CCC FIDE Saturdays 6 - Top
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Thomas Kung (🇺🇸 USA, 2169).
Andrew Wu (🇺🇸 USA, 2167) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Zubin Baliga (2.5) and Kishan Karthigeyan (2.0). Wu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Dhruv Thokur (1591) beat Adhvik Boddupally (1707), a +116-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
2
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Wu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andrew Wu drew with Zubin Baliga (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew Wu | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Zubin Baliga | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3WCMAnagha Aniket Sinkar | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vasishta Tumuluri | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu, Andrew | 2167 | USA | +4N | +5B | =2N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2186 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Baliga, Zubin | 2068 | USA | +13B | +12N | =1B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2158 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1962 | USA | +14N | +7B | −8B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1947 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Tumuluri, Vasishta | 1741 | USA | −1B | +9N | +12B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1976 | +16.6 |
| 5 | Rathi, Naitik | 1903 | USA | +17B | −1N | +10B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1910 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM | 1727 | USA | =9B | =10N | +16N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1701 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1591 | USA | +16B | −3N | +13B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1832 | +34.8 |
| 8 | Kung, Thomas | 2169 | USA | +15B | F | +3N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2666 | +6.2 |
| 9 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1591 | USA | =6N | −4B | +14N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1725 | +21.6 |
| 10 | Peela, Nischay Shyam | 1577 | USA | +18N | =6B | −5N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1709 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Kindy, Joel | 1667 | USA | −12B | =15N | +17B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1708 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Zhang, Laura | 1821 | USA | +11N | −2B | −4N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1700 | -20.4 |
| 13 | Vijayakumar, Aadith | 1601 | USA | −2N | +18B | −7N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1571 | -9.2 |
| 14 | Boddupally, Adhvik | 1707 | USA | −3B | +17N | −9B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1596 | -19.2 |
| 15 | Reddy Pittu, Jayaditya | 1691 | USA | −8N | =11B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1686 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Gutgutia, Siddhant | 1559 | USA | −7N | F | −6B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -29.6 |
| 17 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1611 | USA | −5N | −14B | −11N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 959 | -37.6 |
| 18 | Lu, Hanwen | 1497 | USA | −10B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 789 | -30.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balamurugan, DiyaUSA+34.82.0 pts · #8
- 2Thokur, DhruvUSA+21.61.5 pts · #11
- 3Peela, Nischay ShyamUSA+18.41.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Nannapaneni, ShauryaUSA-37.60.0 pts · #17
- 2Lu, HanwenUSA-30.00.0 pts · #16
- 3Gutgutia, SiddhantUSA-29.60.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+116 Elo gap