CCC Tuesday Night Action 130 - U1600
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1672, and top seed was Ziyi Guo (🇺🇸 USA, 1748).
Aaron Vargas (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Eddie Lancaster (3.0) and Alagu Arumugam Chellappa (3.0). Vargas shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aayansh Amit Bhakta (1492) beat Advikk Rastogi (1662), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
07 Apr 2026 → 28 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×25
🇬🇹Guatemala×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
12
4
3
2
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Aaron Vargas 4 wins (R1–R4)Alagu Arumugam Chellappa 3 wins (R1–R3)Eddie Lancaster 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aaron Vargas | * | — | — | — |
| 2Alagu Arumugam Chellappa | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Eddie Lancaster | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 39983196 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vargas, Aaron | 0 | USA | +?N | +6B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lancaster, Eddie | 0 | USA | +7B | +14N | F | +3B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Chellappa, Alagu Arumugam | 1570 | USA | +14B | +26N | +15B | −2N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2401 | +65.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 566003130 | 0 | — | +9B | =8N | =?N | +?B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 39983196 | 0 | — | F | +?N | +26B | +31N | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 30904773 | 0 | — | +18B | −1N | −11N | +27B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gonzalez S., Mauricio Antonio | 1597 | GUA | −2N | F | +8B | +9N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2388 | +9.8 |
| 8 | Raz, Ori | 1588 | USA | =28N | =4B | −7N | +17B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 797 | -19.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 566007755 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | +?N | −7B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bhakta, Aayansh Amit | 1492 | USA | F | +15N | +16B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2390 | +50.0 |
| 11 | Manolakis, Charlie | 1572 | USA | F | +32N | +6B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2466 | +12.6 |
| 12 | Samanta, Arin | 1708 | USA | −17B | +?N | F | +15N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Guo, Ziyi | 1748 | USA | −19B | =20N | +31B | −14N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 858 | -49.6 |
| 14 | Pathakota, Ravindra Reddy | 1716 | USA | −3N | −2B | −23N | +13B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1529 | -30.4 |
| 15 | Saravanakumar, Jayanth | 1517 | USA | +34N | −10B | −3N | −12B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1378 | -22.4 |
| 16 | Rastogi, Advikk | 1662 | USA | +27B | −22N | −10N | −21B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1437 | -35.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 566000408 | 0 | — | +12N | −?B | F | −8N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kumar, Sampath | 1655 | USA | −6N | F | +32B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2466 | +10.4 |
| 19 | Collins, Mekhai | 1599 | USA | +13N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2548 | +28.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 566003520 | 0 | — | F | =13B | =?N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kuo, Olivia Jade | 1505 | USA | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2462 | +28.4 |
| 22 | Krishna, Akhil | 0 | USA | −?N | +16B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Genc, Alex | 1643 | USA | F | F | +14B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2516 | +24.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39990109 | 0 | — | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sampath, Saanchi Avantika | 1605 | USA | F | F | F | +33N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2427 | +21.2 |
| 26 | Watwe, Arnav | 1570 | USA | =29N | −3B | −5N | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 770 | -20.0 |
| 27 | Velagala, Sowbhagya | 1690 | USA | −16N | F | =30B | −6N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1415 | -28.8 |
| 28 | FIDE 39978222 | 0 | — | =8B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Sharma, Mihir | 1408 | USA | =26B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Balamurugan, Druv | 1553 | USA | F | F | =27N | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1690 | +7.2 |
| 31 | Willsey, Ruby | 0 | USA | F | F | −13N | −5B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Bailey, Jason | 1666 | USA | F | −11B | −18N | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 814 | -23.0 |
| 33 | Bowe, Asher Scott | 1627 | USA | F | F | F | −25B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 805 | -21.2 |
| 34 | Crosby, Connor | 1447 | USA | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 717 | -16.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chellappa, Alagu ArumugamUSA+65.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Bhakta, Aayansh AmitUSA+50.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Kuo, Olivia JadeUSA+28.41.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Guo, ZiyiUSA-49.61.5 pts · #32
- 2Rastogi, AdvikkUSA-35.61.0 pts · #9
- 3Pathakota, Ravindra ReddyUSA-30.41.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R3+170 Elo gap
- R4+157 Elo gap
- R1+149 Elo gap