2026 May Coppell CC FIDE - U1800
Open SwissStandard
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Coppell, TX, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1605, and top seed was Mars Kaya (🇹🇷 TUR, 1789).
Mars Kaya (🇹🇷 TUR, 1789) won with 4.0/5. Kaya shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: FIDE 566005965 (1205) beat FIDE 566016355 (1640), a +435-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
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×16
🇨🇦Canada×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
10
4
1
2
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Kaya takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39991628 | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Mars Kaya | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3FIDE 566009421 | — | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 566015740 | 1 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaya, Mars | 1789 | TUR | +9N | +19B | =5N | +11B | =2N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1776 | -0.4 |
| 2 | FIDE 566009421 | 0 | — | +29B | =11N | +8B | +4N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 39991628 | 0 | — | +17N | +7B | −4B | +12N | +23B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 566015740 | 0 | — | +20N | +18B | +3N | −2B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Puppala, Aekaay | 1529 | CAN | +22B | +26N | =1B | F | +11N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1789 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Jayachandran, Ganesh Prabhu | 1526 | USA | =27N | +16B | −11N | +18B | +13N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1723 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Kelleher, Thomas Patrick | 1490 | USA | +28B | −3N | +26B | =14N | =4B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2285 | +19.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 39982530 | 0 | — | =13N | +21B | −2N | =17B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Vinayagaram, Tarun | 1559 | USA | −1B | +22N | +15B | −23N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1584 | +4.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 566016355 | 1640 | — | =21N | −14B | +20N | =16B | +17N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 566016240 | 0 | — | +15N | =2B | +6B | −1N | −5B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Chen, Nathan Mao | 1543 | USA | =16N | +13B | =14N | −3B | =21N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1763 | +23.2 |
| 13 | Karthik, Krish | 1628 | USA | =8B | −12N | +27B | +19N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1480 | -31.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 566005965 | 1205 | — | F | +10N | =12B | =7B | =15N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mittapalli, Anish | 1498 | USA | −11B | +27B | −9N | +26N | =14B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1495 | -0.4 |
| 16 | Gopinath, Mirudula | 0 | USA | =12B | −6N | +29B | =10N | −8B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Venkat, Adhav | 1614 | USA | −3B | +29N | =19B | =8N | −10B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1420 | -10.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 39982882 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | =24B | −6N | =20N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Moorthy, Kavin | 1420 | CAN | +24B | −1N | =17N | −13B | =22N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1561 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Thalapaneni, Sarayu | 1613 | USA | −4B | =24N | −10B | +27N | =18B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1690 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Abbasnia, Artin | 1512 | USA | =10B | −8N | F | +24N | =12B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1746 | +24.4 |
| 22 | FIDE 566016207 | 0 | — | −5N | −9B | +28B | =25N | =19B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Xie, Matthew C | 1569 | USA | F | F | +25B | +9B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2319 | +34.8 |
| 24 | Mehta, Nakshwin | 1562 | USA | −19N | =20B | =18N | −21B | +26N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1242 | -47.6 |
| 25 | Shathishkumar, Vyshnav | 1478 | USA | −26B | +28N | −23N | =22B | −9N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1413 | -10.4 |
| 26 | Sambath, Vaishnav | 0 | USA | +25N | −5B | −7N | −15B | −24B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Vignesh, Laksha | 1431 | USA | =6B | −15N | −13N | −20B | =28N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1310 | -28.4 |
| 28 | Shrivastava, Abhyuday | 1485 | USA | −7N | −25B | −22N | =29N | =27B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1193 | -43.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 39997340 | 0 | — | −2N | −17B | −16N | =28B | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1357 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Xie, Matthew CUSA+34.82.0 pts · #9
- 2Moorthy, KavinCAN+24.42.0 pts · #14
- 3Abbasnia, ArtinUSA+24.42.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Mehta, NakshwinUSA-47.62.0 pts · #24
- 2Shrivastava, AbhyudayUSA-43.21.0 pts · #29
- 3Karthik, KrishUSA-31.22.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+435 Elo gap
- R1+142 Elo gap
- R5+102 Elo gap