9th Annual Gulf Coast New Years Open - U2050
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Estero, FL, United States. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Lester Jimenez (🇳🇮 NCA, 1972).
Ben Silva (🇺🇸 USA, 1835) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Quan Tanksley (4.0) and Aarna Nitin Warekar (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Arhan Bandaru (1658) beat Luis Calderon (1909), a +251-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Estero, FL, United States
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×35
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇳🇮Nicaragua×1
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBen Silva led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ben Silva held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Ben Silva went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ben Silva | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Quan Tanksley | — | * | — | — |
| 3Aarna Nitin Warekar | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Luis Calderon | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silva, Ben | 1835 | USA | +24N | +5B | =33B | +3N | +6N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.50 | 2567 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Tanksley, Quan | 1798 | USA | +34B | =11N | =18B | +7N | +21B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 2000 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Warekar, Aarna Nitin | 1797 | USA | +26N | =14B | +13N | −1B | +12N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1886 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Calderon, Luis | 1909 | GER | −18N | +34B | +26N | =35B | +11B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 5.25 | 1827 | -13.2 |
| 5 | Sosa, Grey | 1701 | USA | +15B | −1N | +19B | +14N | −10B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1854 | +41.2 |
| 6 | Sloan, Jakob | 1936 | USA | +19B | =7N | =8B | +18N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1819 | -27.6 |
| 7 | Ganta, Srijan | 1865 | USA | +36N | =6B | =16N | −2B | +18N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1851 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Datta, Riyaan | 1734 | USA | =12B | +25N | =6N | −16B | +19B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1853 | +32.0 |
| 9 | Huang, Jolie | 1790 | USA | −11N | +28B | +29N | +20B | −17N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1738 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Stengelin, Martin | 1868 | USA | F | F | +24N | +27B | +5N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2500 | +16.8 |
| 11 | Liu, Richard | 1759 | USA | +9B | =2B | −17N | +13B | −4N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1813 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Martin, Andy D | 1745 | USA | =8N | −13B | +31B | +23N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1487 | -37.6 |
| 13 | Beal, Kevin J | 1750 | USA | =25B | +12N | −3B | −11N | +24B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1722 | -7.6 |
| 14 | Sha, Rui | 1836 | USA | +39B | =3N | =20N | −5B | =29B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1731 | -22.8 |
| 15 | Stephenson, Amy | 1726 | JAM | −5N | =24B | =28N | =25B | +27N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1682 | -6.0 |
| 16 | Rea, Andrew | 1903 | USA | F | F | =7B | +8N | +33B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1992 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Bershanskiy, Vladimir | 1797 | USA | F | F | +11B | =33N | +9B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.00 | 2575 | +35.2 |
| 18 | Bandaru, Arhan | 1658 | USA | +4B | =30N | =2N | −6B | −7B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1807 | +36.0 |
| 19 | Tisminezky, Tavi | 1652 | USA | −6N | +36B | −5N | +38B | −8N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1550 | -20.4 |
| 20 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 1741 | USA | F | +37N | =14B | −9N | =22B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1707 | -5.2 |
| 21 | Jimenez, Lester | 1972 | NCA | F | F | +27N | +30B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1943 | -2.2 |
| 22 | Sokhanvari, Sam | 1869 | USA | F | F | =25N | +34B | =20N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1781 | -5.8 |
| 23 | Tomasko, Ronald T | 0 | USA | F | F | +37B | −12B | +25N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Chintamani, Prajwal Reddy | 1706 | USA | −1B | =15N | −10B | +37N | −13N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1472 | -26.0 |
| 25 | Todhunter, James W | 1677 | USA | =13N | −8B | =22B | =15N | −23B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Griffin, Allan | 0 | USA | −3B | +39N | −4B | −29N | =28N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dominguez, Juan | 1768 | USA | +38B | =32N | −21B | −10N | −15B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1527 | -21.4 |
| 28 | Dande, Ridhaan | 1630 | USA | −32B | −9N | =15B | =31N | =26B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1509 | -16.0 |
| 29 | Weisberger, Nicholas | 0 | USA | F | F | −9B | +26B | =14N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 30 | LaChaussee, Robert | 1886 | USA | F | =18B | +38N | −21N | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1622 | -26.8 |
| 31 | Baumstark, Addison | 0 | USA | F | F | −12N | =28B | +36N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Hardison, William K | 1839 | USA | +28N | =27B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1892 | +6.0 |
| 33 | Falana, Emmanuel Ndabezinhle Esiayo | 0 | USA | F | F | =1N | =17B | −16N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1728 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rustek, Conrad P | 1548 | USA | −2N | −4N | +36B | −22N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1602 | +6.0 |
| 35 | Lucente, Mike | 1965 | USA | F | F | F | =4N | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1909 | -1.6 |
| 36 | Zhang, Aaron | 1601 | USA | −7B | −19N | −34N | F | −31B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 886 | -47.6 |
| 37 | Matcha, Hemanyu | 0 | USA | F | −20B | −23N | −24B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Gopinath, Thanisha | 0 | USA | −27N | F | −30B | −19N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ravelo La Rosa, Andres Alejandro | 1681 | CUB | −14N | −26B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1036 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Silva, BenUSA+66.04.5 pts · #2
- 2Sosa, GreyUSA+41.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Bandaru, ArhanUSA+36.02.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, AaronUSA-47.60.0 pts · #36
- 2Martin, Andy DUSA-37.62.5 pts · #34
- 3Sloan, JakobUSA-27.63.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R1+251 Elo gap
- R5+174 Elo gap
- R4+135 Elo gap