17th Annual Southwest Class Championship - Expert

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83 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Irving, TX, United States. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2002, and top seed was Levi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2100).

Arya Roy Choudhury (🇺🇸 USA, 1735) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ishaan Ikkurthi (5.5) and Samuel Gu (5.5). Roy Choudhury took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Arya Roy Choudhury (1735) beat Levi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel (FM, 2100), a +365-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Irving, TX, United States

Dates

13 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇽FMLevi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel2100

Avg top 10

2,002

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×1

WIM×1

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×75

🇲🇽Mexico×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇨🇺Cuba×1

Top 3

🥇
Arya Roy Choudhury
🇺🇸USA·1735
6.0pts·2265perf+175.2
🥈
Ishaan Ikkurthi
🇺🇸USA·1797
5.5pts·2075perf+99.2
🥉
Samuel Gu
🇺🇸USA·1988
5.5pts·2092perf+32.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Arya Roy Choudhury led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Roy Choudhury6Kolli5.5Gu5.5Ikkurthi5.5Fogo Esquivel5Fang5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Arya Roy Choudhury held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Arya Roy Choudhury won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Roy Choudhury, Arya	1735	USA	+21B	=69B	+71N	+82N	+5B	=37N	+7B	6.0	19.0	19.0	16.75	2265	+175.2
2	Ikkurthi, Ishaan	1797	USA	=23B	+56N	=10B	+60N	=11B	+35N	+28B	5.5	21.5	23.5	17.25	2075	+99.2
3	Gu, Samuel	1988	USA	+25B	=22N	+59B	=37N	=15B	+72N	+8B	5.5	20.5	22.0	16.75	2092	+32.8
4	Kolli, Rishi	1949	USA	+53B	+16N	−37B	+58N	=72B	+59N	+42B	5.5	16.5	18.0	14.25	2101	+50.4
5	Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM	2100	MEX	+58B	+36N	+12B	=24B	−1N	+15N	=6B	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.75	2024	-20.0
6	Fang, Zelin	1897	USA	−20N	+52B	+64N	+38B	+57N	=7B	=5N	5.0	20.5	22.5	14.25	2023	+46.8
7	Joshi, Nikhil C.	2097	IND	=9N	+54B	=22B	+21N	+23B	=6N	−1N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.00	1930	-24.8
8	Kaliyur, Rohith	1854	USA	+78N	=20B	=34N	+12B	=51N	+24B	−3N	4.5	22.5	23.0	13.00	1952	+18.8
9	Kaur, AradhWFM	1863	USA	=7B	=41N	=26B	=27B	=17N	+77N	+35B	4.5	21.5	22.5	13.25	1996	+20.8
10	Sanchez, Robert	1967	USA	+73N	=19B	=2N	=34B	+63N	=51B	=12N	4.5	21.0	22.5	13.00	1904	-10.0
11	Inda, Arturo	1795	USA	+52N	+30B	=57N	=51B	=2N	+19B	F	4.5	19.5	19.5	14.50	2020	+35.2
12	Jeyaraj, Joel Ethan	1792	USA	+81B	+76B	−5N	−8N	+82B	+60N	=10B	4.5	17.5	17.5	5.75	2054	+97.6
13	Diaz, Jose Raul	1899	USA	+38N	=34B	−51N	+62B	−19N	+57B	+39N	4.5	17.0	19.0	11.50	1887	-1.4
14	Yu, Yang	1880	USA	F	=70B	+40N	+20B	−39N	+44B	+51N	4.5	16.5	16.5	12.75	1952	+22.8
15	Shen, Edward	1930	USA	F	+62B	+27N	=57B	=3N	−5B	+29N	4.0	21.5	21.5	12.75	1963	+9.2
16	Hernandez Bermudez, ManuelaWFM	1902	COL	+79B	−4B	=55N	−63B	=45N	+62N	+40B	4.0	18.0	18.5	8.25	1799	-17.0
17	Kandikayala, Srikar	1997	USA	F	=43N	−58B	+73N	=9B	+52B	+19N	4.0	17.0	17.0	11.25	1966	-9.2
18	Belew, Finn	1889	USA	−69N	+75N	+61B	=22B	=44N	+41B	−27N	4.0	16.5	17.5	9.25	1949	+11.8
19	Bhaskaran, Siddharth	1902	USA	+46B	=10N	+42B	−23N	+13B	−11N	−17B	3.5	24.0	27.0	12.75	1878	-8.8
20	Sherman, Evan	1766	USA	+6B	=8N	=60B	−14N	=21B	−29N	+53B	3.5	23.5	25.5	12.50	1877	+21.4
21	Han, Shuyi	1898	USA	−1N	+78B	+54N	−7B	=20N	=26B	=56N	3.5	22.5	23.0	7.75	1792	-39.6
22	Joseph, Veronique	1871	USA	+31B	=3B	=7N	=18N	−59B	+53N	F	3.5	22.0	22.0	13.00	1972	+33.6
23	Fernandez, Jorge	1834	USA	=2N	+83B	+69N	+19B	−7N	−27B	−44N	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.75	1966	+21.6
24	Zafar, Faris	1984	USA	+29B	+61N	+35B	=5N	−37B	−8N	F	3.5	21.0	21.0	11.00	1964	-4.4
25	Xia, ElizabethWCM	1860	USA	−3N	=31B	−45N	+78B	=55N	+50B	=41N	3.5	20.5	21.0	8.00	1819	-14.8
26	Zhang, Ellery	1772	USA	+32B	−35B	=9N	−42N	+74B	=21N	=60B	3.5	19.5	21.0	10.00	1895	+46.4
27	Secheli, Gheorghe	0	USA	F	F	−15B	=9N	+43B	+23N	+18B	3.5	19.0	19.0	12.75	1899	0.0
28	Barnes, Maxwell	1889	USA	F	F	=30B	+33B	+34N	+49B	−2N	3.5	18.5	18.5	11.25	1986	+12.8
29	Joseph, Julian	1831	USA	−24N	−40B	+79N	+54B	=71N	+20B	−15B	3.5	18.0	18.5	7.25	1794	-12.8
30	Reyes Melendez, Kevin Alejandro	1843	USA	+65B	−11N	=28N	+69B	−35N	+63B	F	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.25	1910	+11.6
31	Seelam, Tanish	1740	USA	−22N	=25N	−74B	−47B	+78N	+61B	+63N	3.5	15.5	16.0	6.25	1852	+41.2
32	Maddipati, Srihas	1936	USA	−26N	−64B	+80N	+70B	=52N	=56B	=45N	3.5	15.0	15.5	6.00	1773	-59.6
33	Chodniewicz, Asher	1796	USA	F	F	=36B	−28N	+61N	+34B	+59B	3.5	13.5	13.5	8.50	2020	+60.8
34	Dhanekula, Rithul	1842	USA	+39B	=13N	=8B	=10N	−28B	−33N	=46B	3.0	23.5	26.5	11.25	1786	-10.6
35	Huddleston, James Douglas	1858	USA	+57B	+26N	−24N	F	+30B	−2B	−9N	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1841	-3.0
36	Jani, Aakash	1854	USA	+80N	−5B	=33N	+45B	−42B	=40N	−48B	3.0	20.5	21.0	6.75	1770	-32.8
37	Dutoit, Ty Chen	1875	USA	F	F	+4N	=3B	+24N	=1B	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	14.75	2107	+48.4
38	Suresh, Kawin Sayi	1731	USA	−13B	+65N	+41B	−6N	−60B	−47N	+62B	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.00	1822	+33.2
39	Marmer, Daniel	1673	USA	−34N	F	+43B	+74N	+14B	−42N	−13B	3.0	19.5	19.5	9.00	1875	+30.8
40	Chen, Renae	1608	USA	−61N	+29N	−14B	=68B	+69N	=36B	−16N	3.0	19.0	20.5	7.50	1836	+73.2
41	Bee, Leonel	1830	USA	F	=9B	−38N	+64N	+58B	−18N	=25B	3.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	1828	-0.4
42	Luscomb, David A	1880	USA	F	F	−19N	+26B	+36N	+39B	−4N	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.50	1902	+3.4
43	Ohly, Oliver	1779	USA	=55N	=17B	−39N	+46B	−27N	+54B	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	8.75	1844	+17.6
44	Redfield, Grant	1877	USA	F	F	+73B	=48N	=18B	−14N	+23B	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.50	1919	+6.0
45	Ramkumar, Nikhil	1809	USA	F	F	+25B	−36N	=16B	+66N	=32B	3.0	16.0	16.0	9.25	1958	+41.6
46	Zhang, Lawrence	1773	USA	−19N	−58N	+75B	−43N	=73B	+79B	=34N	3.0	14.0	14.5	3.75	1721	-18.4
47	Guerrero Rodriguez, AlejandraWIM	1912	MEX	F	F	−63N	+31N	+64B	+38B	−57N	3.0	12.5	12.5	8.50	1807	-13.2
48	Lonie, Chase Rugby	1824	USA	F	F	+76N	=44B	−49N	=71B	+36N	3.0	11.5	11.5	6.25	1961	+19.0
49	Warrier, Krishnan	1910	USA	F	F	+70N	F	+48B	−28N	+72B	3.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	2024	+11.4
50	Masoumi, Shahin Cazares	1877	USA	F	F	−52N	+80B	+75B	−25N	+70B	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1812	-12.4
51	Movva, Dhruva Ram	1812	USA	F	F	+13B	=11N	=8B	=10N	−14B	2.5	22.5	22.5	11.25	1879	+18.4
52	Chu, Leon	1819	USA	−11B	−6N	+50B	+66N	=32B	−17N	F	2.5	22.0	22.0	6.75	1840	+4.9
53	Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera	1925	USA	−4N	=81N	−56B	+65N	+67B	−22B	−20N	2.5	19.0	19.5	4.25	1760	-56.5
54	Xu, Olivia	1693	USA	+75B	−7N	−21B	−29N	+65B	−43N	=67N	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.00	1727	+5.6
55	Ahaan Alsisaria	1725	IND	=43B	=66N	=16B	−59N	=25B	=68B	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	7.25	1798	+21.6
56	Austin, Benjamin Munro	1713	USA	F	−2B	+53N	=71B	F	=32N	=21B	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.75	1878	+21.4
57	Lan, Kai Zhou	1788	USA	−35N	F	=11B	=15N	−6B	−13N	+47B	2.0	24.0	24.0	7.25	1757	-9.2
58	Young, Patrick J	1874	USA	−5N	+46B	+17N	−4B	−41N	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1858	-2.8
59	Nigudkar, Rusheel	1852	USA	F	F	−3N	+55B	+22N	−4B	−33N	2.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	1794	-16.4
60	Meadors, Landon	1857	USA	F	F	=20N	−2B	+38N	−12B	=26N	2.0	20.0	20.0	6.50	1699	-44.4
61	Joseph, Alexander	1922	USA	+40B	−24B	−18N	=67N	−33B	−31N	=65N	2.0	19.5	21.5	5.00	1666	-94.8
62	Wang, Chase	1751	USA	=66B	−15N	+81B	−13N	=68N	−16B	−38N	2.0	19.5	20.0	2.50	1725	-11.6
63	Wang, Yixin	1653	USA	F	F	+47B	+16N	−10B	−30N	−31B	2.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	1801	+32.8
64	Nunez Sanudo, Tarsicio	1756	MEX	−76N	+32N	−6B	−41B	−47N	F	+75B	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1708	-7.0
65	Palmero Martinez, RachelWFM	1960	CUB	−30N	−38B	=78N	−53B	−54N	+75N	=61B	2.0	14.5	15.0	2.25	1619	-60.8
66	Bupeshnath, Arjun	1880	USA	=62N	=55B	−77N	−52B	+70N	−45B	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.75	1641	-76.4
67	Konstantakos, Christos D	1792	GRE	F	F	=68N	=61B	−53N	=74N	=54B	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1802	+2.0
68	Haskin, Zachary	1857	USA	F	F	=67B	=40N	=62B	=55N	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	4.75	1719	-14.4
69	Molina, William	1956	USA	+18B	=1N	−23B	−30N	−40B	F	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	7.00	1633	-41.6
70	Kaul, Krrish	1821	USA	F	=14N	−49B	−32N	−66B	+78B	−50N	1.5	16.5	16.5	2.75	1682	-42.0
71	Chandar, Yajur J	1835	USA	F	F	−1B	=56N	=29B	=48N	F	1.5	15.0	15.0	4.50	1689	-16.8
72	Motley, Christopher	1791	USA	F	F	F	+77B	=4N	−3B	−49N	1.5	15.0	15.0	3.75	1793	-0.6
73	Hakim, Navid	1808	USA	−10B	+79N	−44N	−17B	=46N	F	F	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.00	1722	-12.2
74	Malyshev, Roman	1973	USA	F	F	+31N	−39B	−26N	=67B	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	4.50	1657	-32.8
75	Whitaker, Robert D	1456	USA	−54N	−18B	−46N	+79B	−50N	−65B	−64N	1.0	16.5	17.0	0.50	1481	+2.4
76	Singi, Advay	1970	USA	+64B	−12N	−48B	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1666	-48.0
77	Aravind, Kavin	1673	USA	F	F	+66B	−72N	F	−9B	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	1719	+7.2
78	Chelladorai, Joshua	1769	USA	−8B	−21N	=65B	−25N	−31B	−70N	F	0.5	18.5	18.5	1.00	1454	-72.0
79	Nalakonda, Anish	1741	USA	−16N	−73B	−29B	−75N	F	−46N	=80B	0.5	13.5	13.5	0.25	1348	-95.2
80	Akin, Doyle N	1721	USA	−36B	F	−32B	−50N	F	F	=79N	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.25	1529	-33.6
81	Vuyyuru, Shriyan	1982	USA	−12N	=53B	−62N	F	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	1549	-64.8
82	Yassky, Daniel	1932	USA	F	F	F	−1B	−12N	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	964	-28.8
83	Bee, Karstein	1828	USA	F	−23N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1034	-19.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Roy Choudhury, AryaUSA
+175.2
6.0 pts · #1
2Ikkurthi, IshaanUSA
+99.2
5.5 pts · #4
3Jeyaraj, Joel EthanUSA
+97.6
4.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Nalakonda, AnishUSA
-95.2
0.5 pts · #80
2Joseph, AlexanderUSA
-94.8
2.0 pts · #57
3Bupeshnath, ArjunUSA
-76.4
2.0 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R5+365 Elo gap
Roy Choudhury, Arya1735 beat FMFogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani Alexander2100
R7+362 Elo gap
Roy Choudhury, Arya1735 beat Joshi, Nikhil C.2097
R5+348 Elo gap
Chen, Renae1608 beat Molina, William1956