CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 30 - Top
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22 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 08 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1717, and top seed was Santhosh Krishna Manikandan (🇺🇸 USA, 1809).
Santhosh Krishna Manikandan (🇺🇸 USA, 1809) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Adhvik Boddupally (2.0) and Joel Kindy (2.0). Manikandan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Shaurya Nannapaneni (1547) beat Alagu Arumugam Chellappa (1688), a +141-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
08 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×22
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/3. Manikandan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manikandan, Santhosh Krishna | 1809 | USA | +8N | F | +13B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2434 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Boddupally, Adhvik | 1717 | USA | =15N | =6N | +19B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1756 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Kindy, Joel | 1646 | USA | +19B | +13N | −7B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1777 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Bradley, Avery | 1715 | USA | =13B | F | +21N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1885 | +8.6 |
| 5 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1547 | USA | =16B | +20N | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1864 | +33.6 |
| 6 | Raja, Arjun | 1693 | USA | =9N | =2B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1722 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Tetsworth, John Isaac | 1654 | USA | F | F | +3N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2446 | +19.6 |
| 8 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1596 | USA | −1B | +19N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1719 | +12.8 |
| 9 | Kaushik, Shlok | 1729 | USA | =6B | =14N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1679 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1651 | USA | +14B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1592 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1521 | USA | F | +10B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2450 | +27.2 |
| 12 | Bale, Shawn | 1769 | USA | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2466 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Wilson, Aaron | 1672 | USA | =4N | −3B | −1N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1451 | -32.0 |
| 14 | Peela, Nischay Shyam | 1665 | USA | −10N | =9B | −12N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1443 | -31.6 |
| 15 | Sapkota, Shamak | 1573 | USA | =2B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1716 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Kumar, Sampath | 1661 | USA | =5N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1547 | -3.0 |
| 17 | Bowe, Asher Scott | 1628 | USA | =18N | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1618 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Collins, Moses | 1619 | USA | =17B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1627 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Nallu, Yashwin Reddy | 1631 | USA | −3N | −8B | −2N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 852 | -56.4 |
| 20 | Chellappa, Alagu Arumugam | 1688 | USA | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 747 | -27.6 |
| 21 | Michaels, Mario | 1714 | USA | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 918 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Velagala, Sowbhagya | 0 | USA | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nannapaneni, ShauryaUSA+33.61.5 pts · #5
- 2Balamurugan, DiyaUSA+27.21.0 pts · #8
- 3Manikandan, Santhosh KrishnaUSA+22.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nallu, Yashwin ReddyUSA-56.40.0 pts · #22
- 2Wilson, AaronUSA-32.00.5 pts · #14
- 3Peela, Nischay ShyamUSA-31.60.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R2+141 Elo gap
- R2+130 Elo gap