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2026 March BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - BC

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15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Cupertino, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1530, and top seed was Ammar Mahi Shafi Ibrahim (🇺🇸 USA, 1704).

Rino Kim (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Khesav Prabhu (3.5) and Aryan Dodia (3.5). Kim shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Aditi Patil (1064) beat Aaditya Joshua Rajesh (1637), a +573-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
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,530
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Rino Kim led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
3
1
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Prabhu takes leadKim takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE14 Mar

Khesav Prabhu takes the sole lead (3.0/4).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

Rino Kim won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kim, Rino0USA4NF+8B+10N+3N+7B4.013.513.510.5015780.0
2Prabhu, Khesav0USA+6B4B+5N+11N7B=8N3.513.015.08.2515790.0
3Dodia, Aryan0USA+5NF=11B+13N1B+12B3.512.512.57.5016130.0
4Amin, Eshaan Kashyap1507USA+1B+2N7B=12N9B=6N3.015.017.09.751482-3.2
5Wang, Yulan1485USA3B+10N2B=6N8B+15B2.514.014.03.251429-5.2
6Rajesh, Aaditya Joshua1637USA2N+14B9N=5B=10N=4B2.513.514.04.251690+8.4
7Nguyen, Russell1562USAFF+4N=9B+2N1N2.513.013.07.752306+16.8
8Chu, Rosalyn1607USAF11B1N+14B+5N=2B2.512.512.54.751707+15.6
9Patil, Aditi1064USAFF+6B=7N+4NF2.58.08.06.7516080.0
10Meka Jr., Shourya0USA=11N5B+15N1B=6B13N2.013.013.02.2513640.0
11Rachvelishvili, Davit1559USA=10B+8N=3N2BFF2.011.511.55.252407+22.8
12Hou, Kevin1621USAFF=14N=4B+13B3N2.09.09.03.751711+14.0
13Korukanti, Arjun Rao1549USA+14NFF3B12N+10B2.08.08.02.501663+12.4
14Shafi Ibrahim, Ammar Mahi1704USA13B6N=12B8NFF0.59.09.01.001282-81.6
15Li, Hsing0USAFF10BFF5N0.04.54.50.006840.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets