Iniyan Pa dominates 360 One Masters 2026 with a 2699 performance, Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy third
GM Iniyan Pa scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 360 One Masters Season 9 2026.
Top seed domination
The top seed of the tournament and the reigning National champion, GM Iniyan Pa was the sole leader 7/8, heading into the final round. GM Boris Savchenko was the sole pursuer at 6/8. Iniyan drew against IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy to become a clear champion, Ajay secured third place. Savchenko shared the point with IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi to finish second.
It was an incredibly strong event as 45 out of 55 participants were only GMs and IMs. So winning this event undefeated, a full point ahead and with a rating performance of 2699 is certainly incredible by Iniyan.
The total prize fund was ₹6000000 for the festival, ₹3500000 for Masters. The top three prizes were ₹800000, ₹650000 and ₹500000 along with a trophy each.
Champion – GM Iniyan Pa 7.5/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
Runner-up – GM Boris Savchenko 6.5/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
Second Runner-up – IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy 6/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
Top 3 (L to R): 3rd IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy 6/9, 1st GM Iniyan Pa 7.5/9 and 2nd GM Boris Savchenko 6.5/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
Savchenko – Iniyan, Round 4
Position after 62…Qe3+
In a complex queen endgame where White had a passed pawn on d7 as a compensation for Black’s knight, GM Boris Savchenko (2478) faltered 63.Kb2?? GM Iniyan Pa (2573) had no trouble seizing his opportunity. Find out why it is a mistake and what White should have done instead.
The reigning National champion and the top seed of the event, GM Iniyan Pa before one of his games | Photo: Lokesh Natoo
GM Iniyan Pa scored an unbeaten 7.5/9, finished a full point ahead of the competition and gained 12.4 Elo rating points
4th IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 6/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
5th IM Harsh Suresh 6/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
7th GM Alexei Fedorov 5.5/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
8th IM Ayush Sharma 5.5/9 | Photo: Tushar Damor/ChessBase India
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A total of 55 players including 13 GMs, 32 IMs and two WIMs took part from 12 countries across the world. The nine-day nine-round Masters (>2400) tournament was organized by Indian Chess School at Expo Hall, World Trade Center in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 10th to 18th June 2026. The time control of the tournament was 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment.
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