2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Class
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Blue Ash, OH, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1001, and top seed was Krishna Venkatasubba (🇺🇸 USA, 1730).
Arjun Kota (🇺🇸 USA, 1590) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Donald M Mason (4.0). Kota shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇺🇸Blue Ash, OH, United States
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
4
2
2
5
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Kota takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Donald M Mason beat FIDE 566006147 (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Donald M Mason went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Donald M Mason | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2FIDE 566006147 | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Arjun Kota | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 566005728 | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota, Arjun | 1590 | USA | =2B | +8N | =4N | +15B | +6N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 1719 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Mason, Donald M | 1716 | USA | =1N | +18B | +3N | =6B | +12N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1838 | +12.4 |
| 3 | FIDE 566006147 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −2B | +?N | +22B | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 4 | McAlister, Kelvin | 1722 | USA | =13B | +5N | =1B | +19N | −11B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1590 | -7.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 39932010 | 0 | — | =6N | −4B | +14N | +?N | =8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 566005728 | 0 | — | =5B | +?N | +?B | =2N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Venkatasubba, Krishna | 1730 | USA | =14B | +13N | =17N | F | +9B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 1551 | -9.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 39994082 | 0 | — | =?N | −1B | +?B | +?N | =5N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 566010357 | 0 | — | +?B | +10N | −11B | =22N | −7N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 566010870 | 0 | — | +20N | −9B | +23N | =17B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 566010446 | 0 | — | F | F | +9N | −12B | +4N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Guan, Gus Lejia | 1700 | CAN | F | F | +22B | +11N | −2B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 916 | -19.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 566009545 | 0 | — | =4N | −7B | =?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 566005205 | 0 | — | =7N | −?B | −5B | +?N | =?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 30990386 | 0 | — | F | F | +?B | −1N | +?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 566005841 | 0 | — | F | F | =?B | =?N | =?B | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Pranav, Eswar J | 1551 | IND | F | F | =7B | =10N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1730 | +4.6 |
| 18 | FIDE 566005019 | 0 | — | F | −2N | =?B | −?B | =24N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 916 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 566010128 | 0 | — | −?B | F | +21N | −4B | −?N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 39999769 | 0 | — | −10B | −?N | =?B | F | =21N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 39994031 | 0 | — | F | F | −19B | =?N | =20B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 558050272 | 0 | — | F | F | −12N | =9B | −3N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 566001951 | 0 | — | F | F | −10B | =?N | −?B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39974227 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | −?N | =18B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 873 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kota, ArjunUSA+14.04.0 pts · #6
- 2Mason, Donald MUSA+12.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Pranav, Eswar JIND+4.61.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Guan, Gus LejiaCAN-19.22.0 pts · #22
- 2Venkatasubba, KrishnaUSA-9.23.0 pts · #11
- 3McAlister, KelvinUSA-7.23.0 pts · #14