2026 March BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - BC
Open SwissStandard
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 (πΊπΈ USA, 1704).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aditi Patil (1064) beat Aaditya Joshua Rajesh (1637), a +573-point gap.
Location
πΊπΈCupertino, CA, United States
Dates
13 Mar 2026 β 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΊπΈUnited States of AmericaΓ14
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsFIDE 39993310 led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
2
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R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE14 Mar
Khesav Prabhu takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R3βR6 Β· WIN STREAK
FIDE 39993310 won 4 in a row (R3βR6).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39993310 | * | β | 1 | 0 |
| 2Khesav Prabhu | β | * | β | 0 |
| 3Aryan Dodia | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Eshaan Kashyap Amin | 1 | 1 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 39993310 | 0 | β | β4N | F | +8B | +10N | +3N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Prabhu, Khesav | 0 | USA | +6B | β4B | +5N | +11N | β7B | =8N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dodia, Aryan | 0 | USA | +5N | F | =11B | +13N | β1B | +12B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Amin, Eshaan Kashyap | 1507 | USA | +1B | +2N | β7B | =12N | β9B | =6N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1482 | -3.2 |
| 5 | Wang, Yulan | 1485 | USA | β3B | +10N | β2B | =6N | β8B | +15B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1429 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Rajesh, Aaditya Joshua | 1637 | USA | β2N | +14B | β9N | =5B | =10N | =4B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1690 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Russell | 1562 | USA | F | F | +4N | =9B | +2N | β1N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 2306 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Chu, Rosalyn | 1607 | USA | F | β11B | β1N | +14B | +5N | =2B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1707 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Patil, Aditi | 1064 | USA | F | F | +6B | =7N | +4N | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Meka Jr., Shourya | 0 | USA | =11N | β5B | +15N | β1B | =6B | β13N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rachvelishvili, Davit | 1559 | USA | =10B | +8N | =3N | β2B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 2407 | +22.8 |
| 12 | Hou, Kevin | 1621 | USA | F | F | =14N | =4B | +13B | β3N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1711 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Korukanti, Arjun Rao | 1549 | USA | +14N | F | F | β3B | β12N | +10B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1663 | +12.4 |
| 14 | Shafi Ibrahim, Ammar Mahi | 1704 | USA | β13B | β6N | =12B | β8N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1282 | -81.6 |
| 15 | Li, Hsing | 0 | USA | F | F | β10B | F | F | β5N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rachvelishvili, DavitUSA+22.82.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Nguyen, RussellUSA+16.82.5 pts Β· #10
- 3Chu, RosalynUSA+15.62.5 pts Β· #5
Top rating losers
- 1Shafi Ibrahim, Ammar MahiUSA-81.60.5 pts Β· #14
- 2Wang, YulanUSA-5.22.5 pts Β· #13
- 3Amin, Eshaan KashyapUSA-3.23.0 pts Β· #11
Biggest upsets
- R3+573 Elo gap
- R5+443 Elo gap
- R1+155 Elo gap