Manika Kesavan's 1st Triumph of 2026
Going into the last round, Manika Kesavan was leading the event with 7.5/8 points, and 6 players were trailing behind with 7/8 points. On the top 4 boards, all the games ended in a draw, where Manika Kesavan drew against Riddhish Khishore to win the event, while Riddhish finished in 3rd place.
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A total of 504 players took part in this 3-day event. The time control was 30 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds from move 1.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 9750CHE2026 | 1663 | 8 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 49,25 | 0 | ||||||
2 | 77 | KA | 1569 | 7,5 | 51,5 | 54,5 | 43,5 | 0 | ||||||
3 | 10 | U12 | 6834SIV2026 | 1662 | 7,5 | 50 | 54,5 | 43 | 0 | |||||
4 | 40 | 24103CHE2026 | 1608 | 7,5 | 48,5 | 53,5 | 44 | 0 | ||||||
5 | 60 | U12 | KA | 1591 | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 42,75 | 0 | |||||
6 | 38 | 6539RAN2026 | 1618 | 7,5 | 47 | 50 | 41 | 0 | ||||||
7 | 215 | 7928TLR2026 | 1463 | 7,5 | 45 | 47,5 | 37,25 | 0 | ||||||
8 | 14 | U15 | 13627CGL2026 | 1656 | 7,5 | 43 | 47 | 37,5 | 0 | |||||
9 | 9 | AP | 1663 | 7 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 39,25 | 0 | ||||||
10 | 33 | U15 | 9573CHE2026 | 1627 | 7 | 49,5 | 53,5 | 38,5 | 0 | |||||
11 | 17 | KL | 1653 | 7 | 49 | 53,5 | 41 | 0 | ||||||
12 | 19 | WB | 1650 | 7 | 49 | 52,5 | 38,75 | 0 | ||||||
13 | 1 | AP | 1694 | 7 | 48 | 51,5 | 38 | 0 | ||||||
14 | 21 | 3220CHE2026 | 1649 | 7 | 47,5 | 51,5 | 37,5 | 0 | ||||||
15 | 20 | TG | 1649 | 7 | 47 | 50,5 | 37 | 0 |
