2026 Charlotte February Open - U1600
Open SwissStandard
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
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 39933784 led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
3
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39933784 | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Ismayil Ismayilli | — | * | — | — |
| 3Joanna Epstein | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Neil Leo Noronha | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 39933784 | 0 | — | +22B | +2N | =17B | −11N | +7B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Epstein, Joanna | 0 | USA | +4N | −1B | +13N | −12B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Austin, Hazel | 1475 | USA | F | +8B | +10N | −17N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 2383 | +26.0 |
| 4 | Noronha, Neil Leo | 0 | USA | −2B | F | +26N | +15B | +?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ismayilli, Ismayil | 0 | USA | F | +15B | +?N | −?B | +6N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kuo, Olivia Jade | 1445 | USA | F | +9N | =7B | +18N | −5B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1875 | +64.4 |
| 7 | Delos, Olivia J. | 1643 | USA | F | +23B | =6N | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1709 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Sewell, Sheldon S | 0 | USA | =9B | −3N | +?B | −16N | +19B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sandvi, Henley | 1560 | USA | =8N | −6B | +25N | −13B | +24N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1514 | -4.8 |
| 10 | Billi, Dominic | 1584 | USA | +21N | +26B | −3B | −7N | =18B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1494 | -20.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 566007402 | 0 | — | F | F | =?N | +1B | +12N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mani, Advik Subhav | 1714 | USA | F | F | +14B | +2N | −11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2334 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Arunkumar, Mukhil | 0 | USA | F | F | −2B | +9N | +14B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yan, Grace Lingxin | 1505 | USA | −15N | +21B | −12N | +26B | −13N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1657 | +12.8 |
| 15 | Velagala, Sowbhagya | 0 | USA | +14B | −5N | =16B | −4N | −?B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Carter, Jordan Stefon | 0 | USA | F | F | =15N | +8B | −3N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Masi, Dylan | 0 | USA | F | F | =1N | +3B | −?N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gray, John | 1605 | USA | F | F | +22N | −6B | =10N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1323 | -29.6 |
| 19 | Kemp, Thomas | 0 | USA | F | F | +27B | =25B | −8N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Geda, Ayaan | 0 | USA | F | F | +23N | −?B | =?N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Gonzalez S., Mauricio Antonio | 1602 | GUA | −10B | −14N | F | −24B | +27N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 759 | -22.4 |
| 22 | FIDE 566006180 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −18B | −?N | +26B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Adolph, Zachary | 0 | USA | +?B | −7N | −20B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 566006198 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | +21N | −9B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Raz, Ori | 1581 | USA | F | F | −9B | =19N | −2B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 758 | -21.2 |
| 26 | FIDE 39954390 | 0 | — | F | −10N | −4B | −14N | −22N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Moore, Brandon | 0 | USA | F | F | −19N | F | −21B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kuo, Olivia JadeUSA+64.42.5 pts · #1
- 2Austin, HazelUSA+26.03.0 pts · #18
- 3Yan, Grace LingxinUSA+12.82.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Gray, JohnUSA-29.61.5 pts · #19
- 2Gonzalez S., Mauricio AntonioGUA-22.41.0 pts · #21
- 3Raz, OriUSA-21.20.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R4+160 Elo gap
- R2+115 Elo gap
- R3+109 Elo gap