Arnav Maheshwari triumphs at 33rd Tamil Nadu IM-norm RR 2025, Samyak Dharewa second
FM Arnav Maheshwari and FM Samyak Dharewa scored an unbeaten 7/9 at Sakthi Group 33rd Tamil Nadu IM-norm Round-Robin 2025. Arnav won the tournament on tie-breaks, Samyak secured second place. GM Evgeniy Podolchenko scored sole 6.5/9 to finish third. Both Arnav and Samyak scored an IM-norm each. This is their second IM-norm. They gained 46.8 and 46 Elo rating points each respectively. The seven-day nine-round Round-Robin rating tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association from 21st to 27th October at Hotel Chennai Le Palace in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Photo: Tamil Nadu State Chess Association
Arnav and Samyak score IM-norms
Carlomagno - Arnav, Round 2
FM Arnav Maheshwari (2281) decided to trade his queen for a rook, bishop and pawn 28...Bxe3 29.Rxh6 Bxh6 Black did not get anything immediately but he managed to eventually gain more material and win against IM Carlomagno Oblitas (PER, 2379).
Samyak - Jorge Marcos, Round 9
22...Re3 23.Bxa6 Bxa6 24.Rxa6 the passed a-pawn played a key role in FM Samyak Dharewa (2283) earning a win over IM Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez (CUB, 2272).
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FM | Arnav, Maheshwari | IND | 2281 | 7 | 0 | 27,25 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 8 | FM | Samyak, Dharewa | IND | 2283 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Podolchenko, Evgeniy | BLR | 2321 | 6,5 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | FM | Madhesh, Kumar S | IND | 2304 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | |
| 5 | 3 | FM | Jai, Sankar Subramanian | IND | 2275 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | IM | Gomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos | CUB | 2272 | 3,5 | 1 | 12,5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | IM | Oblitas, Carlomagno | PER | 2379 | 3,5 | 2 | 14,25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | IM | Claverie, Raul | ARG | 2184 | 2,5 | 0 | 7,25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | IM | Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo | COL | 2206 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | 7 | WFM | Sunyuktha, C M N | w | IND | 2187 | 2 | 2 | 8,75 | 1 | 1 |
