4th Falconer Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1750, and top seed was Kristian Clemens (🇺🇸 USA, 1900).
Albert Ziatdinov (🇷🇺 RUS, 1874) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Max Katkin Meacham (3.5) and Vidyuth Harish (3.0). Ziatdinov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Samarth Ram Bharadwaj (1501) beat Ritvik Vuluvala (1699), a +198-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
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×36
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇲🇦Morocco×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
19
8
1
2
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Ziatdinov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Max Katkin Meacham | * | — | — | — |
| 2Albert Ziatdinov | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Necip Sayiner | — | — | * | — |
| 4Samarth Ram Bharadwaj | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ziatdinov, Albert | 1874 | RUS | +8B | +12N | =7B | +4B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 10.00 | 1866 | +1.0 |
| 2 | Meacham, Max Katkin | 1634 | USA | +40B | =23N | +11B | +10N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.75 | 2086 | +83.2 |
| 3 | Harish, Vidyuth | 1743 | USA | +17B | +37N | =5B | =7N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1828 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Bharadwaj, Samarth Ram | 1501 | USA | +21N | +19B | +9B | −1N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1911 | +82.0 |
| 5 | Sayiner, Necip | 1618 | USA | +29N | +33B | =3N | =6B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1822 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Long, Youting | 1579 | USA | +36B | +27N | =10B | =5N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 1753 | +27.2 |
| 7 | Doshi, Ansh Ankit | 1748 | USA | +41N | +39B | =1N | =3B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1809 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Kosuri, Dev Isak | 0 | USA | −1N | +26B | +38N | +28B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chakrabarty, Preron | 1699 | USA | +32N | +13B | −4N | =16N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1647 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Manvelyan, Hovik | 1806 | USA | +28N | +20B | =6N | −2B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1690 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Miller, Theodore | 1693 | USA | +31N | =15B | −2N | +20B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1678 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Rangamreddy, Aashvi Sri | 1531 | USA | +30N | −1B | =13N | +34B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1729 | +38.8 |
| 13 | Macharla, Vasisht | 1681 | USA | +22N | −9N | =12B | +31B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1668 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Vaddadi, Anay | 0 | USA | =26N | +24B | −15N | +19B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1774 | +32.0 |
| 15 | Garg, Ishan | 1622 | USA | +38B | =11N | +14B | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1869 | +26.0 |
| 16 | Yu, Andrew | 1544 | USA | −27B | +41N | +39N | =9B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1699 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Bogi, Yudhin | 1569 | USA | −3N | +30B | =19N | =21B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1634 | +14.0 |
| 18 | Korde, Varad Y | 1578 | USA | −33N | +35B | =20N | =22B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1477 | -15.6 |
| 19 | Vuluvala, Ritvik | 1699 | FID | +25B | −4N | =17B | −14N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1571 | -20.8 |
| 20 | Liu, Scott Yixuan | 1605 | USA | +34B | −10N | =18B | −11N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1554 | -12.8 |
| 21 | Gu, Thomas | 1600 | USA | −4B | F | +29N | =17N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1550 | -8.0 |
| 22 | Amin, Aida | 1588 | USA | −13B | F | +26N | =18N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1437 | -16.0 |
| 23 | Clemens, Kristian | 1900 | USA | +24N | =2B | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1823 | -3.0 |
| 24 | Jagath, Roshan | 1625 | USA | −23B | −14N | =32B | +39N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1498 | -14.4 |
| 25 | Rapaka, Anish | 1643 | USA | −19N | −29B | +30N | =38B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1521 | -27.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 566008190 | 0 | — | =14B | −8N | −22B | =32N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Qassoud, Driss | 0 | MAR | +16N | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mythil, Arnav | 1561 | USA | −10B | +40N | F | −8N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1703 | +14.0 |
| 29 | Hua, Joshua | 1581 | USA | −5B | +25N | −21B | −35N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1495 | -13.2 |
| 30 | Liao, Aiden | 1494 | USA | −12B | −17N | −25B | +40N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1392 | -20.4 |
| 31 | Chen, Felix Y | 1471 | USA | −11B | −36N | +40B | −13N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1415 | -12.0 |
| 32 | Wang, Yulan | 1483 | USA | −9B | −34N | =24N | =26B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1331 | -20.8 |
| 33 | Chitta, Adithya | 1609 | USA | +18B | −5N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1598 | -1.6 |
| 34 | Zhang, Jessica | 1487 | USA | −20N | +32B | F | −12N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1414 | -11.6 |
| 35 | Huang, Eric Yichen | 0 | USA | −37B | −18N | F | +29B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Yu, Andrew | 1460 | USA | −6N | +31B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1525 | +7.2 |
| 37 | Pang, Elena Hingyip | 1606 | USA | +35N | −3B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 944 | -12.4 |
| 38 | Kumar, Vihaan | 1658 | USA | −15N | F | −8B | =25N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1440 | -22.8 |
| 39 | Srinivasan, Neev | 0 | USA | F | −7N | −16B | −24B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 839 | -37.6 |
| 40 | Chan, John | 1599 | USA | −2N | −28B | −31N | −30B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 740 | -46.2 |
| 41 | FIDE 566008182 | 0 | — | −7B | −16B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Meacham, Max KatkinUSA+83.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Bharadwaj, Samarth RamUSA+82.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Rangamreddy, Aashvi SriUSA+38.82.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Chan, JohnUSA-46.20.0 pts · #38
- 2Srinivasan, NeevUSA-37.60.0 pts · #39
- 3Rapaka, AnishUSA-27.61.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R2+198 Elo gap
- R3+198 Elo gap
- R4+172 Elo gap