2026 June - North Texas FIDE - Championship
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Irving, TX, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1928, and top seed was Craig Hilby (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2414).
Ishaan Ikkurthi (🇺🇸 USA, 1813) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez (4.0) and Advait Ramachandran (4.0). Ikkurthi clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ishaan Ikkurthi (1813) beat Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez (2157), a +344-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Irving, TX, United States
Dates
05 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×30
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIshaan Ikkurthi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jun
Ishaan Ikkurthi takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ishaan Ikkurthi 3 wins (R1–R3)Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ishaan Ikkurthi | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Advait Ramachandran | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Brian Jeremiah Tineo Rodriguez | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Sreevarshan Kuchun Rajan | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ikkurthi, Ishaan | 1813 | USA | +18B | +24N | +12B | =6N | +2B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 11.50 | 2136 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah | 2157 | DOM | +23N | +9B | +3N | +4B | −1N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 2038 | -9.2 |
| 3 | Ramachandran, Advait | 1815 | USA | +17B | +8N | −2B | +12N | +13B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2020 | +47.6 |
| 4 | Kuchun Rajan, Sreevarshan | 1712 | USA | +32B | +30N | +7B | −2N | =5B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1998 | +71.2 |
| 5 | Roy Choudhury, Arya | 1897 | USA | −12N | +16B | +23N | +15B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 1790 | -18.8 |
| 6 | Tong, Boon Kai | 1675 | USA | =21B | +19N | +25B | =1B | −10N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1832 | +38.4 |
| 7 | Bhaskaran, Siddharth | 1954 | USA | +14N | =25B | −4N | +18B | =9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1767 | -41.2 |
| 8 | Zhang, Lawrence | 1744 | USA | +29N | −3B | +26N | −10B | +14N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1873 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Ndengang, Aviel Alanyengi | 1476 | USA | +31B | −2N | =20B | +25N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1788 | +75.2 |
| 10 | Hilby, CraigIM | 2414 | USA | F | F | +17B | +8N | +6B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2814 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Tang, Trevor | 1810 | USA | =19B | =20N | +21B | +27N | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1806 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Burnham, Bennett C | 1583 | USA | +5B | +22N | −1N | −3B | =26B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1788 | +50.8 |
| 13 | Xue, Jack | 1715 | USA | =26N | =15B | =14N | +20B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1677 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Aguilar Huang, Julio Alberto | 1795 | MEX | −7B | +31N | =13B | +22N | −8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1750 | -11.6 |
| 15 | Kanaparthi, Pardhu Sai | 1505 | USA | =22B | =13N | +24B | −5N | =27B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1715 | +50.8 |
| 16 | Sivaraju, Subbu | 1557 | USA | −24B | −5N | +31B | =17N | +25B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1694 | +33.6 |
| 17 | Cheung, Joseph | 1699 | USA | −3N | +28B | −10N | =16B | =18N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sriraman, Shivanandhan | 1781 | USA | −1N | =29B | +19N | −7N | =17B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1664 | -31.6 |
| 19 | Ansari, Arhaan Khan | 1630 | USA | =11N | −6B | −18B | +29N | =22B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1648 | +4.0 |
| 20 | Praveen, Aayush | 1607 | USA | F | =11B | =9N | −13N | +24B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1664 | +11.6 |
| 21 | Arun, Aryan | 1653 | USA | =6N | =26B | −11N | −23B | +28N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1667 | +2.8 |
| 22 | Suresh, Kawin Sayi | 1749 | USA | =15N | −12B | +29N | −14B | =19N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1548 | -53.6 |
| 23 | Fernandez, Jorge | 1846 | USA | −2B | +32N | −5B | +21N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1814 | -3.4 |
| 24 | Anburaj, Thamizhamuthan | 1653 | USA | +16N | −1B | −15N | =28B | −20N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1487 | -44.8 |
| 25 | Diwakar, Saathvik | 1631 | USA | +27B | =7N | −6N | −9B | −16N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1496 | -39.2 |
| 26 | Ganesh, Advaith | 1665 | USA | =13B | =21N | −8B | F | =12N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1587 | -18.0 |
| 27 | Koner, Archisman | 1561 | USA | −25N | F | +30B | −11B | =15N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1582 | +2.0 |
| 28 | Sivaraju, Sai Karthik | 1698 | USA | −30B | −17N | +32B | =24N | −21B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1508 | -50.8 |
| 29 | Ganesh, Lakshan | 1585 | USA | −8B | =18N | −22B | −19B | =31N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1459 | -30.0 |
| 30 | Nagavarapu, Saket | 1731 | USA | +28N | −4B | −27N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1532 | -32.0 |
| 31 | Ganesh, Kaira Ananya | 1589 | USA | −9N | −14B | −16N | F | =29B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1281 | -57.6 |
| 32 | Rudra, Abhik | 1550 | USA | −4N | −23B | −28N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 952 | -29.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ndengang, Aviel AlanyengiUSA+75.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Kuchun Rajan, SreevarshanUSA+71.23.5 pts · #4
- 3Ikkurthi, IshaanUSA+66.04.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ganesh, Kaira AnanyaUSA-57.60.5 pts · #31
- 2Suresh, Kawin SayiUSA-53.62.0 pts · #21
- 3Sivaraju, Sai KarthikUSA-50.81.5 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+344 Elo gap
- R1+314 Elo gap
- R3+242 Elo gap