2026 Charlotte Open - U1900

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58 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1750, and top seed was Ramon Jose Oropeza Chirinos (🇻🇪 VEN, 1855).

Saharsh Koka (🇺🇸 USA, 1626) won with 5.0/6, ahead of John Hanna (5.0) and Kyle Stephen J Cameron (4.5). Koka shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tyler James Murrah (1638) beat Ramon Jose Oropeza Chirinos (1855), a +217-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States

Dates

17 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇪Ramon Jose Oropeza Chirinos1855

Avg top 10

1,750

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×52

🇻🇪Venezuela×3

🇰🇾Cayman Islands×1

Top 3

🥇
Saharsh Koka
🇺🇸USA·1626
5.0pts·1910perf+72.4
🥈
John Hanna
🇺🇸USA·1695
5.0pts·1890perf+23.8
🥉
Kyle Stephen J Cameron
🇺🇸USA·1596
4.5pts·1780perf+49.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Koka5Hanna5Cameron4.5Doan4Kore4Sandvoss4— ex-leaders:Traceyled R4, #35

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Koka takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.5).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

John Hanna won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

R4 · FORMER LEADER FALL

CM Shaun M Tracey held the sole lead at R4 but finished #35.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Saharsh Koka	*	—	—	½
2John Hanna	—	*	—	—
3Kyle Stephen J Cameron	—	—	*	—
4Emilyn Chiu Doan	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Koka, Saharsh	1626	USA	+21B	=4N	+11B	=18N	+20B	+22N	5.0	16.5	19.5	16.00	1910	+72.4
2	Hanna, John	1695	USA	=46N	=29B	+30N	+6B	+18N	+5B	5.0	16.0	17.5	15.50	1890	+23.8
3	Cameron, Kyle Stephen J	1596	USA	+25N	+14B	−16N	=49B	+12N	+11B	4.5	17.0	18.5	14.25	1780	+49.6
4	Doan, Emilyn Chiu	1697	USA	+13N	=1B	+15N	=7N	−27B	+18B	4.0	19.0	22.0	14.50	1787	+28.8
5	Tracey, Shaun MCM	1700	CAY	+8B	+9N	+19B	+20N	−37B	−2N	4.0	19.0	21.0	14.00	1596	-11.2
6	Kresge, Atticus	0	USA	+26N	=11N	+52B	−2N	=31B	+19N	4.0	17.0	18.0	10.00	1757	0.0
7	Dhiman, Shrehit Rajesh	1683	USA	=29N	+46B	+36N	=4B	−8N	+14B	4.0	16.0	17.5	10.25	1714	+9.2
8	Kore, Anvika Mattam	1535	USA	−5N	+42B	+40B	+31N	+7B	−27N	4.0	15.5	17.5	10.50	1798	+84.8
9	Moore, Andrew Charles	1557	USA	+42N	−5B	−13N	+25B	+39N	+24N	4.0	15.5	17.5	10.00	1727	+46.4
10	Sandvoss, Richard Keith	1706	USA	=30B	+56N	=12B	−19N	+21B	+46N	4.0	13.5	13.5	7.50	1836	+26.0
11	Muhammad, Mustafa	1729	USA	+34N	=6B	−1N	+36B	+32N	−3N	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.00	1616	-24.4
12	Raja, Arjun	1559	USA	+38N	=15B	=10N	=13B	−3B	+33N	3.5	18.0	20.0	10.00	1696	+36.8
13	Crawford, Jared	1691	USA	−4B	+21N	+9B	=12N	−22B	+47N	3.5	17.5	19.0	10.25	1686	0.0
14	Arun, Pranav	1676	USA	+37N	−3N	=43B	+50B	+26N	−7N	3.5	15.5	17.0	7.50	1693	+7.6
15	Muhammad. Shavkat	1723	USA	+47B	=12N	−4B	−23N	+36B	+32N	3.5	15.0	16.5	7.75	1711	-1.8
16	Murrah, Tyler James	1638	USA	+44B	+52N	+3B	=37B	F	F	3.5	9.5	9.5	8.50	2025	+70.4
17	Naushad, Ibraheem	1650	USA	+32N	=23B	F	+46N	F	+49B	3.5	8.5	8.5	7.00	2418	+54.8
18	Vuyyuru, Aryan	1573	USA	=36N	+55B	+23N	=1B	−2B	−4N	3.0	19.0	19.5	7.00	1576	0.0
19	Fauble, Andrew	0	USA	+57N	+22B	−5N	+10B	−28N	−6B	3.0	18.0	18.0	7.00	1728	0.0
20	Stratton, Casey Hamilton	0	USA	+40B	+31N	+24B	−5B	−1N	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	7.50	1687	0.0
21	Wilson, Aaron	1642	USA	−1N	−13B	+41N	+57B	−10N	+39B	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1665	+8.0
22	Gopal, Thiru Moorthy	1712	USA	F	−19N	+35B	+38B	+13N	−1B	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.00	1888	+36.4
23	Ketan Shah, Rohan	0	USA	+41N	=17N	−18B	+15B	−49N	=26B	3.0	15.0	16.5	8.75	1638	0.0
24	Losada Navas, Benito Raul	1619	VEN	+50N	+33B	−20N	−28B	+29N	−9B	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.50	1708	+7.0
25	Larson, Ed	0	USA	−3B	−44N	+48B	−9N	+41N	+38B	3.0	14.5	16.0	5.50	1636	0.0
26	Schoonveld, Adam	1680	USA	−6B	=34N	+55B	+58N	−14B	=23N	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.25	1651	-5.2
27	Kumari, Khushi	1683	USA	F	F	F	+39B	+4N	+8B	3.0	10.0	10.0	10.00	2439	+53.2
28	Zheng, Sihan	0	USA	F	F	F	+24N	+19B	+37N	3.0	8.0	8.0	8.00	1649	0.0
29	Bates, Dallin	1606	USA	=7B	=2N	=44B	=43N	−24B	=53N	2.5	16.0	17.0	7.00	1608	-0.4
30	Nannapaneni, Shaurya	1675	USA	=10N	=39B	−2B	=40N	=38N	=42B	2.5	15.0	17.0	6.00	1627	-16.0
31	Chen, Raymond	1725	USA	+48N	−20B	+33N	−8B	=6N	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	6.00	1541	-19.2
32	Nallu, Yashwin Reddy	1603	USA	−17B	+41B	=38N	+53N	−11B	−15B	2.5	14.5	15.5	4.00	1631	+8.4
33	Goldfarb, Andrew	0	USA	+45B	−24N	−31B	=42B	+54N	−12B	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.00	1511	0.0
34	Delgado Padron, Angelo de Jesus	1640	VEN	−11B	=26B	−45N	+56N	=53B	=40N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.00	1586	-12.8
35	Deininger, David	1702	USA	=55N	−36B	−22N	F	+56B	+58N	2.5	5.5	5.5	0.25	1482	-22.8
36	Sapkota, Shamak	0	USA	=18B	+35N	−7B	−11N	−15N	=48B	2.0	16.5	18.0	4.75	1534	0.0
37	Desai, Jairaj	1603	USA	−14B	=43N	F	=16N	+5N	−28B	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.75	1672	+16.0
38	Nus, Jonah Bram Erik	1766	USA	−12B	+47N	=32B	−22N	=30B	−25N	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.00	1559	-56.4
39	Channad, Rishaank R	1690	USA	=43B	=30N	+57B	−27N	−9B	−21N	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.25	1519	-54.8
40	Gradijan, Stephen	1668	USA	−20N	+48B	−8N	=30B	−47N	=34B	2.0	13.5	15.0	4.00	1529	-38.0
41	Pineda-Bermudez, Mario	1647	USA	−23B	−32N	−21B	+48N	−25B	+54B	2.0	13.0	14.0	2.50	1651	+0.2
42	Mani, Anirudh Subhav	1583	USA	−9B	−8N	F	=33N	+58B	=30N	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	1315	-39.2
43	Kenny-Maheux, Victor	1676	USA	=39N	=37B	=14N	=29B	−46B	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	1581	-26.4
44	Raynoe, RJ	1707	USA	−16N	+25B	=29N	=45B	F	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	5.25	1429	-29.2
45	Engan, Chad	0	USA	−33N	=50B	+34B	=44N	F	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.25	1664	0.0
46	Kindy, Joel	1698	USA	=2B	−7N	F	−17B	+43N	−10B	1.5	18.5	18.5	4.50	1532	-44.4
47	Nair, Arjun	1610	USA	−15N	−38B	F	=51N	+40B	−13B	1.5	12.5	12.5	2.75	1572	-9.6
48	Karki, Shreyas	1547	USA	−31B	−40N	−25N	−41B	+55B	=36N	1.5	11.5	12.0	1.50	1476	-14.0
49	Vijayakumar, Aadith	1557	USA	F	F	F	=3N	+23B	−17N	1.5	11.0	11.0	5.25	1430	-12.4
50	Halliday, Robert	1586	USA	−24B	=45N	+56B	−14N	−51B	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	884	-44.0
51	Charles, Geoffrey A	1760	USA	−52B	F	F	=47B	+50N	F	1.5	4.0	4.0	2.25	1683	-6.0
52	Oropeza Chirinos, Ramon Jose	1855	VEN	+51N	−16B	−6N	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	1699	-8.2
53	Warsch, Jonah Alexander	1614	USA	F	F	F	−32B	=34N	=29B	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	1491	-19.6
54	Raghavan, Murari	1817	USA	F	F	F	+55N	−33B	−41N	1.0	5.0	5.0	0.50	1642	-18.0
55	Mayank, Namish	1640	USA	=35B	−18N	−26N	−54B	−48N	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	1297	-73.2
56	FIDE 566004365	0	—	F	−10B	−50N	−34B	−35N	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	858	0.0
57	Jaikumar, Nishita	1634	USA	−19B	F	−39N	−21N	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	865	-36.4
58	FIDE 39994040	0	—	F	F	F	−26B	−42N	−35B	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	854	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kore, Anvika MattamUSA
+84.8
4.0 pts · #3
2Koka, SaharshUSA
+72.4
5.0 pts · #1
3Murrah, Tyler JamesUSA
+70.4
3.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Mayank, NamishUSA
-73.2
0.5 pts · #50
2Nus, Jonah Bram ErikUSA
-56.4
2.0 pts · #37
3Channad, Rishaank RUSA
-54.8
2.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R2+217 Elo gap
Murrah, Tyler James1638 beat Oropeza Chirinos, Ramon Jose1855
R1+207 Elo gap
Raja, Arjun1559 beat Nus, Jonah Bram Erik1766
R4+190 Elo gap
Kore, Anvika Mattam1535 beat Chen, Raymond1725