TCR - Houston City Championship 2025 - Club
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32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Houston, TX, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1691, and top seed was Zishan Pirani (🇺🇸 USA, 1748).
Kai Yi Wang (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Zishan Pirani (4.0) and Annie Yao (4.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rishi Attaluri (1415) beat Mihika Krishnan (1595), a +180-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Houston, TX, United States
Dates
27 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×29
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
11
5
1
9
4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Wang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Annie Yao won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Annie Yao | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Zishan Pirani | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Walker Colson | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Kai Yi Wang | 1 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang, Kai Yi | 0 | USA | +20B | +3N | =2N | =4B | +16N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Pirani, Zishan | 1748 | USA | +23B | +9N | =1B | =5N | +10B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1881 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Yao, Annie | 1652 | USA | +26N | −1B | +15N | +13B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2388 | +49.6 |
| 4 | Colson, Walker | 0 | USA | +30B | =13N | +14B | =1N | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mallikarjunaiah, Mahit S | 1634 | USA | =14B | +7N | +28N | =2B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1784 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Sustento, Byjorn | 1679 | PHI | +17B | +15N | +8B | −10N | =5B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1764 | +11.4 |
| 7 | Bode Polanco, Michael Steven | 1703 | COL | =16N | −5B | +21B | +24N | +13N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1771 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Karthik, Krish | 1664 | USA | +19B | +18B | −6N | +27N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1588 | -16.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 2026309 | 0 | — | +27N | −2B | +24B | +20N | −4N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Rucker, Peter A | 1653 | USA | +25B | +29N | F | +6B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1816 | +34.4 |
| 11 | Attaluri, Rishi | 1415 | USA | =22B | +21N | −13B | =12B | +20N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1811 | +58.4 |
| 12 | Wilder, Daniel Gregory | 1716 | USA | −15B | =30N | +26B | =11N | +27B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1527 | -19.2 |
| 13 | Dong, Jason | 0 | USA | +24B | =4B | +11N | −3N | −7B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pirani, Zanir | 1530 | USA | =5N | +16B | −4N | =22B | =19N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1648 | +18.8 |
| 15 | He, Jayden | 1566 | USA | +12N | −6B | −3B | +23N | =22N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1667 | +26.8 |
| 16 | Shenoy, Divakar | 0 | USA | =7B | −14N | +30B | +29N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Tran, Nguyen | 1558 | USA | −6N | −25B | +32N | =18B | +31N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1306 | -36.8 |
| 18 | Rowe-Watters, Chauncey | 1457 | USA | +32B | −8N | −27B | =17N | +28B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1579 | +19.6 |
| 19 | Iskandarov, Elvin | 1563 | USA | −8N | +32B | =29B | =28N | =14B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1456 | -24.4 |
| 20 | Abdullah, Umar | 0 | USA | −1N | +23B | +25N | −9B | −11B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Krishnan, Mihika | 1595 | USA | =31N | −11B | −7N | +25B | =26N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1476 | -26.0 |
| 22 | Swain, Hridarsh | 1747 | USA | =11N | =28B | F | =14N | =15B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1506 | -47.6 |
| 23 | Le, Khang | 1538 | USA | −2N | −20N | +31B | −15B | =25N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1365 | -24.0 |
| 24 | Cherian, Jacob T | 1710 | USA | −13N | +31B | −9N | −7B | =29B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1391 | -16.2 |
| 25 | Debnath, Nivaan | 1601 | USA | −10N | +17N | −20B | −21N | =23B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1499 | -23.6 |
| 26 | Nguyen, Simon | 1533 | USA | −3B | F | −12N | +30N | =21B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1552 | +2.4 |
| 27 | Zhu, Brenn | 0 | USA | −9B | F | +18N | −8B | −12N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Chen, Cary | 1514 | USA | F | =22N | −5B | =19B | −18N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1407 | -22.4 |
| 29 | Jawaghar, Jeevanth | 1465 | USA | F | −10B | =19N | −16B | =24N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1517 | +6.8 |
| 30 | Kanampalli, Sarvagn | 1592 | USA | −4N | =12B | −16N | −26B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1432 | -16.4 |
| 31 | Tang, Martin | 0 | USA | =21B | −24N | −23N | F | −17B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mau, I-Min Michael | 0 | USA | −18N | −19N | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Attaluri, RishiUSA+58.43.0 pts · #12
- 2Yao, AnnieUSA+49.64.0 pts · #4
- 3Mallikarjunaiah, Mahit SUSA+40.83.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Swain, HridarshUSA-47.62.0 pts · #8
- 2Tran, NguyenUSA-36.82.5 pts · #29
- 3Krishnan, MihikaUSA-26.02.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R2+180 Elo gap
- R1+150 Elo gap