2026 April Irvine FIDE Weekend - Over 1800

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39 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Irvine, CA, United States. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2003, and top seed was Carlos Francisco Varela Velazquez (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2228).

Carlos Francisco Varela Velazquez (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2228) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Paris Prestia (5.0) and Lucas Foerster-Yialamas (4.5). Varela Velazquez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Terence Kuang (1589) beat Ike S Miller (1959), a +370-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Irvine, CA, United States

Dates

11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇽FMCarlos Francisco Varela Velazquez2228

Avg top 10

2,003

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×32

🇲🇽Mexico×2

🇻🇳Vietnam×1

🇰🇷South Korea×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
FMCarlos Francisco Varela Velazquez
🇲🇽MEX·2228
5.0pts·2246perf+5.6
🥈
Paris Prestia
🇺🇸USA·2099
5.0pts·2230perf+21.8
🥉
CMLucas Foerster-Yialamas
🇩🇪GER·2181
4.5pts·2114perf-3.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Varela Velazquez5Prestia5Foerster-Yialamas4.5Shuben4Chang4Miller4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Varela Velazquez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Carlos Francisco Varela Velazquez drew with Paris Prestia (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Carlos Francisco Varela Velazquez 3 wins (R1–R3)Paris Prestia 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMCarlos Francisco Varela Velazquez	*	½	½	1
2Paris Prestia	½	*	1	—
3CMLucas Foerster-Yialamas	½	0	*	—
4Matthew Shuben	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFM	2228	MEX	+27B	+7N	+5B	=2N	+4B	=3N	5.0	21.0	23.0	18.25	2246	+5.6
2	Prestia, Paris	2099	USA	+36N	+16B	+3N	=1B	+10N	=9N	5.0	19.5	20.5	16.25	2230	+21.8
3	Foerster-Yialamas, LucasCM	2181	GER	+11B	+12N	−2B	+29N	+7B	=1B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.00	2114	-3.4
4	Shuben, Matthew	2046	USA	+34N	+13B	=15N	=14B	−1N	+12B	4.0	17.0	18.5	10.50	1877	-15.8
5	Chang, Kyle	1798	USA	+19N	+25B	−1N	−16B	+11N	+30B	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.00	1840	+4.0
6	Miller, Ike S	1959	USA	−14N	=20B	+34N	+26B	=8N	+13B	4.0	14.0	15.5	9.50	1672	-19.0
7	Aucante Leo Tam	1854	VIE	+33N	−1B	+25N	+12B	−3N	=8B	3.5	18.0	19.5	8.25	1925	+6.4
8	Lew, Evan Jet	1865	USA	−25N	+19B	+11N	=13B	=6B	=7N	3.5	16.5	18.5	11.25	1827	-7.2
9	Zhang, Glenn	2010	USA	F	F	+18B	+31N	+14N	=2B	3.5	13.0	13.0	10.50	2074	+14.8
10	Delijani, Taja	1925	USA	+39B	=14N	+26B	+15N	−2B	F	3.5	13.0	13.0	6.50	1831	-12.4
11	Orduno Gonzalez, Omar	1731	MEX	−3N	+30B	−8B	+22N	−5B	+33N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.00	1646	-21.2
12	Kaushik, Siddharth	1698	USA	+30B	−3B	+20N	−7N	+33B	−4N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.00	1199	-19.2
13	Barry, Kyle Chase	0	USA	+37B	−4N	+28B	=8N	=15B	−6N	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.25	1726	0.0
14	Kuang, Terence	1589	USA	+6B	=10B	+35N	=4N	−9B	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	9.25	1999	+94.4
15	Bronshtein, Marc	1806	USA	+22B	+21N	=4B	−10B	=13N	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.50	1845	+6.4
16	Daftuar, Rohan	1680	USA	+28B	−2N	+21B	+5N	F	F	3.0	13.5	13.5	8.50	1939	+23.2
17	Li, Derek	1866	USA	−21N	=22B	+23N	=32B	=20N	=24B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.25	1665	-30.4
18	Long, Ethan	1634	USA	−26N	+38B	−9N	=21B	=23N	+28B	3.0	12.5	13.0	5.00	1849	+19.6
19	Gopi, Sahishnu	1579	USA	−5B	−8N	+38N	−20B	+36N	+37B	3.0	12.0	12.5	2.50	1717	+27.2
20	Somysetty, Chetan S	0	USA	=29B	=6N	−12B	+19N	=17B	−32N	2.5	15.0	17.0	7.50	1699	0.0
21	Nelakurthy, Vihaan	0	USA	+17B	−15B	−16N	=18N	=27B	=22N	2.5	14.5	16.5	6.75	1661	0.0
22	Lu, Ryan	1563	USA	−15N	=17N	+27B	−11B	=26N	=21B	2.5	13.5	15.5	5.75	1703	+25.2
23	FIDE 150094429	0	—	F	−29N	−17B	+37N	=18B	+27N	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.50	1640	0.0
24	Boyle, Gary	1650	USA	F	−31B	−33N	+34B	+28N	=17N	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.00	1665	+1.6
25	Madireddy, Krivi R	1654	USA	+8B	−5N	−7B	−28N	=37B	=34N	2.0	14.5	15.5	4.75	1683	+3.6
26	Hijirida, Tyler	0	USA	+18B	=35B	−10N	−6N	=22B	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	5.00	1699	0.0
27	Oldham, David Cody	1757	USA	−1N	=33B	−22N	+38B	=21N	−23B	2.0	14.0	14.5	2.50	1678	-8.6
28	Hassas, Ryan Arman	1643	USA	−16N	+36B	−13N	+25B	−24B	−18N	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.00	1555	0.0
29	Yu, Benjamin	1651	USA	=20N	+23B	=31N	−3B	−30N	F	2.0	13.5	13.5	4.75	1616	-8.0
30	Vega, Paul Ricardo	0	USA	−12N	−11N	F	+36B	+29B	−5N	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1607	0.0
31	Xiao, Edira	1566	USA	F	+24N	=29B	−9B	=32N	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	4.50	1762	+37.6
32	He, Bonnie	1782	USA	F	F	F	=17N	=31B	+20B	2.0	7.5	7.5	5.00	1716	-6.4
33	Daftuar, Ojas	0	USA	−7B	=27N	+24B	F	−12N	−11B	1.5	14.0	14.0	3.50	1589	0.0
34	Venkatesh, Advit	1562	USA	−4B	=37N	−6B	−24N	=38N	=25B	1.5	13.5	14.0	1.75	1543	-9.6
35	Yi, Victor	1774	USA	+38B	=26N	−14B	F	F	F	1.5	5.5	5.5	1.50	1639	-14.4
36	Margalit, Ryder Sebastian	1517	USA	−2B	−28N	+37B	−30N	−19B	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	948	-19.6
37	Liu, Taylor	0	USA	−13N	=34B	−36N	−23B	=25N	−19N	1.0	12.0	13.0	1.75	1385	0.0
38	Choi, Youngjun	1688	KOR	−35N	−18N	−19B	−27N	=34B	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.75	1295	-87.2
39	FIDE 30988713	0	—	−10N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1125	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kuang, TerenceUSA
+94.4
3.0 pts · #8
2Xiao, EdiraUSA
+37.6
2.0 pts · #13
3Gopi, SahishnuUSA
+27.2
3.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Choi, YoungjunKOR
-87.2
0.5 pts · #36
2Li, DerekUSA
-30.4
3.0 pts · #24
3Orduno Gonzalez, OmarMEX
-21.2
3.0 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R1+370 Elo gap
Kuang, Terence1589 beat Miller, Ike S1959
R1+211 Elo gap
Madireddy, Krivi R1654 beat Lew, Evan Jet1865
R3+194 Elo gap
Lu, Ryan1563 beat Oldham, David Cody1757