2026 Charlotte Spring Open - Championship
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2190, and top seed was Alonso Zapata (🇨🇴 COL, GM, 2232).
Jamison Edrich Kao (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2205) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Thomas Kung (4.0) and Dina Belenkaya (4.0). Kao won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kishan Karthigeyan (1948) beat Dina Belenkaya (WGM, 2186), a +238-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
FM×4
CM×2
WGM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×47
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Jamison Edrich Kao led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
17
7
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Jamison Edrich Kao held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jamison Edrich Kao drew with Thomas Kung (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Jamison Edrich Kao 4 wins (R1–R4)WGM Dina Belenkaya 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJamison Edrich Kao | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Thomas Kung | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3WGMDina Belenkaya | — | — | * | — |
| 4Graham Horobetz | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kao, Jamison EdrichCM | 2205 | USA | +14B | +17N | +18B | +8N | =2B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2390 | +36.4 |
| 2 | Kung, Thomas | 2189 | USA | +48N | +29B | =4N | +9B | =1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2294 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Belenkaya, DinaWGM | 2186 | ISR | +34B | −18N | +48B | +19N | +11B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2218 | +4.2 |
| 4 | Santosh, Saharsh | 2174 | USA | +39B | +10N | =2B | =5N | =12B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 2240 | +21.6 |
| 5 | Brady, TysonCM | 2098 | USA | +40B | +11N | =7N | =4B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 2276 | +24.6 |
| 6 | Zapata, AlonsoGM | 2232 | COL | +15B | =12N | =19B | +18N | =5B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2184 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Moon, BenjaminFM | 2187 | USA | +20B | +28N | =5B | =26N | =8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 2208 | +3.8 |
| 8 | Kogen, Jonathan | 2169 | USA | +32N | +38B | +47N | −1B | =7N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2117 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Mulay, Vivan PrakashFM | 2045 | USA | =33N | +30B | +35B | −2N | +21N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 2079 | +10.8 |
| 10 | Horobetz, Graham | 2206 | USA | +45N | −4B | +31N | +37B | =25N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2126 | -7.0 |
| 11 | Chirilov, James AFM | 2197 | USA | +24N | −5B | +14N | +22B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2091 | -12.0 |
| 12 | Jasinski, Alexander | 2157 | USA | +23N | =6B | =37N | =24B | =4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 2106 | -9.9 |
| 13 | Zhang, Laura | 1766 | USA | =21N | +15B | −25B | =27N | +33B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2004 | +62.4 |
| 14 | Rallabandi, Krishna Kishore | 1931 | USA | −1N | +49B | −11B | +41N | +28B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 2058 | +32.0 |
| 15 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1891 | USA | −6N | −13N | +39B | +50B | +38N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1941 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Chu, Leon | 1842 | USA | F | =27N | =28B | +34N | +29B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 2152 | +65.2 |
| 17 | Samanta, Aayansh | 1884 | USA | +36N | −1B | +50N | +47B | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 2147 | +45.9 |
| 18 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1948 | USA | +43N | +3B | −1N | −6B | =44N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2068 | +28.4 |
| 19 | Pendse, Vihaan | 2083 | USA | F | +33B | =6N | −3B | +32N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2105 | +7.2 |
| 20 | McCartney, Patrick | 1892 | USA | −7N | =23B | =30N | =38B | +36N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1949 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Li, Allen | 1985 | USA | =13B | −35N | +42B | +33N | −9B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1847 | -35.6 |
| 22 | Kolli, Rishi | 2014 | USA | +31B | −26N | +41B | −11N | =30N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1947 | -16.0 |
| 23 | Le-Tran, Leo | 1949 | USA | −12B | =20N | −33B | +40N | +34B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1910 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Ramkumar, Aditya | 1864 | USA | −11B | +39N | +43B | =12N | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2097 | +45.2 |
| 25 | Chu, Alex HaoningFM | 1996 | USA | +42B | F | +13N | F | =10B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 2205 | +30.0 |
| 26 | Bondalapati, Sri Vibhav | 2151 | USA | F | +22B | +44N | =7B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 2296 | +21.2 |
| 27 | Katta, Sriansh | 2000 | USA | F | =16B | =38N | =13B | +47N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1949 | -7.2 |
| 28 | Vuyyuru, Shriyan | 1983 | USA | +49N | −7B | =16N | =44B | −14N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1852 | -36.0 |
| 29 | Phillips, Jeff | 1981 | USA | +41B | −2N | =34B | =35N | −16N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1821 | -21.6 |
| 30 | Ma, Cuihan | 1873 | USA | F | −9N | =20B | +42N | =22B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1944 | +15.2 |
| 31 | Allen, Garret | 1763 | USA | −22N | +40N | −10B | −36B | +41N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1839 | +7.0 |
| 32 | Demirel, Esat Omer | 1833 | USA | −8B | −42N | +49B | +43N | −19B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1872 | +3.0 |
| 33 | Raja, Arjun | 1788 | USA | =9B | −19N | +23N | −21B | −13N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1817 | +4.0 |
| 34 | Rathi, Naitik | 1870 | USA | −3N | +36B | =29N | −16B | −23N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1800 | -21.2 |
| 35 | Paukovitz, Samuel Anthony | 1813 | USA | F | +21B | −9N | =29B | −37N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1904 | +17.2 |
| 36 | Austin, Freya | 1786 | USA | −17B | −34N | =40B | +31N | −20B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1701 | -22.4 |
| 37 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 1953 | USA | F | F | =12B | −10N | +35B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2059 | +15.2 |
| 38 | Selva, Antonio Gabriel | 0 | USA | F | −8N | =27B | =20N | −15B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1805 | USA | −4N | −24B | −15N | =46N | =40B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1668 | -36.0 |
| 40 | Movva, Dhruva Ram | 1843 | USA | −5N | −31B | =36N | −23B | =39N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1640 | -51.6 |
| 41 | Singh, Arnav | 1750 | USA | −29N | +45B | −22N | −14B | −31B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1689 | -14.8 |
| 42 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1823 | USA | −25N | +32B | −21N | −30B | −43B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1667 | -38.0 |
| 43 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1848 | USA | −18B | F | −24N | −32B | +42N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1674 | -33.8 |
| 44 | Ram, Nikhilesh | 1867 | USA | F | F | −26B | =28N | =18B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1902 | +4.4 |
| 45 | Atassi, CelineWCM | 1954 | USA | −10B | −41N | +46B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1783 | -27.6 |
| 46 | Sekar, Vignesh | 1769 | USA | F | F | −45N | =39B | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1687 | -4.2 |
| 47 | Ballal, Ishan | 1864 | IND | F | F | −8B | −17N | −27B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1218 | -18.6 |
| 48 | Abouelkomsan, Fayez | 0 | USA | −2B | F | −3N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Naushad, Musa | 1795 | USA | −28B | −14N | −32N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1116 | -41.2 |
| 50 | Crawley, Anthony | 1960 | USA | F | F | −17B | −15N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1088 | -48.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chu, LeonUSA+65.23.0 pts · #14
- 2Zhang, LauraUSA+62.43.0 pts · #11
- 3Samanta, AayanshUSA+45.93.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Movva, Dhruva RamUSA-51.61.0 pts · #40
- 2Crawley, AnthonyUSA-48.00.0 pts · #50
- 3Naushad, MusaUSA-41.20.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R2+238 Elo gap
- R2+204 Elo gap
- R2+172 Elo gap