23rd Konig Memorial Tournament - 1600-1999
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Hovik Manvelyan (🇺🇸 USA, 1874).
Vikram Scherfke (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Ansh Ankit Doshi (3.5) and Gabriel Enkhjargal (3.0). Scherfke broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Arnav Mythil (1546) beat Zachary McDonald Chua (1870), a +324-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×35
🇨🇦Canada×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsVikram Scherfke led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
5
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Vikram Scherfke held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Vikram Scherfke won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scherfke, Vikram | 0 | USA | +14B | +16N | +13B | +4B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2503 | +44.4 |
| 2 | Doshi, Ansh Ankit | 1769 | USA | +22N | =19B | +15N | +10B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 2349 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Enkhjargal, Gabriel | 1547 | USA | +20B | +11N | =10B | =5N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1767 | +46.0 |
| 4 | Vuluvala, Ritvik | 1701 | FID | +28N | +6B | +26B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2496 | +58.8 |
| 5 | Saligram, Ayaan | 1608 | USA | =8N | +33B | +19N | =3B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1657 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Jagath, Roshan | 1625 | USA | +27B | −4N | +14B | +13N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1768 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Miller, Theodore | 1633 | USA | −10B | +20N | +30B | +18N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1746 | +22.8 |
| 8 | Mythil, Arnav | 1546 | USA | =5B | +35N | =18B | +26N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 1838 | +59.2 |
| 9 | Rao, Anjali | 1613 | USA | −11B | +37N | +29B | +27N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1722 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Gu, Thomas | 1602 | USA | +7N | +21B | =3N | −2N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1729 | +26.4 |
| 11 | Sisti, Daniel J | 1567 | USA | +9N | −3B | =12N | +21B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1697 | +13.8 |
| 12 | Meacham, Max Katkin | 1662 | USA | +37B | −26N | =11B | +23N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1643 | -3.6 |
| 13 | Patil, Anushka | 0 | USA | +23N | +24B | −1N | −6B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1697 | -12.0 |
| 14 | Yuen, Toma | 1728 | CAN | −1N | +28B | −6N | +31B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1756 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Yu, Andrew | 1544 | USA | +32B | =25N | −2B | =34N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1761 | +42.8 |
| 16 | Kayal, Rishan | 1679 | USA | +31N | −1B | −27N | +28B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1714 | +5.6 |
| 17 | Siegelman, Russell L | 1749 | USA | F | −18N | +35B | +22B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1660 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Dai, Jonathan | 1472 | USA | F | +17B | =8N | −7B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1643 | +25.6 |
| 19 | Shao, Raymond | 0 | USA | F | =2N | −5B | +24B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Chen, Felix Y | 1519 | USA | −3N | −7B | +37N | =29B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1362 | -21.6 |
| 21 | DB, Pranav | 1585 | USA | +36B | −10N | =23B | −11N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1470 | -26.8 |
| 22 | Zhang, Jessica | 1503 | USA | −2B | +36N | =34B | −17N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1611 | +19.2 |
| 23 | Navaneetha Prabhu, Arjunsai | 1490 | USA | −13B | +38N | =21N | −12B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1431 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Yan, Rayna | 1599 | USA | +38B | −13N | =25B | −19N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1874 | +13.2 |
| 25 | Manvelyan, Hovik | 1874 | USA | =30N | =15B | =24N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1588 | -20.4 |
| 26 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1870 | CAN | F | +12B | −4N | −8B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1511 | -54.4 |
| 27 | Wang, Yulan | 1501 | USA | −6N | F | +16B | −9B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1514 | +2.0 |
| 28 | Hua, Joshua | 1592 | USA | −4B | −14N | +38B | −16N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 903 | -42.0 |
| 29 | Kumar, Vihaan | 1725 | USA | F | =30B | −9N | =20N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1459 | -42.0 |
| 30 | Wang, Angela Zixi | 1621 | USA | =25B | =29N | −7N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1619 | -1.2 |
| 31 | Macharla, Vasisht | 1674 | USA | −16B | =32N | =36B | −14N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1474 | -41.2 |
| 32 | Sundaram, Deepak | 1693 | USA | −15N | =31B | −33N | =35B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1395 | -62.8 |
| 33 | Liu, Kaihan | 1502 | USA | F | −5N | +32B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1651 | +15.6 |
| 34 | Liu, Travis M | 1706 | USA | F | F | =22N | =15B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1524 | -18.8 |
| 35 | Sayiner, Necip | 1631 | USA | F | −8B | −17N | =32N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1390 | -17.4 |
| 36 | Jonnalagada, Navaneet Vishnusai | 1567 | USA | −21N | −22B | =31N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1314 | -36.4 |
| 37 | Korukanti, Arjun Rao | 0 | USA | −12N | −9B | −20B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Srinivasan, Neev | 0 | USA | −24N | −23B | −28N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mythil, ArnavUSA+59.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Vuluvala, RitvikFID+58.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Enkhjargal, GabrielUSA+46.03.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Sundaram, DeepakUSA-62.81.0 pts · #27
- 2Chua, Zachary McDonaldCAN-54.41.0 pts · #23
- 3Hua, JoshuaUSA-42.01.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R4+324 Elo gap
- R2+277 Elo gap
- R3+191 Elo gap