Reverse Angle 153
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 27 Jun 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Zubin Baliga (🇺🇸 USA, 2068).
Charles William Snyder (🇺🇸 USA, 1822) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Patrick McCartney (2.5) and Namish Kondabathini (2.5). Snyder clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eshwar Kothapalli (1704) beat Tanay Sanghani (1974), a +270-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
27 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×27
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCharles William Snyder led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
5
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
Charles William Snyder held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Charles William Snyder won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles William Snyder | * | — | — | — |
| 2Namish Kondabathini | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Eshwar Kothapalli | — | — | * | — |
| 4Patrick McCartney | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snyder, Charles William | 1822 | USA | +24N | +22B | +5B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2582 | +53.2 |
| 2 | McCartney, Patrick | 1864 | USA | +17N | +12B | =3N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 2195 | +24.6 |
| 3 | Kondabathini, Namish | 1963 | USA | +20B | +16N | =2B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2091 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Kothapalli, Eshwar | 1704 | USA | =12N | +19B | +14N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2236 | +76.8 |
| 5 | Marshal, Jason | 1973 | USA | +26N | +9B | −1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1792 | -18.8 |
| 6 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 1981 | USA | +8N | +7B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2637 | +25.2 |
| 7 | Atassi, CelineWCM | 1926 | USA | +21B | −6N | +18B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1971 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Williams, Christopher | 1747 | USA | −6B | +25N | +17B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1933 | +14.2 |
| 9 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1762 | USA | +27B | −5N | +23B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1885 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Rathi, Naitik | 1929 | USA | =25B | =18N | +13B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1973 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Roy, Tamaghna | 1724 | USA | −13B | +27N | +16B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1956 | +35.6 |
| 12 | Baliga, Zubin | 2068 | USA | =4B | −2N | +25B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1758 | -21.2 |
| 13 | Karthigeyan, Kishan | 1990 | USA | +11N | =14B | −10N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1834 | -23.6 |
| 14 | Zhang, Laura | 1848 | USA | +15B | =13N | −4B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1801 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Pallapothu, Sri Pradyumn | 1710 | USA | −14N | =24B | +26N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1563 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Ballal, Ishan | 1845 | IND | +23N | −3B | −11N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1654 | -15.0 |
| 17 | Mani, Anirudh Subhav | 1736 | USA | −2B | +20N | −8N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1660 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Paukovitz, Samuel Anthony | 1849 | USA | =19N | =10B | −7N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1818 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Sanghani, Tanay | 1974 | USA | =18B | −4N | =21B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1629 | -52.8 |
| 20 | Kumari, Khushi | 1745 | USA | −3N | −17B | +24N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1663 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Murrah, Tyler James | 1708 | USA | −7N | =26B | =19N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1757 | +4.0 |
| 22 | Saha, Aaryav | 1708 | USA | +28B | −1N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1776 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Boucher, Lincoln | 1649 | USA | −16B | +28N | −9N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1654 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1664 | USA | −1B | =15N | −20B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1486 | -24.8 |
| 25 | Webb, Nikolai | 1706 | USA | =10N | −8B | −12N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1642 | -10.4 |
| 26 | Haldia, Shikhar | 0 | USA | −5B | =21N | −15B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sahu, Aarush | 1658 | USA | −9N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 943 | -30.8 |
| 28 | Thokur, Dhruv | 1730 | USA | −22N | −23B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 879 | -45.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kothapalli, EshwarUSA+76.82.5 pts · #3
- 2Snyder, Charles WilliamUSA+53.23.0 pts · #1
- 3Roy, TamaghnaUSA+35.62.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Sanghani, TanayUSA-52.81.0 pts · #15
- 2Thokur, DhruvUSA-45.60.0 pts · #28
- 3Sahu, AarushUSA-30.80.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R2+270 Elo gap
- R2+204 Elo gap
- R3+151 Elo gap