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19 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 25 Apr 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Andrew Wu (🇺🇸 USA, 2167).
Allen Li (🇺🇸 USA, 1831) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Zubin Baliga (2.5) and Ruben Yanmi Quintans (2.5). Li broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Anagha Aniket Sinkar (WCM, 1727) beat Steve Paul Alappatt (2078), a +351-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
25 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×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsAllen Li led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
3
1
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li, Allen | 1831 | USA | +15N | +12B | +4N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2704 | +68.8 |
| 2 | Baliga, Zubin | 2068 | USA | +17N | =10B | +5N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2121 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Quintans, Ruben Yanmi | 1903 | USA | =11B | +16N | +10B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2033 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Wu, Andrew | 2167 | USA | +8B | +6N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1957 | -24.8 |
| 5 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1915 | USA | +7B | +14N | −2B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1987 | +11.6 |
| 6 | McCartney, Patrick | 1889 | USA | +18N | −4B | +12N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2017 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCM | 1727 | USA | −5N | +17B | +13N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2032 | +45.2 |
| 8 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1777 | USA | −4N | +18B | +16B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1984 | +28.4 |
| 9 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1962 | USA | −12N | +15B | +19N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1837 | -16.0 |
| 10 | Rathi, Naitik | 1903 | USA | +19B | =2N | −3N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1854 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Mani, Anirudh Subhav | 1687 | USA | =3N | −13B | +14B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1924 | +33.2 |
| 12 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1790 | USA | +9B | −1N | −6B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1769 | -2.8 |
| 13 | Alappatt, Steve Paul | 2078 | USA | −14B | +11N | −7B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1610 | -65.6 |
| 14 | Bale, Shawn | 1790 | USA | +13N | −5B | −11N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1768 | -2.6 |
| 15 | Roy, Tamaghna | 1755 | USA | −1B | −9N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -25.2 |
| 16 | Reddy Pittu, Jayaditya | 1691 | USA | F | −3B | −8N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1040 | -24.4 |
| 17 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1727 | USA | −2B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1098 | -24.8 |
| 18 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1718 | USA | −6B | −8N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1033 | -13.8 |
| 19 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1591 | USA | −10N | F | −9B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1133 | -9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, AllenUSA+68.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Sinkar, Anagha AniketWCMUSA+45.22.0 pts · #5
- 3Mani, Anirudh SubhavUSA+33.21.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Alappatt, Steve PaulUSA-65.61.0 pts · #13
- 2Roy, TamaghnaUSA-25.20.0 pts · #19
- 3Vinodh Kumar, TrishonaUSA-24.80.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+351 Elo gap
- R3+336 Elo gap
- R1+288 Elo gap