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 |
Commonwealth School Chess Championships – 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 4th to 12th October 2026. 
Certificate: National Under 07 Chess Championship 2026 in Nagpur from 30 June -04 July 2026 
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