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Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 10 Jan 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1930, and top seed was Andrew Wu (🇺🇸 USA, 2113).
Zubin Baliga (🇺🇸 USA, 2008) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Steve Paul Alappatt (2.0) and Celine Chen (2.0). Baliga broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tanay Sanghani (1908) beat Andrew Wu (2113), a +205-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsZubin Baliga led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Zubin Baliga never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zubin Baliga beat Steve Paul Alappatt (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Zubin Baliga won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zubin Baliga | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Steve Paul Alappatt | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3WCMCeline Chen | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Trishona Vinodh Kumar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baliga, Zubin | 2008 | USA | +8N | +2B | +3N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2707 | +22.2 |
| 2 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 2009 | USA | +11B | −1N | +14B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1987 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Chen, CelineWCM | 1783 | USA | +15N | +13B | −1B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1976 | +30.0 |
| 4 | Sanghani, Tanay | 1908 | USA | =10N | =5B | +9N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 2105 | +30.8 |
| 5 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1984 | USA | =9N | =4N | +12B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 2032 | +9.2 |
| 6 | McCartney, Patrick | 1766 | USA | +17N | =8B | =7N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1918 | +12.2 |
| 7 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1707 | USA | +12N | =11N | =6B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1913 | +32.8 |
| 8 | Rallabandi, Krishna Kishore | 1928 | USA | −1B | =6N | +17B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1839 | -14.0 |
| 9 | Wu, Andrew | 2113 | USA | =5B | +10N | −4B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1911 | -30.4 |
| 10 | Sharma, Arya | 1841 | USA | =4B | −9B | +13N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1937 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1899 | USA | −2N | =7B | =16N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1719 | -28.4 |
| 12 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1700 | USA | −7B | +18B | −5N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1672 | -6.0 |
| 13 | Roy, Tamaghna | 1790 | USA | +18N | −3N | −10B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1650 | -22.4 |
| 14 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1682 | USA | +16N | −15B | −2N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1736 | +3.0 |
| 15 | Rathi, Naitik | 1757 | USA | −3B | +14N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1732 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1819 | USA | −14B | =17N | =11B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1649 | -26.8 |
| 17 | Paukovitz, Samuel Anthony | 1742 | USA | −6B | =16B | −8N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1564 | -25.2 |
| 18 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1700 | USA | −13B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 944 | -35.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vinodh Kumar, TrishonaUSA+32.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Sanghani, TanayUSA+30.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Chen, CelineWCMUSA+30.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Sharda, Arsh AmitUSA-35.20.0 pts · #18
- 2Wu, AndrewUSA-30.41.5 pts · #10
- 3Zhang, Brian QixuanUSA-28.41.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R1+137 Elo gap