Apoorv's second triumph 2026

Apoorv Kamble is playing incredible chess this year. He won SixDays Budapest, January 2026, GM Round Robin. He was unbeaten in that classical event and scored his 5th IM Norm there. At Inventive Rapid Rating, he repeated the feat, scoring an unbeaten 8/9 to win the tournament.

Going into the last round, Apoorv and Hari Madhavan were co-leading the event. Apoorv drew his last game against Sai Agni Jeevitesh, and Hari Madhavan drew his game against GM Laxman R.R.

Champion: Apoorv Kamble 8/9 points

Runner up: Hari Madhavan N B 8/9 points

Second Runner-up: Chakravarthi Reddy M 8/9 points

4th place: Nirmal L

5th Place: Sudarshan Bhat

Apoorv Kamble scored an unbeaten 8/9 points to secure first place

A total of 402 players took part in this event from all across the country, including a GM, 3 IMs, and 1 FM. The time control for this one-day FIDE-rated rapid tournament was 15 minutes plus a 5-second increment from move 1.

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Tournament director: Praveen K

Chief Arbiter: IA Murugasundaram K

IM Hari Madhavan NB also scored an unbeaten 8/9 points

Arbiterrrrrrrrr

Hurrayyyyyy!!!!

GM Laxman RR scored 7.5/9 points

Games in action

The man behind this successful event

Focused

Venue at EuroSchool

Trophies for the winners

Team behind the successful completion of the event

Prize List

Final Standings

Rank

Title

Name

FED

Rtg

Pts.

TB1

TB2

1

FM

Apoorv, Kamble

IND

2347

8

55,5

59,5

2

IM

Hari, Madhavan N B

IND

2278

8

54,5

56

3

IM

Chakravarthi Reddy, M

IND

2158

8

53

57

4

Nirmal, L

IND

1918

8

51,5

55,5

5

CM

Sudarshan, Bhat

IND

1908

8

49,5

51,5

6

GM

Laxman, R.R.

IND

2211

7,5

57

62,5

7

IM

Sai Agni Jeevitesh, J

IND

2115

7,5

55

58,5

8

Rakshith, Srinivasan

IND

1954

7,5

53

57,5

9

Gugan, G

IND

1858

7,5

51

52

10

Subramanian, R M

IND

1808

7,5

49

53,5

Details

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