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2026 June TCC - Summer FIDE - Championship

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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.

Location
🇺🇸Houston, TX, United States
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,926
Participants
14
Titled players · 2
GM×1
IM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×13
🇨🇴Colombia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo beat Brandon Sustento (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

GM Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ruiz Castillo, Joshua DanielGM2474COL+3B+2N+9B+4N+5B5.011.513.513.502940+7.2
2Sustento, Brandon1932USA+11N1B=10N+8B=4B3.011.513.05.751950+4.8
3Baksi, Antariksh1582USA1N+11B5N+13B+6B3.011.512.04.501876+69.6
4Gardezi, Arsal2069USA+14B=12N+6B1B=2N3.011.511.54.501980-16.8
5Elliott, Alexander1983USAF=6N+3B+7B1N2.513.013.06.751940-2.8
6Wu, Zekai B1802USA+7N=5B4N+10B3N2.511.012.55.251780-6.8
7Vashisth, Arav1610USA6B+14N+13B5N=8B2.57.57.51.501721+25.6
8Krishnan, Anish1672USA9B+13N=12B2N=7N2.08.59.02.251673-6.4
9Vivekananthan, AnishIM2404USA+8N+10B1NFF2.08.58.53.502286-2.4
10Swain, Hridarsh1654USA+13B9N=2B6NF1.58.08.02.001757+14.4
11Yang, Ningxiu Matthew1664USA2B3NF+14B=13N1.56.56.50.251579-20.8
12Krafka, John1524USAF=4B=8NFF1.05.05.02.501798+24.8
13Ganesh, Kaira Ananya1589USA10N8B7N3N=11B0.59.010.50.751270-67.2
14Rodenstein, Alan1560USA4N7BF11NF0.07.07.00.00945-17.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets