Audi Ameya & Iniyan in Joint Lead After 2 Rounds at 360 One Global Chess Masters 2026

by Devansh Singh - 12/06/2026

After completion of 2 rounds at the 360 One Global Chess Masters 2026, just 4 players are on a perfect 2/2. Iniyan Panneerselvam defeated IM Nikhil Dixit on the top board. Audi Ameya defeated IM De Silva L M S T, who had a big upset yesterday by defeating Sankalp Gupta. Alexei Fedorov and Alexander Slizhevsky are the other two players on full score. In the Challengers and Junior Masters, top-seeded Madhvendra Pratap Sharma is co-leading with 2/2 points. Check out the Puzzle of the Day from the tournament in the report. Photos: Ayush Jain/ ChessBase India

Keep an eye on him!

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma, a talented player from Madhya Pradesh, is taking part in the 360 One Global Chess Festival. He is playing in two different tournaments and 2 rounds each day. Being a 2373-rated Madhvendra could have avoided playing as the top-seed in both Challengers and Junior Masters, but the boy is not afraid of anything and just believes in good moves.

FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma

Nikhil Dixit suffered a loss against the top-seeded Iniyan

Alexei Fedorov (L) defeated Mihail Nikitenko to get 2/2

Puzzle of the Day

Black just played 29...Ne8. Can you find out why this is a bad move? Hint (Trap a Piece). Type down the answer in the comment box below!!

White to play and win

A very interesting game fell in favour of Audi Ameya after De Silva blundered. The above position is from this game

A Prodigy from Srilanka, Gunawardhana Devindya Oshini, is also taking part in the event

Madhvendra is on 2/2 in both events

In the Challengers, the top seeds Arun Kataria and Viresh Sharnarthi are on 2/2 without any major upsets

Photo Gallery: Here

Replay Round 2 Games

Round 2 Results

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	IM	Dixit, Nikhil	2394	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573
2	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Nikitenko, Mihail	2479
3	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	2380	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435
4	GM	Manik, Mikulas	2301	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431
5	IM	Audi, Ameya	2419	1	1 - 0	1	IM	De Silva, L M S T	2382
6	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas	2408
7	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Kaustuv, Kundu	2323
8	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2275	1	½ - ½	1	FM	Jval, Saurin Patel	2400
9	IM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	2503	½	½ - ½	½	IM	Jain, Kashish Manoj	2365
10	IM	Daaevik, Wadhawan	2356	½	½ - ½	½	GM	Paichadze, Luka	2492

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Round 3 Pairings

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573	2		2	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388
2	IM	Audi, Ameya	2419	2		2	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297
3	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478	1½		1½	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete	2400
4	FM	Jval, Saurin Patel	2400	1½		1½	IM	Kushagra, Mohan	2456
5	FM	Panesar, Vedant	2448	1½		1½	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	2380
6	IM	Kaustuv, Kundu	2323	1½		1½	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440
7	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435	1½		1½	GM	Golubka, Petro	2344
8	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431	1½		1½	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2275
9	GM	Ziatdinov, Raset	2075	1½		1½	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405
10	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402	1½		1½	GM	Manik, Mikulas	2301

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Prizes

The tournament features an impressive prize fund of INR 35,00,000/- (around 37,207 USD), with a record first prize of INR 8,00,000/- (around 8,500 USD), one of the highest ever offered in an open chess tournament in India. This reflects our continued commitment to elevating the standards of professional chess events in the country.

Venue: Expo Center, The Arcade, World Trade Center, Mumbai

The event will be hosted at the state-of-the-art venue at the iconic World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, located in the heart of Mumbai. With world-class playing conditions and seamless organisation, players can expect a truly professional tournament experience.