Iniyan beats Alexei Fedorov to gain the sole lead at 360 One Global Chess Masters 2026

by Devansh Singh - 13/06/2026

Top-seed Iniyan Panneerselvam defeated GM Alexei Fedorov in the 3rd round of the 360 One Global Chess Masters 2026 to gain the sole lead. Iniyan is currently on 3/3 points, while 7 players are trailing on 2.5/3 points. In another important decisive result, FM Jval Saurin Patel defeated IM Kushagra Mohan with white pieces. Iniyan is going to face GM Boris Savchenko in the 4th round. In Challengers and Junior Masters, Madhvendra Pratap Sharma is leading with a perfect 3/3. Check out the Puzzle of the Day. Photos: Ayush Jain/ ChessBase India

Madhvendra maintains his lead

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma is currently leading the Challengers and Junior Masters with a perfect 3/3. Yesterday, he defeated Pazhany Kaushal Kohli in the 3rd round of Junior Masters, and there was a funny/interesting article published on that game. You can check it out here: When Kohli faced Sharma on the chessboard.

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma during round 3

Iniyan became the sole leader just after 3 rounds

Iniyan Panneerselvam vs. GM Alexei Fedorov (1-0)

Kaustuv Kundu vs. Ayush Sharma (0-1)

Jval Saurin Patel defeated IM Kushagra Mohan

Puzzle of the Day

White just played 47.Nd5 and it's a big blunder. Can you calculate the endgame and type down the answer in the comment box below!! The position is from this round game between De Silva L M S T and Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy

Black to play and win

Games in action

Replay Round 3 Games

Round 3 Results

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388
2	IM	Audi, Ameya	2419	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297
3	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete	2400
4	FM	Jval, Saurin Patel	2400	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Kushagra, Mohan	2456
5	FM	Panesar, Vedant	2448	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	2380
6	IM	Kaustuv, Kundu	2323	1½	0 - 1	1½	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440
7	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Golubka, Petro	2344
8	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2275
9	GM	Ziatdinov, Raset	2075	1½	0 - 1	1½	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405
10	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Manik, Mikulas	2301

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Round 4 Pairings

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478	2½		3	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573
2	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440	2½		2½	FM	Jval, Saurin Patel	2400
3	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405	2½		2½	IM	Audi, Ameya	2419
4	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297	2½		2½	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402
5	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388	2		2	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	2540
6	IM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	2503	2		2	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435
7	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	2380	2		2	GM	Paichadze, Luka	2492
8	IM	Anuj, Shrivatri	2483	2		2	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431
9	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	2479	2		2	IM	Shahil, Dey	2423
10	GM	Golubka, Petro	2344	2		2	FM	Panesar, Vedant	2448

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Prizes

The tournament features an impressive prize fund of INR 35,00,000/- (around 37,207 USD), with a record first prize of INR 8,00,000/- (around 8,500 USD), one of the highest ever offered in an open chess tournament in India. This reflects our continued commitment to elevating the standards of professional chess events in the country.

Venue: Expo Center, The Arcade, World Trade Center, Mumbai

The event will be hosted at the state-of-the-art venue at the iconic World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, located in the heart of Mumbai. With world-class playing conditions and seamless organisation, players can expect a truly professional tournament experience.