CFCC 2026 Winter Open & Scholastic - Master-Expert
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Orlando, FL, United States. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2275, and top seed was Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2557).
Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2557) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Annmarie Muetsch (4.0) and Igor Novikov (3.5). Sonis won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Antony Gospodinov (1977) beat Yans Richard Girones Barrios (FM, 2385), a +408-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Francesco Sonis led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Francesco Sonis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Francesco Sonis beat WIM Annmarie Muetsch (Black).
GM Francesco Sonis 5 wins (R1–R5)WIM Annmarie Muetsch 3 wins (R3–R5)GM Igor Novikov 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMFrancesco Sonis | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2WIMAnnmarie Muetsch | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3GMIgor Novikov | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Lyubomir Gospodinov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonis, FrancescoGM | 2557 | ITA | +7B | +2N | +28B | +6N | +3B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 3039 | +7.8 |
| 2 | Muetsch, AnnmarieWIM | 2242 | BEL | +30B | −1B | +17N | +28N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2276 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Novikov, IgorGM | 2483 | USA | =9N | +20B | +13N | +14B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 2396 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Girones Barrios, Yans RichardFM | 2385 | CUB | +17N | −6B | +22N | +12B | =5N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 2142 | -10.8 |
| 5 | Gospodinov, Lyubomir | 2022 | USA | =21B | =16N | +32B | +29N | =4B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 2136 | +14.2 |
| 6 | Gospodinov, Antony | 1977 | USA | +25B | +4N | +29B | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 2219 | +27.4 |
| 7 | Gueci, TeaWIM | 2143 | ITA | −1N | +30B | =20N | =10B | +12N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 2099 | -5.4 |
| 8 | Cruz Mendez, Jean MarcoFM | 2195 | CUB | =12N | =9B | =10N | +31B | =11N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 2025 | -19.0 |
| 9 | Sattaru, Sritej Sai | 1998 | USA | =3B | =8N | +33N | =23B | =13N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2192 | +48.0 |
| 10 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 2019 | CUB | −14N | +27B | =8B | =7N | +17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2149 | +23.2 |
| 11 | Ziegler, Nate | 2046 | USA | +27N | =14B | −12N | +20B | =8B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 2090 | +6.0 |
| 12 | Rea, Andrew | 1903 | USA | =8B | +15N | +11B | −4N | −7B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 2116 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Yang, MaxwellCM | 2088 | USA | F | +21N | −3B | +18N | =9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2120 | +5.2 |
| 14 | Flom, GabrielGM | 2422 | FRA | +10B | =11N | +31B | −3N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 2238 | -6.7 |
| 15 | Long, Rick | 1891 | USA | −20N | −12B | +27N | +26B | =22N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1779 | -25.2 |
| 16 | Sha, YiCM | 2019 | USA | F | =5B | −23N | +32N | +29B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 2069 | +10.8 |
| 17 | Jani, Aakash | 1838 | USA | −4B | +25N | −2B | +33N | −10B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1936 | +16.4 |
| 18 | Wang, Stone | 1769 | USA | F | F | +19N | −13B | +31N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1923 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Lacey, William | 0 | USA | F | F | −18B | +27N | +21B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1809 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Elvers, Tristan | 1838 | USA | +15B | −3N | =7B | −11N | −24N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1926 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Hardison, William K | 1839 | USA | =5N | −13B | =26N | =24B | −19N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1916 | +14.0 |
| 22 | Brovman, Daniel | 1882 | USA | F | F | −4B | +25N | =15B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1994 | +13.2 |
| 23 | Acor, CoreyFM | 2177 | USA | F | F | +16B | =9N | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 2203 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Victoria, Narciso | 2058 | USA | F | F | F | =21N | +20B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2029 | -1.2 |
| 25 | Bello Diaz, Juan Jose | 1808 | VEN | −6N | −17B | +30N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1689 | -12.2 |
| 26 | Roy, Ayush | 1841 | USA | F | F | =21B | −15N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1669 | -17.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 39952533 | 0 | — | −11B | −10N | −15B | −19B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1186 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Markovic, Goran | 1963 | USA | F | F | −1N | −2B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1503 | -5.0 |
| 29 | Maddikonda, Ayush | 1929 | USA | F | F | −6N | −5B | −16N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1207 | -46.8 |
| 30 | Sahai, Neel | 1830 | USA | −2N | −7N | −25B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1260 | -15.0 |
| 31 | Kristjansson, Alexander | 1756 | USA | F | F | −14N | −8N | −18B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1232 | -24.8 |
| 32 | Qian, Evan Zeyu | 1765 | USA | F | F | −5N | −16B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1222 | -15.2 |
| 33 | Tal, Daniel | 1739 | USA | F | F | −9B | −17B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1118 | -22.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sattaru, Sritej SaiUSA+48.03.0 pts · #8
- 2Gospodinov, AntonyUSA+27.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Rea, AndrewUSA+24.82.5 pts · #13
- 1Maddikonda, AyushUSA-46.80.0 pts · #30
- 2Long, RickUSA-25.22.5 pts · #21
- 3Kristjansson, AlexanderUSA-24.80.0 pts · #29
- R2+408 Elo gap
- R3+143 Elo gap