CCC Tuesday Night Action 129 - Top Round 1-4
61 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2007, and top seed was James A Chirilov (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2186).
Arsh Amit Sharda (🇺🇸 USA, 1767) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Naitik Rathi (3.0) and Anirudh Subhav Mani (3.0). Sharda shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aadith Vijayakumar (1517) beat Aadhav N R (1741), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.0/4. Sharda takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
Arsh Amit Sharda 3 wins (R1–R3)Naitik Rathi 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anirudh Subhav Mani | * | — | — | — |
| 2Arsh Amit Sharda | — | * | — | — |
| 3Naitik Rathi | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Chase Bellamy | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1767 | USA | +28N | +7B | +13N | −10B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1955 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Rathi, Naitik | 1892 | USA | +49B | +20N | +8B | −5N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2028 | +28.8 |
| 3 | Mani, Anirudh Subhav | 1635 | USA | =9N | +50B | +7N | =30B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1932 | +62.8 |
| 4 | Kodad, Timothy S | 1791 | USA | =11N | +29B | =22N | =14B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1727 | -13.2 |
| 5 | Bellamy, Chase | 1944 | USA | F | +44B | =21N | +2B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2213 | +39.6 |
| 6 | Sapkota, Shamak | 1593 | USA | +48N | =11B | =45N | =25B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1652 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1775 | USA | +24B | −1N | −3B | +12N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1682 | -18.8 |
| 8 | Harit, Neil | 1647 | USA | −15N | +28B | −2N | +13B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1776 | +26.8 |
| 9 | Reddy Pittu, Jayaditya | 1727 | USA | =3B | +22B | =16N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1797 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Kothapalli, Eshwar | 1749 | USA | +12B | F | F | +1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2589 | +44.8 |
| 11 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1590 | USA | =4B | =6N | +53B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1794 | +32.4 |
| 12 | Jagga, Harshil | 1811 | USA | −10N | +56B | +31N | −7B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1772 | -8.8 |
| 13 | Bale, Shawn | 1783 | USA | +51B | +55N | −1B | −8N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1698 | -8.8 |
| 14 | Sahu, Aarush | 1602 | USA | F | =47B | +29N | =4N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1899 | +46.8 |
| 15 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1687 | USA | +8B | F | +51N | −20B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1907 | +34.4 |
| 16 | Kaushik, Shlok | 1745 | USA | =23N | +48B | =9B | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1796 | +8.8 |
| 17 | Kumar, Sampath | 1655 | USA | −33N | +52B | −23N | +54B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1756 | +8.4 |
| 18 | Channad, Rishaank R | 1630 | USA | +43B | F | +59N | −32B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1776 | +23.2 |
| 19 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 2031 | USA | +57N | +58B | F | −26N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2265 | +37.6 |
| 20 | McCartney, Patrick | 1898 | USA | =21N | −2B | F | +15N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1831 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Kondabathini, Namish | 1913 | USA | =20B | F | =5B | =27N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1932 | +3.2 |
| 22 | Manoj, Adhvik | 1638 | USA | +29B | −9N | =4B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1739 | +16.8 |
| 23 | Mani, Advik Subhav | 1755 | USA | =16B | −34N | +17B | −29N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1616 | -31.6 |
| 24 | Vijayakumar, Aadith | 1517 | USA | −7N | =46B | +28N | −31B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1685 | +30.0 |
| 25 | Mayank, Reyansh | 1478 | USA | F | F | +43B | =6N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1805 | +34.4 |
| 26 | Wu, Andrew | 2111 | USA | F | F | =44N | +19B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2217 | +10.4 |
| 27 | Marshal, Jason | 1955 | USA | F | +49N | F | =21B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2074 | +12.0 |
| 28 | Aadhav N R | 1741 | IND | −1B | −8N | −24B | +50N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1465 | -57.2 |
| 29 | Reddy, Samvit Pathakota | 1701 | USA | −22N | −4N | −14B | +23B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1503 | -41.2 |
| 30 | Bradley, Avery | 1754 | USA | −37B | =43N | −36B | =3N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1439 | -33.6 |
| 31 | Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM | 1819 | USA | F | F | −12B | +24N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1664 | -14.4 |
| 32 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1763 | USA | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2428 | +12.8 |
| 33 | Smith, Walker Joseph | 0 | USA | +17B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Boddupally, Adhvik | 1718 | USA | F | +23B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2556 | +22.0 |
| 35 | Peela, Nischay Shyam | 1633 | USA | F | F | F | +38N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2417 | +19.2 |
| 36 | Kondabathini, Dhanush | 1664 | USA | F | F | +30N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2557 | +25.2 |
| 37 | Kaistha, Ayaansh | 1598 | USA | +30N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2557 | +28.4 |
| 38 | Nair, Arjun | 1618 | USA | F | F | +52N | −35B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1622 | +0.4 |
| 39 | Kumari, Khushi | 1749 | USA | F | F | +46N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2555 | +20.4 |
| 40 | Petersen, Sidney Michael Rauner | 1700 | USA | F | F | F | +60B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2379 | +6.8 |
| 41 | Raz, Benjamin | 1650 | USA | +61B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2316 | +12.8 |
| 42 | Balamurugan, Druv | 1588 | USA | F | F | F | +53N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2424 | +22.4 |
| 43 | Dhiman, Shrehit Rajesh | 1632 | USA | −18N | =30B | −25N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1348 | -41.2 |
| 44 | Chu, Alex HaoningFM | 2017 | USA | F | −5N | =26B | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1834 | -18.8 |
| 45 | Purohit, Vihaan | 1628 | USA | F | F | =6B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1592 | -2.0 |
| 46 | Phadke, Anvay | 1753 | USA | F | =24N | −39B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1440 | -32.4 |
| 47 | Manikandan, Santhosh Krishna | 1831 | USA | F | =14N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1602 | -11.6 |
| 48 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1534 | USA | −6B | −16N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 868 | -26.0 |
| 49 | Ballal, Ishan | 1850 | IND | −2N | −27B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1124 | -16.0 |
| 50 | Delgado Padron, Angelo de Jesus | 1700 | VEN | F | −3N | F | −28B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 888 | -41.2 |
| 51 | Cohen-Solal, Lennie | 1801 | FRA | −13N | F | −15B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 936 | -23.6 |
| 52 | Manolakis, Charlie | 1610 | USA | F | −17N | −38B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 834 | -37.2 |
| 53 | Ghule, Vivan | 1625 | USA | F | F | −11N | −42B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 787 | -44.4 |
| 54 | Mayank, Namish | 1532 | USA | F | F | F | −17N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -13.6 |
| 55 | Gray, John | 1575 | USA | F | −13B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 983 | -9.2 |
| 56 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1746 | USA | F | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1011 | -8.2 |
| 57 | Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM | 2122 | MEX | −19B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1231 | -24.8 |
| 58 | Chirilov, James AFM | 2186 | USA | F | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1231 | -14.2 |
| 59 | Kutikoff, Bruce | 1574 | USA | F | F | −18B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 828 | -16.0 |
| 60 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1581 | USA | F | F | F | −40N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -13.6 |
| 61 | Crosby, Connor | 1517 | USA | −41N | 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.
- 1Mani, Anirudh SubhavUSA+62.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Sahu, AarushUSA+46.82.0 pts · #12
- 3Kothapalli, EshwarUSA+44.82.0 pts · #18
- 1Aadhav N RIND-57.21.0 pts · #37
- 2Ghule, VivanUSA-44.40.0 pts · #49
- 3Delgado Padron, Angelo de JesusVEN-41.20.0 pts · #50
- R3+224 Elo gap
- R1+156 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap