2026 Texas Grand Circuit #1 - Open Section

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56 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Dallas, TX, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1926, and top seed was Sharvesh Deviprasath (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2440).

Advait Upadrasta (🇺🇸 USA, 1806) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Kawin Sayi Suresh (5.0) and Trevor Tang (5.0). Upadrasta clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Joseph Cheung (1575) beat Advay Singi (1922), a +347-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Dallas, TX, United States

Dates

13 Mar 2026 → 16 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸FMSharvesh Deviprasath2440

Avg top 10

1,926

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×46

🇮🇳India×1

🇲🇽Mexico×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
Advait Upadrasta
🇺🇸USA·1806
5.5pts·2074perf+81.6
🥈
Kawin Sayi Suresh
🇺🇸USA·1853
5.0pts·1776perf-14.4
🥉
Trevor Tang
🇺🇸USA·1755
5.0pts·1925perf+46.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Advait Upadrasta led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Upadrasta5.5Cheung5Deviprasath5Tang5Suresh5Rajesh5

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Advait Upadrasta held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Advait Upadrasta 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Sharvesh Deviprasath 5 wins (R3–R7)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Joseph Cheung was #11 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Advait Upadrasta	*	—	0	—
2Joseph Cheung	—	*	—	—
3FMSharvesh Deviprasath	1	—	*	—
4Trevor Tang	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Upadrasta, Advait	1806	USA	+48N	+28B	+10N	+17B	=9N	−5N	+8B	5.5	25.5	27.0	19.75	2074	+81.6
2	Suresh, Kawin Sayi	1853	USA	+22N	+20B	=14N	=15B	+21B	=8N	=3B	5.0	24.5	28.0	19.25	1776	-14.4
3	Tang, Trevor	1755	USA	=31N	+32B	+23N	=8B	+16N	=9B	=2N	5.0	24.5	27.5	19.00	1925	+46.4
4	Rajesh, Ednit	1608	USA	+55N	−8B	=20N	+23B	=13N	+18B	+14N	5.0	24.0	24.5	16.00	1803	+40.0
5	Deviprasath, SharveshFM	2440	USA	F	F	+18N	+14B	+11N	+1B	+9N	5.0	22.5	22.5	22.50	2840	+3.2
6	Perry, Patrick	0	USA	−8N	+55B	+52N	+45B	=17N	+11B	=10N	5.0	20.5	21.0	12.25	1858	0.0
7	Cheung, Joseph	1575	USA	+46N	+43B	−9N	=35B	=14N	+36B	+15B	5.0	19.5	21.5	13.75	1919	+123.6
8	Ikkurthi, Ishaan	1895	USA	+6B	+4N	=12B	=3N	+15N	=2B	−1N	4.5	30.0	34.0	21.25	1799	-26.8
9	Calvary, Louis	1902	MEX	+18N	=21B	+7B	+12N	=1B	=3N	−5B	4.5	29.0	32.5	20.50	1909	+2.0
10	Blomer, John	1858	USA	+16B	+19N	−1B	−21N	+29B	+24N	=6B	4.5	25.5	28.5	17.00	1896	+9.6
11	FIDE 39944409	0	—	+44B	=34N	+40B	+39N	−5B	−6N	+22B	4.5	20.5	22.5	11.25	1829	0.0
12	Rajagopalan, Aadhya Jay	1735	USA	+29B	+42N	=8N	−9B	+35N	+20B	F	4.5	20.0	20.0	13.25	1853	+24.4
13	Anburaj, Thamizhamuthan	1687	USA	=40B	−41N	+53B	+38N	=4B	=21N	+20B	4.5	18.5	19.5	12.25	1615	-12.0
14	Ying, Isaac	1722	USA	+25N	+52B	=2B	−5N	=7B	+28N	−4B	4.0	26.5	27.5	12.50	1596	-30.8
15	Karthik, Raghav Vedant	1700	USA	=23N	+31B	+34N	=2N	−8B	+30B	−7N	4.0	24.0	26.5	12.75	1691	-2.8
16	Balaji, Tanav	1680	USA	−10N	+25B	+28N	+43B	−3B	=17N	=19B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.50	1722	+9.6
17	Zafar, Faris	1923	USA	+30N	+35B	F	−1N	=6B	=16B	+21N	4.0	23.5	23.5	13.50	1772	-27.6
18	Kanaparthi, Pardhu Sai	1529	USA	−9B	+44N	−5B	+51N	+42B	−4N	+28B	4.0	21.5	22.5	8.00	1013	-22.8
19	Kuchun Rajan, Sreevarshan	1619	USA	+56N	−10B	=22N	+41B	−20N	+33B	=16N	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.75	1728	+30.4
20	Ghimire, Sujal	0	USA	+33B	−2N	=4B	+47N	+19B	−12N	−13N	3.5	26.0	27.5	11.00	1663	0.0
21	Sriraman, Shivanandhan	0	USA	+51N	=9N	=46B	+10B	−2N	=13B	−17B	3.5	24.5	25.5	11.00	1800	0.0
22	Paleja, Jax	1422	USA	−2B	+37N	=19B	−33N	+34B	+35B	−11N	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.50	1725	+90.0
23	Bayu, Abyalew	0	USA	=15B	+47N	−3B	−4N	+38B	F	+30N	3.5	21.0	21.0	9.00	1641	0.0
24	Praveen, Aayush	1565	USA	−34B	=26N	=29B	+44N	+40B	−10B	=25N	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.00	1463	-22.0
25	Upadrasta, Atharv	0	USA	−14B	−16N	+55B	+53N	−36B	+41N	=24B	3.5	17.0	17.5	5.25	1500	0.0
26	Villarreal, Steven	1620	USA	−43N	=24B	=54N	−28B	+55N	+40B	=36N	3.5	14.0	14.5	6.00	1567	-13.2
27	Gandara Hernandez, Edward	0	USA	=54N	=45B	−43N	+52B	−30N	=29N	+49B	3.5	12.5	13.5	5.50	1526	0.0
28	Jones, Brody Joseph	0	USA	+37B	−1N	−16B	+26N	+47B	−14B	−18N	3.0	23.5	25.0	7.50	1599	0.0
29	Alagarsamy, Aadharsh	1611	USA	−12N	=30B	=24N	+50B	−10N	=27B	=37N	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.75	1550	-18.4
30	Akula, Praneel	1604	USA	−17B	=29N	+31B	=40N	+27B	−15N	−23B	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.00	1472	-19.6
31	Mehta, Nakshwin	0	USA	=3B	−15N	−30N	=32B	+52N	=37B	=38N	3.0	20.0	21.0	7.50	1533	0.0
32	Vance, Eric	1576	USA	=39B	−3N	−47B	=31N	−51B	+53N	+34B	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.25	1559	-2.0
33	Ganesh, Advaith	1688	USA	−20N	+48B	F	+22B	F	−19N	+42N	3.0	14.5	14.5	7.00	1637	-6.8
34	Moorthy, Kavin	1539	CAN	+24N	=11B	−15B	−36N	−22N	+50B	−32N	2.5	21.0	22.5	7.25	1337	-47.6
35	Vuyyuru, Aryan	1625	USA	+49B	−17N	+51B	=7N	−12B	−22N	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.00	1342	-51.6
36	Muthiah, Yugan	1646	USA	−42B	F	F	+34B	+25N	−7N	=26B	2.5	16.5	16.5	7.75	1575	-12.0
37	Thomas, Rodney	1733	USA	−28N	−22B	+49N	F	=41B	=31N	=29B	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.50	1431	-46.4
38	Tammineni, Ram	1606	USA	F	−39N	+56B	−13B	−23N	+51N	=31B	2.5	14.5	14.5	2.50	966	-23.6
39	Fernandez, Jorge	1844	USA	=32N	+38B	+41N	−11B	F	F	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.00	1870	+1.6
40	Venkat, Adhav	0	USA	=13N	+54B	−11N	=30B	−24N	−26N	F	2.0	20.0	20.0	4.75	1540	0.0
41	Gao, Albert	1633	USA	=45N	+13B	−39B	−19N	=37N	−25B	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.75	1655	+5.6
42	Chen, Nathan Mao	0	USA	+36N	−12B	−45N	+54B	−18N	F	−33B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.50	1532	0.0
43	Zhang, Ellery	1818	USA	+26B	−7N	+27B	−16N	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1500	-50.0
44	Sai Sriram Sudharsan Manchikanti	0	IND	−11N	−18B	+48N	−24B	F	F	+51B	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	1405	0.0
45	Zhang, Lawrence	1755	USA	=41B	=27N	+42B	−6N	F	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.75	1632	-6.8
46	Singi, Advay	1922	USA	=47B	+53N	=21N	F	F	F	F	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.50	1356	-52.4
47	Singh, Sejal	1456	USA	=46N	−23B	+32N	−20B	−28N	F	F	1.5	15.0	15.0	4.00	1898	+42.0
48	Cromartie, Julius	1499	USA	−1B	−33N	−44B	+56N	=50N	−49B	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	947	-7.8
49	FIDE 343098530	0	—	−35N	F	−37B	F	=53B	+48N	−27N	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.00	1492	0.0
50	Vignesh, Laksha	0	USA	F	F	F	−29N	=48B	−34N	+52B	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.75	1275	0.0
51	FIDE 39982530	0	—	−21B	F	−35N	−18B	+32N	−38B	−44N	1.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	1384	0.0
52	FIDE 566007097	0	—	F	−14N	−6B	−27N	−31B	+55B	−50N	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.50	922	0.0
53	FIDE 566008387	0	—	F	−46B	−13N	−25B	=49N	−32B	=55N	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	921	0.0
54	Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian	1587	USA	=27B	−40N	=26B	−42N	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	3.50	1620	+2.0
55	FIDE 39967557	0	—	−4B	−6N	−25N	F	−26B	−52N	=53B	0.5	19.0	19.0	0.50	814	0.0
56	FIDE 39968723	0	—	−19B	F	−38N	−48B	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	773	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cheung, JosephUSA
+123.6
5.0 pts · #1
2Paleja, JaxUSA
+90.0
3.5 pts · #9
3Upadrasta, AdvaitUSA
+81.6
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Singi, AdvayUSA
-52.4
2.0 pts · #47
2Vuyyuru, AryanUSA
-51.6
2.5 pts · #46
3Zhang, ElleryUSA
-50.0
2.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R1+347 Elo gap
Cheung, Joseph1575 beat Singi, Advay1922
R2+311 Elo gap
Paleja, Jax1422 beat Thomas, Rodney1733
R2+243 Elo gap
Cheung, Joseph1575 beat Zhang, Ellery1818