2025 September CCC FIDE Saturdays - Championship
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 06 Sept 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Alex Haoning Chu (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2099).
Advaith Karthik (🇺🇸 USA, 2089) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Zubin Baliga (2.5) and Tanay Sanghani (2.0). Karthik won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Trishona Vinodh Kumar (1642) beat Neil Harit (1749), a +107-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
06 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsAdvaith Karthik led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Advaith Karthik held the sole lead from R2 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Advaith Karthik won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karthik, Advaith | 2089 | USA | +7B | +5N | +11B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2744 | +19.0 |
| 2 | Baliga, Zubin | 1953 | USA | +18B | =3N | +10B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 2103 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Sanghani, Tanay | 1831 | USA | +17N | =2B | =6N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1942 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 1987 | USA | +9N | =6B | =8N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1979 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Tyrrell, Benjamin | 1894 | USA | +12N | −1B | +13N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1907 | +2.0 |
| 6 | McCartney, Patrick | 1911 | USA | +15B | =4N | =3B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1946 | +3.4 |
| 7 | Yu, Yang | 1839 | USA | −1N | +19B | +12N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1972 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1922 | USA | +16B | =10N | =4B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1970 | +9.2 |
| 9 | Yan, Isabella | 1730 | USA | −4B | +15N | +17B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1864 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 1909 | USA | +13N | =8B | −2N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1830 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Chu, Alex HaoningFM | 2099 | USA | F | +14B | −1N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2017 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1642 | USA | −5B | +18N | −7B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1703 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1615 | USA | −10B | +16N | −5B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1689 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Pendse, Vihaan | 1945 | USA | F | −11N | +18B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1925 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Zhang, Laura | 1646 | USA | −6N | −9B | =16N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1487 | -22.8 |
| 16 | Hmimda, Harith | 1640 | USA | −8N | −13B | =15B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1455 | -27.2 |
| 17 | Gutgutia, Siddhant | 1585 | USA | −3B | F | −9N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 981 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Harit, Neil | 1749 | USA | −2N | −12B | −14N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1047 | -45.6 |
| 19 | Williams, Christopher | 1811 | USA | F | −7N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1039 | -9.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yu, YangUSA+20.82.0 pts · #9
- 2Yan, IsabellaUSA+20.42.0 pts · #4
- 3Karthik, AdvaithUSA+19.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Harit, NeilUSA-45.60.0 pts · #17
- 2Hmimda, HarithUSA-27.20.5 pts · #15
- 3Zhang, LauraUSA-22.80.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R2+107 Elo gap