2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - U2000
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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Sunnyvale, CA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1629, and top seed was Serena Liu (🇺🇸 USA, 1764).
Advay Chakravarty (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Giorgi Baiashvili (4.0) and Charmaine Kwan (4.0). Chakravarty won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×14
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAdvay Chakravarty led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Advay Chakravarty held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Advay Chakravarty beat Giorgi Baiashvili (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Advay Chakravarty 4 wins (R1–R4)Charmaine Kwan 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Advay Chakravarty | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Giorgi Baiashvili | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Charmaine Kwan | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Olivia Ding | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chakravarty, Advay | 0 | USA | +6N | +4B | +2N | +8B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Baiashvili, Giorgi | 1689 | GEO | +10N | +16B | −1B | +4N | +8N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2401 | +46.0 |
| 3 | Kwan, Charmaine | 1653 | USA | =11B | +12N | +14B | +9N | =1B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2321 | +26.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 566003393 | 0 | — | +12B | −1N | +11B | −2B | +9N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ding, Olivia | 1608 | USA | F | =13B | =12N | +11N | +6B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1755 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Sayiner, Necip | 1631 | USA | −1B | =15N | +13N | +14B | −5N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1711 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Madireddy, Krivi R | 0 | USA | +?B | =14N | −8N | +10B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Navaneetha Prabhu, Arjunsai | 1490 | USA | F | +9N | +7B | −1N | −2B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 889 | -9.6 |
| 9 | Daghagh, Hossein | 0 | USA | +13N | −8B | +16N | −3B | −4B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Liu, Serena | 1764 | USA | −2B | =11N | +15B | −7N | =14N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1608 | -23.6 |
| 11 | Rachvelishvili, Davit | 0 | USA | =3N | =10B | −4N | −5B | =12N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Viswanath, Naren Ganapathy | 1542 | USA | −4N | −3B | =5B | =13N | =11B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1535 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Viswanath, Avyukth Ganapathy | 1718 | USA | −9B | =5N | −6B | =12B | =15N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1517 | -44.4 |
| 14 | Wang, Yulan | 1500 | USA | F | =7B | −3N | −6N | =10B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1410 | -12.0 |
| 15 | Gao, Ethan Wangchen | 1636 | USA | −16N | =6B | −10N | F | =13B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1472 | -34.0 |
| 16 | Ni, Tao | 1549 | USA | +15B | −2N | −9B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1663 | +6.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baiashvili, GiorgiGEO+46.04.0 pts · #2
- 2Kwan, CharmaineUSA+26.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Ding, OliviaUSA+23.63.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Viswanath, Avyukth GanapathyUSA-44.41.5 pts · #8
- 2Gao, Ethan WangchenUSA-34.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Liu, SerenaUSA-23.62.0 pts · #10