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 8

Best game of the round

GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (2414) vs IM Mendes Aaron Reeve (2340), 1-0, Slav Defense: Alapin Variation — replay the game

Critical game

GM Harshavardhan G B (2542) vs GM Pranesh M (2673), 0-1, Zukertort Opening — replay the game

Biggest upset

FM Sharnarthi Viresh (2326) vs GM Vignesh N R (2513), 1-0, Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation — replay the game

Games

Standings after round 8

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

Round 7 · Round 9