2026 February-March TCC South Texas FIDE - U1800
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Houston, TX, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 639, and top seed was Vyas Chari (🇺🇸 USA, 1654).
Mihika Krishnan (🇺🇸 USA, 1572) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Usara Evin Madirawalage (3.5). Krishnan won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇺🇸Houston, TX, United States
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMihika Krishnan led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mihika Krishnan never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mihika Krishnan drew with Usara Evin Madirawalage (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mihika Krishnan 4 wins (R1–R4)Usara Evin Madirawalage 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mihika Krishnan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Usara Evin Madirawalage | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3FIDE 566008239 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 566008220 | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishnan, Mihika | 1572 | USA | +4N | +7B | +8N | +5B | =2N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 1748 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Madirawalage, Usara Evin | 1576 | USA | −3B | +9N | +6B | +7N | =1B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1876 | +63.2 |
| 3 | FIDE 566008220 | 0 | — | +2N | −5B | +10N | +8B | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 566008239 | 0 | — | −1B | +11N | =9B | =?N | +6B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kavin Ayyapparaj | 0 | IND | =6B | +3N | +?B | −1N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Macias Araya, Javier | 1584 | CHI | =5N | =10B | −2N | +9B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 656 | -13.4 |
| 7 | Chari, Vyas | 1654 | USA | +9N | −1N | +11B | −2B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 714 | -54.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 39994112 | 0 | — | F | =?N | −1B | −3N | +10B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 566008247 | 0 | — | −7B | −2B | =4N | −6N | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 566003318 | 0 | — | F | =6N | −3B | F | −8N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Werther, Oliver | 0 | USA | −?B | −4B | −7N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Madirawalage, Usara EvinUSA+63.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Krishnan, MihikaUSA+18.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Werther, OliverUSA0.00.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Chari, VyasUSA-54.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Macias Araya, JavierCHI-13.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Werther, OliverUSA0.00.0 pts · #11