2026 Connecticut Classical - U2100
23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Windsor, CT, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1776, and top seed was Ilya Blokhin (🇺🇸 USA, 1862).
Praharsh Varada (🇺🇸 USA, 1776) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Krystian Tkaczewski Jr. (4.0) and Krishna Narayanan (4.0). Varada shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Vivaan Tanna (1425) beat Evan Banerjee (1667), a +242-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsPraharsh Varada led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Jack Letian Qian takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Praharsh Varada drew with Krystian Tkaczewski Jr. (Black).
Praharsh Varada went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Praharsh Varada | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Krystian Tkaczewski Jr. | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Krishna Narayanan | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Omkar Maralappanavar | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varada, Praharsh | 1776 | USA | +18B | =2N | =8B | +17N | =7B | +6N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 11.25 | 1982 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Tkaczewski Jr., Krystian | 1719 | USA | +22N | =1B | +10N | F | +4B | =8B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Narayanan, Krishna | 1625 | USA | −4N | +19B | +16N | =12B | =10N | +13B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1749 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Maralappanavar, Omkar | 1825 | USA | +3B | +9N | +17B | −6N | −2N | =5B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1871 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Li, Xiaoyao | 1749 | CHN | =21B | +7N | +9B | −8N | =12B | =4N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1930 | +49.2 |
| 6 | Qian, Jack Letian | 1821 | USA | +23N | =10B | +19N | +4B | −8N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1860 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Saravanan, Anish | 1645 | USA | +11N | −5B | +22B | +18N | =1N | F | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1766 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Ren, Eric | 1690 | USA | F | F | =1N | +5B | +6B | =2N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 11.25 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zhang, Ella Xinyue | 1791 | USA | +19N | −4B | −5N | =10B | +20N | =11B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1686 | -32.8 |
| 10 | Farzaneh-Far, Ramin | 1744 | USA | +16B | =6N | −2B | =9N | =3B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1746 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Zhang, Emma L | 1663 | USA | −7B | =14N | −18N | =15B | +22B | =9N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1491 | -47.2 |
| 12 | Blokhin, Ilya | 1862 | USA | F | F | +14B | =3N | =5N | =17B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1762 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Ghosh, Arush | 1566 | USA | F | F | =15N | +19B | +18B | −3N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Banerjee, Evan | 1667 | CAN | F | =11B | −12N | −16B | =15N | +18B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1656 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Godkar, Yash | 1604 | USA | F | F | =13B | =11N | =14B | =16N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1667 | +7.2 |
| 16 | Tanna, Vivaan | 1425 | USA | −10N | F | −3B | +14N | −17B | =15B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kitchiner Valentine, Levi Horace | 1624 | USA | F | F | −4N | −1B | +16N | =12N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1548 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Dai, Brian | 1493 | USA | −1N | F | +11B | −7B | −13N | −14N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kirubakaran, Gautham | 1563 | USA | −9B | −3N | −6B | −13N | F | +22N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 946 | -32.0 |
| 20 | Endo van Dooijeweert, Sebastian | 1570 | JPN | F | F | F | +22N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 991 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Zhou, AbigailWCM | 1780 | USA | =5N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1748 | -1.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 304095996 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −7N | −20B | −11N | −19B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Potts, Christopher F | 1648 | USA | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1021 | -5.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Li, XiaoyaoCHN+49.23.5 pts · #3
- 2Varada, PraharshUSA+33.64.5 pts · #2
- 3Saravanan, AnishUSA+26.03.5 pts · #8
- 1Zhang, Emma LUSA-47.22.5 pts · #13
- 2Zhang, Ella XinyueUSA-32.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Kirubakaran, GauthamUSA-32.01.0 pts · #20
- R4+242 Elo gap
- R3+170 Elo gap
- R5+131 Elo gap