3rd Annual Universal Chess Tour - U2000

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99 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Irving, TX, United States. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1787, and top seed was Jorge Fernandez (🇺🇸 USA, 1846).

Navid Hakim (🇺🇸 USA, 1797) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Mars Kaya (5.5) and Suhaas Kurra (5.5). Hakim shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Komal Gore (1525) beat Donald W Flournoy (1786), a +261-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Irving, TX, United States

Dates

19 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸Jorge Fernandez1846

Avg top 10

1,787

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×57

🇮🇳India×2

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇳🇬Nigeria×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
Navid Hakim
🇺🇸USA·1797
6.0pts·1914perf+16.8
🥈
Mars Kaya
🇹🇷TUR·1789
5.5pts·1887perf+29.6
🥉
Suhaas Kurra
🇺🇸USA·1628
5.5pts·1873perf+76.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Navid Hakim led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Hakim6Kaya5.5Kurra5.5Ganesan5Iyer5Banda5— ex-leaders:Reddyled R4, #25

R7 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jun

Navid Hakim takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Navid Hakim drew with Mars Kaya (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Navid Hakim 4 wins (R2–R5)Suhaas Kurra 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Navid Hakim	*	½	—	—
2Mars Kaya	½	*	½	—
3Suhaas Kurra	—	½	*	—
4Vikash Ganesan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hakim, Navid	1797	USA	=86N	+21B	+56N	+24B	+4B	=2N	+9N	6.0	26.5	28.0	24.50	1914	+16.8
2	Kaya, Mars	1789	TUR	+47B	+52N	=30B	+42N	+23N	=1B	=3N	5.5	26.5	29.5	21.75	1887	+29.6
3	Kurra, Suhaas	1628	USA	+94B	−42N	+51B	+52N	+40B	+28N	=2B	5.5	22.5	23.5	17.25	1873	+76.4
4	Sanepalli Guna Advik Reddy	1647	IND	+69N	+13B	+22N	+39B	−1N	−9B	+14N	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.00	1761	+30.8
5	Ganesan, Vikash	1728	USA	+35N	=16B	+25N	=7B	+39N	=14B	=22B	5.0	26.0	29.5	20.50	1829	+30.8
6	Vadher, Preash Mayank	1728	USA	+87N	=25B	+16N	=8B	−14N	+32B	+29N	5.0	26.0	27.5	18.50	1676	-13.2
7	Iyer, Aarush G	1727	USA	+59B	=40N	+61B	=5N	=18B	+21N	=8B	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.00	1793	+20.4
8	Paleja, Jax	1554	USA	+79B	+57N	=44B	=6N	+65N	=17B	=7N	5.0	24.0	26.0	17.00	1816	+68.4
9	John, Austin	1710	USA	+51B	=82N	=55B	+60N	+41B	+4N	−1B	5.0	23.5	25.5	17.00	1747	+12.4
10	Banda, Vishnu	1806	USA	=21N	+86B	−15N	+77B	+25B	+18N	=23B	5.0	23.5	25.0	16.50	1846	+11.2
11	Selvamani, Madhushan	1707	USA	+38B	−39N	+47B	−41N	+87B	+60N	+27B	5.0	21.5	23.0	16.00	1747	+7.2
12	Wang, Oscar	1805	USA	=26B	+62N	+82B	F	=43N	+61B	+15N	5.0	20.0	20.0	16.25	1974	+12.6
13	FIDE 566018544	0	—	+20N	−4N	=31B	+16B	=29N	=19B	+43N	4.5	26.5	30.0	18.75	1658	0.0
14	Somaya, Deven	1587	USA	+99B	−17N	+54B	+33N	+6B	=5N	−4B	4.5	26.5	26.5	14.50	1733	+47.6
15	FIDE 566009421	0	—	+75B	=37N	+10B	+44N	=17B	=22N	−12B	4.5	26.0	28.5	17.25	1802	0.0
16	Kotamraju, Akshay Krishna	0	USA	+74B	=5N	−6B	−13N	+70B	+49N	+40B	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.50	1686	0.0
17	Fernandez, Jorge	1846	USA	+73N	+14B	+43N	=23B	=15N	=8N	F	4.5	24.0	24.0	17.25	1859	+2.0
18	FIDE 39996476	0	—	−54B	+79N	+92B	+57N	=7N	−10B	+39N	4.5	21.5	23.0	12.50	1671	0.0
19	Rajesh, Ednit	1658	USA	+49B	−44N	−83B	+79N	+62B	=13N	+41B	4.5	20.0	22.0	14.25	1630	-3.2
20	FIDE 566018579	0	—	−13B	−69N	=76B	+84N	+71B	+59N	+55B	4.5	18.0	20.0	11.75	1537	0.0
21	Ramanuja, Madhav	1499	USA	=10B	−1N	+75B	+80N	+30B	−7B	=24N	4.0	26.5	28.5	13.00	1729	+68.8
22	Verma, Ritik	1824	USA	+41B	+31N	−4B	+30N	F	=15B	=5N	4.0	26.0	26.0	16.25	1770	-11.6
23	Kotha, Kaarthi	1757	USA	F	+54N	+33B	=17N	−2B	+43B	=10N	4.0	25.5	25.5	15.25	1816	+16.4
24	Cheung, Joseph	1699	USA	+81B	+60N	=42B	−1N	=27B	=41N	=21B	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.50	1613	-22.8
25	Jadhav, Saj Ajaykumar	1693	USA	+70N	=6N	−5B	+85B	−10N	+69B	=34N	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.00	1527	-34.0
26	FIDE 566018536	0	—	=12N	=29B	=85N	+58B	+42B	=34N	−44N	4.0	23.0	24.5	13.75	1669	0.0
27	Karry, Tapasya	1608	USA	=85N	=45B	=36N	+72B	=24N	+33B	−11N	4.0	23.0	24.5	13.00	1756	+31.6
28	Jimmy, Jason	1652	USA	=48N	+78B	=53N	+32B	+37N	−3B	F	4.0	22.5	22.5	13.75	1563	-18.8
29	FIDE 39991806	0	—	=62B	=26N	+81B	=73N	=13B	+57N	−6B	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.00	1508	0.0
30	Arun, Aryan	1653	USA	+91N	+68B	=2N	−22B	−21N	=53B	+51N	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.25	1592	-17.2
31	Balaji, Tanav	1671	USA	+88N	−22B	=13N	=64B	=56N	=36B	+53N	4.0	21.5	23.0	11.75	1633	-6.4
32	Ambil, Keshav	1635	USA	+90B	−67N	+46B	−28N	+54B	−6N	+57B	4.0	21.5	23.0	11.00	902	-49.2
33	Das, Abhinav	1623	USA	+77N	+96B	−23N	−14B	+73B	−27N	+46B	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.50	1543	-22.4
34	Schwarz, Randall Mundell	1619	USA	=64N	−53B	=45N	+92B	+51N	=26B	=25B	4.0	20.5	22.0	11.75	1677	+16.0
35	Chinnapareddy, Shaurya	1462	USA	−5B	+74N	−52B	−46N	+88B	+54N	+66B	4.0	20.0	21.5	10.00	1527	+8.4
36	Daptardar, Soham Virendra	0	USA	−67B	+90N	=27B	=82N	=55B	=31N	+63B	4.0	19.0	20.5	11.00	1604	0.0
37	FIDE 566018641	0	—	+58N	=15B	=40B	+96N	−28B	+52N	F	4.0	19.0	19.0	11.00	1648	0.0
38	FIDE 39931803	0	—	−11N	−65B	−93N	+98B	+74N	+64B	+?N	4.0	14.5	14.5	5.50	1718	0.0
39	Komal Gore	1525	IND	+65N	+11B	+67B	−4N	−5B	=40N	−18B	3.5	26.0	29.0	12.75	1757	+74.4
40	Ganesan, Vidhun	1603	USA	+89N	=7B	=37N	+56B	−3N	=39B	−16N	3.5	25.5	27.0	10.75	1575	-6.0
41	FIDE 566012775	0	—	−22N	+88B	+68N	+11B	−9N	=24B	−19N	3.5	25.0	26.5	11.00	1571	0.0
42	Ansari, Arhaan Khan	1630	USA	+76N	+3B	=24N	−2B	−26N	=56B	=73N	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.75	1665	+7.6
43	Borse, Tanvi	1655	USA	+84B	+50N	−17B	+83N	=12B	−23N	−13B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.00	1530	-16.4
44	Diwakar, Saathvik	1631	USA	+71N	+19B	=8N	−15B	−61N	F	+26B	3.5	23.5	23.5	13.50	1641	+1.6
45	FIDE 566016207	0	—	=63B	=27N	=34B	=66N	=59B	−?B	+69N	3.5	19.5	19.5	11.00	1535	0.0
46	FIDE 566016240	0	—	−55N	+87B	−32N	+35B	=53N	+?B	−33N	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.00	1548	0.0
47	FIDE 566010810	0	—	−2N	+93B	−11N	=70B	=?N	=76B	+72N	3.5	19.0	19.0	6.00	1620	0.0
48	Kelleher, Thomas Patrick	1490	USA	=28B	−61N	−58N	=78B	+93N	=72B	+68N	3.5	17.5	18.5	8.00	1441	-9.6
49	FIDE 566017181	0	—	−19N	−77B	+98N	=?B	+58N	−16B	+71N	3.5	17.0	17.0	5.50	1614	0.0
50	FIDE 566000874	0	—	+?N	−43B	=77N	=63N	−60B	=80N	+75B	3.5	16.5	16.5	6.25	1544	0.0
51	Bayu, Abyalew	1709	USA	−9N	+70B	−3N	+88B	−34B	+62N	−30B	3.0	24.0	25.5	7.00	1408	-76.8
52	Ikediashi, Alfred Isioma Adim	1696	NGR	+93N	−2B	+35N	−3B	+83N	−37B	−56N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1501	-30.0
53	Mittapalli, Anish	1498	USA	=97B	+34N	=28B	−67N	=46B	=30N	−31B	3.0	22.5	23.5	10.25	1605	+32.4
54	FIDE 566018587	0	—	+18N	−23B	−14N	+86B	−32N	−35B	+94N	3.0	22.5	23.5	7.00	1348	0.0
55	Hosur, Sanmita	1490	USA	+46B	F	=9N	−65B	=36N	+68B	−20N	3.0	22.5	22.5	10.50	1555	+5.2
56	FIDE 39991628	0	—	F	+80N	−1B	−40N	=31B	=42N	+52B	3.0	22.0	22.0	8.75	1682	0.0
57	FIDE 566005140	0	—	+98N	−8B	+?N	−18B	+64N	−29B	−32N	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1627	0.0
58	Vinayagaram, Tarun	1559	USA	−37B	=75N	+48B	−26N	−49B	=70N	+79B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.00	2290	+16.0
59	Cromartie, Julius	1504	USA	−7N	+89B	−65N	+91B	=45N	−20B	=78N	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.00	1519	0.0
60	Puppala, Aekaay	1529	CAN	+95N	−24B	+91N	−9B	+50N	−11B	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	905	-32.4
61	Kaleem, Faisal	1712	USA	F	+48B	−7N	+71N	+44B	−12N	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	9.50	1663	-4.8
62	Karthik, Krish	1628	USA	=29N	−12B	=86N	+93B	−19N	−51B	+95N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.75	1346	-51.6
63	Akula, Praneel	1571	USA	=45N	=85B	=72N	=50B	=68N	=73B	−36N	3.0	18.5	20.0	8.00	1578	+0.8
64	Paritala, Kavin S	1577	USA	=34B	=97N	=80B	=31N	−57B	−38N	+92B	3.0	18.5	19.5	7.00	1708	+36.4
65	Flournoy, Donald W	1786	USA	−39B	+38N	+59B	+55N	−8B	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	10.00	1518	-52.0
66	Thota, Mani Karthikeya	1531	USA	−68N	−91B	+89N	=45B	=72N	+83B	−35N	3.0	16.0	17.5	6.50	1498	-5.6
67	Srivatsan, Aaryan	1726	USA	+36N	+32B	−39N	+53B	F	F	F	3.0	14.5	14.5	11.00	1678	-6.8
68	Sambath, Vaishnav	0	USA	+66B	−30N	−41B	+81N	=63B	−55N	−48B	2.5	20.0	22.0	6.50	1398	0.0
69	FIDE 566018633	0	—	−4B	+20B	−96N	=95N	+80B	−25N	−45B	2.5	20.0	21.0	7.00	1553	0.0
70	FIDE 39954633	0	—	−25B	−51N	+94B	=47N	−16N	=58B	=81B	2.5	20.0	21.0	5.25	1381	0.0
71	FIDE 39958450	0	—	−44B	=76N	+78N	−61B	−20N	+85N	−49B	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.25	872	0.0
72	Thalapaneni, Sarayu	1613	USA	−82B	+94N	=63B	−27N	=66B	=48N	−47B	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.75	1402	-57.2
73	Chen, Nathan Mao	1543	USA	−17B	+99N	F	=29B	−33N	=63N	=42B	2.5	19.0	19.0	5.25	1559	+2.0
74	FIDE 566018609	0	—	−16N	−35B	−79B	+94N	−38B	=81N	+85B	2.5	18.0	19.0	3.50	662	0.0
75	FIDE 566018617	0	—	−15N	=58B	−21N	−?B	+89N	+90B	−50N	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.50	1463	0.0
76	FIDE 39982882	0	—	−42B	=71B	=20N	−87N	+81B	=47N	−?B	2.5	17.5	17.5	7.25	785	0.0
77	Tammineni, Ram	1582	USA	−33B	+49N	=50B	−10N	+95B	F	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	6.25	915	-26.4
78	FIDE 39954889	0	—	F	−28N	−71B	=48N	+79B	=87N	=59B	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.00	1463	0.0
79	FIDE 566018650	0	—	−8N	−18B	+74N	−19B	−78N	+93B	−58N	2.0	22.0	23.0	3.50	790	0.0
80	Agarwal, Saatvik	1693	USA	+92N	−56B	=64N	−21B	−69N	=50B	−83N	2.0	18.0	19.5	4.75	1541	-24.4
81	FIDE 566000823	0	—	−24N	+95B	−29N	−68B	−76N	=74B	=70N	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.50	899	0.0
82	Sivaraju, Subbu	1557	USA	+72N	=9B	−12N	=36B	F	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	7.00	1709	+23.6
83	FIDE 566018625	0	—	F	F	+19N	−43B	−52B	−66N	+80B	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.50	1575	0.0
84	FIDE 566000807	0	—	−43N	−?B	=?N	−20B	−90N	=89B	+93N	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.75	1399	0.0
85	FIDE 566005965	0	—	=27B	=63N	=26B	−25N	−?N	−71B	−74N	1.5	20.0	20.0	5.50	1418	0.0
86	Mohan Kumar, Nishanth	1499	USA	=1B	−10N	=62B	−54N	=91B	F	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	5.25	1619	+15.2
87	Newell, Logan	1552	USA	−6B	−46N	F	+76B	−11N	=78B	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	3.75	918	-22.4
88	FIDE 566018595	0	—	−31B	−41N	+90B	−51N	−35N	−94B	=89N	1.5	17.5	18.5	2.25	1244	0.0
89	Moorthy, Kavin	1420	CAN	−40B	−59N	−66B	=90N	−75B	=84N	=88B	1.5	15.5	17.0	2.50	746	-39.6
90	FIDE 30999316	0	—	−32N	−36B	−88N	=89B	+84B	−75N	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.75	1335	0.0
91	FIDE 30938554	0	—	−30B	+66N	−60B	−59N	=86N	F	F	1.5	14.5	14.5	3.75	1394	0.0
92	Fricks, Charles	1546	USA	−80B	+98B	−18N	−34N	F	=95B	−64N	1.5	14.5	14.5	0.50	1454	-9.2
93	FIDE 566018560	0	—	−52B	−47N	+38B	−62N	−48B	−79N	−84B	1.0	19.0	21.0	4.00	805	0.0
94	FIDE 566018668	0	—	−3N	−72B	−70N	−74B	F	+88N	−54B	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	821	0.0
95	FIDE 39982530	0	—	−60B	−81N	F	=69B	−77N	=92N	−62B	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1249	0.0
96	FIDE 566018552	0	—	F	−33N	+69B	−37B	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	823	0.0
97	Anburaj, Thamizhamuthan	1653	USA	=53N	=64B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	1538	-12.4
98	Sivaraju, Sai Karthik	1698	USA	−57B	−92N	−49B	−38N	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	746	-28.0
99	Shrivastava, Abhyuday	1485	USA	−14N	−73B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	765	-31.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kurra, SuhaasUSA
+76.4
5.5 pts · #5
2Komal GoreIND
+74.4
3.5 pts · #12
3Ramanuja, MadhavUSA
+68.8
4.0 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Bayu, AbyalewUSA
-76.8
3.0 pts · #69
2Thalapaneni, SarayuUSA
-57.2
2.5 pts · #51
3Flournoy, Donald WUSA
-52.0
3.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R1+261 Elo gap
Komal Gore1525 beat Flournoy, Donald W1786
R5+232 Elo gap
Paleja, Jax1554 beat Flournoy, Donald W1786
R3+201 Elo gap
Komal Gore1525 beat Srivatsan, Aaryan1726