Reverse Angle 151 - U1900
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 25 Apr 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1674, and top seed was Murari Raghavan (🇺🇸 USA, 1780).
Druv Balamurugan (🇺🇸 USA, 1553) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Sri Pradyumn Pallapothu (2.5) and Murari Raghavan (2.0). Balamurugan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Johann Jayabarath (1616) beat Ayan Chandra (1752), a +136-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×20
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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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Balamurugan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Druv Balamurugan | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Sri Pradyumn Pallapothu | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Dhruv Thokur | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Moses Collins | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balamurugan, Druv | 1553 | USA | +5B | =3N | +8B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.50 | 1927 | +55.6 |
| 2 | Pallapothu, Sri Pradyumn | 1706 | USA | +9B | =4N | +14B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1748 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Raghavan, Murari | 1780 | USA | +19N | =1B | =6N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1684 | -13.6 |
| 4 | Collins, Moses | 1618 | USA | +15N | =2B | =11N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1774 | +25.2 |
| 5 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1591 | USA | −1N | +16B | +13N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1662 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Restelli, Otto | 1557 | USA | +21B | =8N | =3B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1812 | +40.4 |
| 7 | Kindy, Joel | 1667 | USA | =13N | =10B | +15N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1707 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Dhiman, Shrehit Rajesh | 1590 | USA | +16N | =6B | −1N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1574 | -2.8 |
| 9 | Bhakta, Aayansh Amit | 1492 | USA | −2N | +19B | =10N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1649 | +24.4 |
| 10 | Malireddy, Shanmukhi D | 1674 | USA | =17B | =7N | =9B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1637 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Jayabarath, Johann | 1616 | USA | F | +17N | =4B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1878 | +27.2 |
| 12 | Karki, Shreyas | 1566 | USA | +20B | −14N | =17B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1752 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Crosby, Connor | 1447 | USA | =7B | =18N | −5B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1491 | +6.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 566002150 | 0 | — | F | +12B | −2N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kaistha, Ayaansh | 1624 | USA | −4B | +20N | −7B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 843 | -38.0 |
| 16 | Reddy, Samvit Pathakota | 1611 | USA | −8B | −5N | +20B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 791 | -42.4 |
| 17 | Chandra, Ayan | 1752 | USA | =10N | −11B | =12N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1494 | -41.2 |
| 18 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1591 | USA | F | =13B | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1447 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Gray, John | 1566 | USA | −3B | −9N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 836 | -16.6 |
| 20 | Chen, Ryan | 0 | USA | −12N | −15B | −16N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Reddy Pittu, Jayaditya | 1691 | USA | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 757 | -27.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balamurugan, DruvUSA+55.62.5 pts · #1
- 2Restelli, OttoUSA+40.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Jayabarath, JohannUSA+27.21.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Reddy, Samvit PathakotaUSA-42.41.0 pts · #19
- 2Chandra, AyanUSA-41.21.0 pts · #13
- 3Kaistha, AyaanshUSA-38.01.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R2+136 Elo gap
- R1+134 Elo gap