Gokula Vishnu R triumphs at 11th BBCF International FIDE Rated 2026

by Devansh Singh - 18/02/2026

Gokula Vishnu R of Tamil Nadu wins the 11th BBCF International FIDE-Rated Open Chess Tournament. Gokula scored an unbeaten 8/9 points with 7 wins and 2 draws to secure first place. There was a tie for second place between FM Vinoth Kumar M and Rejath Renjith as both scored 7.5/9 points, but a better tiebreak score helped Vinoth Kumar M secure second place and Rejath Renjith secure third. The total prize fund of this 5-day FIDE-rated classical event was ₹7,00,001. The event was organized by the Brains Behind Chess Foundation at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, from 4th to 8th February. Photos: Balaji S /Brains Behind Chess Foundation

Gokula Vishnu R crossed 2000

After winning the tournament while remaining unbeaten, Gokula Vishnu R increased his rating by 43.8 points to take his live rating to 2019! This was also Gokula's first rated tournament victory of the year. A total of 314 players participated in the event from all over the country, including players from Canada, Egypt, USA, South Korea, and Norway, making it a huge success.

Gokula Vishnu R scored an unbeaten 8/9 to secure first place with the prize money of ₹50,001

Gokula increased his rating by 43.8 points and crossed the rating of 2000

Interview with Gokula Vishnu

Devansh Singh: How does it feel to win this tournament?
Gokula Vishnu: I never thought that I would win this event. Even in the last round, I was not sure, but winning this tournament is very special for me.

DS: Which match was the toughest for you and why?
GV: In round 6 against Vinoth Kumar sir, I have better position in the opening, but he converted and took advantage in middle game but he made slightly inaccurate moves then I took draw quite easily and round 8 against Kishan Kumar this time also I took advantage in opening, but after middlegame it became equal and he made one blunder that made him lose.

DS: What is one lesson this tournament taught you?
GV: To handle a difficult position with patience.

DS: Anything else you'd like to share, maybe a game from the event
GV: Yes, my round 6 and round 8 games...

Gokula Vishnu R vs Kishan Kumar, Round 8 (1-0)

FM Vinoth Kumar M secured the second place with 7.5/9 points and received a cash prize of ₹35,000

Third Place: Rejath Renjith scored 7.5/9 points and won ₹30,000

Gokula Vishnu R vs Vinoth Kumar M, Round 6

Photo Gallery: Here

The Secretary of TNSCA, Mr. Stephen Balasam,y inaugurated the event

WFM Saranya J was the chief guest of the event

Tournament Hall

Beautiful Trophies received by the top 3 winners

More trophies, as all the cash prize winners also received trophies

Meet Mr. Subramanian T.V. Do not try to guess his age, he's still super young and playing chess regularly

When the trophy is bigger than you

Prize List

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp
1	8		Gokula, Vishnu R		2288CHE2025	IND	1975	TN	8	51	56	48,5	2203
2	9	FM	Vinoth Kumar, M.		9709CHE2025	IND	1948	TN	7,5	53	58	47,25	2118
3	3		Rejath, Renjith	U15	KL	IND	2009	KL	7,5	50,5	54,5	44,25	2075
4	1		Sidharth, Mohan		KL	IND	2030	KL	7	51	56	42,75	2024
5	11		Kishan, Kumar		BR	IND	1930	BR	7	51	55,5	41	2003
6	62	AFM	Dhayagude, Aarav	U15	MH	IND	1770	MH	7	47,5	51,5	37	1977
7	61		Roshan, Antony C		8345CHE2025	IND	1772	TN	7	47,5	50	36,75	1969
8	4		Dinesh, Kumar Jaganathan		9606CHE2025	IND	1996	TN	7	47	51	39,75	1965
9	2		Sivan, S Roshan		23673CHE2025	IND	2021	TN	7	47	50	36	1978
10	71		Prajeesh, B U	U15	7908TLR2025	IND	1749	TN	7	45	49	37	1968
11	12		Kavin, E	U15	6584CHE2025	IND	1928	TN	6,5	51,5	55,5	37,5	1980
12	28		Sairam, Bala M	U12	3708CHE2025	IND	1836	TN	6,5	51	55	37,5	1962
13	13		Sarvesh, E	U12	6583CHE2025	IND	1922	TN	6,5	49	52,5	34,5	1927
14	19		Chandra, Prakash S		17236CHE2025	IND	1865	TN	6,5	48	52	36,5	1890
15	34		Shitiz, Prasad	U12	MH	IND	1826	MH	6,5	47	51,5	35,25	1933