Crocodile Kicker
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 25 May 2026 to 15 Jun 2026 in Boise, ID, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 761, and top seed was Jeff Gamble (🇺🇸 USA, 2122).
Brian S Lange (🇺🇸 USA, 1803) won with 2.5/4. Lange won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Boise, ID, United States
Dates
25 May 2026 → 15 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
761
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
2
1
2
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 39984800 held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/4. Lange takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (5.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 39984800 drew with Brian S Lange (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39984800 | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Brian S Lange | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Andrew Beck | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 566012058 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lange, Brian S | 1803 | USA | +8N | =2B | −3N | +5B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1766 | -2.2 |
| 2 | FIDE 39984800 | 0 | — | +7B | =1N | +4N | −?B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1812 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Beck, Andrew | 1734 | USA | F | +9N | +1B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2603 | +24.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 2091674 | 0 | — | F | +7N | −2B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lindgren, Dustin | 1797 | USA | F | F | +7B | −1N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1658 | -13.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 566012058 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −?B | +7N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Smith, Lindon | 1512 | USA | −2N | −4B | −5N | −6B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 997 | -6.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 566014360 | 0 | — | −1B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Martin, David Lance | 0 | USA | F | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Beck, AndrewUSA+24.02.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 20916740.01.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 399848000.02.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Lindgren, DustinUSA-13.21.0 pts · #6
- 2Smith, LindonUSA-6.40.0 pts · #7
- 3Lange, Brian SUSA-2.22.5 pts · #4