Top seed Augustin A dominates at 2nd LikeChess Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026
Top seed Augustin A won the 2nd LikeChess Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026 with a clear half-point lead. He scored 8.5/9 rounds in this one-day FIDE-Rated Rapid event and won ₹11,000. The second place in the event was secured by Arushi Severin Helen D Silva, who scored 8/9 points and won ₹8,000. For the third place, it was a tie between three players, but Farhaan M secured the third prize because of better tiebreaks. The event was successfully organized by LikeChess Academy, led by Chiranth M D, in association with the Khannur Group of Institutions on 1st February. The tournament saw a competitive prize pool of ₹1,40,000, along with 113 trophies and 40 medals. Photos: Chiranth M D
Augustin won his second-rated Rapid Tournament in a span of 3 months
Unlike the last FIDE-rated Tournament victory of Augustin A, in which Augustin A, IM Apoorv Kamble FM Samyak Dharewa scored 8/9 each at Magic Square Rapid Rating Open 2025, and Augustin A won the tournament on tie-breaks, Augustin A wins Magic Square Rapid Rating Open 2025. This time, he won the event with a clear half-point lead over Arushi Severin, Helen D Silva. Augustin scored 8 wins in a row and drew his last game against Gowtam JK to clinch the title of 2nd LikeChess Rated Rapid Chess Tournament 2026.
A total of 255 players took part from all over the country. The one-day nine-round Rapid Rating Open tournament was organized by LikeChess Academy, led by Chiranth MD at Sneha Milana Hall, Sacred Heart Church, Shivamogga, Karnataka, on 1st February 2026. The time control of the event was 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move, with the total Prize money of ₹1,40,000.
Prize List
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | IND | 2011 | Kar | 8,5 | 51,5 | 54,5 | 50,75 | |||
2 | 3 | F16 | IND | 1922 | Kar | 8 | 48 | 53 | 46,5 | ||
3 | 5 | AIM | IND | 1828 | Tamil Nadu | 7,5 | 50,5 | 54,5 | 44,25 | ||
4 | 6 | IND | 1821 | Smg | 7,5 | 49,5 | 52,5 | 42 | |||
5 | 8 | IND | 1756 | Smg | 7,5 | 48,5 | 52 | 42,25 | |||
6 | 4 | IND | 1861 | Smg | 7 | 52,5 | 55,5 | 39 | |||
7 | 42 | U12 | IND | 1525 | Smg | 7 | 51,5 | 55,5 | 40,5 | ||
8 | 10 | S60 | IND | 1715 | Kar | 7 | 51 | 56 | 40,5 | ||
9 | 12 | IND | 1642 | Kar | 7 | 49,5 | 54 | 41,25 | |||
10 | 62 | IND | 1489 | Kar | 7 | 48 | 52,5 | 39 |