Nihal Shetty Wins RCC Khannur Below 1800 Classical Rating 2026

by Devansh Singh - 29/07/2026

Nihal N Shetty scored an unbeaten 8/9 points to win the RCC Khannur Below 1800 Classical Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Nihal Shetty and Supriyo Das both scored 8/9 points, but a better tiebreak score helped Nihal clinch the title, and Supriyo finished in 2nd place. Rao's Chess Corner organised this tournament at Achuthpal Hall, Mangalore, from 24th to 26th July 2026. The total prize fund was ₹5,00,000, with top 3 prizes of ₹60,000, ₹40,000, and ₹30,000 along with trophies. Photos: Rao's Chess Corner

Nihal's 1st Rating title of 2026

Nihal Shetty and Supriyo Das were co-leading the tournament after the 8th round with 7.5 points each. In the final round on top board, they drew their game, and both finished in 1st and 2nd place respectively according to tiebreak scores. Rishikesh Parab drew his final game to score 7.5/9 to finish in 3rd place.

Champion: Nihal N Shetty

Nihal scored 7 consecutive wins and drew the last 2 rounds to clinch the title and increase 43.2 rating points

Runner-up: Supriyo Das

Second runner-up: Rishikesh Parab

Top 3 finishers

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Details

A total of 324 players took part in this 3-day FIDE Rated Below 1800 Classical Chess Tournament organised by Rao's Chess Corner. The time control was 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1.

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Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB5	TB6
1	3		Nihal, N Shetty				IND	1789	8	52,5	56,5	48,75	7	4
2	17		Supriyo, Das				IND	1756	8	51	55	47,25	7	4
3	7		Parab, Rishikesh				IND	1776	7,5	54,5	59,5	47,75	6	2
4	23		Rithesh, K	U16			IND	1742	7,5	53,5	58	46,25	7	4
5	13		Vrishank, Royadu	U16			IND	1766	7,5	47,5	51	41,25	7	4
6	21		Shibin, K Benny				IND	1744	7,5	47	51,5	42,75	6	2
7	11		Muhammed, Thoufeek N	U16			IND	1771	7	51,5	56	40	7	2
8	20	AGM	Sagar, Praveen				IND	1750	7	48	52	38,5	6	3
9	4		Prijesh, Veliyathuparambil	U16			IND	1789	7	48	50	38	5	2
10	1	WFM	Rajasurya, J.		w	SW	IND	1796	7	47,5	51	38,5	7	3