PICA Classical FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament
PICA Classical FIDE-rated Chess Tournament was organised by Woman Grandmaster Pratyusha Bodda and held from 9th to 14th August, featuring a total prize fund of ₹6,66,666. Chidvilash Sai Surapaneni emerged as the champion after scoring an impressive 9/11 points, displaying consistent performance throughout the tournament. For his winning performance, he received the championship trophy along with a cash prize of ₹1,11,111. Singh S.Vikramjit finished second with -- points; Vatsal Singla finished third with -- points, while Anurag Mhamal finished fourth with -- points. Krishna Teja finished fifth with --- points.
PICA FIDE-Rated Blitz Chess Championship
The PICA FIDE-Rated Blitz Chess Championship 2026 saw a closely contested battle among the leading players. IM Sidhant Mohapatra emerged as the champion with 8.5 points, while GM Anurag Mhamal, GM Sundram Kumar, IM Krishna Teja N and IM Sriram Adarsh Uppala each scored 8 points to secure the remaining positions among the top five prize winners, respectively.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | IM | Sidhant Mohapatra | IND | 2207 | Or | 8,5 | 53 | 57,5 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
2 | 1 | GM | Anurag Mhamal | IND | 2399 | Ga | 8 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
3 | 24 | AGM | Sundram Kumar | IND | 1962 | Dl | 8 | 53,5 | 58,5 | 50,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
4 | 2 | IM | Krishna Teja N | IND | 2231 | Ap | 8 | 53 | 57,5 | 49,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
5 | 10 | IM | Sriram Adarsh Uppala | IND | 2105 | Tg | 8 | 53 | 57 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar Shete | IND | 2165 | Mh | 8 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 50,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
7 | 27 | Jayanth Suravarapu | IND | 1946 | Tg | 8 | 51 | 54,5 | 48,5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |||
8 | 12 | CM | Joel Paul Ganta | IND | 2101 | Ap | 8 | 49,5 | 54,5 | 47,5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
9 | 25 | CM | Karthik Sai Ch | IND | 1961 | Tg | 8 | 49 | 52,5 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
10 | 20 | Mehta Jwalin | IND | 1983 | Gj | 8 | 48 | 52 | 44,75 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
PICA FIDE Rapid Chess Championship
The PICA FIDE Rapid Chess Championship featured strong performances from the leading players, with GM Diptayan Ghosh emerging as the champion. Vatsal Singla finished second, followed by IM Sidhant Mohapatra in third place. IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete and CM Karthik Sai Ch completed the top five.
PICA Chess Festival 2026-Below 1800 FIDE-rated Tournament
In the PICA Chess Festival 2026 – Below 1800 FIDE-rated Tournament, Phani Krishna C H emerged as the champion, securing first place after a strong performance. Karthik Nagam finished second, followed by Shanmukha Pulli in third place. Prijesh Veliyathuparambil and Ahaan Mitra completed the top five in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 42 | Phani Krishna C H | IND | 1690 | Tg | 8,5 | 48,5 | 51 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
2 | 76 | Karthik Nagam | IND | 1653 | Ap | 8 | 53,5 | 58 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||
3 | 9 | Shanmukha Pulli | IND | 1770 | Tg | 7,5 | 55 | 60,5 | 49,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | Prijesh Veliyathuparambil | IND | 1793 | Mh | 7,5 | 53 | 58 | 47,5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
5 | 50 | Police Sathwik Reddy | U13 | IND | 1679 | Tg | 7,5 | 52,5 | 56,5 | 45,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
6 | 32 | Ahaan Mitra | U13 | IND | 1707 | Tg | 7,5 | 52 | 54,5 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
7 | 36 | AFM | Harshvardhnachari Uttaradi | IND | 1698 | Ap | 7,5 | 51 | 56 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
8 | 53 | Dhanush Nagula | IND | 1674 | Mh | 7,5 | 50,5 | 55 | 44,25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||||
9 | 79 | Snehit Raj Singh | IND | 1653 | Wb | 7,5 | 50,5 | 53,5 | 41,75 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
10 | 105 | Sanketh Reddi K R K K | IND | 1625 | Tg | 7,5 | 50,5 | 52,5 | 42,75 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
