31st Space Coast Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
61 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Melbourne, FL, United States. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1884, and top seed was Leandro Blanco Milhet (🇨🇺 CUB, 1967).
Nicholas Tadros (🇺🇸 USA, 1735) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Xiaoyao Li (4.0) and Raymond Nicholas Menges (4.0). Tadros won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mert Senol (1663) beat Nowell Sheinwald (1923), a +260-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 · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×41
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
🇲🇦Morocco×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNicholas Tadros led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Nicholas Tadros held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nicholas Tadros drew with Xiaoyao Li (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nicholas Tadros 4 wins (R1–R4)Xiaoyao Li 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicholas Tadros | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Xiaoyao Li | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Raymond Nicholas Menges | — | — | * | — |
| 4Leandro Blanco Milhet | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadros, Nicholas | 1735 | USA | +51N | +5B | +56N | +10B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 2179 | +100.8 |
| 2 | Li, Xiaoyao | 1799 | CHN | +32N | +11B | +43N | =16N | =1B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1943 | +28.8 |
| 3 | Menges, Raymond Nicholas | 1730 | USA | +42N | =36B | +13N | =25B | +11N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2040 | +46.0 |
| 4 | Blanco Milhet, Leandro | 1967 | CUB | =6N | =22B | +45N | +49B | +9N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 7.75 | 2022 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Warekar, Aarna Nitin | 1879 | USA | +58B | −1N | +42B | +48N | +43B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1881 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Mcdonald, Kevin | 1658 | USA | =4B | −10N | +24B | +33N | +38B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1742 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Silva, Ben | 1901 | USA | +14B | +33N | −16B | =12B | +35N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1785 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Senol, Mert | 1663 | TUR | +60B | +44N | =9B | +17N | −16B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1879 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Firestone, Jack | 1792 | USA | +18N | +19B | =8N | =56B | −4B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1832 | +6.2 |
| 10 | Brown, RaehannaWFM | 1903 | JAM | F | +6B | +36N | −1N | +22B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1885 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Dande, Ridhaan | 1699 | USA | +24B | −2N | +44B | +53N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1649 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Hardison, William K | 1898 | USA | +37B | −17N | +59B | =7N | =28B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1848 | -10.4 |
| 13 | Tal, Daniel | 1717 | USA | =34B | +35N | −3B | =46N | +44B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1740 | +3.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 39913864 | 0 | — | −7N | −37N | +58B | +42B | +49N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rivas, Carlos | 1721 | USA | F | F | +18N | +20B | +47N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2446 | +32.0 |
| 16 | Godlaveti, Pracheth | 1801 | USA | F | F | +7N | =2B | +8N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2061 | +19.0 |
| 17 | Sheinwald, Nowell | 1923 | USA | +27N | +12B | =25N | −8B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1881 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Sundarapandian, Aadarsh | 1560 | USA | −9B | =23N | −15B | +32B | +45N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1645 | +12.0 |
| 19 | Pharel, Pharoah | 1803 | USA | +23B | −9N | +55B | −43N | =26B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1697 | -24.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 566012538 | 0 | — | =35B | =26N | =46B | −15N | +34B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1743 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nurmanbetov, Adele | 0 | USA | F | F | =23B | +59N | +40B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 566012554 | 0 | — | F | =4N | +34B | =47B | −10N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1859 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Grant, Gregory | 0 | USA | −19N | =18B | =21N | +?B | −31N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39964051 | 0 | — | −11N | +32B | −6N | +50B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 39959465 | 0 | — | F | F | =17B | =3N | +39B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 26 | McQuillan, Peter | 1760 | USA | F | =20B | −30N | +61B | =19N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1589 | -17.6 |
| 27 | Martin, Andy D | 1707 | USA | −17B | F | =33B | =34N | +48B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1841 | +21.2 |
| 28 | Waghmode, Hrehaan | 1753 | USA | F | F | =47N | +30B | =12N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1922 | +26.8 |
| 29 | Rustek, Conrad P | 1554 | USA | −36N | −50B | =32N | =57B | +54N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 976 | -18.8 |
| 30 | Stewart, Douglas | 1761 | USA | F | F | +26B | −28N | +46B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1757 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Griffin, Allan | 1692 | USA | F | F | +52B | −39N | +23B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1724 | +3.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 566012570 | 0 | — | −2B | −24N | =29B | −18N | +?N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 2075539 | 0 | — | +50N | −7B | =27N | −6B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Rajamani, Sureshkumar | 1834 | USA | =13N | =45B | −22N | =27B | −20N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1740 | -7.6 |
| 35 | Bandaru, Arhan | 1655 | USA | =20N | −13B | +57N | F | −7B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1009 | -24.0 |
| 36 | Messala, Jamal | 1886 | MAR | +29B | =3N | −10B | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1729 | -11.4 |
| 37 | Chintamani, Prajwal Reddy | 1598 | USA | −12N | +14B | =38N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1098 | -6.0 |
| 38 | Gone, Varshith | 0 | USA | F | F | =37B | +41B | −6N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Gao, Mark | 1747 | USA | F | F | =41N | +31B | −25N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1856 | +10.4 |
| 40 | Sparacio, Carter | 1622 | USA | F | F | +54N | =45B | −21N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1796 | +9.2 |
| 41 | Vassiliev, Jacob Brandon | 1633 | USA | F | F | =39B | −38N | +52B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1917 | +30.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 39953840 | 0 | — | −3B | F | −5N | −14N | +57B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1005 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Liu, Richard | 1766 | USA | F | F | −2B | +19B | −5N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1702 | -10.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 150098624 | 0 | — | F | −8B | −11N | +55B | −13N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Strickland, Wayne C | 1796 | USA | F | =34N | −4B | =40N | −18B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1553 | -25.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 566012562 | 0 | — | F | F | =20N | =13B | −30N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Kristjansson, Alexander | 1731 | USA | F | F | =28B | =22N | −15B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1544 | -19.2 |
| 48 | Barthe, Facundo | 1767 | USA | F | F | +51N | −5B | −27N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1629 | -11.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 566012546 | 0 | — | F | F | +?B | −4N | −14B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1167 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Cote, Gary | 1665 | USA | −33B | +29N | −53B | −24N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1674 | +0.4 |
| 51 | Todhunter, James W | 1677 | USA | −1B | +58N | −48B | −52N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 934 | -50.8 |
| 52 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 1701 | USA | F | F | −31N | +51B | −41N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1542 | -25.2 |
| 53 | Muneepeerakul, Analaya | 1794 | USA | F | F | +50N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1682 | -12.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 2045834 | 0 | — | F | F | −40B | +58N | −29B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Parizianu, Philip | 1817 | USA | F | F | −19N | −44N | +61B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1003 | -20.8 |
| 56 | Roy, Ayush | 1805 | USA | F | F | −1B | =9N | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1571 | -24.8 |
| 57 | FIDE 566012589 | 0 | — | F | F | −35B | =29N | −42N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 30911842 | 1833 | — | −5N | −51B | −14N | −54B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 978 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Cruz, Jancarlo | 1704 | USA | F | F | −12N | −21B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1098 | -5.0 |
| 60 | Tanksley, Quintin Tico | 1618 | USA | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 863 | -17.6 |
| 61 | FIDE 566012597 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −26N | −55N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 989 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tadros, NicholasUSA+100.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Menges, Raymond NicholasUSA+46.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Rivas, CarlosUSA+32.03.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Todhunter, James WUSA-50.81.0 pts · #58
- 2Toth, Joseph DanielUSA-25.21.0 pts · #32
- 3Strickland, Wayne CUSA-25.01.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R4+260 Elo gap
- R5+236 Elo gap
- R4+168 Elo gap