Kiriakov Petr in joint lead at Chess for Everyone Kerela 2026
The Chess for Everyone tournament is currently happening in Kerala and Kiriakov Petr tops the standings with a perfect 4/4, with seven other players also on the same score, including Saptarshi Roy, Kundu Subhayan, Anup Deshmukh, J S Mahadev and S D Janaki. In the fifth round, Kiriakov Petr will face Dissanayake R K T with White pieces. This FIDE-rated classical tournament is organised by Kerala's Premier Chess Academy from 20th March to 23rd March. The time control of the tournament is 90 minutes + 30-second increment from move 1, with a total of 8 rounds. Check out the article for the report. Photos: Ravindra Potawad
Eight players share the lead after four rounds
Chess for Everyone, a classical FIDE-rated tournament, is currently underway in Kerala. The tournament is organised by Kerala's Premier Chess Academy with the vision of making competitive chess more accessible in the state. The event is special because it had no entry fee and no prize money! A total of 150 players registered for this tournament. So far, four rounds have been completed, and eight players remain in contention with a perfect score of 4/4. Among them, Dissanayake R K T currently leads the standings on tie-breaks, followed by Kiriakov Petr and Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi in second and third place respectively, also on 4/4.
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Ranking list after 4 rounds
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | TB6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | AIM | 1967 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 8,5 | 10,5 | 10,5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
2 | 1 | GM | 2477 | Fide | 4 | 8,5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | GM | 2217 | Railway Sports Promotion Board | 4 | 8,5 | 9,5 | 9,5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
4 | 2 | IM | 2359 | Railway Sports Promotion Board | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
5 | 6 | IM | S56 | 2121 | Maharashtra | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
6 | 13 | U15 | 1806 | Kerala | 4 | 7 | 8,5 | 8,5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||
7 | 10 | 1884 | Nepal | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
8 | 11 | U12 | w | 1842 | Kerala | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
9 | 3 | IM | S56 | 2287 | Czech Republic | 3,5 | 9 | 11 | 9,25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
10 | 5 | IM | 2137 | Gujarat | 3,5 | 8,5 | 10 | 8,25 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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