2026 June TCC - Summer FIDE - Championship
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Houston, TX, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1926, and top seed was Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo (🇨🇴 COL, GM, 2474).
Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo (🇨🇴 COL, GM, 2474) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Brandon Sustento (3.0) and Antariksh Baksi (3.0). Ruiz Castillo won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Antariksh Baksi (1582) beat Zekai B Wu (1802), a +220-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo beat Brandon Sustento (Black).
GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMJoshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Brandon Sustento | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Antariksh Baksi | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Arsal Gardezi | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruiz Castillo, Joshua DanielGM | 2474 | COL | +3B | +2N | +9B | +4N | +5B | 5.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2940 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Sustento, Brandon | 1932 | USA | +11N | −1B | =10N | +8B | =4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1950 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Baksi, Antariksh | 1582 | USA | −1N | +11B | −5N | +13B | +6B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1876 | +69.6 |
| 4 | Gardezi, Arsal | 2069 | USA | +14B | =12N | +6B | −1B | =2N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1980 | -16.8 |
| 5 | Elliott, Alexander | 1983 | USA | F | =6N | +3B | +7B | −1N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1940 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Wu, Zekai B | 1802 | USA | +7N | =5B | −4N | +10B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1780 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Vashisth, Arav | 1610 | USA | −6B | +14N | +13B | −5N | =8B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1721 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Krishnan, Anish | 1672 | USA | −9B | +13N | =12B | −2N | =7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1673 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Vivekananthan, AnishIM | 2404 | USA | +8N | +10B | −1N | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 2286 | -2.4 |
| 10 | Swain, Hridarsh | 1654 | USA | +13B | −9N | =2B | −6N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1757 | +14.4 |
| 11 | Yang, Ningxiu Matthew | 1664 | USA | −2B | −3N | F | +14B | =13N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1579 | -20.8 |
| 12 | Krafka, John | 1524 | USA | F | =4B | =8N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1798 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Ganesh, Kaira Ananya | 1589 | USA | −10N | −8B | −7N | −3N | =11B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1270 | -67.2 |
| 14 | Rodenstein, Alan | 1560 | USA | −4N | −7B | F | −11N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 945 | -17.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baksi, AntarikshUSA+69.63.0 pts · #3
- 2Vashisth, AravUSA+25.62.5 pts · #5
- 3Krafka, JohnUSA+24.81.0 pts · #12
- 1Ganesh, Kaira AnanyaUSA-67.20.5 pts · #13
- 2Yang, Ningxiu MatthewUSA-20.81.5 pts · #11
- 3Rodenstein, AlanUSA-17.40.0 pts · #14
- R5+220 Elo gap