14th Annual Boston Chess Congress - Premier
SwissStandard
65 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Boston, MA, United States. 11 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2287, and top seed was Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2589).
Danila Poliannikov (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2347) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jianchao Zhou (4.0) and Aaron Jacobson (4.0). Poliannikov shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Samanyu Alluri (1750) beat Leonhard Chang (2010), a +260-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Boston, MA, United States
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 11
GM×2
IM×2
FM×3
CM×2
WFM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×60
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
🇯🇵Japan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Danila Poliannikov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
23
7
1
4
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jan
FM Danila Poliannikov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
FM Danila Poliannikov went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
R3 · LATE SURGE
IM Denis Shmeliov was #12 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poliannikov, DanilaFM | 2347 | USA | +25N | +22B | =14N | +20B | +7N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 12.50 | 2333 | -0.8 |
| 2 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2589 | USA | +43B | =21N | +23B | +8B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2465 | -4.6 |
| 3 | Jacobson, AaronIM | 2371 | USA | +35B | =12N | +9B | +55N | =2B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2346 | +0.9 |
| 4 | Shmeliov, DenisIM | 2349 | UKR | +38N | +36B | −17N | +22B | +15N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 2276 | -1.9 |
| 5 | Barash, Anton | 2087 | USA | +34B | +28N | =55B | =11N | +27B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2073 | -1.0 |
| 6 | Guha, Eshan | 2071 | USA | +57B | −20N | +35B | +40N | +11B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 2124 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Wang, Aaron | 1977 | USA | =46B | +50N | +12B | +13N | −1B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 2179 | +49.6 |
| 8 | Carlson, Joaquin | 2052 | USA | +41N | =33B | +21B | −2N | +23B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2161 | +12.6 |
| 9 | Xu, ShawnCM | 2080 | USA | +45N | =11B | −3N | +56B | +24B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2120 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Xu, Raymond | 1984 | USA | −11N | +26B | =61N | +29B | +55N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 2048 | +9.0 |
| 11 | Huang, Charles | 1875 | USA | +10B | =9N | +16N | =5B | −6N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 2105 | +61.2 |
| 12 | Gonullu, Muhammed Sinan | 1951 | TUR | +58N | =3B | −7N | +37B | =14N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2055 | +12.4 |
| 13 | Feng, EricFM | 2134 | USA | +29N | +31B | =20N | −7B | =16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 2028 | -26.8 |
| 14 | Kilari, Dattasai | 2002 | USA | +53B | +51N | =1B | −18N | =12B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2178 | +41.2 |
| 15 | Xin, StellaCM | 1904 | USA | +24B | −17N | +54B | +52N | −4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2221 | +75.6 |
| 16 | Wu, William | 1945 | USA | +26B | =56N | −11B | +34N | =13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1933 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Jiang, BrandonFM | 2309 | USA | +65N | +15B | +4B | F | −18N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2329 | +6.4 |
| 18 | Ivanov, AlexanderGM | 2378 | USA | F | F | +33N | +14B | +17B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2900 | +5.8 |
| 19 | Groff, Jordan | 2141 | USA | −20B | +57N | +56B | −27N | +47B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1954 | -21.0 |
| 20 | Vedula, Hrishikesh Sai | 1902 | USA | +19N | +6B | =13B | −1N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 2257 | +69.2 |
| 21 | Ingargiola, Max | 1908 | USA | +32B | =2B | −8N | =39N | =25B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2023 | +26.4 |
| 22 | Srinivasan, Sivavishnu | 1964 | USA | +48B | −1N | +53B | −4N | =26B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 2049 | +14.8 |
| 23 | Wang, Rocky | 1877 | USA | =44N | +39B | −2N | +33B | −8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 2032 | +36.8 |
| 24 | Pan, Zachary | 2104 | USA | −15N | +41B | =25N | +43B | −9N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1954 | -33.6 |
| 25 | Shin, Luke | 1930 | USA | −1B | +48N | =24B | =49N | =21N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 2027 | +21.2 |
| 26 | Alluri, Samanyu | 1750 | USA | −16N | −10N | +38B | +59B | =22N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1956 | +52.0 |
| 27 | Carey, Michael | 1912 | USA | F | =44B | +59N | +19B | −5N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2105 | +20.0 |
| 28 | Winter, Shea | 0 | USA | +64N | −5B | −42N | =45B | +43N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1963 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Golosovker, Alexander | 2002 | USA | −13B | +62N | =52B | −10N | +44B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1998 | -1.2 |
| 30 | Garg, Priyansh | 2147 | USA | −33N | =34B | −47B | +50N | +39B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1899 | -60.8 |
| 31 | Kennedy, Aiden | 1951 | USA | +62B | −13N | +51B | =42N | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2069 | +24.4 |
| 32 | Ananth, AnanyaWFM | 1921 | USA | −21N | =60B | +63N | +36B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1977 | +13.2 |
| 33 | Kogan, Mark Leo | 1989 | USA | +30B | =8N | −18B | −23N | =52B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 2036 | +7.6 |
| 34 | Zhou, Arthur | 1831 | USA | −5N | =30N | +50B | −16B | =36N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1864 | +5.2 |
| 35 | Farfel, Vlad | 0 | USA | −3N | +58B | −6N | =44B | =37N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1921 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Azimzada, Mahammad | 1646 | AZE | +37B | −4N | =46B | −32N | =34B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1827 | +40.4 |
| 37 | Carlson, Jericho D | 1838 | USA | −36N | +38B | =43B | −12N | =35B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1820 | -5.2 |
| 38 | Chang, Leonhard | 2010 | USA | −4B | −37N | −26N | +63B | +56N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1844 | -45.2 |
| 39 | Ravishankar, Dhruvesh | 1905 | USA | =54B | −23N | +60N | =21B | −30N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1914 | +0.4 |
| 40 | Zhang, Andrew | 2007 | USA | =47N | =49B | +44N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1954 | -11.6 |
| 41 | Blomer, John | 1833 | USA | −8B | −24N | +58B | +51N | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1965 | +26.4 |
| 42 | Cousins, Robert P | 1954 | USA | F | =46N | +28B | =31B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1906 | -5.2 |
| 43 | Matsunaga, Toma | 2021 | JPN | −2N | +45B | =37N | −24N | −28B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1951 | -20.0 |
| 44 | Palmer, Ben | 1936 | USA | =23B | =27N | −40B | =35N | −29N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1757 | -36.8 |
| 45 | Cheng, Eric | 1787 | USA | −9B | −43N | +57B | =28N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1888 | +13.6 |
| 46 | Chan, Matthew | 1871 | USA | =7N | =42B | =36N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1859 | +0.4 |
| 47 | Thomas, Kenneth | 1916 | USA | =40B | F | +30N | F | −19N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 2098 | +13.8 |
| 48 | Peyton, Nathan | 1900 | USA | −22N | −25B | F | +53N | =49B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1834 | -15.2 |
| 49 | Terrie, Henry | 1892 | USA | F | =40N | F | =25B | =48N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1946 | +4.4 |
| 50 | Devata, Venkat Devarshi | 1857 | USA | F | −7B | −34N | −30B | +58N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1733 | -26.4 |
| 51 | Jeselson, Andrew | 1956 | USA | +60N | −14B | −31N | −41B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1765 | -20.0 |
| 52 | Velazquez Martinez, Josue Cuauht | 2083 | MEX | F | F | =29N | −15B | =33N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1840 | -19.4 |
| 53 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1899 | USA | −14N | +64B | −22N | −48B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1765 | -26.8 |
| 54 | Meng, Alexander | 1949 | USA | =39N | =59B | −15N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1770 | -28.8 |
| 55 | Lewis, Franklin P | 1900 | USA | F | F | =5N | −3B | −10B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1851 | -8.8 |
| 56 | Wu, Felix | 1715 | USA | F | =16B | −19N | −9N | −38B | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1716 | -1.6 |
| 57 | wang, Bohan | 1937 | USA | −6N | −19B | −45N | =58N | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1615 | -60.4 |
| 58 | McCreesh, Brent L | 1748 | USA | −12B | −35N | −41N | =57B | −50B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1572 | -14.4 |
| 59 | Creswell, Charlie | 1876 | USA | F | =54N | −27B | −26N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1597 | -40.8 |
| 60 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 2047 | USA | −51B | =32N | −39B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1654 | -59.2 |
| 61 | Zoffer, Oskar | 1969 | USA | F | F | =10B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1984 | +0.8 |
| 62 | Wagner, Camden I | 1851 | USA | −31N | −29B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1177 | -13.2 |
| 63 | Uwakwe, Michael | 1929 | USA | F | F | −32B | −38N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1166 | -18.0 |
| 64 | Times, Lawyer | 1967 | USA | −28B | −53N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1098 | -12.0 |
| 65 | Ravn, William E | 1815 | USA | −17B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1415 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Xin, StellaCMUSA+75.63.0 pts · #17
- 2Vedula, Hrishikesh SaiUSA+69.22.5 pts · #25
- 3Huang, CharlesUSA+61.23.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Garg, PriyanshUSA-60.82.5 pts · #31
- 2wang, BohanUSA-60.40.5 pts · #55
- 3Wang, LaceyWFMUSA-59.20.5 pts · #61
Biggest upsets
- R3+260 Elo gap
- R1+239 Elo gap
- R3+231 Elo gap