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In the upsets of the day, untitled Guru Prakash defeated Vivaan Vishal Shah. All other top seeds scored comfortable wins.

India's 69th Grand Master GM Harshit Raja and his father Harnish Raja made the ceremonial moves at the top Board for Round 2/9.

GM Mayank Chakraborty defeated Vivaan Sardana on the top board

IM Apoorv Kamble defeated Tijil Singh

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Harshit Raja made the ceremonial 1st move on the top board game of Sanudula K M Dahamdi vs. Pratitee Bordoloi

Sanudula K M Dahamdi vs. Pratitee Bordoloi (0-1)

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Venue: ITC Maratha, Mumbai

Such a beautiful venue for this amazing tournament

Playing schedule

Round

Date

Time

1

2026/08/19

15:00

2

2026/08/20

15:00

3

2026/08/21

09:30

4

2026/08/21

15:30

5

2026/08/22

15:00

6

2026/08/23

09:30

7

2026/08/23

15:30

8

2026/08/24

15:00

9

2026/08/25

10:00


Playing Conditions

  • The tournament is played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess, using electronic clocks.

  • Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. Forfeit time is 30 minutes.

  • Rapid: 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move from move 1.

  • Blitz: 3 minutes plus a 2-second increment per move from move 1.

  • Per FIDE regulations, players from the same federation may be paired against each other in the last round.

Titles and Awards

A minimum of 5 federations per category and 10 participants is required for direct titles in Standard chess (see the FIDE Handbook). Direct titles are awarded for Standard chess per the FIDE Handbook:

  • Gold medalists are awarded a GM norm and the International Master (IM) title (for women, a WGM norm and the Woman International Master (WIM) title). Players scoring the same number of points as the champion also receive the IM/WIM title.

  • The silver & bronze medal winners are awarded the IM/WIM norm in addition to the FIDE Master (FM)/Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title.

Minimum Ratings (for immediate award): IM 2200 · WIM 2000 · FM 2100 · WFM 1900


Important Links

Official Site, Regulations, Pairings, and Results

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