CCC Tuesday Night Action 122
Open SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 05 Aug 2025 to 26 Aug 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1918, and top seed was Alex Haoning Chu (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2035).
Ethan Kreager (🇺🇸 USA, 1924) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Steve Paul Alappatt (4.0) and Viraj Sharad Phadke (2.5). Kreager shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sanchit Haripradeep (1554) beat Kai Ali Modaresi-Beal (1810), a +256-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
05 Aug 2025 → 26 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×48
🇮🇳India×4
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
13
3
2
2
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/4. Kreager takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ethan Kreager 4 wins (R1–R4)Steve Paul Alappatt 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kreager, Ethan | 1924 | USA | +16B | +50N | +48B | +3N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2423 | +23.6 |
| 2 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 1879 | USA | +35B | +49N | +26N | +9B | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2668 | +77.2 |
| 3 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1569 | USA | +24N | =40B | +8N | −1B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1835 | +26.6 |
| 4 | Malik, Arjun | 1786 | USA | =11N | F | +10B | +35N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2067 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1554 | USA | +25B | −29N | +53B | =18N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1766 | +43.6 |
| 6 | Aadhav N R | 1752 | IND | =27N | F | +52B | +16N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 1929 | +24.8 |
| 7 | Bradley, Avery | 1807 | USA | −30N | =39B | +51N | +48N | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 2405 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Khariouk, Matthew | 1726 | USA | F | +28N | −3B | +17B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1845 | +19.6 |
| 9 | McCartney, Patrick | 1900 | USA | +42N | F | +35B | −2N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1964 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Rathi, Naitik | 1855 | USA | +49B | +13B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1966 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM | 1738 | USA | =4B | =36N | F | +54B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1913 | +28.4 |
| 12 | Keskar, Raghav | 1773 | USA | +48B | =20N | =25B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1748 | -4.0 |
| 13 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1910 | USA | +41B | −10N | +49B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1985 | +11.2 |
| 14 | Kumari, Khushi | 0 | USA | F | +24B | F | +?N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Neema, Mukund | 1585 | USA | +37B | F | F | +55N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2469 | +49.2 |
| 16 | Manoj, Adhvik | 1618 | USA | −1N | =22B | +19N | −6B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Jagga, Harshil | 1773 | USA | +28B | =37N | −21B | −8N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1660 | -26.0 |
| 18 | Kaushik, Shlok | 1721 | USA | F | =27B | =24N | =5B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1643 | -12.8 |
| 19 | Sartak Emandi | 1650 | IND | F | =25N | −16B | +29B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1590 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Harit, Neil | 1620 | USA | F | =12B | F | +36N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1949 | +34.4 |
| 21 | Miller, Braden | 1754 | USA | F | =43B | +17N | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 1963 | +21.6 |
| 22 | Karki, Shreyas | 1551 | USA | +38B | =16N | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1617 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Saravanakumar, Jayanth | 1603 | USA | +51B | F | =38N | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2390 | +19.2 |
| 24 | Vijayakumar, Aadith | 1615 | USA | −3B | −14N | =18B | =44N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1585 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Channad, Rishaank R | 1630 | USA | −5N | =19B | =12N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1534 | -15.2 |
| 26 | Bellamy, Chase | 1957 | USA | =46B | −31N | −2B | =45N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1725 | -48.4 |
| 27 | Phadke, Anvay | 1759 | USA | =6B | =18N | −32B | −28N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1567 | -40.0 |
| 28 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1818 | USA | −17N | −8B | F | +27B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1628 | -30.8 |
| 29 | Mayank, Reyansh | 1523 | USA | F | +5B | F | −19N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1602 | +8.4 |
| 30 | Allu, Sanjay | 0 | USA | +7B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Chu, Alex HaoningFM | 2035 | USA | F | +26B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2757 | +15.6 |
| 32 | Kothapalli, Eshwar | 1748 | USA | F | F | +27N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2559 | +20.8 |
| 33 | Ammasani, Smayan | 1821 | USA | F | F | +36B | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2538 | +15.6 |
| 34 | FIDE 39991385 | 0 | — | F | +48N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kondabathini, Namish | 1787 | USA | −2N | =42B | −9N | −4B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1532 | -44.8 |
| 36 | Khariouk, Andrew | 1738 | USA | F | =11B | −33N | −20B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1453 | -42.0 |
| 37 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1686 | USA | −15N | =17B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1486 | -20.8 |
| 38 | Pantaleon, Crixus Ezekiel Miana | 0 | USA | −22N | F | =23B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 39990249 | 0 | — | F | =7N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1807 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kondabathini, Dhanush | 1695 | USA | F | =3N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1569 | -6.8 |
| 41 | Atassi, CelineWCM | 1900 | USA | −13N | F | F | =47B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1722 | -18.0 |
| 42 | Marshal, Jason | 1851 | USA | −9B | =35N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1651 | -20.8 |
| 43 | Garrison, Jay | 1767 | USA | F | =21N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1756 | -0.4 |
| 44 | Cohen-Solal, Lennie | 1838 | FRA | F | F | F | =24B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1615 | -5.6 |
| 45 | Tyrrell, Benjamin | 1891 | USA | F | F | F | =26B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1957 | +1.8 |
| 46 | Pradhyumna Kumar K | 1868 | IND | =26N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1957 | +2.4 |
| 47 | Natha, Nirav | 1918 | USA | F | F | F | =41N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1900 | -1.2 |
| 48 | Mayank, Namish | 1619 | USA | −12N | −34B | −1N | −7B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1035 | -27.6 |
| 49 | Williams, Christopher | 1825 | USA | −10N | −2B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1082 | -25.2 |
| 50 | Manolakis, Charlie | 1687 | USA | F | −1B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1124 | -8.0 |
| 51 | Kumar, Sampath | 1590 | USA | −23N | F | −7B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 905 | -14.0 |
| 52 | Gundumalla, Srivatsa | 1594 | USA | F | F | −6N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 952 | -11.6 |
| 53 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1810 | USA | F | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 754 | -32.4 |
| 54 | Ballal, Ishan | 1840 | IND | F | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 938 | -12.8 |
| 55 | Purohit, Vihaan | 1652 | USA | F | F | F | −15B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 785 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alappatt, Steve PaulUSA+77.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Neema, MukundUSA+49.22.0 pts · #11
- 3Haripradeep, SanchitUSA+43.62.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Bellamy, ChaseUSA-48.41.0 pts · #29
- 2Kondabathini, NamishUSA-44.80.5 pts · #47
- 3Khariouk, AndrewUSA-42.00.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R3+256 Elo gap
- R3+157 Elo gap
- R4+118 Elo gap