CCC Sunday Afternoon Classical 34 - U1600
13 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 814, and top seed was Venkat Bandaru (🇺🇸 USA, 1692).
Venkat Bandaru (🇺🇸 USA, 1692) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Shrinika Musuluri (3.0). Bandaru shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Luke Ta (1497) beat Advikk Rastogi (1642), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.0/4. Bandaru takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
Shrinika Musuluri beat Venkat Bandaru (White).
Shrinika Musuluri 3 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 566014700 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Shrinika Musuluri | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Venkat Bandaru | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 566014700 | — | — | * | — |
| 4Luke Ta | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandaru, Venkat | 1692 | USA | +10N | +9B | −2N | +4B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2479 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Musuluri, Shrinika | 0 | USA | +?N | F | +1B | +8N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 566014700 | 0 | — | +?N | F | +?B | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Michaels, Mario | 1679 | USA | F | +12B | +5N | −1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1660 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Mitra, Kingshuk | 1628 | USA | +12N | −8B | −4B | +6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 861 | -36.4 |
| 6 | Willsey, George | 0 | USA | +?N | +?B | F | −5B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ta, Luke | 1497 | USA | +13B | F | +8N | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2442 | +27.6 |
| 8 | Rastogi, Advikk | 1642 | USA | −11N | +5N | −7B | −2B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1563 | -8.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 566005051 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | F | −?B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 566008255 | 0 | — | −1B | F | +12N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Willsey, Ruby | 0 | USA | +8B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 566003180 | 0 | — | −5B | −4N | −10B | −?N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Anugandula, Arnav | 0 | USA | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ta, LukeUSA+27.62.0 pts · #4
- 2Bandaru, VenkatUSA+19.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Musuluri, ShrinikaUSA0.03.0 pts · #1
- 1Mitra, KingshukUSA-36.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Rastogi, AdvikkUSA-8.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Michaels, MarioUSA-2.02.0 pts · #5
- R3+145 Elo gap