CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 29 - Top
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 04 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1720, and top seed was Chase Bellamy (🇺🇸 USA, 1957).
Santhosh Krishna Manikandan (🇺🇸 USA, 1810) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Shlok Kaushik (2.0) and Shamak Sapkota (1.5). Manikandan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Arjun Raja (1559) beat Shaurya Nannapaneni (1675), a +116-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
04 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsSanthosh Krishna Manikandan led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
2
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Santhosh Krishna Manikandan held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Santhosh Krishna Manikandan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Shlok Kaushik | — | * | — | — |
| 3Shamak Sapkota | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Yashwin Reddy Nallu | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manikandan, Santhosh Krishna | 1810 | USA | +15B | +7N | =6B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1800 | -0.4 |
| 2 | Kaushik, Shlok | 1689 | USA | +17B | +13B | F | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2487 | +40.0 |
| 3 | Sapkota, Shamak | 0 | USA | =4N | +8B | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nallu, Yashwin Reddy | 1603 | USA | =3B | +15N | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2412 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Bradley, Avery | 1711 | USA | =6N | +18B | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1602 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Collins, Moses | 1605 | USA | =5B | F | =1N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1758 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Dubey, Atharv Kumar | 0 | USA | +?B | −1B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1704 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Raja, Arjun | 1559 | USA | +16N | −3N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2473 | +26.4 |
| 9 | Michaels, Mario | 1705 | USA | F | +19B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2340 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Boddupally, Adhvik | 0 | USA | +?N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Wilson, Aaron | 1642 | USA | F | +16B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2473 | +21.6 |
| 12 | Ta, Louis | 1637 | USA | +20B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2401 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1700 | USA | =14B | −2N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1629 | -8.0 |
| 14 | Bellamy, Chase | 1957 | USA | =13N | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1699 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1613 | USA | −1N | −4B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 905 | -30.8 |
| 16 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1675 | USA | −8B | −11N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 800 | -48.0 |
| 17 | Arun, Pranav | 1676 | USA | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 888 | -19.2 |
| 18 | Geda, Ayaan | 0 | USA | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Crosby, Connor | 1541 | USA | F | −9N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 899 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Billi, Dominic | 1602 | USA | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 837 | -18.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kaushik, ShlokUSA+40.02.0 pts · #1
- 2Raja, ArjunUSA+26.41.0 pts · #10
- 3Wilson, AaronUSA+21.61.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Nannapaneni, ShauryaUSA-48.00.0 pts · #17
- 2Thokur, DhruvUSA-30.80.0 pts · #19
- 3Arun, PranavUSA-19.20.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R1+116 Elo gap