Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar wins 1st Manchester City Rating Open 2026
Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar edged past five other players on tie-breaks to win 1st Manchester City Rating Open 2026.
Top six score 7.5/9, Nishant’s second overall, first rating tournament triumph of the year
Five players – IM Nitin S, FM Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar, CM Ajjesh J R, CM Karthik Sai Ch and FM Rohith S were in the lead at 7/8 each. Karthik drew against Nishant, the former finished third and the latter became the champion. Nitin shared the point with Rohith and the former finished second. Nitin, Karthik, Prasanna and Rohith remained undefeated among the top six finishers.
The total prize fund was ₹1150001. The top three prizes were ₹70001 + laptop, ₹5000 + tv and ₹30000 + tv with a trophy each.
Champion – FM Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar 7.5/9 | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Runner-up – IM Nitin S 7.5/9 | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
4th Arul Anandh S P K 7.5/9 | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar scored 7.5/9, won the tournament on tie-breaks and gained 2.2 Elo rating points
Inauguration ceremony | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Inaugural first move | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Ceremonial first move | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Technical meeting by Chief Arbiter IA Vijayaraghavan V | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
The organizing team – Veer Chess Academy and Arbiters’ team | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Trophies for the prize winners | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
The tournament hall at Sri Krishna Goundar Kalyana Mandapam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu | Photo: IA Vijayaraghavan V / Veer Chess Academy
Veer Chess Academy’s next tournament will be 2nd Manchester City Below 1800 Rating Tournament which will take place from 27th to 29th November offering a total prize fund of ₹1150000. The top three prizes are ₹70000 + laptop, ₹50000 + tv and ₹30000 + tv with a trophy each.
Veer Chess Academy presents Manchester City Chess Festival | Source: Tournament Circular
A total of 402 players including an IM took part from various parts of India, one each from Canada and Scotland each. The five-day nine-round Rating Open tournament was organized by Veer Chess Academy at Sri Krishna Goundar Kalyana Mandapam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from 17th to 21st October 2026. The time control of the tournament was 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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