2026 Coppell CC FIDE Spring Classical - Championship
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50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Irving, TX, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2006, and top seed was Roman Pyrih (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2397).
Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez (🇩🇴 DOM, 2128) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Roman Pyrih (6.5) and Vishnu Chetlapalli (5.0). Tineo Rodriguez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Archisman Koner (1566) beat Julian Joseph (1876), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Irving, TX, United States
Dates
02 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×46
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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3
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Tineo Rodriguez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Roman Pyrih drew with Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Roman Pyrih 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Srikar Kandikayala 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMRoman Pyrih | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Srikar Kandikayala | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Faris Zafar | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah | 2128 | DOM | +20N | +39B | +3N | =2B | +5N | +4B | +7N | 6.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 28.25 | 2390 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Pyrih, RomanIM | 2397 | UKR | +19B | +26N | +4B | =1N | +6B | +24N | +3B | 6.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 27.75 | 2439 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1945 | USA | +31B | +38N | −1B | +19N | +12B | +6N | −2N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 2043 | +38.8 |
| 4 | Zafar, Faris | 1895 | USA | +22N | +8B | −2N | +46B | +32N | −1N | +24B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 15.50 | 2014 | +44.8 |
| 5 | Kandikayala, Srikar | 1979 | USA | F | +28N | +29B | +27N | −1B | +13N | +12B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 17.00 | 2068 | +29.2 |
| 6 | Kolli, Rishi | 2008 | USA | +9N | +17B | +13N | =7B | −2N | −3B | +20N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 18.25 | 2019 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Lad, Neil | 2038 | USA | +12B | =29N | +21B | =6N | =13B | +26N | −1B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1910 | -30.4 |
| 8 | Nagavarapu, Saket | 1633 | USA | +10B | −4N | +45B | +15N | −24B | =19N | +32N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 14.25 | 1882 | +92.0 |
| 9 | Ahaan Alsisaria | 1714 | IND | −6B | +40N | =23B | +28N | +27B | =29N | =13B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.25 | 1857 | +54.4 |
| 10 | Zhang, Lawrence | 1748 | USA | −8N | −22B | +36N | +33B | +43N | =11B | +25N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1731 | -4.0 |
| 11 | Zhang, Ellery | 1768 | USA | −21B | =18N | +48B | =38N | +31B | =10N | +19B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 1742 | -6.8 |
| 12 | Ganesan, Vikash | 1684 | USA | −7N | +14B | +39N | +16B | −3N | +35B | −5N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1880 | +67.6 |
| 13 | Singi, Advay | 1870 | USA | +34B | +23N | −6B | +31N | =7N | −5B | =9N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1875 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Arun, Aryan | 1600 | USA | −26B | −12N | +34B | =18N | +23B | =31N | +27B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1738 | +53.2 |
| 15 | Upadrasta, Advait | 1879 | USA | +36N | =33B | =43N | −8B | +25N | =32B | =18N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1688 | -60.4 |
| 16 | Ikkurthi, Ishaan | 1896 | USA | −23B | +30N | +41B | −12N | =38B | =33N | +37B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1691 | -66.4 |
| 17 | Rajagopal, Shankaranarayanan | 1662 | USA | +45B | −6N | −31B | =47N | +30B | =27N | +26B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1714 | +18.4 |
| 18 | Kuchun Rajan, Sreevarshan | 1645 | USA | F | =11B | =50N | =14B | +44B | +38N | =15B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1859 | +67.2 |
| 19 | Rajagopalan, Aadhya Jay | 1759 | USA | −2N | +36B | +22N | −3B | +46N | =8B | −11N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 9.75 | 1746 | -8.8 |
| 20 | Vinayagaram, Nethra | 1791 | USA | −1B | +34N | =38B | =21N | =41B | +28N | −6B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 9.25 | 1740 | -20.0 |
| 21 | Ganesan, Vidhun | 1547 | USA | +11N | =27B | −7N | =20B | −26B | +43N | =33B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1729 | +61.2 |
| 22 | Rajesh, Ednit | 1648 | USA | −4B | +10N | −19B | =30N | =37B | =34N | +47B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1677 | +10.4 |
| 23 | Dinesan, Thanuj | 1718 | USA | +16N | −13B | =9N | −35B | −14N | +44B | +39N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1725 | +2.4 |
| 24 | Roy Choudhury, Arya | 1895 | USA | F | +48N | +44B | =32B | +8N | −2B | −4N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.25 | 1859 | -8.0 |
| 25 | Iyer, Aarush G | 1701 | USA | F | +50N | =28B | +44N | −15B | +41N | −10B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1777 | +26.0 |
| 26 | Anburaj, Thamizhamuthan | 1639 | USA | +14N | −2B | −32N | +39B | +21N | −7B | −17N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.50 | 1706 | +14.0 |
| 27 | Suresh, Kawin Sayi | 1818 | USA | +40B | =21N | +33N | −5B | −9N | =17B | −14N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1631 | -69.2 |
| 28 | Ganesh, Kaira Ananya | 1503 | USA | +42N | −5B | =25N | −9B | +49N | −20B | =38B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1654 | +48.4 |
| 29 | Ying, Isaac | 1691 | USA | F | =7B | −5N | +43B | +35N | =9B | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1886 | +48.0 |
| 30 | Kamireddy, Ruthvik | 1635 | USA | =35N | −16B | =49N | =22B | −17N | +45B | =41B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1619 | -8.0 |
| 31 | Muthiah, Yugan | 1634 | USA | −3N | +42B | +17N | −13B | −11N | =14B | −36N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 1608 | -14.8 |
| 32 | Tang, Trevor | 1838 | USA | F | =46N | +26B | =24N | −4B | =15N | −8B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1693 | -45.6 |
| 33 | Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian | 1588 | USA | F | =15N | −27B | −10N | +47B | =16B | =21N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1669 | +19.2 |
| 34 | Ganesh, Advaith | 1681 | USA | −13N | −20B | −14N | F | +45B | =22B | +35N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1634 | -16.0 |
| 35 | Vinod, Rohan | 1789 | USA | =30B | −44N | +37B | +23N | −29B | −12N | −34B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1556 | -88.8 |
| 36 | Paleja, Jax | 1512 | USA | −15B | −19N | −10B | =40N | F | +42N | +31B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1661 | +41.6 |
| 37 | Akula, Praneel | 1555 | USA | F | −43B | −35N | +42B | =22N | +39B | −16N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1621 | +15.6 |
| 38 | Balaji, Tanav | 1637 | USA | F | −3B | =20N | =11B | =16N | −18B | =28N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1633 | -4.0 |
| 39 | Koner, Archisman | 1566 | USA | +50B | −1N | −12B | −26N | +40B | −37N | −23B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 2.50 | 1572 | -5.2 |
| 40 | Shreyansh Alsisaria | 1675 | IND | −27N | −9B | =42N | =36B | −39N | =48B | =45N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1439 | -88.8 |
| 41 | Sajish Pavithran, Kiara | 1673 | USA | F | F | −16N | +49B | =20N | −25B | =30N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1646 | -8.4 |
| 42 | Yadatore, Neel | 1615 | USA | −28B | −31N | =40B | −37N | +48N | −36B | =44N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1418 | -74.4 |
| 43 | Sivaraju, Subbu | 1551 | USA | F | +37N | =15B | −29N | −10B | −21B | −46N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1470 | -27.2 |
| 44 | Karry, Tapasya | 1642 | USA | F | +35B | −24N | −25B | −18N | −23N | =42B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1534 | -34.0 |
| 45 | Whitaker, Robert D | 1446 | USA | −17N | =49B | −8N | =48B | −34N | −30N | =40B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1393 | -8.0 |
| 46 | Balamurali, Mahith | 1556 | USA | F | =32B | F | −4N | −19B | −47N | +43B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1553 | -6.0 |
| 47 | Ndengang, Aviel Alanyengi | 1465 | USA | F | F | F | =17B | −33N | +46B | −22N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1527 | +11.2 |
| 48 | Hosur, Sanmita | 1510 | USA | F | −24B | −11N | =45N | −42B | =40N | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1440 | -20.0 |
| 49 | Vuyyuru, Aryan | 1567 | USA | F | =45N | =30B | −41N | −28B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1371 | -40.8 |
| 50 | Joseph, Julian | 1876 | USA | −39N | −25B | =18B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1364 | -75.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nagavarapu, SaketUSA+92.04.5 pts · #9
- 2Ganesan, VikashUSA+67.64.0 pts · #14
- 3Kuchun Rajan, SreevarshanUSA+67.24.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Vinod, RohanUSA-88.82.5 pts · #35
- 2Shreyansh AlsisariaIND-88.82.0 pts · #38
- 3Joseph, JulianUSA-75.20.5 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R1+310 Elo gap
- R4+246 Elo gap
- R1+221 Elo gap