The ‘First Friday’ tournament was held in Institute of Chess Excellence, Malaysia. We had five Indians participating in this event. After six days of gruelling chess, Tamil Nadu’s D. Gukesh dominated the tournament from beginning to end. The 11-year-old had also scored his maiden IM norm in the process.
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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | CM | Gukesh D | IND | 2323 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 5 | 29,00 |
| 2 | 6 | Kumar Gaurav | IND | 2274 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 2 | 24,50 | |
| 3 | 9 | IM | Nay Oo Kyaw Tun | MYA | 2344 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 2 | 21,75 |
| 4 | 1 | Lokesh N. | IND | 2181 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 4 | 18,50 | |
| 5 | 2 | IM | Mas Hafizulhelmi | MAS | 2318 | 4,5 | 1,5 | 1 | 21,00 |
| 6 | 7 | IM | Lioe Dede | INA | 2356 | 4,5 | 1,0 | 3 | 17,00 |
| 7 | 10 | Sekar B | IND | 2260 | 4,5 | 0,5 | 3 | 16,50 | |
| 8 | 3 | FM | Sivakumar Ashvin | SGP | 2309 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 3 | 14,50 |
| 9 | 4 | FM | Subramaniam Sumant | MAS | 2172 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 1 | 14,25 |
| 10 | 8 | IM | Mishra Neeraj-Kumar | IND | 2301 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 0 | 9,00 |
SNA Seminar & Exam at The Heritage School, Tarapith, West Bengal on 02 & 03 October 2026 
39th NATIONAL UNDER-7 OPEN & GIRLSCHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2026 
Asian Junior /Girls Chess Championships 2026 from 16th to 26th August 2026 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. 
Final Report :Asian Individual Chess Championships 2026 held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | 29 May – 6 June 2026 
Final Report: Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination at Visakhapatnam – 02 & 03 May 2026 
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