AICF Event code: 500978/TN/2026 TNSA Event Code INT-07/CHE/26-27
Players are required to send an official email to info@cholachess.com before 5th october 2026. Non Indian titled players are requested to write to us at info@cholachess.com / Call 89259844771st Chola Chess Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2026 Last update 15.10.2026 14:22:03, Creator/Last Upload: Vasanth BH
Alphabetical list
| No. | | Name | ID | FideID | Rtg | FED | Typ | Gr | Club/City |
| 1 | FM | Aadik, Theophane Lenin | 808952021 | 33362041 | 2354 | IND | U20 | | Kl |
| 2 | IM | Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi | 161732021 | 25033220 | 2364 | IND | | | Mh |
| 3 | FM | Aarit, Kapil | 2338552024 | 33408947 | 2335 | IND | U20 | | Dl |
| 4 | GM | Adhiban, B. | 3062302025 | 5018471 | 2574 | IND | | | Tn |
| 5 | FM | Adhiraj, Mitra | 1037032021 | 25128531 | 2318 | IND | U20 | | Jh |
| 6 | FM | Advik, Amit Agrawal | 1310102022 | 48753629 | 2351 | IND | U20 | | Mh |
| 7 | GM | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | 0 | 13500139 | 2435 | BLR | | | BLR |
| 8 | GM | Alexakis, Dimitris | 0 | 4277023 | 2536 | GRE | | | GRE |
| 9 | IM | Apoorv Kamble, | 368362021 | 25683012 | 2454 | IND | | | Ka |
| 10 | IM | Aradhya, Garg | 1873672023 | 25006746 | 2430 | IND | | | Dl |
| 11 | GM | Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr. | 7062021 | 5072786 | 2677 | IND | | | Tn |
| 12 | GM | Aronyak, Ghosh | 879982021 | 25072846 | 2546 | IND | | | PSPB |
| 13 | IM | Aswath, S | 150802021 | 46694919 | 2540 | IND | | | Tn |
| 14 | FM | Avirat, Chauhan | 752422021 | 33310688 | 2359 | IND | U20 | | Mh |
| 15 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | 924012021 | 45010943 | 2440 | IND | | | Pspb |
| 16 | GM | Bernadskiy, Vitaliy | 0 | 14100371 | 2517 | UKR | | | UKR |
| 17 | FM | Binu, Devdutt | 949532021 | 366108941 | 2310 | IND | U20 | | Kl |
| 18 | FM | Bivor, Adak | 876882021 | 33394440 | 2387 | IND | U20 | | Wb |
| 19 | IM | Budhidharma, Nayaka | 0 | 7106955 | 2397 | INA | U20 | | Ina |
| 20 | GM | Chanda, Sandipan | 147512021 | 5004225 | 2470 | IND | | | Wb |
| 21 | IM | Daaevik, Wadhawan | 179522021 | 45015724 | 2375 | IND | U20 | | Dl |
| 22 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 0 | 12576468 | 2571 | IRI | U20 | | Iri |
| 23 | GM | Das, Sayantan | 65002021 | 5034426 | 2414 | IND | | | Wb |
| 24 | IM | Defromont, Benjamin | 0 | 36068829 | 2379 | FRA | | | FRA |
| 25 | FM | Dinesh, Rajan M | 66682021 | 35060600 | 2281 | IND | | | Tn |
| 26 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 0 | 5002150 | 2562 | IND | | | |
| 27 | GM | Gharibyan, Mamikon | 0 | 13308300 | 2481 | ARM | | | ARM |
| 28 | IM | Goutham, Krishna H | 592102021 | 25983504 | 2457 | IND | U20 | | Kl |
| 29 | GM | Harshavardhan, G B | 14082021 | 25059009 | 2529 | IND | | | Tn |
| 30 | GM | Ilamparthi A R, | 179822021 | 45015775 | 2523 | IND | | | Tn |
| 31 | GM | Iniyan, Pa | 2459922024 | 25002767 | 2581 | IND | | | Tn |
| 32 | FM | Jihan Tejas Shah, | 819872021 | 33370109 | 2404 | IND | | | GJ |
| 33 | FM | John, Veny Akkarakaran | 1708242022 | 46665773 | 2391 | IND | U20 | | Kl |
| 34 | WIM | Kalyani, Sirin | 762902021 | 33323500 | 2401 | IND | U20 | | Kl |
| 35 | GM | Karthik, Venkataraman | 1245192022 | 25006479 | 2556 | IND | | | Ap |
| 36 | GM | Karthikeyan, Murali | 0 | 5074452 | 2647 | IND | | | |
| 37 | GM | Karthikeyan, P. | 21482021 | 5018226 | 2287 | IND | | | Tn |
| 38 | GM | Kiriakov, Petr | 0 | 4119231 | 2393 | FID | | | Fid |
| 39 | GM | Krasenkow, Michal | 0 | 1113100 | 2503 | POL | S60 | | Pol |
| 40 | FM | Kristoferitsch, Daniel | 0 | 1642650 | 2305 | AUT | | | Aut |
| 41 | FM | Madhesh, Kumar S | 695642021 | 25168649 | 2327 | IND | U20 | | Py |
| 42 | FM | Madhvendra, Pratap Sharma | 2369662024 | 25985663 | 2389 | IND | U20 | | Mp |
| 43 | FM | Mani, Sarbartho | 987832021 | 366112022 | 2311 | IND | U20 | | Wb |
| 44 | IM | Manish, Anto Cristiano F | 2344012024 | 25095927 | 2360 | IND | | | Tn |
| 45 | FM | Mariano, Fabian Glen | 0 | 7129041 | 2311 | INA | U20 | | INA |
| 46 | GM | Mayank, Chakraborty | 341322021 | 25659766 | 2511 | IND | U20 | | As |
| 47 | IM | Mendes, Aaron Reeve | 0 | 25954938 | 2340 | CAN | U20 | | Can |
| 48 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 1683792022 | 35028561 | 2629 | IND | U20 | | Ga |
| 49 | FM | Mukund, Hemant Agarwal | 889472021 | 25679791 | 2331 | IND | U20 | | Gj |
| 50 | GM | Narayanan, S L | 24322021 | 5058422 | 2557 | IND | | | Kl |
| 51 | GM | Nikitenko, Mihail | 0 | 13506862 | 2416 | BLR | | | Blr |
| 52 | IM | Otero Acosta, Diasmany | 0 | 3503186 | 2267 | CUB | | | Cub |
| 53 | IM | Padmini, Rout | 24362021 | 5029295 | 2344 | IND | | | Or |
| 54 | IM | Panda, Sambit | 11062021 | 25091794 | 2365 | IND | | | Or |
| 55 | GM | Pranesh, M | 29642021 | 35028600 | 2674 | IND | U20 | | Tn |
| 56 | WGM | Priyanka Nutakki, | 22682021 | 25049615 | 2261 | IND | | | Ap |
| 57 | IM | Purnama, Tirta Chandra | 0 | 7101422 | 2286 | INA | | | Ina |
| 58 | GM | Raahul, V S | 21122021 | 25035525 | 2393 | IND | | | Tn |
| 59 | IM | Rakhmatullaev, Almas | 0 | 14205793 | 2418 | UZB | U20 | | UZB |
| 60 | WGM | Rakshitta, Ravi | 2336462024 | 25073230 | 2364 | IND | | | TN |
| 61 | WIM | Sachi, Jain | 574652021 | 25974050 | 2288 | IND | U20 | | Dl |
| 62 | IM | Sahib, Singh | 299502021 | 25618342 | 2374 | IND | U20 | | Dl |
| 63 | FM | Samyak, Dharewa | 959872021 | 25607103 | 2301 | IND | U20 | | Wb |
| 64 | IM | Sanket Chakravarty, | 2114112023 | 25032038 | 2340 | IND | | | WB |
| 65 | GM | Santiago, Yago De Moura | 0 | 2103877 | 2466 | BRA | | | BRA |
| 66 | IM | Shahil Dey, | 3942021 | 35062352 | 2460 | IND | | | As |
| 67 | FM | Sharnarthi, Viresh | 584672021 | 25978055 | 2326 | IND | | | MH |
| 68 | WFM | Shubhi, Gupta | 721862021 | 25195425 | 2335 | IND | U20 | | Up |
| 69 | GM | Shyaam, Nikhil P | 59492021 | 5024218 | 2432 | IND | | | Pspb |
| 70 | IM | Sriram Adarsh Uppala, | 758762021 | 33319782 | 2446 | IND | | | TG |
| 71 | GM | Suleymenov, Alisher | 0 | 13707833 | 2502 | KAZ | | | Kaz |
| 72 | IM | Tarigan, Gilbert Elroy | 0 | 7108133 | 2419 | INA | | | Ina |
| 73 | GM | Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel | 0 | 13302531 | 2613 | ARM | | | ARM |
| 74 | FM | Vandan Alankar Sawai, | 579232021 | 25973096 | 2337 | IND | | | Dl |
| 75 | IM | Vaz Ethan, | 536532021 | 25940783 | 2525 | IND | | | GA |
| 76 | WGM | Velpula Sarayu, | 0 | 45075204 | 2338 | IND | | | |
| 77 | IM | Vignesh, Advaith Vemula | 1226222022 | 25792059 | 2404 | IND | U20 | | Tg |
| 78 | GM | Vignesh, N R | 47542021 | 25012215 | 2513 | IND | | | Tn |
| 79 | IM | Wagh, Suyog | 163792021 | 25071688 | 2378 | IND | | | Mh |
| 80 | FM | Yohan, Yadav Tarala | 949432021 | 33385300 | 2326 | IND | U20 | | TG |
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