31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert
SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, FL, United States. 15 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2343, and top seed was Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2577).
Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2577) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nikola Mitkov (4.0) and Lyubomir Gospodinov (4.0). Zhou broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Lance Winters (1877) beat Maggie Feng (FM, 2144), a +267-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Melbourne, FL, United States
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 15
GM×4
IM×2
FM×7
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×45
🇨🇺Cuba×2
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇲🇰North Macedonia×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Jianchao Zhou led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
1
3
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Jianchao Zhou held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Jianchao Zhou drew with GM Sergio E Barrientos (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Jianchao Zhou won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMJianchao Zhou | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2GMSergio E Barrientos | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Lyubomir Gospodinov | — | — | * | — |
| 4GMNikola Mitkov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2577 | USA | +17B | +21N | +14B | =4N | +5B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2662 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Mitkov, NikolaGM | 2378 | MKD | +35B | +7N | =9B | +6N | =37B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 2342 | -1.1 |
| 3 | Gospodinov, Lyubomir | 2016 | USA | =5B | +50N | +11B | =37N | +9B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 2364 | +43.0 |
| 4 | Barrientos, Sergio EGM | 2474 | COL | +36N | +10B | =33N | =1B | +42N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2487 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Amburgy, RyanFM | 2337 | USA | =3N | +25B | +29N | +46B | −1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2290 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Moore, Nickolas | 2146 | USA | +27B | =32N | +12B | −2B | +16N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 2181 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Pothuri, Abhiram | 2025 | USA | +47N | −2B | =28N | +26B | +46N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 2297 | +68.8 |
| 8 | Srivastava, Vikram | 2141 | USA | =26N | +39B | =24N | +18B | =33N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 2180 | +5.8 |
| 9 | Bynum, Jacorey | 2174 | USA | +19N | +16B | =2N | =33B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2189 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Sattaru, Sritej Sai | 2098 | USA | +49B | −4N | =30B | +32N | =13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2118 | +4.8 |
| 11 | Marian, Aaron | 2005 | USA | =24N | +26B | −3N | =41B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2036 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Zhang, Oscar Y | 1912 | USA | =18N | +38B | −6N | +36B | =28N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2168 | +65.6 |
| 13 | Marsh, James J | 2087 | USA | −25N | +45B | =16N | +27B | =10N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 2028 | -7.0 |
| 14 | Zhao, KevinFM | 2314 | USA | +45B | +34N | −1N | +24B | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2308 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Ramer, Scott | 2166 | USA | −32B | +35N | −34B | +49N | +41N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1992 | -19.4 |
| 16 | Vyas, Miransh Purven | 1975 | USA | +20B | −9N | =13B | +17N | −6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2116 | +37.2 |
| 17 | Mulay, Vivan PrakashFM | 2027 | USA | −1N | =19B | +39N | −16B | +24N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 2064 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Gospodinov, Antony | 2036 | USA | =12B | +48N | =40B | −8N | =20B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1980 | -7.2 |
| 19 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 2032 | CUB | −9B | =17N | +50B | −22N | +32B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 2099 | +12.8 |
| 20 | Feng, MaggieFM | 2144 | USA | −16N | −24B | +45N | +31B | =18N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1925 | -27.0 |
| 21 | Jasinski, Alexander | 2169 | USA | +41B | −1B | −25N | +51N | =34B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 2054 | -29.6 |
| 22 | Shoker, SamyGM | 2445 | EGY | F | F | =41N | +19B | +40B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.50 | 2318 | -2.6 |
| 23 | Shukla, Aniket | 2065 | USA | F | F | +49B | +29N | =30B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2199 | +19.2 |
| 24 | Winters, Lance | 1877 | USA | =11B | +20N | =8B | −14N | −17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 2047 | +18.6 |
| 25 | Rea, Andrew | 1932 | USA | +13B | −5N | +21B | −40N | −11B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2011 | +7.6 |
| 26 | Bates, Evan | 2049 | USA | =8B | −11N | +43B | −7N | =38N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1911 | -36.4 |
| 27 | Yao, Jerry | 1949 | USA | −6N | =36B | +47B | −13N | =39N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1982 | +8.0 |
| 28 | Rodriguez, EricFM | 2247 | USA | F | F | =7B | +34N | =12B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2122 | -8.2 |
| 29 | Hoang, Truman | 2051 | USA | F | +47N | −5B | −23B | +43N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 2030 | -2.4 |
| 30 | Vadderaju, Sudeep | 1954 | USA | F | F | =10N | +38B | =23N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 2167 | +34.0 |
| 31 | Meadors, Landon | 1909 | USA | F | F | +35B | −20N | +51B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2056 | +21.3 |
| 32 | Li, SophieWFM | 1944 | USA | +15N | =6B | −42N | −10B | −19N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1997 | +10.0 |
| 33 | Acor, CoreyFM | 2186 | USA | F | F | =4B | =9N | =8B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2263 | +5.2 |
| 34 | Zlotnikov, MikhailIM | 2053 | USA | F | −14B | +15N | −28B | =21N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 2137 | +3.8 |
| 35 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 1882 | CAN | −2N | −15B | −31N | =45B | +48B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1864 | -10.1 |
| 36 | Ziegler, Nate | 2087 | USA | −4B | =27N | +48B | −12N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1967 | -30.8 |
| 37 | Venkat, Raghav | 2189 | USA | F | F | =46N | =3B | =2N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2173 | -1.4 |
| 38 | Vuyyuru, Shriyan | 1963 | USA | F | −12N | +44B | −30N | =26B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1844 | -26.8 |
| 39 | Santhosh, Pranav | 2009 | USA | F | −8N | −17B | +50N | =27B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1922 | -20.0 |
| 40 | Sahai, Neel | 1822 | USA | F | F | =18N | +25B | −22N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 2063 | +16.8 |
| 41 | Wilson, Otis | 1947 | USA | −21N | F | =22B | =11N | −15B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1979 | +1.2 |
| 42 | Vucic, MladenIM | 2286 | USA | F | F | +32B | F | −4B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 2209 | -1.4 |
| 43 | Burtov, Yakov | 1779 | USA | F | F | −26N | +44N | −29B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1844 | +8.0 |
| 44 | Wang, Stone | 1807 | USA | F | F | −38N | −43B | +45N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1731 | -6.0 |
| 45 | Todfield, Dylan | 1827 | USA | −14N | −13N | −20B | =35N | −44B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1663 | -33.6 |
| 46 | Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioFM | 2125 | CUB | F | F | =37B | −5N | −7B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1911 | -15.6 |
| 47 | Dyson, Peter | 1939 | USA | −7B | −29B | −27N | =48N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1655 | -26.0 |
| 48 | Brovman, Daniel | 1881 | USA | F | −18B | −36N | =47B | −35N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1664 | -38.0 |
| 49 | Murphy, Liam | 1773 | USA | −10N | F | −23N | −15B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1310 | -7.2 |
| 50 | Seibel, F Matthew | 1917 | USA | F | −3B | −19N | −39B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1219 | -21.4 |
| 51 | Qian, Evan Zeyu | 1766 | USA | F | F | F | −21B | −31N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1238 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pothuri, AbhiramUSA+68.83.5 pts · #6
- 2Zhang, Oscar YUSA+65.63.0 pts · #10
- 3Gospodinov, LyubomirUSA+43.04.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Brovman, DanielUSA-38.00.5 pts · #46
- 2Bates, EvanUSA-36.42.0 pts · #26
- 3Todfield, DylanUSA-33.60.5 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R2+267 Elo gap
- R3+237 Elo gap
- R1+222 Elo gap