Photos: Niklesh Jain/ ChessBase India
Fifteen-year-old Iniyan secured his third and final GM norm in 41st Barbera Del Valles international open chess tournament, held at Barcelona, Spain from July 4-12. Iniyan successfully finished this tournament by securing second place.
Iniyan scored 7/9, with a rating performance rating of 2644. Among 90 players from 17 countries, Iniyan started as 18th seed and successfully remained undefeated in the tournament.
The talented boy from Erode has a live rating of 2476 – is yet to cross 2500-rating barrier needed to be awarded Grandmaster title.
Iniyan is supported by Olirum Erodu Foundation and the Indian Public school. He is trained under Mr K. Visweswaran in Chennai.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2654 | 0 | 7,5 | 39,5 | 50,0 | 0,0 | |||||
| 2 | 18 | IM | Iniyan P | U16 | IND | 2451 | 0 | 7,0 | 41,0 | 52,5 | 0,0 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | GM | Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo | CUB | 2548 | 2510 | 6,5 | 39,0 | 50,0 | 0,0 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | GM | Stella Andrea | 2437 | ITA | 2504 | 2464 | Sabadell Chessy | 6,5 | 37,5 | 48,5 | 0,0 | |||
| 5 | 30 | GM | Gonzales Jayson | A | PHI | 2367 | 0 | 6,5 | 35,5 | 44,5 | 0,0 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | IM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2514 | 0 | 6,5 | 33,5 | 43,0 | 0,0 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | GM | Martinez Alcantara Jose Eduardo | PER | 2545 | 0 | 6,0 | 42,0 | 53,0 | 0,0 | |||||
| 8 | 12 | GM | Oliva Castaneda Kevel | CUB | 2491 | 0 | 6,0 | 36,5 | 46,5 | 0,0 | |||||
| 9 | 5 | IM | Asis Gargatagli Hipolito | 2570 | ESP | 2538 | 2534 | Sant Cugat | 6,0 | 36,0 | 47,5 | 0,0 | |||
| 10 | 8 | GM | Munoz Miguel | 2540 | ESP | 2500 | 2486 | Sant Andreu | 6,0 | 35,5 | 46,0 | 0,0 | |||
| 11 | 13 | IM | Cori Quispe Kevin Joel | PER | 2487 | 0 | 6,0 | 33,5 | 42,5 | 0,0 | |||||
| 12 | 10 | GM | Manolache Marius | ROU | 2494 | 0 | 6,0 | 33,0 | 40,5 | 0,0 | |||||
| 13 | 22 | GM | Himanshu Sharma | IND | 2420 | 0 | 5,5 | 39,5 | 51,0 | 0,0 | |||||
| 14 | 26 | GM | Perez Mitjans Orelvis | A | 2487 | ESP | 2399 | 2401 | Barcelona | 5,5 | 38,0 | 48,0 | 0,0 | ||
| 15 | 14 | IM | Aguero Jimenez Luis Lazaro | 2474 | CUB | 2473 | 2473 | Torà | 5,5 | 36,5 | 48,0 | 0,0 | |||
| 16 | 61 | Kumar Gaurav | C | IND | 2074 | 0 | 5,5 | 36,5 | 47,5 | 0,0 | |||||
| 17 | 17 | GM | Torre Eugenio | S60 | PHI | 2460 | 0 | 5,5 | 35,5 | 45,5 | 0,0 | ||||
| 18 | 35 | FM | Herrera Reyes Jose Antonio | A | 2384 | ESP | 2311 | 2305 | Llinars V. | 5,5 | 35,0 | 45,0 | 0,0 | ||
| 19 | 3 | GM | Guliyev Namig | AZE | 2545 | 0 | 5,5 | 34,0 | 44,5 | 0,0 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | GM | Alsina Leal Daniel | 2556 | ESP | 2492 | 2513 | Barberà | 5,5 | 34,0 | 44,0 | 0,0 |
Western Asian Junior/ Girls Chess Championship – 2026 from 22nd to 31st October 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 
Western Asian Youth Chess Championships – 2026 in Ahmedabad ,Gujarat from 22-31 October 2026 
FIDE World Championships U7, U9, U11, U13, U15 & U17 – 2026 in Roquetas de Mar, Spain from 13th to 21st October 2026 
Asian Amateur Chess Championships – 2026 (Men & Women U2300 – U2000 – U1700) in Bangkok, Thailand from 20th to 30th November, 2026. 
Final report :Asian Junior Open & Girls Chess Championships 2026 in Mumbai from 16-26 August 2026 
FIDE World Junior U20 Chess Championships – 2026 in Greater Caracas, Venezuela from 17th to 28th November, 2026.