King George III International
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 24 Nov 2025 to 15 Dec 2025 in Boise, ID, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1088, and top seed was Jeff Gamble (🇺🇸 USA, 2128).
Brian S Lange (🇺🇸 USA, 1806) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Michael D Vanya (3.0) and Dustin Lindgren (1.5). Lange broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Boise, ID, United States
Dates
24 Nov 2025 → 15 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsBrian S Lange led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Brian S Lange never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Brian S Lange 4 wins (R1–R4)Michael D Vanya 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian S Lange | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Michael D Vanya | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Corey K Longhurst | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Lindon Smith | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lange, Brian S | 1806 | USA | +10B | +5N | +3B | +8N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2621 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Vanya, Michael D | 1793 | USA | +9N | +8B | +4N | F | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2462 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Lindgren, Dustin | 1821 | USA | +8N | =4B | −1N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1541 | -29.2 |
| 4 | Longhurst, Corey K | 1662 | USA | +6B | =3N | −2B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1760 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Smith, Lindon | 0 | USA | +?N | −1B | −?B | =7N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1753 | +24.8 |
| 6 | Liang, Candice | 1665 | USA | −4N | +9B | =11N | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 1671 | -3.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 39997464 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?N | =5B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 39997472 | 0 | — | −3B | −2N | +?B | −1B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 39993752 | 0 | — | −2B | −6N | −10B | +?N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 39998037 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | +9N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gamble, Jeff | 2128 | USA | F | F | =6B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1728 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Smith, LindonUSA+24.81.5 pts · #2
- 2Longhurst, Corey KUSA+15.61.5 pts · #1
- 3Vanya, Michael DUSA+12.83.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Lindgren, DustinUSA-29.21.5 pts · #7
- 2Gamble, JeffUSA-8.40.5 pts · #6
- 3Liang, CandiceUSA-3.21.5 pts · #5