CCC Tuesday Night Action 126 - U1600
44 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Keith Gordon Williams (🇺🇸 USA, 1789).
Alagu Arumugam Chellappa (🇺🇸 USA, 1717) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Dominic Billi (3.0) and Timothy S Kodad (2.5). Chellappa broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Velann Emandi (1582) beat Jayaditya Reddy Pittu (1698), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsAlagu Arumugam Chellappa led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alagu Arumugam Chellappa held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
Alagu Arumugam Chellappa won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alagu Arumugam Chellappa | * | — | — | — |
| 2Dominic Billi | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Timothy S Kodad | — | — | * | — |
| 4Drew Hickey | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chellappa, Alagu Arumugam | 1717 | USA | =6N | +38B | +17N | +39B | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2414 | +28.8 |
| 2 | Billi, Dominic | 1571 | USA | =5B | +13N | +12B | =36N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2433 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Kodad, Timothy S | 0 | USA | F | +4B | +14N | =34B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mani, Advik Subhav | 1638 | USA | =8B | −3N | =35B | +33N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1838 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Hickey, Drew | 0 | USA | =2N | =?B | +?N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sapkota, Shamak | 0 | USA | =1B | +35N | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bradley, Avery | 1709 | USA | +40N | −15B | =11N | −22B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1582 | -15.2 |
| 8 | Kaistha, Ayaansh | 1626 | USA | =4N | F | F | +15B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1830 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Ghule, Vivan | 1594 | USA | =37B | +16N | −21B | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1714 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Maloney, Liam Verklan | 0 | USA | +19N | =12B | F | F | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kumar, Sampath | 1626 | USA | F | F | =7B | +41N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1895 | +14.2 |
| 12 | Raz, Ori | 1626 | USA | −13B | =10N | −2N | =14B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1344 | -41.6 |
| 13 | Bailey, Jason | 1641 | USA | +12N | −2B | −19N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1598 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Sahu, Aarush | 1641 | USA | =18N | F | −3B | =12N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1662 | +2.4 |
| 15 | Birsan, Ilgin | 1636 | USA | F | +7N | −25B | −8N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1671 | +1.8 |
| 16 | Velann Emandi | 1582 | IND | −24N | −9B | +18N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1646 | +7.2 |
| 17 | Boone, Spencer | 1614 | USA | F | +43N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 918 | -14.4 |
| 18 | Reddy Pittu, Jayaditya | 1698 | USA | =14B | =33N | −16B | −20B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1446 | -53.2 |
| 19 | Samson, Douglas | 0 | USA | −10B | F | +13B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Bandaru, Venkat | 1671 | USA | F | F | −27B | +18N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2498 | +21.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 39972240 | 0 | — | F | F | +9N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1631 | USA | F | F | F | +7N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2515 | +25.2 |
| 23 | Silaparasetty, Shiva Charan | 1640 | USA | −26B | +34N | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1498 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Jain, Tejas | 0 | USA | +16B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bowe, Asher Scott | 0 | USA | F | F | +15N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kuka Riziki | 1574 | KEN | +23N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2442 | +23.2 |
| 27 | Guo, Ziyi | 0 | USA | F | F | +20N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Cline, Cedar Shawn | 0 | USA | F | F | +33B | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Muturi, Erica Mumbi | 1714 | KEN | +33B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2464 | +15.6 |
| 30 | Gummi, Nilai | 1660 | USA | F | F | F | +42N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2476 | +20.8 |
| 31 | Pathakota, Ravindra Reddy | 0 | USA | F | F | +?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Carrion, Anthony John | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Rastogi, Advikk | 1664 | USA | −29N | =18B | −28N | −4B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1419 | -35.2 |
| 34 | Sharma, Mihir | 1416 | USA | F | −23B | F | =3N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 842 | -8.4 |
| 35 | Velagala, Sowbhagya | 0 | USA | F | −6B | =4N | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ta, Luke | 0 | USA | F | F | F | =2B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Osidiana Eli | 1461 | KEN | =9N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1594 | +7.2 |
| 38 | Libonati, Steven | 0 | USA | F | −1N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Collins, Mekhai | 1613 | USA | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 918 | -14.4 |
| 40 | Williams, Keith Gordon | 1789 | USA | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 915 | -24.0 |
| 41 | Gummi, Nandhan | 1688 | USA | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 826 | -23.6 |
| 42 | Collins, Moses | 1676 | USA | F | F | F | −30B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -20.8 |
| 43 | FIDE 39998584 | 0 | — | F | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Kuo, Olivia Jade | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Billi, DominicUSA+47.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Chellappa, Alagu ArumugamUSA+28.83.5 pts · #3
- 3Nannapaneni, ShauryaUSA+25.21.0 pts · #14
- 1Reddy Pittu, JayadityaUSA-53.21.0 pts · #24
- 2Raz, OriUSA-41.61.0 pts · #30
- 3Rastogi, AdvikkUSA-35.20.5 pts · #31
- R3+116 Elo gap