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2026 Charlotte February Open - U1600

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27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1571, and top seed was Sathvik Chatta (🇺🇸 USA, 1744).

The biggest upset came in round 4: Olivia Jade Kuo (1445) beat John Gray (1605), a +160-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
Avg top 10
1,571
Participants
27
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×21
🇬🇹Guatemala×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FIDE 39933784 led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
3
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
3.5Ismayilli3Epstein3Noronha3Austin3Kuo2.5— ex-leaders:led R3–R5, #9
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FIDE 39933784 held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FIDE 39933784*
1
2Ismayil Ismayilli*
3Joanna Epstein
0
*
1
4Neil Leo Noronha
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 399337840+22B+2N=17B11N+7B3.59.510.57.2516620.0
2Epstein, Joanna0USA+4N1B+13N12B+25N3.010.511.05.5016460.0
3Austin, Hazel1475USAF+8B+10N17N+16B3.08.08.06.502383+26.0
4Noronha, Neil Leo0USA2BF+26N+15B+?N3.04.54.51.5017630.0
5Ismayilli, Ismayil0USAF+15B+?N?B+6N3.04.04.04.0016360.0
6Kuo, Olivia Jade1445USAF+9N=7B+18N5B2.59.59.55.251875+64.4
7Delos, Olivia J.1643USAF+23B=6N+10B1N2.59.59.54.751709+6.8
8Sewell, Sheldon S0USA=9B3N+?B16N+19B2.58.58.52.7515200.0
9Sandvi, Henley1560USA=8N6B+25N13B+24N2.58.08.52.751514-4.8
10Billi, Dominic1584USA+21N+26B3B7N=18B2.58.08.01.751494-20.4
11FIDE 5660074020FF=?N+1B+12N2.55.55.55.5017330.0
12Mani, Advik Subhav1714USAFF+14B+2N11B2.07.57.55.002334+10.8
13Arunkumar, Mukhil0USAFF2B+9N+14B2.07.57.54.5015860.0
14Yan, Grace Lingxin1505USA15N+21B12N+26B13N2.06.56.51.001657+12.8
15Velagala, Sowbhagya0USA+14B5N=16B4N?B1.59.59.52.7515310.0
16Carter, Jordan Stefon0USAFF=15N+8B3N1.57.07.03.256740.0
17Masi, Dylan0USAFF=1N+3B?N1.56.56.54.7514940.0
18Gray, John1605USAFF+22N6B=10N1.56.06.02.251323-29.6
19Kemp, Thomas0USAFF+27B=25B8N1.53.03.00.2515790.0
20Geda, Ayaan0USAFF+23N?B=?N1.51.01.01.009430.0
21Gonzalez S., Mauricio Antonio1602GUA10B14NF24B+27N1.05.55.50.00759-22.4
22FIDE 56600618001NF18B?N+26B1.05.05.00.008050.0
23Adolph, Zachary0USA+?B7N20B?NF1.04.04.00.0015130.0
24FIDE 5660061980FF?B+21N9B1.03.53.51.0015800.0
25Raz, Ori1581USAFF9B=19N2B0.57.07.00.75758-21.2
26FIDE 399543900F10N4B14N22N0.08.58.50.007590.0
27Moore, Brandon0USAFF19NF21B0.02.52.50.008010.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets