Arun's 5th rating tournament victory of 2026
After the penultimate round, FM Arun Kataria and Mani Bharathy were co-leading with 7.5/8 points. In the final round, Arun scored a win over Mani Bharathy with the white pieces to win the tournament.
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd Arvind Iyer, 1st Arun Karatia and 3rd Pranay Chordia
Games in action
Arun drew against Gourav Nigam in the 6th round and won all other games to win the tournament
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | FM | 2141 | RJ | 8,5 | 53 | 57,5 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||||
2 | 1 | ACM | 2151 | MH | 8 | 54 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |||||
3 | 14 | 1832 | RJ | 8 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
4 | 5 | AGM | 1972 | TN | 7,5 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 47,25 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||
5 | 15 | U10 | 1816 | UP | 7,5 | 53,5 | 59 | 46,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||||
6 | 42 | 1698 | MP-JBP | 7,5 | 53,5 | 56,5 | 45,25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
7 | 3 | AGM | 2024 | CT | 7,5 | 51 | 56 | 44,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||||
8 | 27 | 1763 | MP | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 43,75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||||||
9 | 22 | 1781 | WB | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 42,75 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
10 | 6 | CM | U16 | 1971 | UP | 7 | 53 | 57,5 | 41,5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
