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2026 March Super Sunday FIDE Tournament

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15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 08 Mar 2026 in Piscataway, NJ, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Elnara Eynullaeva (🇺🇸 USA, 2036).

Leonhard Chang (🇺🇸 USA, 1872) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Nishka Sree Doddapaneni (2.5) and Vaisali Garnepudi (2.0). Chang broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Shivam Mallik (1734) beat Elnara Eynullaeva (2036), a +302-point gap.

Location
🇺🇸Piscataway, NJ, United States
Dates
08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸Elnara Eynullaeva2036
Avg top 10
1,819
Participants
15
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×13
🇮🇳India×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Leonhard Chang led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
11.52.53R1R2R3
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD

Leonhard Chang held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Leonhard Chang won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Leonhard Chang*
1
2Nishka Sree Doddapaneni*
3Vaisali Garnepudi
0
*
4Akhil Velampalli*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Chang, Leonhard1872USA+6N+5B+3N3.03.55.05.002540+38.8
2Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree1774USA=7N+11B+9N2.52.53.02.252006+33.6
3Vaisali Garnepudi1822IND+15B+10N1B2.04.04.01.001904+13.2
4Velampalli, Akhil1675USA=11N+13B=5N2.02.02.51.501963+44.8
5Mallik, Shivam1734USA+8B1N=4B1.55.06.02.001861+18.4
6Krishna, Navaneeth1663USA1B+15N=8B1.54.04.00.501851+26.0
7Bangaru, Sahishn Sai1553USA=2B=8N=12B1.53.54.02.001778+31.2
8Eynullaeva, Elnara2036USA5N=7B=6N1.03.04.51.501553-66.8
9Cheng, Liam1679USAF+14N2B1.03.03.00.501669-1.2
10Shevelenko, Leon1818USA+12N3BF1.02.52.50.501715-10.4
11Cirasella, Lucas1967USA=4B2NF0.54.54.51.001531-44.0
12Ghosh, Srijeet1608USA10BF=7N0.52.52.50.751493-12.4
13Gao, Vincent1814USA=14B4NF0.52.52.50.251427-40.0
14Tippa, Aswath Srisai1564USA=13N9BF0.51.51.50.251553-1.2
15Tejas Kunala1649IND3N6BF0.03.53.50.00943-30.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets