2026 February BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - BC
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Cupertino, CA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1656, and top seed was Pranav Khandelwal (🇺🇸 USA, 1758).
Pranav Khandelwal (🇺🇸 USA, 1758) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Arjun Rao Korukanti (4.0) and James Christian Wagner (4.0). Khandelwal won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Arjun Rao Korukanti (1107) beat Robert Turner (1582), a +475-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 5 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Arjun Rao Korukanti takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
5 players finish on 4.0/6. Khandelwal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
Toma Yuen 4 wins (R3–R6)James Christian Wagner 4 wins (R3–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khandelwal, Pranav | 1758 | USA | =9N | +30B | =17B | −6N | +19N | +16B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1768 | +0.8 |
| 2 | Korukanti, Arjun Rao | 1107 | USA | =30N | +28B | =6N | +19B | +16B | F | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.75 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Wagner, James Christian | 1333 | USA | F | F | +18N | +10B | +21N | +26B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Yuen, Toma | 1728 | CAN | F | F | +27B | +23B | +22N | +7B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2457 | +24.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 39993493 | 1246 | — | F | F | +29N | +27B | +11N | +22B | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 39974600 | 0 | — | F | F | =2B | +1B | +23N | =20N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Roumpos, Georgios | 1610 | USA | F | F | +24B | +17N | +20B | −4N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 928 | -13.6 |
| 8 | Rao, Neeraj | 1626 | USA | −12N | +26B | +25B | −16N | F | +11B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 2485 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Rachvelishvili, Davit | 1571 | USA | =1B | =17N | −19B | =13N | −10N | +31B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1497 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Amin, Eshaan Kashyap | 1482 | USA | +26B | −12N | F | −3N | +9B | =17N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2371 | +24.8 |
| 11 | Meka Jr., Shourya | 0 | USA | =18N | +29B | +31N | −22B | −5B | −8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shafi Ibrahim, Ammar Mahi | 0 | USA | +8B | +10B | =22N | −20N | F | −23B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1637 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Thekkoot, Darsh | 1629 | USA | F | F | −16N | =9B | +31N | +21B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1571 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Xu, Peter | 1528 | USA | F | F | +26N | −25N | +28B | =24B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1634 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Liu, Kaihan | 1502 | USA | F | F | +30N | F | =18B | +27N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1754 | +26.4 |
| 16 | Dasgupta, Ronith | 0 | USA | F | F | +13B | +8B | −2N | −1N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Khandelwal, Kavish | 0 | USA | F | =9B | =1N | −7B | =25N | =10B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Eby, Devika | 1543 | USA | =11B | −27N | −3B | +24N | =15N | −19B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1502 | -2.4 |
| 19 | Polakala, Srikar | 1105 | USA | F | F | +9N | −2N | −1B | +18N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hou, Kevin | 1316 | USA | F | F | =23N | +12B | −7N | =6B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chilukuru, Vijay | 1129 | USA | F | F | +28N | +31B | −3B | −13N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Liang, Ash Bowen | 1709 | USA | F | F | =12B | +11N | −4B | −5N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 928 | -18.8 |
| 23 | Rajesh, Aaditya Joshua | 1653 | USA | F | F | =20B | −4N | −6B | +12N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 928 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Chandra, Mihir | 1309 | USA | F | F | −7N | −18B | +26B | =14N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Yaldaei, Joshua | 1685 | USA | F | F | −8N | +14B | =17B | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1577 | -11.6 |
| 26 | Prasannakumar, Raam Mahadev | 0 | USA | −10N | −8N | −14B | +30B | −24N | −3N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Chu, Rosalyn | 1241 | USA | F | +18B | −4N | −5N | F | −15B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Turner, Robert | 1582 | USA | F | −2N | −21B | +29B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 728 | -11.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 39997014 | 1399 | — | F | −11N | −5B | −28N | F | +30B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Jain, Ahaan | 1578 | USA | =2B | −1N | −15B | −26N | F | −29N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 830 | -34.4 |
| 31 | Huang, Aiden | 1244 | USA | F | F | −11B | −21N | −13B | −9N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Liu, KaihanUSA+26.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Amin, Eshaan KashyapUSA+24.82.5 pts · #20
- 3Yuen, TomaCAN+24.24.0 pts · #1
- 1Jain, AhaanUSA-34.40.5 pts · #28
- 2Liang, Ash BowenUSA-18.81.5 pts · #30
- 3Rajesh, Aaditya JoshuaUSA-16.01.5 pts · #31
- R2+475 Elo gap
- R3+466 Elo gap
- R6+463 Elo gap