CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 31 - Top
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Levi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2122).
Atharv Kumar Dubey (🇺🇸 USA, 1699) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Arjun Raja (2.5) and Shaurya Nannapaneni (2.5). Dubey broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Diya Balamurugan (1581) beat Sanchit Haripradeep (1775), a +194-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAtharv Kumar Dubey led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Atharv Kumar Dubey held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubey, Atharv Kumar | 1699 | USA | F | +26N | +23N | −8B | +15B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1636 | -6.8 |
| 2 | Raja, Arjun | 1650 | USA | F | +24N | +4B | F | =9N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1997 | +52.4 |
| 3 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1590 | USA | F | =14B | +8N | F | +23B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.75 | 1957 | +38.0 |
| 4 | Wilson, Aaron | 1640 | USA | F | +12B | −2N | +17N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1775 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1534 | USA | F | +16B | +11N | F | −6B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1824 | +46.4 |
| 6 | Boddupally, Adhvik | 1718 | USA | F | F | +25B | F | +5N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2358 | +23.2 |
| 7 | Bale, Shawn | 1783 | USA | +27B | F | F | +10B | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2469 | +14.2 |
| 8 | Velagala, Sowbhagya | 1696 | USA | F | =18N | −3B | +1N | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1652 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Bradley, Avery | 1754 | USA | F | F | F | +25N | =2B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1810 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1581 | USA | F | F | +24B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1779 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Arun, Pranav | 1706 | USA | F | +28N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1583 | -13.2 |
| 12 | Kumar, Sampath | 1655 | USA | +29B | −4N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1578 | -3.8 |
| 13 | Kaushik, Shlok | 1745 | USA | F | F | F | F | +14N | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2630 | +24.8 |
| 14 | Manikandan, Santhosh Krishna | 1831 | USA | F | =3N | F | F | −13B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1474 | -36.8 |
| 15 | Nallu, Yashwin Reddy | 1575 | USA | F | F | =17B | F | −1N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1481 | -9.2 |
| 16 | Tetsworth, John Isaac | 1674 | USA | =20B | −5N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1379 | -31.2 |
| 17 | Raz, Benjamin | 1650 | USA | F | F | =15N | −4B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1414 | -24.4 |
| 18 | Boone, Spencer | 1668 | USA | F | =8B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1698 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM | 2122 | MEX | =21N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2065 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Jayabarath, Johann | 1612 | USA | =16N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1675 | +3.6 |
| 21 | Baliga, Zubin | 2065 | USA | =19B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2122 | +1.6 |
| 22 | Hechtel, George Gerald | 0 | USA | =?B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1898 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mitra, Kingshuk | 0 | USA | F | F | −1B | F | −3N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1775 | USA | F | −2B | −10N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 814 | -56.8 |
| 25 | Balamurugan, Druv | 1588 | USA | F | F | −6N | −9B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 937 | -23.6 |
| 26 | Chen, Ryan | 0 | USA | F | −1B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Williams, Christopher | 1759 | USA | −7N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 983 | -9.4 |
| 28 | Peela, Nischay Shyam | 1633 | USA | F | −11B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -16.0 |
| 29 | Crosby, Connor | 1517 | USA | −12N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Raja, ArjunUSA+52.42.5 pts · #1
- 2Thokur, DhruvUSA+46.42.0 pts · #2
- 3Nannapaneni, ShauryaUSA+38.02.5 pts · #7
- 1Haripradeep, SanchitUSA-56.80.0 pts · #25
- 2Manikandan, Santhosh KrishnaUSA-36.80.5 pts · #19
- 3Tetsworth, John IsaacUSA-31.20.5 pts · #21
- R3+194 Elo gap
- R3+172 Elo gap
- R2+140 Elo gap