4th Jai Jagannath Tournament - Expert
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Sacramento, CA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1759, and top seed was Craig Anderson (🇺🇸 USA, 1933).
Necip Sayiner (🇺🇸 USA, 1585) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Daniel Sevall (3.5) and Avik Saha (3.5). Sayiner clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Necip Sayiner (1585) beat Craig Anderson (1933), a +348-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Sacramento, CA, United States
Dates
20 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNecip Sayiner led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE21 Dec
Daniel Sevall takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ritvik Vuluvala 3 wins (R3–R5)Alonzo McCaulley 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Necip Sayiner | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ritvik Vuluvala | — | * | — | — |
| 3Alonzo McCaulley | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Avik Saha | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayiner, Necip | 1585 | USA | +4B | =2B | +13N | =3N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 2042 | +45.2 |
| 2 | Sevall, Daniel | 1909 | USA | +5B | =1N | +12B | +8N | −3B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1657 | -36.4 |
| 3 | Saha, Avik | 1733 | USA | +11B | +9N | F | =1B | +2N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 1941 | +21.2 |
| 4 | McCaulley, Alonzo | 1823 | USA | −1N | +20B | +10N | +12B | =6N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1598 | -17.0 |
| 5 | Vuluvala, Ritvik | 1651 | FID | −2N | =17B | +15N | +18B | +9N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1713 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Yenamandra, Srinadh | 1635 | USA | =8N | =14B | =21B | +19N | =4B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1919 | +29.2 |
| 7 | Anderson, Craig | 1933 | USA | −10N | +15B | +16N | =9B | −1N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1744 | -11.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 39972526 | 0 | — | =6B | +18N | +14B | −2B | −11N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Doshi, Ansh Ankit | 0 | USA | +20N | −3B | +23N | =7N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sinha, Ishaan | 0 | USA | +7B | −12N | −4B | +23N | =13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1846 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Korde, Varad Y | 0 | USA | −3N | =22N | F | +17B | +8B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 566001471 | 0 | — | F | +10B | −2N | −4N | +14B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1066 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 39972542 | 0 | — | +17N | F | −1B | =14N | =10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Khandelwal, Pranav | 0 | USA | +22B | =6N | −8N | =13B | −12N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1779 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Saligram, Ayaan | 1598 | USA | =18B | −7N | −5B | =20N | +22B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1673 | +10.4 |
| 16 | Saha, Ritwik | 1671 | USA | =19N | =23B | −7B | +22N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1791 | +24.0 |
| 17 | Bogi, Yudhin | 1631 | USA | −13B | =5N | =20B | −11N | =19B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1617 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Cisse, Ousman A | 0 | USA | =15N | −8B | F | −5N | +20B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Garcia, Hebert D | 1628 | USA | =16B | =21N | F | −6B | =17N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1522 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Long, Youting | 1571 | USA | −9B | −4N | =17N | =15B | −18N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1560 | -2.4 |
| 21 | FIDE 30929997 | 0 | — | F | =19B | =6N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Russo, Robert | 1881 | USA | −14N | =11B | F | −16B | −15N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 835 | -64.4 |
| 23 | Goteti, Ishan | 1721 | USA | F | =16N | −9B | −10B | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1672 | -2.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sayiner, NecipUSA+45.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Yenamandra, SrinadhUSA+29.23.0 pts · #15
- 3Saha, RitwikUSA+24.02.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Russo, RobertUSA-64.40.5 pts · #22
- 2Sevall, DanielUSA-36.43.5 pts · #14
- 3McCaulley, AlonzoUSA-17.03.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R5+348 Elo gap
- R5+283 Elo gap
- R1+238 Elo gap