2026 May BAC Real FIDE Championship - BC
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Cupertino, CA, United States. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1733, and top seed was Kristian Clemens (🇺🇸 USA, 1856).
Rudy Jr. Tia (🇵🇬 PNG, 1807) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Toma Yuen (4.0) and Ayaan Saligram (4.0). Tia won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rishan Biswas (1516) beat Neeraj Rao (1649), a +133-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Cupertino, CA, United States
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×31
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRudy Jr. Tia led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
4
1
1
1
1
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Rudy Jr. Tia never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Rudy Jr. Tia 4 wins (R1–R4)Angela Zixi Wang 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rudy Jr. Tia | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Vivaan Maheshwari | — | * | — | — |
| 3Angela Zixi Wang | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Toma Yuen | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tia, Rudy Jr. | 1807 | PNG | +19B | +11N | +2B | +14N | =20B | +10N | 5.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 15.50 | 2050 | +25.0 |
| 2 | Yuen, Toma | 1769 | CAN | +26B | +9N | −1N | +6B | =4N | =14B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 1797 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Saligram, Ayaan | 1685 | USA | +5B | =15N | +13B | =12N | =9B | =4B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 13.00 | 1724 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Wang, Angela Zixi | 1565 | USA | −13N | +25B | +37B | +22N | =2B | =3N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1783 | +69.6 |
| 5 | Maheshwari, Vivaan | 0 | USA | −3N | =24B | +25N | =18B | +16N | +27N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yan, Rayna | 1608 | USA | +21B | −22N | +30B | −2N | +31B | +19N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1707 | +26.8 |
| 7 | Nishida, Eito | 1705 | JPN | +18B | +23N | =36B | =10N | −14B | +33N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1947 | +34.8 |
| 8 | Kuritsyn, Alexander | 1630 | USA | +30B | F | =20N | +34B | =12N | +11N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 1927 | +62.0 |
| 9 | Gao, Ethan Wangchen | 1644 | USA | +28N | −2B | +21N | +36B | =3N | F | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1744 | +21.2 |
| 10 | Pu, Hugo | 1682 | USA | F | =13B | +16N | =7B | +23N | −1B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1747 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Mehta, Vishal | 1621 | USA | +29N | −1B | +31N | −20B | +18N | −8B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1702 | +24.8 |
| 12 | Luo, Aaron Yuanjie | 1769 | USA | F | F | +15N | =3B | =8B | +13N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1842 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Wu, Michael Liu | 1679 | USA | +4B | =10N | −3N | +15B | F | −12B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1661 | -5.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 150034171 | 0 | — | F | F | +22B | −1B | +7N | =2N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Han, Wilson | 1602 | USA | +24N | =3B | −12B | −13N | =21B | =18N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1603 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Biswas, Rishan | 1516 | USA | F | =27N | −10B | +32N | −5B | +17N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1653 | +22.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 566012996 | 0 | — | F | F | =29N | +24B | +26N | −16B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dodia, Aryan | 1671 | USA | −7N | F | +26B | =5N | −11B | =15B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1549 | -28.0 |
| 19 | Khurana, Viyaan | 1493 | USA | −1N | +29B | −23B | +35N | F | −6B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1478 | -4.4 |
| 20 | Clemens, Kristian | 1856 | USA | F | F | =8B | +11N | =1N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1811 | -3.0 |
| 21 | Rachvelishvili, Davit | 1582 | USA | −6N | +32B | −9B | F | =15N | =25B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1532 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Turaga, Varun Karthik | 1685 | USA | +38N | +6B | −14N | −4B | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1721 | +5.2 |
| 23 | Sayiner, Necip | 1669 | USA | +32N | −7B | +19N | F | −10B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1632 | -3.8 |
| 24 | Jain, Ahaan | 1576 | USA | −15B | =5N | −32B | −17N | +30B | −28B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 804 | -55.2 |
| 25 | Parhar, Ojas | 1516 | USA | F | −4N | −5B | F | +35B | =21N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1381 | -13.6 |
| 26 | Korukanti, Arjun Rao | 1614 | USA | −2N | =28B | −18N | +30N | −17B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1394 | -31.2 |
| 27 | Wang, Ayden | 1629 | USA | F | =16B | −33N | F | +28N | −5B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1732 | +10.4 |
| 28 | Eby, Devika | 1561 | USA | −9B | =26N | −34N | F | −27B | +24N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1482 | -21.6 |
| 29 | Thekkoot, Darsh | 1598 | USA | −11B | −19N | =17B | F | F | +31N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1462 | -21.6 |
| 30 | Kim, Rino | 0 | USA | −8N | +38B | −6N | −26B | −24N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1369 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Hou, Kevin | 1647 | USA | F | F | −11B | +37N | −6N | −29B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1417 | -48.4 |
| 32 | Rao, Neeraj | 1649 | USA | −23B | −21N | +24N | −16B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1393 | -53.6 |
| 33 | FIDE 39979750 | 0 | — | F | F | +27B | F | F | −7B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kaplan, Glenn | 1690 | USA | F | F | +28B | −8N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1596 | -5.0 |
| 35 | Dasgupta, Snehin Shankar | 0 | USA | F | F | +38N | −19B | −25N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 30940567 | 0 | — | F | F | =7N | −9N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Bharadwaj, Samarth Ram | 1614 | USA | F | F | −4N | −31B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 806 | -40.8 |
| 38 | Prabhu, Khesav | 1615 | USA | −22B | −30N | −35B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 885 | -16.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, Angela ZixiUSA+69.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Kuritsyn, AlexanderUSA+62.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Nishida, EitoJPN+34.84.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Jain, AhaanUSA-55.21.5 pts · #38
- 2Rao, NeerajUSA-53.61.0 pts · #28
- 3Hou, KevinUSA-48.41.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R4+133 Elo gap
- R4+120 Elo gap
- R2+105 Elo gap