Second Chola Chess International GM Norm Round Robin Tournament 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Chennai, India. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2458, and top seed was Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2503).
Michal Krasenkow (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2483) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Harshavardhan G B (6.5) and Harsh Suresh (5.0). Krasenkow won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Alexei Fedorov (GM, 2388) beat Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (IM, 2503), a +115-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Michal Krasenkow led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Michal Krasenkow held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
GM Michal Krasenkow lost to IM Harshavardhan G B (Black).
GM Michal Krasenkow 4 wins (R3–R6)IM Harshavardhan G B 3 wins (R6–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇵🇱GMKrasenkow, Michal | 2483 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 38.0 | +21.5 | 2675 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳IMHarshavardhan G B | 2493 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.50 | 38.5 | +15.3 | 2620 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳IMHarsh Suresh | 2435 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.50 | 40.0 | +8.2 | 2504 |
| 4 | 🇧🇾GMNikitenko, Mihail | 2479 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.25 | 40.0 | +2.2 | 2499 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 2503 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.25 | 40.5 | -6.2 | 2453 |
| 6 | 🇧🇾GMFedorov, Alexei | 2388 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | +4.6 | 2423 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳IMAnuj Shrivatri | 2483 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -8.5 | 2412 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳IMDhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | 2432 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -6.4 | 2381 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳IMKushagra Mohan | 2456 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | -9.6 | 2378 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷IMBournel, Antoine | 2430 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.25 | 43.0 | -21.1 | 2241 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Krasenkow, MichalGMPOL+21.57.0 pts · #1
- 2Harshavardhan G BIMIND+15.36.5 pts · #2
- 3Harsh SureshIMIND+8.25.0 pts · #3
- 1Bournel, AntoineIMFRA-21.12.0 pts · #10
- 2Kushagra MohanIMIND-9.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Anuj ShrivatriIMIND-8.54.0 pts · #7
- R7+115 Elo gap