2026 April Super Sunday FIDE Tournament
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 12 Apr 2026 in Piscataway, NJ, United States. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1857, and top seed was Pranav Shankar (🇺🇸 USA, 2015).
Bryan James Loayza Rivera (🇵🇪 PER, 1852) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Aaryan Mummidi (2.0) and Leonhard Chang (2.0). Loayza Rivera broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Akhil Velampalli (1739) beat Michael Uwakwe (1909), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Piscataway, NJ, United States
Dates
12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×12
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsBryan James Loayza Rivera led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Bryan James Loayza Rivera never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Bryan James Loayza Rivera won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bryan James Loayza Rivera | * | — | — | — |
| 2Pranav Prasanna | — | * | — | — |
| 3Leonhard Chang | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ido Alkin | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loayza Rivera, Bryan James | 1852 | PER | +13N | +8B | +7N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2589 | +50.8 |
| 2 | Mummidi, Aaryan | 1926 | USA | +5B | −6N | +11B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1893 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Chang, Leonhard | 1886 | USA | +11B | =7N | =4B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1982 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Alkin, Ido | 1846 | ISR | =10B | +14N | =3N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1805 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Paas, Leo | 1765 | USA | −2N | +13B | +10N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1844 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Prasanna, Pranav | 1829 | USA | +12N | +2B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2546 | +32.4 |
| 7 | Shankar, Pranav | 2015 | USA | +15N | =3B | −1B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1847 | -13.2 |
| 8 | Velampalli, Akhil | 1739 | USA | +9B | −1N | =12B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1775 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Uwakwe, Michael | 1909 | USA | −8N | =10N | +14B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1631 | -19.4 |
| 10 | Tejas Kunala | 1616 | IND | =4N | =9B | −5B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1715 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Krishna, Navaneeth | 1709 | USA | −3N | +15B | −2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1747 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Bangaru, Sahishn Sai | 1565 | USA | −6B | F | =8N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1591 | +2.0 |
| 13 | Ghosh, Srijeet | 1614 | USA | −1B | −5N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Majmudar, Aayush | 1537 | USA | F | −4B | −9N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1078 | -9.6 |
| 15 | Xu, Kevin | 1804 | USA | −7B | −11N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1062 | -34.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Loayza Rivera, Bryan JamesPER+50.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Prasanna, PranavUSA+32.42.0 pts · #2
- 3Chang, LeonhardUSA+15.22.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Xu, KevinUSA-34.40.0 pts · #13
- 2Ghosh, SrijeetUSA-20.00.0 pts · #14
- 3Uwakwe, MichaelUSA-19.41.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+170 Elo gap
- R3+163 Elo gap