2026 Saint Louis Masters

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70 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in St. Louis, MO, United States. 69 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2636, and top seed was Fabiano Caruana (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2795).

Mikhail Al. Antipov (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2591) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Fabiano Caruana (6.5) and Lorenzo Lodici (6.5). Antipov shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Tea Gueci (WIM, 2138) beat Mark Heimann (GM, 2511), a +373-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸St. Louis, MO, United States

Dates

25 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMFabiano Caruana2795

Avg top 10

2,636

Participants

Titled players · 69

GM×38

IM×23

FM×6

WIM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×31

🇮🇳India×6

🇹🇷Turkiye×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇮🇹Italy×3

🇸🇰Slovakia×2

🇭🇺Hungary×2

Top 3

🥇
GMMikhail Al. Antipov
🇺🇸USA·2591
7.5pts·2836perf+26.5
🥈
GMFabiano Caruana
🇺🇸USA·2795
6.5pts·2816perf+2.1
🥉
GMLorenzo Lodici
🇮🇹ITA·2590
6.5pts·2704perf+13.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Mikhail Al. Antipov led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Antipov7.5Lodici6.5Caruana6.5Adewumi6Pranav6Sonis6— ex-leaders:Hardawayled R3, #18

R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Feb

GM Lorenzo Lodici takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Mikhail Al. Antipov beat GM Lorenzo Lodici (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Mikhail Al. Antipov 4 wins (R6–R9)GM Lorenzo Lodici 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMMikhail Al. Antipov	*	1	½	—
2GMLorenzo Lodici	0	*	½	—
3GMFabiano Caruana	½	½	*	—
4IMTanitoluwa Adewumi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM	2591	USA	+25B	+47N	=2N	=9B	=11N	+19B	+6N	+3B	+8N	7.5	45.5	49.5	40.75	2836	+26.5
2	Caruana, FabianoGM	2795	USA	+41B	+17N	=1B	+23N	F	+4B	=3N	+8B	=7N	6.5	46.0	46.0	36.00	2816	+2.1
3	Lodici, LorenzoGM	2590	ITA	=16N	+52B	+33N	+56B	+10B	=8N	=2B	−1N	+9B	6.5	44.5	47.5	31.25	2704	+13.9
4	Hong, AndrewGM	2587	USA	+27B	=28N	+48B	=14N	+23B	−2N	+12B	=10N	=5B	6.0	43.5	47.5	30.25	2680	+10.8
5	Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM	2433	USA	−40B	=65N	+20B	+17N	=30B	+43N	=10B	+22N	=4N	6.0	39.5	42.0	28.75	2640	+25.1
6	Pranav, VGM	2641	IND	=18B	=29N	=51B	+48N	+28B	=22N	−1B	+42N	+30B	6.0	39.0	43.0	26.25	2631	-1.3
7	Sonis, FrancescoGM	2561	ITA	+54B	=48N	+46B	−10N	+41B	=12N	=22B	+28N	=2B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.50	2660	+11.8
8	Woodward, AndyGM	2608	USA	=42B	+20N	+44B	=21N	+14B	=3B	+11N	−2N	−1B	5.5	45.5	49.5	27.75	2641	+4.3
9	Kantor, GergelyGM	2515	HUN	+63B	+31N	=12B	=1N	=21B	=10N	=15B	+11B	−3N	5.5	45.5	48.5	27.50	2638	+15.7
10	Durarbayli, VasifGM	2612	AZE	+38N	=44B	+39N	+7B	−3N	=9B	=5N	=4B	=13N	5.5	44.0	48.0	28.00	2604	-0.6
11	Akobian, VaruzhanGM	2549	USA	+66B	=46N	=28B	+13N	=1B	+21N	−8B	−9N	+29B	5.5	42.0	44.5	25.50	2576	+3.7
12	Aryan ChopraGM	2631	IND	+13N	=39B	=9N	+35B	F	=7B	−4N	+33B	+24N	5.5	41.0	41.0	27.25	2679	+4.8
13	Putnam, LiamIM	2485	USA	−12B	+36N	+53B	−11B	=15N	+50N	+31B	=14N	=10B	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.75	2642	+19.5
14	Stremavicius, TitasGM	2547	LTU	+62N	=56B	+37N	=4B	−8N	=32B	+19N	=13B	=15N	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.75	2564	+2.7
15	Mishra, AbhimanyuGM	2629	USA	=29B	=18N	=25B	=58N	=13B	+41N	=9N	+39B	=14B	5.5	39.0	42.0	25.00	2578	-5.8
16	Atanasov, AnthonyIM	2441	CAN	=3B	=30N	+43B	=28N	=24N	=47B	=39N	+26B	=34N	5.5	38.0	42.0	25.50	2643	+24.8
17	Kadric, DenisGM	2540	MNE	+68N	−2B	=19N	−5B	=20N	=54B	+57B	+49N	+28B	5.5	37.5	39.0	19.75	2532	-0.9
18	Mikaelyan, ArmanGM	2494	ARM	=6N	=15B	=34B	=31N	+40B	=30N	=21B	=23N	=22B	5.0	40.0	44.0	24.00	2632	+16.6
19	Park, EvanIM	2419	USA	−21B	+59N	=17B	+44N	+50B	−1N	−14B	=41N	+43B	5.0	39.5	42.5	19.75	2546	+15.4
20	Lu, MaximillianIM	2424	USA	=26N	−8B	−5N	+65B	=17B	+44N	=40B	+31N	=23B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.75	2560	+16.3
21	Quesada Perez, YasserGM	2562	CUB	+19N	+45B	F	=8B	=9N	−11B	=18N	=35B	+32N	5.0	39.5	39.5	23.75	2587	+2.4
22	Matviishen, ViktorGM	2533	UKR	+61N	−24B	=45N	+46B	+56N	=6B	=7N	−5B	=18N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.50	2498	-3.9
23	Hardaway, BrewingtonGM	2544	USA	+57B	+67N	+24N	−2B	−4N	=45B	=32N	=18B	=20N	5.0	39.0	41.0	19.25	2531	-1.6
24	Bharath Subramaniyam HGM	2595	IND	+51B	+22N	−23B	=41N	=16B	=29N	=42B	+37N	−12B	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.50	2545	-6.4
25	Bilovil, BogdanIM	2446	UKR	−1N	+60B	=15N	=47B	=26N	−39B	+59N	+45B	=33N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.50	2504	+7.2
26	Fier, AlexandrGM	2572	BRA	=20B	=70N	=29B	=42N	=25B	+49N	=37B	−16N	+41B	5.0	36.5	37.5	20.00	2474	-11.8
27	Narayanan, SamrugIM	2438	USA	−4N	−64B	=60N	+68B	=53B	=40N	=43B	+55N	+50B	5.0	30.5	32.0	16.25	2497	+7.7
28	Budisavljevic, LukaGM	2501	SRB	+60N	=4B	=11N	=16B	−6N	+46B	+45N	−7B	−17N	4.5	42.5	45.5	19.50	2475	-2.6
29	Raja HarshitGM	2472	IND	=15N	=6B	=26N	=39B	+33N	=24B	=47N	=34B	−11N	4.5	40.0	44.0	21.50	2579	+13.0
30	Can, IsikGM	2562	TUR	F	=16B	=32N	+52B	=5N	=18B	=35N	+47B	−6N	4.5	39.5	39.5	20.75	2532	-2.8
31	Dudin, GlebGM	2596	HUN	+32N	−9B	=58N	=18B	+64N	=35B	−13N	−20B	+42B	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.25	2445	-17.2
32	Shlyakhtenko, RobertIM	2453	USA	−31B	+63N	=30B	=40N	+58B	=14N	=23B	=50N	−21B	4.5	35.5	38.5	17.50	2520	+8.3
33	Kevlishvili, RobbyGM	2527	NED	=70B	+42N	−3B	=57N	−29B	+66N	+36B	−12N	=25B	4.5	35.5	36.5	15.50	2450	-9.2
34	Oparin, GrigoriyGM	2658	USA	=35N	=58B	=18N	=37B	=45N	F	+51B	=29N	=16B	4.5	35.0	35.0	19.50	2511	-14.8
35	Cordova, EmilioGM	2494	PER	=34B	=53N	+49B	−12N	+57B	=31N	=30B	=21N	F	4.5	34.5	34.5	18.00	2582	+9.7
36	Ostrovskiy, AleksandrIM	2367	USA	−39N	−13B	+38N	=53N	=44B	+52B	−33N	=48B	+58N	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.25	2508	+16.8
37	Kacharava, NikoloziGM	2501	GEO	+59B	=40N	−14B	=34N	F	+56B	=26N	−24B	+39N	4.5	34.0	34.0	16.75	2538	+5.2
38	Yip, CarissaIM	2466	USA	−10B	−49N	−36B	F	+65N	+67B	+64N	=40N	+53B	4.5	28.5	28.5	12.50	2434	-2.0
39	Alexakis, DimitrisGM	2538	GRE	+36B	=12N	−10B	=29N	=42B	+25N	=16B	−15N	−37B	4.0	40.5	44.5	19.25	2463	-8.8
40	Warmerdam, MaxGM	2580	NED	+5N	=37B	−56N	=32B	−18N	=27B	=20N	=38B	=46N	4.0	38.5	41.5	19.75	2384	-23.0
41	Celik, Hasan HuseyinIM	2495	TUR	−2N	+68B	+64N	=24B	−7N	−15B	+56N	=19B	−26N	4.0	38.5	40.0	12.00	2444	-5.4
42	Amilal MunkhdalaiIM	2455	MGL	=8N	−33B	+62N	=26B	=39N	+53B	=24N	−6B	−31N	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.25	2518	+7.6
43	Tiglon, BryceGM	2550	USA	−45N	+54B	−16N	=49B	+52N	−5B	=27N	+51B	−19N	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.00	2377	-20.8
44	Gazik, ViktorGM	2537	SVK	+49B	=10N	−8N	−19B	=36N	−20B	+62N	=46B	=45N	4.0	37.5	40.5	16.00	2388	-17.4
45	Pyrih, RomanIM	2403	UKR	+43B	−21N	=22B	+69N	=34B	=23N	−28B	−25N	=44B	4.0	37.0	38.5	14.75	2496	+11.2
46	Atwell, RoseFM	2337	USA	+50B	=11B	−7N	−22N	+69B	−28N	=55B	=44N	=40B	4.0	36.5	38.0	14.00	2494	+36.2
47	Mardov, DimitarIM	2504	USA	+65B	−1B	=57N	=25N	+54B	=16N	=29B	−30N	F	4.0	36.0	36.0	15.00	2444	-6.2
48	Repka, ChristopherGM	2495	SVK	+64N	=7B	−4N	−6B	−49N	F	+60B	=36N	+54B	4.0	35.5	35.5	14.25	2407	-8.1
49	Wang, TianqiIM	2331	USA	−44N	+38B	−35N	=43N	+48B	−26B	+58N	−17B	=55N	4.0	35.0	38.0	15.25	2474	+16.8
50	Harsha BharathakotiGM	2538	IND	−46N	=66B	+67B	+51N	−19N	−13B	+54N	=32B	−27N	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.00	2363	-20.6
51	Bilych, OleksiiIM	2450	UKR	−24N	+61B	=6N	−50B	=59N	+64B	−34N	−43N	+57B	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.00	2401	-4.9
52	Kuru, AtillaIM	2450	TUR	=53B	−3N	+65B	−30N	−43B	−36N	+68B	=57N	+61B	4.0	31.5	33.0	10.25	2400	-5.7
53	Bok, BenjaminGM	2592	NED	=52N	=35B	−13N	=36B	=27N	−42N	=66B	+56B	−38N	3.5	35.0	37.5	13.25	2348	-29.1
54	Rorrer, GraysonIM	2415	USA	−7N	−43N	+63B	+67B	−47N	=17N	−50B	+59B	−48N	3.5	33.5	35.5	10.75	2352	-7.6
55	Heimann, MarkGM	2511	USA	−67N	−57B	+61N	−64B	+60N	=59B	=46N	−27B	=49B	3.5	27.5	29.5	11.50	2209	-34.3
56	Yu, JenniferFM	2309	USA	+69B	=14N	+40B	−3N	−22B	−37N	−41B	−53N	=62N	3.0	36.0	37.5	9.75	2402	+20.8
57	Rosen, EricIM	2377	USA	−23N	+55N	=47B	=33B	−35N	=58B	−17N	=52B	−51N	3.0	35.0	38.0	11.25	2376	0.0
58	Boyer, MahelGM	2486	FRA	F	=34N	=31B	=15B	−32N	=57N	−49B	+66N	−36B	3.0	33.0	33.0	11.25	2389	-11.2
59	Antova, GabrielaFM	2168	BUL	−37N	−19B	=68N	+62B	=51B	=55N	−25B	−54N	=60B	3.0	31.5	33.0	9.00	2287	+23.2
60	Caglar, SilaWIM	2215	TUR	−28B	−25N	=27B	=66N	−55B	+63N	−48N	=62B	=59N	3.0	31.0	33.5	9.75	2275	+11.2
61	Kavutskiy, KostyaIM	2330	USA	−22B	−51N	−55B	=63N	−62N	+65B	=67N	+64B	−52N	3.0	27.5	29.5	7.50	2234	-11.5
62	Abrahamyan, TatevIM	2378	USA	−14B	=69N	−42B	−59N	+61B	=68N	−44B	=60N	=56B	3.0	27.0	28.5	7.50	2258	-14.5
63	Chirilov, James AFM	2264	USA	−9N	−32B	−54N	=61B	=68N	−60B	−65N	+70B	+67N	3.0	25.5	26.5	5.25	2222	-10.4
64	Gueci, TeaWIM	2138	ITA	−48B	+27N	−41B	+55N	−31B	−51N	−38B	−61N	=65B	2.5	32.5	35.0	9.75	2275	+21.6
65	Cervantes Landeiro, ThaliaFM	2247	USA	−47N	=5B	−52N	−20N	−38B	−61N	+63B	=67B	=64N	2.5	32.0	34.0	8.25	2198	-13.4
66	Kiolbasa, OliwiaIM	2397	POL	−11N	=50N	−69B	=60B	+67N	−33B	=53N	−58B	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	7.25	2321	-8.1
67	Apaar SaxenaFM	2263	IND	+55B	−23B	−50N	−54N	−66B	−38N	=61B	=65N	−63B	2.0	29.0	31.5	6.25	2192	-16.2
68	Sargsyan, Anna M.IM	2372	USA	−17B	−41N	=59B	−27N	=63B	=62B	−52N	F	F	1.5	27.5	27.5	4.50	2160	-18.1
69	Chasin, NicoGM	2520	USA	−56N	=62B	+66N	−45B	−46N	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	4.00	2214	-20.4
70	Paciorkowski, Lev	2315	USA	=33N	=26B	F	F	F	F	F	−63N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	4.75	2329	+0.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Atwell, RoseFMUSA
+36.2
4.0 pts · #51
2Antipov, Mikhail Al.GMUSA
+26.5
7.5 pts · #1
3Adewumi, TanitoluwaIMUSA
+25.1
6.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Heimann, MarkGMUSA
-34.3
3.5 pts · #55
2Bok, BenjaminGMNED
-29.1
3.5 pts · #54
3Warmerdam, MaxGMNED
-23.0
4.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R4+373 Elo gap
WIMGueci, Tea2138 beat GMHeimann, Mark2511
R2+300 Elo gap
WIMGueci, Tea2138 beat IMNarayanan, Samrug2438
R3+271 Elo gap
FMYu, Jennifer2309 beat GMWarmerdam, Max2580