22N	+40B	+20N	−12B	+21N	5.0	24.0	27.0	18.00	1662	-55.2
11	Sawmynaden, Vicken	1685	MRI	+29B	+49N	−8B	+43N	=15B	+37N	=22N	5.0	24.0	26.5	17.25	1614	-4.2
12	Sawmynaden, Righen Peroumal	1664	MRI	+42N	−67B	+45N	+34B	+18N	+10N	−5B	5.0	24.0	25.0	18.50	1982	+24.8
13	FIDE 9702539	0	—	−25N	+42B	+53N	−2B	+?N	+34B	+18N	5.0	22.5	22.5	12.50	1783	0.0
14	Benaich, Jules	1580	FRA	−15B	=36N	+58B	+50N	=23B	+39N	+31B	5.0	21.5	23.5	15.25	1744	+8.8
15	FIDE 9702563	0	—	+14N	−9B	+44N	+?B	=11N	−18B	+48B	4.5	24.5	24.5	13.00	1724	0.0
16	Randhay, Rhitisheak	0	MRI	=33B	+?N	+50B	−7N	−21N	+?B	+35N	4.5	18.5	18.5	7.75	1589	0.0
17	Felix, Arnaud	0	MRI	−3B	+?N	+26B	−48N	=?N	+?B	+33B	4.5	15.5	15.5	7.50	1624	0.0
18	Marie, PatrickCM	1854	MRI	+65B	+27N	−9B	+41N	−12B	+15N	−13B	4.0	26.5	28.0	13.00	1557	-27.0
19	Luvlesh Kumar SUNKUR	1672	MRI	+36B	+32N	−4B	+29N	−8B	F	+24N	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.50	1115	-15.6
20	Maudarbocus, Mahmade Nizam	1553	MRI	+56B	+47N	−5B	+32N	−10B	+36N	−8B	4.0	26.0	28.0	12.50	1086	-15.6
21	Reetoo, Sahil	1475	MRI	+69B	−8N	+54B	+47N	+16B	−4N	−10B	4.0	25.0	26.0	10.50	1075	-9.6
22	Brugette, Romain	1673	MRI	F	+54N	+10B	−4N	=37B	+48N	=11B	4.0	23.5	24.5	13.75	1924	+51.6
23	Backory, Sanju	1744	MRI	F	−24B	=46N	+25B	=14N	+44B	+27N	4.0	23.0	23.0	15.00	1705	-2.8
24	FIDE 9702628	0	—	+?B	+23N	+?B	=5N	−7B	=28N	−19B	4.0	22.5	22.5	8.75	1689	0.0
25	FIDE 9702296	0	—	+13B	−7N	+63B	−23N	−43B	+55N	+39B	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.50	899	0.0
26	Aarav Gungah	1489	MRI	+34N	−10B	−17N	+42B	+53N	−31B	+66N	4.0	22.0	23.0	9.50	1089	-3.2
27	Mungroo, Arvind	1443	MRI	+70N	−18B	+55B	−37N	+29B	+32N	−23B	4.0	21.5	22.5	11.00	994	-9.2
28	Joshi, Shreehan	1687	MRI	+55N	+46B	+67N	=6B	−1N	=24B	F	4.0	21.5	21.5	10.75	1563	-12.4
29	FIDE 9702199	0	—	−11N	+?B	+30N	−19B	−27N	+?B	+41B	4.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	1360	0.0
30	FIDE 9702440	0	—	+51B	−4N	−29B	+66N	−36B	+56N	+71B	4.0	18.5	19.5	6.50	1088	0.0
31	FIDE 9702350	0	—	−9N	=?B	+33B	=?N	+?B	+26N	−14N	4.0	17.5	17.5	7.50	1568	0.0
32	FIDE 9702598	0	—	+?N	−19B	+68N	−20B	+63N	−27B	+40N	4.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	1383	0.0
33	Aubeeluck, Manusha	1545	MRI	=16N	−2B	−31N	+52B	+60N	+49B	−17N	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.25	912	-11.2
34	Reetoo, Shanaya	0	MRI	−26B	+65N	+57B	−12N	+41B	−13N	=38B	3.5	22.5	24.0	8.25	1396	0.0
35	Sooroojbally, Keshav	1544	MRI	+62B	+58N	−3B	+67N	=48B	−5N	−16B	3.5	22.0	23.0	6.25	1500	-5.6
36	FIDE 9702113	0	—	−19N	=14B	+?N	=46B	+30N	−20B	=63N	3.5	21.5	21.5	8.75	1469	0.0
37	FIDE 9702121	0	—	−68N	F	+49B	+27B	=22N	−11B	+?N	3.5	16.5	16.5	8.50	1618	0.0
38	Louise, Clement Alain	0	MRI	F	+70B	−48N	−?B	+69N	+53B	=34N	3.5	12.5	12.5	5.75	1013	0.0
39	FIDE 9700935	0	—	−1N	+64B	−2N	+?B	+58N	−14B	−25N	3.0	24.5	24.5	3.50	891	0.0
40	FIDE 9701753	0	—	−8B	+62N	+56B	−10N	+47B	−9N	−32B	3.0	24.0	26.0	7.00	1042	0.0
41	Benaich, Junon	1410	FRA	+64N	+48B	−6N	−18B	−34N	+42B	−29N	3.0	22.5	24.0	7.00	1659	+28.4
42	FIDE 9701001	0	—	−12B	−13N	+69B	−26N	+61B	−41N	+57B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	721	0.0
43	Casseputhee, Nygel	0	MRI	−10N	+52B	+?N	−11B	+25N	F	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.50	1007	0.0
44	FIDE 9702016	0	—	+?B	−3N	−15B	+55N	F	−23N	+47B	3.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	931	0.0
45	FIDE 9702555	0	—	−5B	+51N	−12B	F	=?N	=60B	+53N	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.50	926	0.0
46	FIDE 9701141	0	—	F	−28N	=23B	=36N	+56B	+?N	−9B	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.75	1583	0.0
47	FIDE 9702342	0	—	+?N	−20B	+59N	−21B	−40N	+54B	−44N	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	1358	0.0
48	Baloonuck, Rama	1813	MRI	F	−41N	+38B	+17B	=35N	−22B	−15N	2.5	23.5	26.5	9.75	1270	-77.6
49	FIDE 9702067	0	—	+?N	−11B	−37N	=60B	F	−33N	+51B	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.50	815	0.0
50	FIDE 9702164	0	—	+61B	=?N	−16N	−14B	F	+64N	−?B	2.5	15.5	15.5	3.50	1330	0.0
51	FIDE 9702571	0	—	−30N	−45B	=52N	+?B	−?N	+65B	−49N	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.75	620	0.0
52	FIDE 9702547	0	—	−?B	−43N	=51B	−33N	−55B	+?N	+64B	2.5	12.5	12.5	2.75	769	0.0
53	FIDE 9702369	0	—	−7B	+61N	−13B	+57N	−26B	−38N	−45B	2.0	22.5	24.5	4.00	771	0.0
54	FIDE 9702040	0	—	+2N	−22B	−21N	F	−?B	−47N	+56B	2.0	20.0	20.0	8.00	1420	0.0
55	FIDE 9702520	0	—	−28B	F	−27N	−44B	+52N	−25B	+60N	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	765	0.0
56	FIDE 9702253	0	—	−20N	+?B	−40N	+59B	−46N	−30B	−54N	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	753	0.0
57	FIDE 9702580	0	—	+60N	−1B	−34N	−53B	−71N	+?B	−42N	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	980	0.0
58	FIDE 9702695	0	—	+?N	−35B	−14N	F	−39B	F	+59N	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	762	0.0
59	FIDE 9701060	0	—	−4B	+69N	−47B	−56N	−62B	+70N	−58B	2.0	15.5	16.5	2.00	1088	0.0
60	FIDE 9702490	0	—	−57B	−66N	+65B	=49N	−33B	=45N	−55B	2.0	14.5	15.5	4.25	745	0.0
61	FIDE 9702636	0	—	−50N	−53B	−64N	+70B	−42N	+69B	−?N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	620	0.0
62	FIDE 9700811	0	—	−35N	−40B	+?N	−?B	+59N	−63B	−?N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	682	0.0
63	Benaich, Louve	0	FRA	F	−6B	−25N	F	−32B	+62N	=36B	1.5	20.5	20.5	3.75	932	0.0
64	FIDE 9702679	0	—	−41B	−39N	+61B	F	=65N	−50B	−52N	1.5	14.5	16.0	2.75	610	0.0
65	FIDE 9702644	0	—	−18N	−34B	−60N	F	=64B	−51N	+70B	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.75	1054	0.0
66	FIDE 9702091	0	—	−6N	+60B	−?N	−30B	F	F	−26B	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	819	0.0
67	FIDE 9702610	0	—	F	+12N	−28B	−35B	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1507	0.0
68	FIDE 9701095	0	—	+37B	−5N	−32B	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	988	0.0
69	FIDE 9700960	0	—	−21N	−59B	−42N	F	−38B	−61N	+?B	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	675	0.0
70	FIDE 9702601	0	—	−27B	−38N	−?B	−61N	+?N	−59B	−65N	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	700	0.0
71	FIDE 9702245	0	—	F	−?B	F	−?N	+57B	F	−30N	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	797	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sunnassee, BavishMRI
+76.4
6.0 pts · #2
2Jugganaigooloo, Jean HuguesMRI
+55.2
5.5 pts · #7
3Brugette, RomainMRI
+51.6
4.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Baloonuck, RamaMRI
-77.6
2.5 pts · #31
2Sawmynaden, Rayen SarathyMRI
-55.2
5.0 pts · #11
3Chan, ChristopheMRI
-41.6
5.0 pts · #1

Biggest upsets

R2+403 Elo gap
Benaich, Junon1410 beat Baloonuck, Rama1813
R6+265 Elo gap
Sawmynaden, Righen Peroumal1664 beat Sawmynaden, Rayen Sarathy1929
R3+256 Elo gap
Brugette, Romain1673 beat Sawmynaden, Rayen Sarathy1929