2026 March BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - MXA
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Cupertino, CA, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1923, and top seed was Laurie Qiu (🇺🇸 USA, WIM, 2043).
Reyansh Paragiri (🇺🇸 USA, 1983) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Abhishek Mallela (4.0) and Rudy Jr. Tia (4.0). Paragiri broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Necip Sayiner (1601) beat Sarvagnya Brahmanapally (1784), a +183-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Cupertino, CA, United States
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×25
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsReyansh Paragiri led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE14 Mar
Reyansh Paragiri takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Reyansh Paragiri won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reyansh Paragiri | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2Rudy Jr. Tia | — | * | — | — |
| 3Abhishek Mallela | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4WIMLaurie Qiu | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 1983 | USA | =17N | +5B | +9B | +2N | −6N | +7B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 14.50 | 2016 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1942 | USA | =13B | +15N | +12B | −1B | +7N | =16B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 1931 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Tia, Rudy Jr. | 1808 | PNG | +8N | −7B | +22N | =4B | =18B | +11N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1882 | +11.8 |
| 4 | Dixit, Raajas Kunal | 1736 | USA | =11N | +27B | =5N | =3N | −10B | +19B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1788 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Verma, Vedant | 1853 | USA | +22B | −1N | =4B | =20N | +25B | =12N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1866 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Qiu, LaurieWIM | 2043 | USA | F | F | +16B | =18N | +1B | +10N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.50 | 2262 | +36.4 |
| 7 | Weiss, Roi | 1847 | USA | +24B | +3N | −18B | +25N | −2B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1847 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Saligram, Ayaan | 1711 | USA | −3B | +24N | +21B | =16N | −12B | =20N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1769 | +17.2 |
| 9 | Seidel, Eli | 1668 | USA | F | +11B | −1N | +23B | −16N | +15B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1763 | +23.2 |
| 10 | Nguyen, Alex | 1942 | USA | F | F | +13B | +15B | +4N | −6B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1949 | +5.6 |
| 11 | Sayiner, Necip | 1601 | USA | =4B | −9N | +17N | F | +21B | −3B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1712 | +14.6 |
| 12 | Lesniewski, Lucas | 2001 | NOR | F | +17B | −2N | F | +8N | =5B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1872 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Tran, Toby | 1671 | USA | =2N | =19B | −10N | =26B | −15N | +27B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1643 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Zhang, Matthew | 1700 | USA | F | F | −15B | +27N | =26N | +23B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1650 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Vaddadi, Anay | 1577 | USA | F | −2B | +14N | −10N | +13B | −9N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1713 | +29.2 |
| 16 | Naga Abhi Ram Ponnaluri | 1756 | USA | F | F | −6N | =8B | +9B | =2N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1841 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Sundar, Neal | 1562 | USA | =1B | −12N | −11B | F | =23N | +22B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1665 | +18.0 |
| 18 | Silva, Javier | 2023 | USA | F | F | +7N | =6B | =3N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 2024 | +0.6 |
| 19 | Wang, Ayden | 1633 | USA | F | =13N | −25B | +24N | =20B | −4N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1620 | -4.4 |
| 20 | Bhosale, Arnav | 1723 | USA | F | F | =23N | =5B | =19N | =8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1684 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Brahmanapally, Sarvagnya | 1784 | USA | F | F | −8N | +22B | −11N | +26B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1624 | -33.6 |
| 22 | Yan, Rayna | 1625 | USA | −5N | F | −3B | −21N | +24B | −17N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1470 | -38.4 |
| 23 | Khurana, Viyaan | 1536 | USA | F | F | =20B | −9N | =17B | −14N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1471 | -13.2 |
| 24 | Parhar, Ojas | 1542 | USA | −7N | −8B | +27N | −19B | −22N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1434 | -27.2 |
| 25 | Manvelyan, Hovik | 1786 | USA | F | F | +19N | −7B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1653 | -10.4 |
| 26 | Navaneetha Prabhu, Arjunsai | 1555 | USA | F | F | F | =13N | =14B | −21N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1593 | +5.6 |
| 27 | Wang, Elvin | 1550 | USA | F | −4N | −24B | −14B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 862 | -56.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Qiu, LaurieWIMUSA+36.43.5 pts · #4
- 2Vaddadi, AnayUSA+29.22.0 pts · #15
- 3Seidel, EliUSA+23.23.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Wang, ElvinUSA-56.40.0 pts · #27
- 2Yan, RaynaUSA-38.41.0 pts · #24
- 3Brahmanapally, SarvagnyaUSA-33.62.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R5+183 Elo gap
- R3+123 Elo gap