2026 Lone Star Open - U2000
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Houston, TX, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Karstein Bee (🇺🇸 USA, 1808).
Alexander Kornienko (🇺🇸 USA, 1706) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Devaj M Vadher (3.5) and Karstein Bee (3.0). Kornienko won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Abhik Rudra (1505) beat Jacob T Cherian (1709), a +204-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlexander Kornienko led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alexander Kornienko held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Alexander Kornienko drew with Devaj M Vadher (White).
Alexander Kornienko went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexander Kornienko | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Devaj M Vadher | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Anika Shambhavi Kaul | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Karstein Bee | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kornienko, Alexander | 1706 | USA | +13B | +4N | =2B | +17N | =3B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 1917 | +52.4 |
| 2 | Vadher, Devaj M | 1734 | USA | +15N | +6B | =1N | −11B | +8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1713 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Bee, Karstein | 1808 | USA | F | +16B | +5N | =14B | =1N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1795 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Liu, Chloe | 1568 | USA | +10B | −1B | F | +15N | +9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1639 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Kaul, Anika Shambhavi | 1457 | USA | +7B | +23N | −3B | −8N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1835 | +76.8 |
| 6 | Cheng, Hua | 1676 | USA | +20B | −2N | =7B | =19N | +17B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1663 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Vadlamani, Arjun | 1557 | USA | −5N | +18B | =6N | F | +12B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1546 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Sahasra Vijay | 0 | IND | F | =9N | +22B | +5B | −2N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Krishnan, Mihika | 1572 | USA | =18N | =8B | +26B | =12N | −4B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1345 | -23.6 |
| 10 | Peng, Grace | 0 | USA | −4N | −21B | +27N | +20B | =16N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zeng, Michael | 1758 | USA | F | =24B | F | +2N | +14B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.75 | 2007 | +36.4 |
| 12 | Rudra, Abhik | 1505 | USA | F | +27B | +21N | =9B | −7N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1719 | +45.2 |
| 13 | Maddipati, Srijani Sai | 1644 | USA | −1N | =25B | +18N | =23B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1299 | -51.6 |
| 14 | He, Julian | 1685 | USA | F | =17N | +19B | =3N | −11N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1731 | +10.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 566009065 | 0 | — | −2B | =20N | +25N | −4B | =22N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Debnath, Nivaan | 1561 | USA | F | −3N | =20B | +26N | =10B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1008 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Reyes, Prince Jhamie | 1629 | PHI | F | =14B | +24N | −1B | −6N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1626 | -1.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 566009103 | 0 | — | =9B | −7N | −13B | F | +26B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mallikarjunaiah, Mahit S | 1729 | USA | F | +22B | −14N | =6B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1488 | -25.2 |
| 20 | FIDE 39994112 | 0 | — | −6N | =15B | =16N | −10N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Cherian, Jacob T | 1709 | USA | F | +10N | −12B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 705 | -15.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 39976343 | 0 | — | F | −19N | −8N | F | =15B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rodenstein, Alan | 1554 | USA | F | −5B | F | =13N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1358 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Bunch, Cliff | 1784 | USA | F | =11N | −17B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1500 | -15.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 566008239 | 0 | — | F | =13N | −15B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 566009073 | 0 | — | F | F | −9N | −16B | −18N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Chari, Vyas | 1654 | USA | F | −12N | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 705 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kaul, Anika ShambhaviUSA+76.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Kornienko, AlexanderUSA+52.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Rudra, AbhikUSA+45.22.5 pts · #4
- 1Maddipati, Srijani SaiUSA-51.62.0 pts · #20
- 2Chari, VyasUSA-28.00.0 pts · #27
- 3Mallikarjunaiah, Mahit SUSA-25.21.5 pts · #18
- R3+204 Elo gap
- R5+187 Elo gap
- R3+155 Elo gap