240 C Sizzler
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Boise, ID, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1081, and top seed was Jeff Gamble (🇺🇸 USA, 2120).
Jeff Gamble (🇺🇸 USA, 2120) won with 3.0/4. Gamble won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Boise, ID, United States
Dates
23 Feb 2026 → 16 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×8
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
2
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 566007020 held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Gamble takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 566007020 lost to Jeff Gamble (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 566007020 | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Jeff Gamble | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Michael D Vanya | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Brian S Lange | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamble, Jeff | 2120 | USA | +6N | F | +8B | +2N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2520 | +1.6 |
| 2 | FIDE 566007020 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +4N | −1B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1845 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Vanya, Michael D | 1806 | USA | F | =9N | +6B | +4B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 2014 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Lange, Brian S | 1807 | USA | +10B | +7N | −2B | −3N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1732 | -4.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 39984800 | 0 | — | F | +?B | F | +7N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Smith, Lindon | 1522 | USA | −1B | +12N | −3N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1064 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Longhurst, Corey K | 1658 | USA | F | −4B | +11N | −5B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Cowmey, Diego Antonio | 0 | USA | +?B | F | −1N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Brannon, Joshua Scott | 1894 | USA | F | =3B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1806 | -2.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 39977722 | 0 | — | −4N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 39997472 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −7B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 566009855 | 0 | — | F | −6B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Gallivan, Ryan O | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vanya, Michael DUSA+31.22.5 pts · #1
- 2Gamble, JeffUSA+1.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Gallivan, Ryan OUSA0.00.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Longhurst, Corey KUSA-12.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Smith, LindonUSA-9.61.0 pts · #12
- 3Lange, Brian SUSA-4.02.0 pts · #4