Iniyan Leads 360 One Global Chess Masters; Devindya Oshini Scores 3 Wins in a Row

by Devansh Singh - 15/06/2026

Iniyan Panneerselvam scores 5 wins in a row to gain a 1-point lead over the field at 360 One Global Chess Masters 2026. In the 5th round, Iniyan defeated IM Ayush Sharma with white pieces. IM Soham Kamotra drew against IM Nitish Belurkar with black pieces, and he will face Iniyan in the 6th round. In Challengers, Viresh Sharnarthi and Vedant Nagarkatte are co-leading with a perfect 5/5, while in Junior Masters, Madhevendra Pratap Sharma is leading with 5/5. Photos: Ayush Jain/ ChessBase India

Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana scores 3 in a row

Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana from Sri Lanka lost the first two rounds of the tournament. It is always tough to start a tournament with multiple losses, but she came back stronger than ever and scored 3 wins in a row against 2 IMs and defeated GM Mihail Nikitenko in the 5th round.

Mihail Nikitenko vs. Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana (0-1)

Devindya with her World Cadet trophy and medal

Devindya Oshini is a World Cadet Champion, a National Champion, and the youngest Woman International Master in Sri Lankan history. She has also represented her country at the Chess Olympiad, delivering a stunning 8.5/9 performance. Read more about Devindya and her journey.

Puzzle of the Day

Today's Puzzle of the Day is from the game between Aakash Dalvi and Akshay Borgaonkar. Black just played 25.Ke5. Can you find the winning move from the white side? Type down the answer in the comment section!!

White to play and win

Akshay Borgaonkar (L) lost to Aakash Dalvi

Iniyan is maintaining a perfect 5/5 and sole lead

Iniyan defeated IM Ayush Sharma with the white pieces

Nitish Belurkar drew against Soham Kamotra

Apoorv Kamble vs. Alexander Slizhevsky (0.5-0.5)

Madhvendra Pratap Sharma is leading the Junior Masters | Photo: Tushar/ChessBase India

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Round 5 Results

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573	4	1 - 0	3½	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440
2	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	2479	3	½ - ½	3½	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405
3	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431	3	½ - ½	3	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297
4	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	2380
5	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	2540	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete	2400
6	IM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas	2408	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	2503
7	FM	Jval, Saurin Patel	2400	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478
8	FM	Panesar, Vedant	2448	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388
9	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Daaevik, Wadhawan	2356
10	GM	Golubka, Petro	2344	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Gorovets, Andrey	2427

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Round 6 Pairings

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405	4		5	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573
2	IM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	2503	3½		4	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402
3	GM	Gorovets, Andrey	2427	3½		3½	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	2479
4	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388	3½		3½	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478
5	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440	3½		3½	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297
6	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2275	3½		3½	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435
7	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete	2400	3½		3½	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431
8	IM	Borgaonkar, Akshay	2380	3		3	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej	2433
9	IM	Srihari, L	2386	3		3	IM	Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh	2374
10	WIM	Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini	2340	3		2½	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	2540

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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.