2026 Tim Just Winter Open XLII - U2100
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Schaumburg, IL, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1855, and top seed was Andrew Mao (🇺🇸 USA, 1946).
Said Elferachi (🇺🇸 USA, 1858) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Aaron C Jing (3.5) and Whitman Kosak (3.0). Elferachi won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Anay Bhargava (1454) beat Brian Harrigan (1834), a +380-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Schaumburg, IL, United States
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSaid Elferachi led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Said Elferachi held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Said Elferachi drew with Aaron C Jing (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Aaron C Jing won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Said Elferachi | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Aaron C Jing | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Whitman Kosak | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Andrew Mao | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elferachi, Said | 1858 | USA | +4N | +10B | =18N | +3B | =2B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.50 | 2029 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Jing, Aaron C | 1835 | USA | +11B | F | +6N | +9B | =1N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1969 | +6.8 |
| 3 | Kosak, Whitman | 1864 | USA | =16N | +15B | +19B | −1N | =21B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1823 | -5.0 |
| 4 | Chen, Megan | 1702 | USA | −1B | +23N | =20B | =10N | +22B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1768 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Mao, Andrew | 1946 | USA | F | F | +24B | +22N | +9N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2543 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Whites, Malcolm Charles | 0 | USA | =15N | +17B | −2B | +16N | −18N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nudo, Zachary W | 1802 | USA | +22N | −9B | −13N | +17B | =12B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1819 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Napoli, Steven | 1913 | USA | +17B | =19N | =12B | =13N | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1864 | -3.4 |
| 9 | Sabarish, Shravan | 1695 | USA | F | +7N | +21B | −2N | −5B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1806 | +23.2 |
| 10 | Hill, Robert | 1660 | USA | +23B | −1N | F | =4B | =20N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1682 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Ruckert, Roger G | 0 | USA | −2N | F | =14B | =20N | +15B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tang, Edward Jiayi | 1639 | USA | F | +16B | =8N | −19B | =7N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1815 | +36.4 |
| 13 | Bowman, Deborah | 0 | USA | F | F | +7B | =8B | =14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1836 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jin, Evan Y | 1733 | USA | F | F | =11N | +24B | =13B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2535 | +20.0 |
| 15 | Kailash, Vaibhav | 1709 | USA | =6B | −3N | −16B | +25B | −11N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1601 | -8.6 |
| 16 | Ponugupati, Tejas | 1733 | USA | =3B | −12N | +15N | −6B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1737 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Tang, Emily Jiaying | 1766 | USA | −8N | −6N | +23B | −7N | =25B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1599 | -34.4 |
| 18 | Sahoo, Ojas | 1883 | USA | F | F | =1B | −21N | +6B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1557 | -33.2 |
| 19 | La Budde, Michael | 1814 | USA | F | =8B | −3N | +12N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1805 | -0.8 |
| 20 | Pennell, Andrew | 1718 | USA | F | F | =4N | =11B | =10B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1682 | -4.0 |
| 21 | Bafia, Nathaniel | 1642 | USA | F | F | −9N | +18B | =3N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1814 | +26.0 |
| 22 | Arond, Dean | 1799 | USA | −7B | F | +25N | −5B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1566 | -24.2 |
| 23 | Bhargava, Anay | 1454 | USA | −10N | −4B | −17N | +26B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1547 | +14.8 |
| 24 | Cohen, Frederic | 1735 | USA | F | F | −5N | −14N | +26B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1713 | -1.8 |
| 25 | Kota, Arjun | 1582 | USA | F | F | −22B | −15N | =17N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1484 | -12.4 |
| 26 | Harrigan, Brian | 1834 | USA | F | F | F | −23N | −24N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 791 | -62.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tang, Edward JiayiUSA+36.42.0 pts · #7
- 2Bafia, NathanielUSA+26.01.5 pts · #14
- 3Sabarish, ShravanUSA+23.22.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Harrigan, BrianUSA-62.00.0 pts · #26
- 2Tang, Emily JiayingUSA-34.41.5 pts · #13
- 3Sahoo, OjasUSA-33.21.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R4+380 Elo gap
- R4+241 Elo gap
- R2+107 Elo gap