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20 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 01 Nov 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1932, and top seed was Alex Haoning Chu (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2102).
Vihaan Pendse (🇺🇸 USA, 1945) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Zubin Baliga (2.5) and Krishna Kishore Rallabandi (2.5). Pendse broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Neil Harit (1708) beat Kishan Karthigeyan (2031), a +323-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
01 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×19
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsVihaan Pendse led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Vihaan Pendse held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Vihaan Pendse won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vihaan Pendse | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Zubin Baliga | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Krishna Kishore Rallabandi | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4WCMAnagha Aniket Sinkar | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pendse, Vihaan | 1945 | USA | +15B | +13N | +4B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2677 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Baliga, Zubin | 1973 | USA | +11N | +10B | =3N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2072 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Rallabandi, Krishna Kishore | 1858 | USA | +19B | +14N | =2B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2111 | +36.4 |
| 4 | Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM | 1929 | USA | +18N | +5B | −1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2020 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Chu, Alex HaoningFM | 2102 | USA | +17B | −4N | +12B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1881 | -22.4 |
| 6 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1726 | USA | =12B | =8N | +16B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1991 | +42.4 |
| 7 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 2031 | USA | −10N | +17B | +11N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1768 | -25.2 |
| 8 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1842 | USA | F | =6B | +10N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1911 | +6.4 |
| 9 | Atassi, CelineWCM | 1788 | USA | F | =12N | +14B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1987 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Harit, Neil | 1708 | USA | +7B | −2N | −8B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1825 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Ballal, Ishan | 1826 | IND | −2B | +15N | −7B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1833 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Rathi, Naitik | 1833 | USA | =6N | =9B | −5N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1747 | -15.2 |
| 13 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1826 | USA | +16B | −1B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1932 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Chelladorai, Joshua | 1755 | USA | +20N | −3B | −9N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1707 | -7.2 |
| 15 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 1869 | USA | −1N | −11B | +18N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1678 | -30.0 |
| 16 | Yu, Yang | 1919 | USA | −13N | +18B | −6N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1608 | -48.4 |
| 17 | Welt, Stephen | 0 | USA | −5N | −7N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mayank, Reyansh | 1637 | USA | −4B | −16N | −15B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1106 | -21.2 |
| 19 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1784 | USA | −3N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1060 | -16.0 |
| 20 | McCartney, Patrick | 1848 | USA | −14B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 955 | -12.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pendse, VihaanUSA+49.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Vinodh Kumar, TrishonaUSA+42.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Rallabandi, Krishna KishoreUSA+36.42.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Yu, YangUSA-48.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Basavaraju, Siddharth SriramUSA-30.01.0 pts · #16
- 3Karthigeyan, KishanUSA-25.22.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R1+323 Elo gap
- R3+193 Elo gap
- R2+173 Elo gap