Rohith Krishna Wins Gold, Raja Rithvik Silver at Menuires Chess Open 2026

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GM S. Rohith Krishna (Tamil Nadu) won gold; GM Raja Rithvik (Telangana) won silver at the Menuires Chess Open, France
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1st Open International d'Échecs des Menuires, 11–18 July 2026, French Alps; 86 players, 9 rounds
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Both scored 7/9 unbeaten; Rohith Krishna took gold on a tie-break of 43 over Rithvik's 41.5
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Bronze went to France's GM Omelja Artem with 6.5 points

●GM S. Rohith Krishna (Tamil Nadu): gold; GM Raja Rithvik (Telangana): silver
●1st Open International d'Échecs des Menuires, 11–18 July 2026, Le Break des Menuires, French Alps
●86 players, 9-round Swiss format
●Both Indians scored 7/9 unbeaten; separated by tie-break (43 vs 41.5)
●Bronze: GM Omelja Artem (France), 6.5 points

Rithvik, seeded fourth, finished the event unbeaten with five wins and four draws, including a ninth-round win over higher-rated French GM Maxime Lagarde (2622) despite his own rating of 2521. Rohith Krishna edged him for gold purely on tie-break score after both finished level on points.

The result adds to a deepening bench of Indian Grandmasters winning open international events beyond the country's best-known top players, reflecting the broader rise of Indian chess.

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Which of the following about the 61st National Chess Championship is/are correct? GM Karthik Venkataraman won in Gurgaon and got 6 lakh. IM Neelash Saha finished 2nd but lost due to a tiebreak game vs Ganguly.

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A secondary scoring method (e.g., Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger) used to rank players level on points

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•Rohith Krishna (gold) and Rithvik (silver) both finished 7/9 unbeaten; gold decided on tie-break

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•Note the states — Tamil Nadu (Rohith Krishna) and Telangana (Rithvik) — a common SSC/state-GK pairing.

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