2026 January Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 25 Jan 2026 in Lisle, IL, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Rohan Menon (🇺🇸 USA, 1979).
Said Elferachi (🇺🇸 USA, 1858) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Aayush Thakkar (2.0) and Mark P Hamilton (2.0). Elferachi shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mark P Hamilton (1833) beat Rohan Menon (1979), a +146-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Lisle, IL, United States
Dates
25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/3. Elferachi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mark P Hamilton | * | — | — | — |
| 2Aayush Thakkar | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Said Elferachi | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Hiro Higuchi | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elferachi, Said | 1858 | USA | +6N | +2N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2596 | +16.6 |
| 2 | Thakkar, Aayush | 1757 | USA | +9N | −1B | +5N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1896 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Hamilton, Mark P | 1833 | USA | +8N | −5B | +9B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1936 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Higuchi, Hiro | 1884 | USA | =7N | +8B | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2123 | +12.6 |
| 5 | Hanninen, Carter James | 1727 | USA | F | +3N | −2B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1795 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Turba, Timur | 1834 | USA | −1B | =7B | =8N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1781 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Shrigadi, Aryan | 1881 | USA | =4B | =6N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1860 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Menon, Rohan | 1979 | USA | −3B | −4N | =6B | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1578 | -60.8 |
| 9 | Simpson, Matthew | 1729 | USA | −2B | F | −3N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 995 | -32.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thakkar, AayushUSA+22.42.0 pts · #2
- 2Elferachi, SaidUSA+16.62.0 pts · #3
- 3Higuchi, HiroUSA+12.61.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Menon, RohanUSA-60.80.5 pts · #8
- 2Simpson, MatthewUSA-32.80.0 pts · #9
- 3Turba, TimurUSA-8.81.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+146 Elo gap
- R2+106 Elo gap