Reverse Angle 149
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 07 Feb 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1914, and top seed was Zubin Baliga (🇺🇸 USA, 2037).
Zubin Baliga (🇺🇸 USA, 2037) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Steve Paul Alappatt (3.0) and Namish Kondabathini (2.5). Baliga shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sanchit Haripradeep (1651) beat Trishona Vinodh Kumar (1844), a +193-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×24
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
10
4
2
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Baliga takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Steve Paul Alappatt 3 wins (R1–R3)Zubin Baliga 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Steve Paul Alappatt | * | — | — | — |
| 2Zubin Baliga | — | * | — | — |
| 3Namish Kondabathini | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Karthikeya Datta Malireddy | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baliga, Zubin | 2037 | USA | +15B | +6N | +7B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2606 | +13.0 |
| 2 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 1977 | USA | +23N | +17B | +5N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2581 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Kondabathini, Namish | 1834 | USA | =4N | +19B | +12N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2173 | +50.8 |
| 4 | Malireddy, Karthikeya Datta | 1828 | USA | =3B | +20N | +11B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2120 | +43.2 |
| 5 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1651 | USA | +8B | +25N | −2B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1997 | +52.4 |
| 6 | Rathi, Naitik | 1804 | USA | +19N | −1B | +16N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 2000 | +30.4 |
| 7 | Aadhav N R | 1713 | IND | +16N | +23B | −1N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1974 | +39.6 |
| 8 | Zhang, Laura | 1794 | USA | −5N | +21N | +15B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1881 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 1835 | USA | −11B | +13N | +24B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1962 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Williams, Christopher | 1767 | USA | +21B | −15N | +22B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1900 | +10.6 |
| 11 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1977 | USA | +9N | =12B | −4N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1875 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Quintans, Ruben Yanmi | 1964 | USA | +18B | =11N | −3B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1831 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Paukovitz, Samuel Anthony | 1768 | USA | +24N | −9B | =14N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1781 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Webb, Nikolai | 1742 | USA | =20B | =22N | =13B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1736 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Jagga, Harshil | 1899 | USA | −1N | +10B | −8N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1741 | -25.2 |
| 16 | Kothapalli, Eshwar | 1681 | USA | −7B | +18N | −6B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1609 | -11.6 |
| 17 | McCartney, Patrick | 1862 | USA | +25B | −2N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1911 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Harit, Neil | 1683 | USA | −12N | −16B | +20B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1666 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Tyrrell, Benjamin | 1908 | USA | −6B | −3N | =21B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1512 | -29.8 |
| 20 | Dhiman, Shrehit Rajesh | 1731 | USA | =14N | −4B | −18N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1478 | -36.8 |
| 21 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1718 | USA | −10N | −8B | =19N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1550 | -11.4 |
| 22 | Saha, Aaryav | 1709 | USA | F | =14B | −10N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1562 | -14.8 |
| 23 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1830 | USA | −2B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1045 | -38.4 |
| 24 | Roy, Tamaghna | 1767 | USA | −13B | F | −9N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1001 | -36.4 |
| 25 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1844 | USA | −17N | −5B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 956 | -49.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haripradeep, SanchitUSA+52.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Kondabathini, NamishUSA+50.82.5 pts · #3
- 3Malireddy, Karthikeya DattaUSA+43.22.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Vinodh Kumar, TrishonaUSA-49.20.0 pts · #25
- 2Zhang, Brian QixuanUSA-38.40.0 pts · #24
- 3Dhiman, Shrehit RajeshUSA-36.80.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R2+193 Elo gap
- R3+149 Elo gap
- R1+143 Elo gap