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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
Top seed
🇺🇸Rohan Menon1979
Avg top 10
1,831
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
3
1
3
11.52.53R1R2R3
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
Player1234
1Mark P Hamilton*
2Aayush Thakkar*
0
3Said Elferachi
1
*
4Hiro Higuchi*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Elferachi, Said1858USA+6N+2NF2.03.03.03.002596+16.6
2Thakkar, Aayush1757USA+9N1B+5N2.03.03.01.001896+22.4
3Hamilton, Mark P1833USA+8N5B+9B2.01.51.50.501936+8.4
4Higuchi, Hiro1884USA=7N+8BF1.51.51.51.002123+12.6
5Hanninen, Carter James1727USAF+3N2B1.04.04.02.001795+7.2
6Turba, Timur1834USA1B=7B=8N1.03.03.50.751781-8.8
7Shrigadi, Aryan1881USA=4B=6NF1.02.52.51.251860-1.2
8Menon, Rohan1979USA3B4N=6B0.53.54.50.501578-60.8
9Simpson, Matthew1729USA2BF3N0.04.04.00.00995-32.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets