Tournament

1st Late MLA Vinayakrao Nimhan Memorial Open

The inaugural Late MLA Vinayakrao Nimhan Memorial Open is a nine-round rapid Swiss in Pune on 1-2 August. Follow the standings and pairings through a packed weekend, then download the round PGNs and replay the featured games.

Dates
1-2 August 2026
Location
Pune, India
Format
9-round Swiss

Open

Players

  • IM Dixit, Nikhil
  • FM Sharnarthi Viresh
  • CM Salunke Siddhant
  • Avirat Chauhan
  • CM Jain, Kushagra
  • CM Chaudhari, Ashish
  • Sarvade Mihiir
  • Joshi Aditya Shripad
  • CM Nagare Akhilesh
  • Mhamane Sourabh
  • Om Nagnath Lamkane
  • Ayaan Somani
  • Chavan Nameet
  • Lathik Raam
  • Wadke Suyog
  • Patil Akshaj
  • Nirgun Keval
  • Kadav Omkar
  • Kashyap Brijesh Khakharia
  • Ayya Ayush Umesh
  • Joshi, Abhijeet
  • Joglekar Akshay
  • Amber Gangwal
  • Pawar Sohum
  • Amey Chowdhury
  • Undale Shravni
  • Bhuvan Hrishikesh Konnur
  • Mohagaonkar Rutam
  • Ranjan, Rajeev
  • Viraj Saraf
  • More Varad
  • Abhijay Aniruddha Walvekar
  • Shankar Swaraj
  • Ankesh Chatrapal Chopde
  • Kadam Atharv Ganesh
  • Khatri Chirag
  • Kulkarni Pawan
  • Said Mahesh
  • Shreyas Ravindra Patil
  • Muchandikar Shrikant
  • Mahale Pankaj
  • Sonawane Ansh
  • Swaraj Kale
  • Vihan Sushilkumar Deshmukh
  • Sinha, Aakrit
  • Diwate Parardh
  • Devendra Chanchani
  • Varad Narendra Dixit
  • Aniket Bhuniya
  • Parth Sachin Vehale
  • Varute Anayy
  • Kokane Vikram
  • Shaurya Sharad Meshram
  • Angad Alok Pande
  • Arnav Rajesh Choudhari
  • Bankar, Riddhi Satyajeet
  • Choudhari, Gargi Manish
  • Pandit Mithilesh
  • Patil, Anay
  • Shivashish Kaviti
  • Tambe Piyush

Standings

  1. Avirat Chauhan — 8.5
  2. Sharnarthi Viresh — 8
  3. Sarvade Mihiir — 7.5
  4. Dixit, Nikhil — 6.5
  5. Patil Akshaj — 6
  6. Nirgun Keval — 5
  7. Jain, Kushagra — 4.5
  8. Joshi Aditya Shripad — 4.5
  9. Om Nagnath Lamkane — 4
  10. Chavan Nameet — 3.5
  11. Mhamane Sourabh — 3
  12. Lathik Raam — 2.5
  13. Salunke Siddhant — 2.5
  14. Chaudhari, Ashish — 2
  15. Kadav Omkar — 1
  16. Undale Shravni — 1
  17. Mohagaonkar Rutam — 0.5
  18. Pandit Mithilesh — 0.5
  19. Shankar Swaraj — 0.5
  20. Sinha, Aakrit — 0.5
  21. Abhijay Aniruddha Walvekar — 0
  22. Amber Gangwal — 0
  23. Amey Chowdhury — 0
  24. Angad Alok Pande — 0
  25. Aniket Bhuniya — 0
  26. Ankesh Chatrapal Chopde — 0
  27. Arnav Rajesh Choudhari — 0
  28. Ayaan Somani — 0
  29. Ayya Ayush Umesh — 0
  30. Bankar, Riddhi Satyajeet — 0
  31. Bhuvan Hrishikesh Konnur — 0
  32. Choudhari, Gargi Manish — 0
  33. Devendra Chanchani — 0
  34. Diwate Parardh — 0
  35. Joglekar Akshay — 0
  36. Joshi, Abhijeet — 0
  37. Kadam Atharv Ganesh — 0
  38. Kashyap Brijesh Khakharia — 0
  39. Khatri Chirag — 0
  40. Kokane Vikram — 0
  41. Kulkarni Pawan — 0
  42. Mahale Pankaj — 0
  43. More Varad — 0
  44. Muchandikar Shrikant — 0
  45. Nagare Akhilesh — 0
  46. Parth Sachin Vehale — 0
  47. Patil, Anay — 0
  48. Pawar Sohum — 0
  49. Ranjan, Rajeev — 0
  50. Said Mahesh — 0
  51. Shaurya Sharad Meshram — 0
  52. Shivashish Kaviti — 0
  53. Shreyas Ravindra Patil — 0
  54. Sonawane Ansh — 0
  55. Swaraj Kale — 0
  56. Tambe Piyush — 0
  57. Varad Narendra Dixit — 0
  58. Varute Anayy — 0
  59. Vihan Sushilkumar Deshmukh — 0
  60. Viraj Saraf — 0
  61. Wadke Suyog — 0

Rounds

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