Can Anyone Stop Him? Iniyan Closes In On 360 One Chess Masters Title

by Devansh Singh - 17/06/2026

If there is one player to look out for at the 360 One Global Chess Festival 2026, it's Iniyan Panneerselvam. Iniyan scored another win in the 7th round and is currently leading the tournament with 1.5 points. Iniyan defeated IM Aakash Dalvi to reach 6.5/7, while 5 players are trailing on 5/7 points. In the Challengers, Viresh Sharnarthi leads with 6.5/7, while in Junior Masters, Madhvendra Pratap Sharma leads with 6.5/7. With 2 rounds to go, the Masters looks one-sided, while the other 2 groups can witness a close fight for the title. Photos: Tushar Damor/ ChessBase India

Unstopable Iniyan

Currently, it looks impossible to stop Iniyan. With 2 rounds to go and the form he is in right now, it is going to be a tough task for anyone to stop him from winning the title. In the 8th round, Iniyan will play against Harsh Suresh with black pieces, and if he wins, he will win the tournament with a round to spare.

Iniyan P vs. Aakash Dalvi (1-0)

Puzzle of the Day

Iniyan found a nice checkmate against Aakash to finish the game. Can you do it too?

White to play, mate in 4

Check out the game

Harsh Suresh and Soham Kamotra drew their game on board 2

Boris Savchenko defeated IM Ayush Sharma on board 3

Nitish Belurkar vs. Sammed Jaykumar Shete (0.5-0.5)

The Stare!!

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Replay Round 7 Games

Round 7 Results

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573	5½	1 - 0	5	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402
2	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435	4½	½ - ½	4½	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405
3	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478	4	1 - 0	4½	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440
4	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	2479	4	½ - ½	4	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete	2400
5	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Gorovets, Andrey	2427
6	GM	Paichadze, Luka	2492	3½	1 - 0	4	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388
7	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	2540	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Jain, Kashish Manoj	2365
8	FM	Bivor, Adak	2371	3½	0 - 1	3½	IM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	2503
9	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej	2433	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2275
10	CM	Matyakubov, Miraziz	2346	3½	1 - 0	3½	IM	Srihari, L	2386

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Round 8 Pairings

Bo.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg
1	IM	Harsh, Suresh	2435	5		6½	GM	Iniyan, Pa	2573
2	IM	Soham, Kamotra	2405	5		5	GM	Savchenko, Boris	2478
3	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	2402	5		5	IM	Apoorv, Kamble	2431
4	IM	Ajay, Santhosh Parvathareddy	2503	4½		4½	CM	Matyakubov, Miraziz	2346
5	IM	Sammed Jaykumar, Shete	2400	4½		4½	GM	Paichadze, Luka	2492
6	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2440	4½		4½	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	2479
7	IM	Gochelashvili, David	2275	4		4	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	2540
8	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej	2433	4		4	IM	Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh	2374
9	GM	Gorovets, Andrey	2427	4		4	IM	Slizhevsky, Alexander	2297
10	GM	Fedorov, Alexei	2388	4		4	FM	Vivaan, Vishal Shah	2335

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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.