13th Annual Reno Larry Evans Memorial Open
SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Reno, NV, United States. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2261, and top seed was Melikset Khachiyan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2389).
Jashith Karthi (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2104) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Kagan Uz (4.5) and Bengt Largo (4.5). Karthi clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Young Cheung Cui (1910) beat Vladimir Mezentsev (IM, 2351), a +441-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Reno, NV, United States
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 120 Min. Del. 5 Sec. / in 55 Min. Del. 5 Sec. /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×3
IM×1
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×42
🇮🇳India×2
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Jashith Karthi led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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3
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE05 Apr
Bengt Largo takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jashith Karthi drew with Kagan Uz (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kagan Uz 3 wins (R1–R3)Bengt Largo 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJashith Karthi | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Kagan Uz | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Bengt Largo | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4GMMelikset Khachiyan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karthi, JashithCM | 2104 | USA | =34N | +17B | +16N | =2B | +8N | +3N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 17.25 | 2333 | +66.4 |
| 2 | Uz, Kagan | 2336 | USA | +26B | +37N | +10B | =1N | −3B | +30N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 2244 | -9.6 |
| 3 | Largo, Bengt | 2155 | PHI | +22B | =16N | +41B | +24N | +2N | −1B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 2193 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Khachiyan, MeliksetGM | 2389 | USA | +21B | =24N | =11B | =12N | +9B | +8N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 14.75 | 2241 | -7.8 |
| 5 | De Firmian, NickGM | 2379 | USA | −23N | =19B | +34B | +29N | +24B | =6N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2134 | -14.1 |
| 6 | Gibbins, Wilson | 1965 | USA | =43N | +33B | −36N | +25B | +16N | =5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2113 | +20.2 |
| 7 | Liu, PatrickFM | 2135 | USA | F | +39B | −9N | +27N | +28B | +11B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 2187 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Yanayt, EugeneFM | 2123 | USA | +27B | +13N | =12B | +9N | −1B | −4B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 2131 | +2.2 |
| 9 | Guntaka, AayanshFM | 2069 | USA | +18B | =36N | +7B | −8B | −4N | +45N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 2145 | +27.2 |
| 10 | Nanugonda, Vishva | 2143 | USA | +31N | +23B | −2N | −21B | +17B | =13N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 2065 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Vuyyuru, Shriyan | 1963 | USA | =33N | +43B | =4N | +36B | =12B | −7N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 2138 | +50.4 |
| 12 | Smail, Benedict | 2075 | USA | +46B | +44N | =8N | =4B | =11N | −15B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 2073 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Liu, Liam | 2008 | USA | +40N | −8B | =38N | =18B | +35N | =10B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1964 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Pupols, Viktors | 1826 | USA | −41N | =25B | −22N | +43N | +33B | +27B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1851 | +4.6 |
| 15 | Tarjan, JamesGM | 2233 | USA | =39N | +42B | F | +19B | F | +12N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.75 | 2298 | +2.2 |
| 16 | Cui, Young Cheung | 1910 | USA | +20N | =3B | −1B | +38N | −6B | =23N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 2052 | +39.6 |
| 17 | Karthik Bimod | 1949 | IND | =32N | −1N | +47B | =20B | −10N | +39B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 2085 | +37.6 |
| 18 | Ramkumar, Nikhil | 1869 | USA | −9N | =26N | +39B | =13N | =19B | =28B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.25 | 1966 | +31.2 |
| 19 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 1993 | USA | =35B | =5N | +40B | −15N | =18N | =38B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1964 | -12.8 |
| 20 | Mezentsev, VladimirIM | 2351 | RUS | −16B | =22N | =43B | =17N | +26B | =29N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1972 | -24.3 |
| 21 | Sethi, Kanwar | 2003 | USA | −4N | +46B | +44B | +10N | F | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2169 | +34.8 |
| 22 | Han, Shuyi | 1858 | USA | −3N | =20B | +14B | −32N | =37N | =26B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1981 | +29.2 |
| 23 | Mokeeva, Zlata | 1999 | RUS | +5B | −10N | −29B | =45N | =25N | =16B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1935 | -23.6 |
| 24 | Iinuma, Paul Y | 2028 | USA | +47N | =4B | +32N | −3B | −5N | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 2187 | +18.2 |
| 25 | Chen, Leo H | 1742 | USA | −30N | =14N | +42B | −6N | =23B | =31B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1842 | +28.4 |
| 26 | Chandar, Yajur J | 1818 | USA | −2N | =18B | =33N | +40B | −20N | =22N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1895 | +7.0 |
| 27 | Vishal, Vyas | 1798 | USA | −8N | +45B | =28N | −7B | +40N | −14N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1869 | +14.8 |
| 28 | Leano, Bryan | 2003 | USA | F | =35N | =27B | +41B | −7N | =18N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1866 | -17.2 |
| 29 | Zhou, Ivan | 2075 | USA | F | F | +23N | −5B | +31N | =20B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2216 | +28.8 |
| 30 | Aigner, MichaelCM | 1972 | USA | +25B | =41N | F | +35B | F | −2B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1997 | +1.6 |
| 31 | Grover, Aastik | 1755 | USA | −10B | −40N | +46N | +44B | −29B | =25N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1792 | +3.2 |
| 32 | He, Samuel | 2174 | USA | =17B | +34N | −24B | +22B | F | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2026 | -13.8 |
| 33 | Lederer, Howard H | 1781 | USA | =11B | −6N | =26B | =37B | −14N | =34N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1785 | +0.8 |
| 34 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1889 | USA | =1B | −32B | −5N | −42N | +44N | =33B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1856 | -16.8 |
| 35 | Brahmanapally, Sarvagnya | 1764 | USA | =19N | =28B | +37B | −30N | −13B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1923 | +38.0 |
| 36 | He, DanielFM | 2311 | USA | =42N | =9B | +6B | −11N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1977 | -30.0 |
| 37 | Sankar, Tarun | 1998 | USA | +45B | −2B | −35N | =33N | =22B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1816 | -49.2 |
| 38 | Ritesh Dharmatti | 1776 | IND | F | F | =13B | −16B | +39N | =19N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1953 | +18.4 |
| 39 | Fang, Zelin | 1902 | USA | =15B | −7N | −18N | +47B | −38B | −17N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1774 | -42.8 |
| 40 | Indukuri, Suhas | 1765 | USA | −13B | +31B | −19N | −26N | −27B | =44N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1645 | -38.0 |
| 41 | Ni, Leo | 1766 | USA | +14B | =30B | −3N | −28N | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1902 | +22.0 |
| 42 | Akopian, Robert | 1879 | USA | =36B | −15N | −25N | +34B | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1949 | +2.8 |
| 43 | Xu, Owen | 1819 | USA | =6B | −11N | =20N | −14B | F | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1800 | -7.2 |
| 44 | Seshadri, Sridhar | 1658 | USA | F | −12B | −21N | −31N | −34B | =40B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1528 | -12.4 |
| 45 | Riese, Kayven | 1703 | USA | −37N | −27N | F | =23B | F | −9B | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1644 | -5.4 |
| 46 | Suthar, Om | 1713 | USA | −12N | −21N | −31B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1144 | -28.0 |
| 47 | Pruitt, Carvin | 1839 | USA | −24B | F | −17N | −39N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1160 | -20.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karthi, JashithCMUSA+66.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Vuyyuru, ShriyanUSA+50.43.5 pts · #10
- 3Cui, Young CheungUSA+39.63.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Sankar, TarunUSA-49.22.0 pts · #34
- 2Fang, ZelinUSA-42.81.5 pts · #41
- 3Indukuri, SuhasUSA-38.01.5 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R1+441 Elo gap
- R1+380 Elo gap
- R4+348 Elo gap