2026 TCC New Year's FIDE - U1800
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Houston, TX, United States. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1538, and top seed was Marco Alejandro Blumenthal Mujica (🇻🇪 VEN, 1763).
Marco Alejandro Blumenthal Mujica (🇻🇪 VEN, 1763) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Saj Ajaykumar Jadhav (3.5) and Usara Evin Madirawalage (3.5). Blumenthal Mujica shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Angel Reyes (1461) beat Evelynn Renata Duarte Cramer (1642), a +181-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 3.5/5. Blumenthal Mujica takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Marco Alejandro Blumenthal Mujica drew with Vyas Chari (Black).
Marco Alejandro Blumenthal Mujica won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marco Alejandro Blumenthal Mujica | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Vyas Chari | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Saj Ajaykumar Jadhav | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Usara Evin Madirawalage | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blumenthal Mujica, Marco Alejandro | 1763 | VEN | F | +3B | +2N | +5B | =4N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 2312 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Jadhav, Saj Ajaykumar | 1625 | USA | +14B | +6N | −1B | =7N | +8B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1626 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Madirawalage, Usara Evin | 1428 | USA | +9B | −1N | =8B | +12N | +11B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1612 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Chari, Vyas | 1339 | USA | =13N | =7B | +14N | +10B | =1B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Liu, Chloe | 1495 | USA | +8N | +11B | F | −1N | +7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1650 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Debnath, Nivaan | 1577 | USA | +12N | −2B | −7N | +13B | +10N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1477 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Debnath, Rishaan | 1537 | USA | =10B | =4N | +6B | =2B | −5N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1566 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Kishan Sharadkumar Dave | 1456 | IND | −5B | +15N | =3N | +9B | −2N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Reyes, Angel | 1461 | USA | −3N | =12B | +13N | −8N | +15B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1529 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Kuchibhatla, Aditya Sai | 1233 | USA | =7N | =13B | +11N | −4N | −6B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chodniewicz, Beckham | 1393 | USA | +15B | −5N | −10B | +14N | −3N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 39905420 | 1317 | — | −6B | =9N | F | −3B | +14B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Duarte Cramer, Evelynn Renata | 1642 | MEX | =4B | =10N | −9B | −6N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 719 | -53.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 566003326 | 1256 | — | −2N | F | −4B | −11B | −12N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 566003318 | 1050 | — | −11N | −8B | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Blumenthal Mujica, Marco AlejandroVEN+24.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Madirawalage, Usara EvinUSA+18.43.5 pts · #10
- 3Liu, ChloeUSA+15.63.0 pts · #6
- 1Duarte Cramer, Evelynn RenataMEX-53.21.0 pts · #14
- 2Debnath, NivaanUSA-16.03.0 pts · #7
- 3Jadhav, Saj AjaykumarUSA-0.43.5 pts · #4
- R3+181 Elo gap
- R3+160 Elo gap