2026 Charlotte February Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
55 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1786, and top seed was William Van Lear (🇺🇸 USA, 1935).
Jack Firestone (🇺🇸 USA, 1783) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Lennie Cohen-Solal (4.5) and Laura Zhang (4.0). Firestone shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ali Thompson (1610) beat Murari Raghavan (1799), a +189-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×51
🇻🇪Venezuela×2
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
7
2
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Firestone takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lennie Cohen-Solal drew with Jack Firestone (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Lennie Cohen-Solal 4 wins (R1–R4)Jack Firestone 4 wins (R1–R4)Viraj Sharad Phadke 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lennie Cohen-Solal | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Jack Firestone | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Viraj Sharad Phadke | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kai Ali Modaresi-Beal | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firestone, Jack | 1783 | USA | +25N | +9B | +13N | +15B | =2B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 2021 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Cohen-Solal, Lennie | 1771 | FRA | +8N | +7B | +42N | +45B | =1N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.25 | 2070 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Zhang, Laura | 1794 | USA | +23B | +11N | =4B | =10N | +44B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1800 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1651 | USA | +22N | +16B | =3N | =20B | +27N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 2016 | +66.0 |
| 5 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1718 | USA | −21B | +33N | +9B | +11N | +10B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 1874 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1750 | USA | −9N | +41B | +16N | +17B | +12N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1895 | +34.8 |
| 7 | Arun, Pranav | 1664 | USA | +38B | −2N | =37B | +34N | +15N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1821 | +42.8 |
| 8 | Losada Navas, Benito Raul | 1624 | VEN | −2B | =34N | +49B | +35N | +40B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1789 | +22.0 |
| 9 | Delgado Padron, Angelo de Jesus | 1665 | VEN | +6B | −1N | −5N | +41B | +24N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1748 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Zapata Sanchez, Matias | 1699 | USA | =41N | +39B | +14N | =3B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1765 | +18.8 |
| 11 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1521 | USA | +43N | −3B | +51N | −5B | +22N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1701 | +48.0 |
| 12 | Allen, Garret | 1757 | USA | +33B | −21N | +29B | +26N | −6B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1663 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Bhat, Dev | 0 | USA | +26B | +46N | −1B | −44N | +21B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1678 | USA | =36B | +49N | −10B | =37N | +39B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1725 | +13.6 |
| 15 | Garrison, Jay | 1720 | USA | +19B | =17N | +36B | −1N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1702 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Jayabarath, Johann | 1617 | USA | +53B | −4N | −6B | =33N | +46B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1668 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Lewis, Nikolas | 1713 | USA | +34B | =15B | =50N | −6N | =37B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1636 | -16.0 |
| 18 | Dhiman, Shrehit Rajesh | 1731 | USA | −24N | −22B | =28N | +31B | +33N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1484 | -53.6 |
| 19 | Purohit, Vihaan | 1636 | USA | −15N | =35B | =41N | =22B | +51N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1606 | -8.0 |
| 20 | Tregde, Brandon Nicholas | 0 | USA | F | F | +21B | =4N | +45N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ketan Shah, Rohan | 1720 | USA | +5N | +12B | −20N | −42B | −13N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1853 | +21.6 |
| 22 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1547 | USA | −4B | +18N | =40B | =19N | −11B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1583 | +8.4 |
| 23 | Saba, Matthew E | 0 | USA | −3N | +43B | −27N | =38B | =28N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nair, Arjun | 1607 | USA | +18B | −30B | +48N | −40N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1680 | +17.2 |
| 25 | Silaparasetty, Shiva Charan | 1584 | USA | −1B | F | −35N | +47B | +34N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1618 | +6.8 |
| 26 | Thompson, Ali | 1610 | USA | −13N | F | +38N | −12B | +54B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1777 | +17.6 |
| 27 | Kumari, Khushi | 1762 | USA | F | F | +23B | +50N | −4B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 850 | -26.0 |
| 28 | Balamurugan, Druv | 1566 | USA | F | F | =18B | +49N | =23B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1827 | +27.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 566007399 | 0 | — | F | F | −12N | +52N | +50B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Van Lear, William | 1935 | USA | +35B | +24N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2423 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Baddam, Aarav | 0 | USA | F | F | +?B | −18N | +43B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Song, Gavin Preston Yichen | 1756 | USA | F | F | F | +36N | +42B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2514 | +35.2 |
| 33 | Sapkota, Shamak | 1573 | USA | −12N | −5B | +43N | =16B | −18B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1513 | -16.0 |
| 34 | Cromartie, Julius | 1510 | USA | −17N | =8B | +47N | −7B | −25B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1476 | -4.8 |
| 35 | Reddy Pittu, Jayaditya | 1641 | USA | −30N | =19N | +25B | −8B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1608 | -10.4 |
| 36 | Larson, Ed | 1720 | USA | =14N | +47B | −15N | −32B | −38N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1550 | -45.2 |
| 37 | Gutgutia, Siddhant | 1562 | USA | F | F | =7N | =14B | =17N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1685 | +20.0 |
| 38 | Raghavan, Murari | 1799 | USA | −7N | F | −26B | =23N | +36B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1539 | -41.2 |
| 39 | Gopal, Thiru Moorthy | 1748 | USA | F | −10N | =46B | +48B | −14N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1597 | -34.4 |
| 40 | Keskar, Raghav | 1745 | USA | F | F | =22N | +24B | −8N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1592 | -24.0 |
| 41 | Bhakta, Aayansh Amit | 1527 | USA | =10B | −6N | =19B | −9N | −48N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1448 | -17.2 |
| 42 | Saha, Aaryav | 1709 | USA | F | F | −2B | +21N | −32N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1623 | -13.2 |
| 43 | Kaul, Anika Shambhavi | 1491 | USA | −11B | −23N | −33B | +55B | −31N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 745 | -34.0 |
| 44 | Vijayakumar, Aadith | 1561 | USA | F | F | −45N | +13B | −3N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 971 | -18.8 |
| 45 | Pallapothu, Sri Pradyumn | 1747 | USA | F | F | +44B | −2N | −20B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1666 | -8.4 |
| 46 | Naushad, Ibraheem | 1670 | USA | F | −13B | =39N | =51B | −16N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1528 | -22.4 |
| 47 | Mayank, Reyansh | 1542 | USA | =49B | −36N | −34B | −25N | =52B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1357 | -45.2 |
| 48 | Manoj, Adhvik | 1690 | USA | F | F | −24B | −39N | +41B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1501 | -29.6 |
| 49 | Crosby, Connor | 1538 | USA | =47N | −14B | −8N | −28B | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1280 | -46.0 |
| 50 | Kemp Jr., Thomas | 0 | USA | F | F | =17B | −27B | −29N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1596 | USA | F | F | −11B | =46N | −19B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1334 | -38.0 |
| 52 | Matson, Michael | 1637 | USA | F | F | F | −29B | =47N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1542 | -5.2 |
| 53 | Koka, Saharsh | 1698 | USA | −16N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 817 | -24.4 |
| 54 | Adolph, Zachary | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | −26N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Moore, Brandon | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −43N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haripradeep, SanchitUSA+66.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Balamurugan, DiyaUSA+48.03.0 pts · #12
- 3Arun, PranavUSA+42.83.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Dhiman, Shrehit RajeshUSA-53.62.5 pts · #34
- 2Crosby, ConnorUSA-46.00.5 pts · #49
- 3Mayank, ReyanshUSA-45.21.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R3+189 Elo gap
- R2+184 Elo gap
- R1+135 Elo gap