2026 March Super Sunday FIDE Tournament
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×13
🇮🇳India×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsLeonhard Chang led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leonhard Chang | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Nishka Sree Doddapaneni | — | * | — | — |
| 3Vaisali Garnepudi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Akhil Velampalli | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chang, Leonhard | 1872 | USA | +6N | +5B | +3N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2540 | +38.8 |
| 2 | Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree | 1774 | USA | =7N | +11B | +9N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2006 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Vaisali Garnepudi | 1822 | IND | +15B | +10N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1904 | +13.2 |
| 4 | Velampalli, Akhil | 1675 | USA | =11N | +13B | =5N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1963 | +44.8 |
| 5 | Mallik, Shivam | 1734 | USA | +8B | −1N | =4B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1861 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Krishna, Navaneeth | 1663 | USA | −1B | +15N | =8B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1851 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Bangaru, Sahishn Sai | 1553 | USA | =2B | =8N | =12B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1778 | +31.2 |
| 8 | Eynullaeva, Elnara | 2036 | USA | −5N | =7B | =6N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1553 | -66.8 |
| 9 | Cheng, Liam | 1679 | USA | F | +14N | −2B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1669 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Shevelenko, Leon | 1818 | USA | +12N | −3B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1715 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Cirasella, Lucas | 1967 | USA | =4B | −2N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1531 | -44.0 |
| 12 | Ghosh, Srijeet | 1608 | USA | −10B | F | =7N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1493 | -12.4 |
| 13 | Gao, Vincent | 1814 | USA | =14B | −4N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1427 | -40.0 |
| 14 | Tippa, Aswath Srisai | 1564 | USA | =13N | −9B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1553 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Tejas Kunala | 1649 | IND | −3N | −6B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 943 | -30.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Velampalli, AkhilUSA+44.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Chang, LeonhardUSA+38.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Doddapaneni, Nishka SreeUSA+33.62.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Eynullaeva, ElnaraUSA-66.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Cirasella, LucasUSA-44.00.5 pts · #14
- 3Gao, VincentUSA-40.00.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R1+302 Elo gap
- R2+193 Elo gap
- R2+139 Elo gap