2026 May Coppell CC FIDE - Championship

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41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Coppell, TX, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2028, and top seed was Sharvesh Deviprasath (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2443).

Sharvesh Deviprasath (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2443) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Nelson M Lopez II (4.0) and Rachael Li (3.5). Deviprasath shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Michael D Thomas (1765) beat Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez (2162), a +397-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Coppell, TX, 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

Top seed

🇺🇸FMSharvesh Deviprasath2443

Avg top 10

2,028

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×40

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSharvesh Deviprasath
🇺🇸USA·2443
4.0pts·2335perf-3.7
🥈
Nelson M Lopez II
🇺🇸USA·2003
4.0pts·2147perf+19.6
🥉
WIMRachael Li
🇺🇸USA·2301
3.5pts·2398perf+10.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Lopez II4Deviprasath4Zafar3.5Thomas3.5Li3.5Singi3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Deviprasath takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nelson M Lopez II	*	—	—	—
2FMSharvesh Deviprasath	—	*	1	—
3Faris Zafar	—	0	*	—
4Michael D Thomas	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Deviprasath, SharveshFM	2443	USA	+40N	=10B	+4N	+6B	=3N	4.0	13.5	14.0	10.75	2335	-3.7
2	Lopez II, Nelson M	2003	USA	+19B	+8N	−3N	+32B	+12N	4.0	12.0	13.5	10.00	2147	+19.6
3	Li, RachaelWIM	2301	USA	F	+5N	+2B	+11N	=1B	3.5	14.5	14.5	12.50	2398	+10.0
4	Singi, Advay	1874	USA	+16B	+34N	−1B	+25N	=5B	3.5	12.0	13.5	7.75	1960	+20.4
5	Seelam, Tanish	1728	USA	+36N	−3B	+33N	+15B	=4N	3.5	11.0	12.0	6.75	1963	+58.4
6	Zafar, Faris	1940	USA	+26B	+33N	=32B	−1N	+16B	3.5	10.0	11.5	6.75	2070	+32.8
7	Thomas, Michael D	1765	USA	=15N	=17B	+36N	=20B	+32N	3.5	9.0	10.0	6.25	1904	+33.6
8	Tang, Martin	1636	USA	+22N	−2B	−9B	+39N	+27B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1852	+54.8
9	Bupeshnath, Arjun	1746	USA	=18N	=15B	+8N	−12B	+29N	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.50	1749	+1.2
10	Tong, Boon Kai	1675	USA	+28B	=1N	=25B	F	+20N	3.0	10.5	10.5	7.50	1959	+54.8
11	Luscomb, David A	1883	USA	F	+27N	+24B	−3B	+13N	3.0	10.5	10.5	7.00	2107	+21.0
12	Nagavarapu, Saket	1725	USA	=37B	=35N	+34B	+9N	−2B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.75	1850	+30.8
13	Rajagopalan, Aadhya Jay	1750	USA	=17N	=18B	+38N	+24N	−11B	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.50	1782	+9.2
14	Suresh, Kawin Sayi	1749	USA	−33B	=21N	=23B	+34N	+25B	3.0	8.5	10.0	6.00	1724	-5.6
15	Arun, Aryan	1653	USA	=7B	=9N	+27B	−5N	=19B	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.50	1749	+26.0
16	Vinayagaram, Nethra	1771	USA	−4N	+22B	=17N	+18B	−6N	2.5	12.0	14.5	6.25	1762	-1.6
17	Ganesh, Kaira Ananya	1551	USA	=13B	=7N	=16B	−21N	+40B	2.5	11.5	12.0	5.00	1740	+48.8
18	Muthiah, Yugan	1619	USA	=9B	=13N	=35B	−16N	+26B	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.75	1791	+42.0
19	Kuchun Rajan, Sreevarshan	1712	USA	−2N	=31B	=28N	+38B	=15N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.25	1712	-2.0
20	Anburaj, Thamizhamuthan	1653	USA	+24B	−32N	+39B	=7N	−10B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.75	1771	+26.8
21	Dinesan, Thanuj	1720	USA	F	=14B	+30N	+17B	−24N	2.5	9.5	9.5	6.00	1765	+9.6
22	Babel, Amay	1825	USA	−8B	−16N	+41B	+36N	=23B	2.5	9.0	9.5	2.75	1702	-32.4
23	Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian	1600	USA	F	+40B	=14N	=29B	=22N	2.5	8.0	8.0	4.25	1851	+52.4
24	Ikkurthi, Ishaan	1830	USA	−20N	+38B	−11N	−13B	+21B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1662	-45.6
25	Iyer, Aarush G	1727	USA	=35B	+37N	=10N	−4B	−14N	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.25	1705	-8.4
26	Jawaghar, Jeevanth	1676	USA	−6N	=30B	=31N	+28B	−18N	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.00	1598	-23.2
27	Tang, Trevor	1792	USA	+39N	−11B	−15N	+33B	−8N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.50	1601	-51.2
28	Ganesan, Vidhun	1608	USA	−10N	=29B	=19B	−26N	+37B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.25	1605	-1.6
29	Ganesan, Vikash	1752	USA	−34B	=28N	+37B	=23N	−9B	2.0	9.0	10.0	3.25	1544	-56.0
30	Gopu, Akhil	1548	USA	F	=26N	−21B	=37N	+36B	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.50	1681	+28.0
31	Balaji, Tanav	1633	USA	F	=19N	=26B	=40N	=41N	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.75	1707	+16.4
32	Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah	2162	DOM	F	+20B	=6N	−2N	−7B	1.5	13.5	13.5	4.25	1781	-36.6
33	Rajesh, Ednit	1658	USA	+14N	−6B	−5B	−27N	=34B	1.5	12.0	13.5	3.75	1604	-16.0
34	Paleja, Jax	1554	USA	+29N	−4B	−12N	−14B	=33N	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.75	1603	+10.0
35	Kolli, Rishi	2014	USA	=25N	=12B	=18N	F	F	1.5	7.5	7.5	3.75	1690	-44.0
36	Kotha, Kaarthi	1757	USA	−5B	+41N	−7B	−22B	−30N	1.0	11.5	12.0	0.50	1482	-69.2
37	Praveen, Aayush	1572	USA	=12N	−25B	−29N	=30B	−28N	1.0	9.0	11.0	2.50	1432	-33.2
38	Ganesh, Advaith	1665	USA	+41B	−24N	−13B	−19N	−39B	1.0	8.5	9.0	0.50	1474	-46.4
39	Kaul, Anika Shambhavi	1533	USA	−27B	F	−20N	−8B	+38N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1494	-8.0
40	Karthik, Raghav Vedant	1696	USA	−1B	−23N	F	=31B	−17N	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	1398	-59.6
41	Zhang, Lawrence	1744	USA	−38N	−36B	−22N	F	=31B	0.5	6.5	6.5	1.00	1398	-65.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Seelam, TanishUSA
+58.4
3.5 pts · #7
2Tong, Boon KaiUSA
+54.8
3.0 pts · #13
3Tang, MartinUSA
+54.8
3.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Kotha, KaarthiUSA
-69.2
1.0 pts · #38
2Zhang, LawrenceUSA
-65.2
0.5 pts · #41
3Karthik, Raghav VedantUSA
-59.6
0.5 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R5+397 Elo gap
Thomas, Michael D1765 beat Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah2162
R5+209 Elo gap
Gopu, Akhil1548 beat Kotha, Kaarthi1757
R1+198 Elo gap
Paleja, Jax1554 beat Ganesan, Vikash1752