2026 Crossroads of America Open - U2100
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26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Indianapolis, IN, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1823, and top seed was Chuck Johnson (🇺🇸 USA, 1997).
Aarya Sivakumar (🇺🇸 USA, 1938) won with 3.0/5. Sivakumar shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Anay Bhargava (1503) beat Randas L Burns (1910), a +407-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Indianapolis, IN, United States
Dates
29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/5. Sivakumar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Matthew Pikus won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sivakumar, Aarya | 1938 | USA | F | +10N | +5B | =19B | =7N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.25 | 1853 | -6.8 |
| 2 | FIDE 39968790 | 1618 | — | F | +11N | −18B | +21B | +4N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Pikus, Matthew | 1933 | USA | F | F | +4N | +6B | +18N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2415 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Sabarish, Shravan | 1696 | USA | +6B | =5N | −3B | +10N | −2B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1818 | +19.2 |
| 5 | Shekhovtsov, Vladisvav | 1764 | USA | +?N | =4B | −1N | =8B | =16N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bhargava, Anay | 1503 | USA | −4N | +20B | +14B | −3N | =10B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1699 | +31.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 39976882 | 1373 | — | F | F | +19N | +18N | =1B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Patel, Het | 1747 | USA | F | F | +25N | =5N | +23B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 2372 | +10.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 566016070 | 1641 | — | F | F | =11B | +25B | +26N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sabarish, Shashwath | 1643 | USA | +23N | −1B | =24N | −4B | =6N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1439 | -30.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 30915180 | 1641 | — | =20N | −2B | =9N | +15B | −?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bobay, Dominic Xavier | 1785 | USA | F | F | +15N | +16B | −13N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Viola, Eli Jordan | 1403 | USA | F | F | +22N | F | +12B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2351 | +9.6 |
| 14 | Burns, Randas L | 1910 | USA | F | =15B | −6N | =22B | =21N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1447 | -32.6 |
| 15 | Sureshkumar, Sidharth | 1655 | USA | F | =14N | −12B | −11N | +25B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1934 | +28.0 |
| 16 | Chouturi, Krishna | 1755 | USA | F | F | +26B | −12N | =5B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 2263 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Johnson, Chuck | 1997 | USA | F | F | F | +26N | =19B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1830 | -5.8 |
| 18 | Nayak, Samraj S | 1670 | USA | F | F | +2N | −7B | −3B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1133 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Porter, Andy S | 1676 | USA | F | F | −7B | =1N | =17N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1968 | +27.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 558050272 | 1529 | — | =11B | −6N | −?B | F | =22N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 39988970 | 1478 | — | F | F | =23B | −2N | =14B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1910 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Durai Murugan, Kavinvel | 1551 | USA | F | F | −13B | =14N | =20B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1910 | +16.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 566015855 | 1703 | — | −10B | F | =21N | F | −8N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 895 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 566015596 | 0 | — | F | F | =10B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Adaikappan, Aadhi Veerapandian | 1572 | USA | F | F | −8B | −9N | −15N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 901 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Durai Murugan, Thirukkumaran | 1463 | USA | F | F | −16N | −17B | −9B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1009 | -9.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bhargava, AnayUSA+31.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Sureshkumar, SidharthUSA+28.01.5 pts · #9
- 3Porter, Andy SUSA+27.61.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Burns, Randas LUSA-32.61.5 pts · #11
- 2Sabarish, ShashwathUSA-30.82.0 pts · #19
- 3Adaikappan, Aadhi VeerapandianUSA-26.40.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R3+407 Elo gap
- R5+382 Elo gap
- R3+303 Elo gap