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18 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 11 Oct 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1941, and top seed was Advaith Karthik (🇺🇸 USA, 2119).
Tanay Sanghani (🇺🇸 USA, 1850) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Steve Paul Alappatt (2.5) and Kishan Karthigeyan (2.5).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tanay Sanghani (1850) beat Advaith Karthik (2119), a +269-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
11 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×17
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 4 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
7
2
4
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 2.5/3. Sanghani takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tanay Sanghani | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Zubin Baliga | — | * | — | — |
| 3Steve Paul Alappatt | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Kishan Karthigeyan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanghani, Tanay | 1850 | USA | +15N | +11N | =2B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2243 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 2033 | USA | +17B | +12N | =1N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2119 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1982 | USA | +16B | =6N | +7B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2067 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Baliga, Zubin | 1963 | USA | =8N | +13B | +14N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2051 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Rallabandi, Krishna Kishore | 1873 | USA | −11B | +16N | +6B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1967 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1696 | USA | +9N | =3B | −5N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1886 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Quintans, Ruben Yanmi | 1976 | USA | +10N | =14B | −3N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1814 | -23.6 |
| 8 | Kothapalli, Eshwar | 1784 | USA | =4B | −9N | +16B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1826 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Kondabathini, Namish | 1804 | USA | −6B | +8B | =13N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1781 | -4.0 |
| 10 | Aadhav N R | 1773 | IND | −7B | +17N | =15B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1863 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Karthik, Advaith | 2119 | USA | +5N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1862 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 1835 | USA | +18N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1964 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Atassi, CelineWCM | 1862 | USA | F | −4N | =9B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1691 | -14.5 |
| 14 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1687 | USA | F | =7N | −4B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1777 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Williams, Christopher | 1759 | USA | −1B | F | =10N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1619 | -7.2 |
| 16 | Desai, Jairaj | 1710 | USA | −3N | −5B | −8N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1080 | -34.0 |
| 17 | Rathi, Naitik | 1854 | USA | −2N | −10B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1103 | -35.2 |
| 18 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1894 | USA | −12B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1035 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sanghani, TanayUSA+58.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Vinodh Kumar, TrishonaUSA+28.81.5 pts · #9
- 3Rallabandi, Krishna KishoreUSA+14.42.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Rathi, NaitikUSA-35.20.0 pts · #17
- 2Desai, JairajUSA-34.00.0 pts · #16
- 3Quintans, Ruben YanmiUSA-23.61.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+269 Elo gap
- R1+108 Elo gap