Goutham's 3rd Triumph of 2026

Goutham Krishna H won 2 rating tournaments this year. He secured first place in both 35th and 37th RCC Blitz cups. Here in Thrissur, he dominated the field, scoring a perfect 9/9 after defeating Aadik Theophane Lenin in the last round.

Champion: Goutham Krishna H

Runner up: Arush A

Second runner-up: IM Girinath PDS

Goutham scored an unbeaten 9/9 and increased his rating by 8.8 points

Beautiful trophies for the winners

The team behind making this event a huge success

Inauguration by Sri.Pattabhiraman, Chairman, Kalyan Silks

Cultural Program

Tournament hall at Paramekkavu Vidyamandir, Thrissur

Organising team: FA Vipin Vijayan (Tournament Director), Sri Prasad Subramanian, and Sri.Safar Hussain

A total of 487 players took part in this one-day FIDE Rapid Rating chess tournament, including two IMs, one FM, and four CMs. It was also a FIDE-rated event in Thrissur after 4 years.

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.

SNo

Name

Typ

sex

FED

RtgI

Club/City

Pts.

 TB1 

 TB2 

 TB3 

 TB4 

 TB5 

 TB6 

Rp

1

1

IM

Goutham, Krishna H

IND

2461

KER

9

55

60

60

0

9

4

2656

2

23

Arush, A

U15

IND

1860

KER

8

53,5

57,5

50,5

0

8

3

2177

3

4

IM

Girinath, P.D.S.

IND

2111

TEL

8

53

57

49

0

8

4

2087

4

10

Mani, Bharathy

IND

2011

TN

8

52

56,5

47,5

0

8

5

2076

5

2

FM

John, Veny Akkarakaran

IND

2218

KER

8

52

55,5

46,5

0

8

3

2194

6

7

Arul, Anandh S P K

IND

2072

KAR

8

49,5

52

44

0

8

3

2027

7

27

CM

Palathingal, Rafael

U15

USA

1819

USA

7,5

47,5

51,5

42,5

0

7

2

1794

8

22

Giridhar, A

IND

1870

KER

7,5

46,5

50,5

40,75

0

7

2

1880

9

51

Gopinath, P

IND

1677

TN

7,5

42

46

38

0

7

3

1798

10

3

CM

Aadik, Theophane Lenin

U15

IND

2112

KER

7

56

60

43

0

7

3

2071

11

6

Ajjesh, J R

IND

2083

TN

7

53,5

57,5

40,5

0

7

3

2014

12

223

Paarvan, S A

U10

IND

1448

KER

7

52

56

41

0

7

4

1991

13

5

Ahaz, E U

IND

2087

KER (TCR)

7

51,5

55,5

42,5

0

7

2

1947

14

24

Digvijay, Sunil

IND

1849

KAR

7

51

55,5

39,5

0

7

3

1902

15

8

Christy, George

U15

IND

2026

KER

7

50

54,5

41

0

7

5

1860

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