1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026 · 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026

1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026 — 1st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026 Round 7

Best game of the round

GM Narayanan S L (2561) vs GM Pranesh M (2673), 1-0, Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred — replay the game

Critical game

GM Ilamparthi A R (2513) vs GM Murali Karthikeyan (2658), 1/2-1/2, Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line — replay the game

Biggest upset

GM Mihail Nikitenko (2427) vs GM B. Adhiban (2573), 1-0, Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System — replay the game

Games

Standings after round 7

  1. Narayanan S L
  2. Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.
  3. Pranesh M
  4. Karthikeyan, Murali
  5. Mendonca, Leon Luke
  6. Iniyan, Pa
  7. Bernadskiy, Vitaliy
  8. Aronyak Ghosh
  9. Harshavardhan G B
  10. Ilamparthi A R

Round 6 · Round 8