Dissanayake R K T Wins Premier Chess Academy's Chess For Everyone 2.0 Classical Rating 2026
Dissanayake R K T of Srilanka scored an unbeaten 7/8 points to win The Premier Chess Academy's Classical FIDE Rating Free Chess for Everyone 2.0 Tournament. Grandmaster Petr Kiriakov also scored 7/8 and secured 2nd place according to tiebreak scores. IM Murugan Krishnamoorthy of Tamil Nadu scored 6.5/8 and secured 3rd place. The tournament had no cash prizes and no entry fees. The tournament successfully fulfilled its goal of boosting local talent, with Kerala players securing four of the top 10 spots in the final standings. Photos: Premier Chess Academy
Kerala’s Young Players Make Their Mark
One of the most encouraging aspects of Chess for Everyone 2.0 was the performance of Kerala’s young players against a field containing experienced Grandmasters and International Masters.
14-year-old Albin Sajan finished an outstanding 4th overall with 6.5 points
16-year-old Abel Sajan finished in 5th place, also with 6.5.
13-year-old Mahadev J S finished 7th overall
13-year-old Amanlal A secured 10th place with 6 points.
9-year-old Devanarayanan Kalliyath finished an exceptional 11th overall with 6/8.
This is precisely the opportunity Chess for Everyone 2.0 seeks to create: bringing strong titled and international players to Kerala so that developing players can sit across the board from them and gain valuable competitive experience. The field was headed by GM Petr Kiriakov and included prominent International Masters such as Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez of Cuba, Krishnamoorthy Murugan, Anup Deshmukh and Sekhar Chandra Sahu.
The four-day tournament featured 196 players representing Canada, Cuba, FIDE, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United States, competing across eight rounds of Classical chess.
Final Standings
Rk. | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AIM | 1975 | Srilanka | 7 | 39 | 41,5 | 35,5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
2 | GM | 2432 | Fide | 7 | 38,5 | 43 | 37,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
3 | IM | S56 | 2096 | Tamil Nadu | 6,5 | 41 | 44,5 | 34,25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
4 | U15 | 2015 | Kerala | 6,5 | 36 | 40 | 31,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
5 | U17 | 1964 | Kerala | 6,5 | 35,5 | 38,5 | 30,5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
6 | 1903 | Nepal | 6,5 | 35,5 | 37,5 | 29,75 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
7 | U15 | 1899 | Kerala | 6 | 39 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
8 | IM | S56 | 1963 | Orissa | 6 | 38,5 | 43 | 30,25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
9 | IM | 2244 | Cuba | 6 | 38,5 | 42 | 28,5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |||
10 | U15 | 1894 | Kerala | 6 | 37 | 41 | 30,25 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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