4th Falconer Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1972, and top seed was Thomas Allard (🇫🇷 FRA, 2098).
Laurie Qiu (🇺🇸 USA, WIM, 2043) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Neil Chalissery (3.5) and Reyansh Paragiri (3.0). Qiu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Anthony Vladimir Ivanenko (1773) beat Jimmy Heiserman (2092), a +319-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×28
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsWIM Laurie Qiu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
WIM Laurie Qiu held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WIM Laurie Qiu 4 wins (R1–R4)Neil Chalissery 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMLaurie Qiu | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Neil Chalissery | — | * | — | — |
| 3Reyansh Paragiri | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Abhishek Mallela | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qiu, LaurieWIM | 2043 | USA | +8N | +20B | +3N | +4B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2661 | +44.0 |
| 2 | Chalissery, Neil | 1925 | USA | =15N | +10B | +17N | +7B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 2117 | +14.8 |
| 3 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 2003 | USA | +11B | +14N | −1B | +21N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1988 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1933 | USA | +27N | +9B | +21B | −1N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1999 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Biyiasas, Theodore | 2036 | USA | =16B | +22N | =7B | +12N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1971 | -5.0 |
| 6 | Heiserman, Jimmy | 2092 | USA | −20N | +8B | +25N | +24B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 1947 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Videna, Daniel T | 1787 | USA | +28N | +23B | =5N | −2N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 2040 | +50.8 |
| 8 | Indukuri, Suhas | 1737 | USA | −1B | −6N | +27B | +20B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1904 | +30.4 |
| 9 | Rajaram, Adit | 1783 | USA | +12B | −4N | =18B | =11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1840 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Bhosale, Arnav | 1723 | USA | =18B | −2N | +16B | =13B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1848 | +26.8 |
| 11 | Yenamandra, Srinadh | 1748 | USA | −3N | +29B | =13N | =9B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1842 | +19.2 |
| 12 | Weiss, Roi | 1847 | USA | −9N | +27B | +15N | −5B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1821 | -6.8 |
| 13 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1846 | USA | +26B | −21N | =11B | =10N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1760 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Zhang, Matthew | 1700 | USA | +29N | −3B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1963 | +40.0 |
| 15 | Naga Abhi Ram Ponnaluri | 1756 | USA | =2B | =18N | −12B | =19N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1750 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Rigel, Marlon | 1786 | USA | =5N | −17B | −10N | +22B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1740 | -6.2 |
| 17 | Malayappan, Rahul Ramesh | 1857 | USA | =22B | +16N | −2B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1800 | -9.2 |
| 18 | Malhotra, Rehaan | 1833 | USA | =10N | =15B | =9N | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1754 | -13.2 |
| 19 | Nalakonda, Anish | 1741 | USA | −23N | =26B | =22N | =15B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1769 | +1.6 |
| 20 | Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir | 1773 | USA | +6B | −1N | −14B | −8N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1700 | -9.0 |
| 21 | Dill, Jesse N | 1689 | USA | F | +13B | −4N | −3B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1802 | +14.8 |
| 22 | Pu, Hugo | 1689 | USA | =17N | −5B | =19B | −16N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1662 | -7.6 |
| 23 | Allard, Thomas | 2098 | FRA | +19B | −7N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1764 | -15.2 |
| 24 | Wang, Chase | 1751 | USA | F | F | +28B | −6N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1907 | +13.6 |
| 25 | Brahmanapally, Sarvagnya | 1756 | USA | F | F | −6B | +28N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1907 | +13.2 |
| 26 | Dees, Calvin Django | 1881 | USA | −13N | =19N | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1600 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Panikkath, Aditya | 1710 | USA | −4B | −12N | −8N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1039 | -19.8 |
| 28 | Seidel, Eli | 1720 | USA | −7B | F | −24N | −25B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 965 | -52.8 |
| 29 | Suthar, Om | 1738 | USA | −14B | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 924 | -41.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Videna, Daniel TUSA+50.82.5 pts · #7
- 2Qiu, LaurieWIMUSA+44.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Zhang, MatthewUSA+40.02.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Seidel, EliUSA-52.80.0 pts · #27
- 2Suthar, OmUSA-41.60.0 pts · #29
- 3Dees, Calvin DjangoUSA-29.60.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+319 Elo gap
- R2+311 Elo gap
- R2+157 Elo gap