2026 Cardinal Open - Elite
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Akron, OH, United States. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2254, and top seed was Semen Khanin ( FID, GM, 2594).
Sharath Radhakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2206) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Daniel Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia (3.5) and Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar (3.5). Radhakrishnan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Srihari Anandheri Kandadai (1759) beat Amogh Tripathi (1963), a +204-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
FM Daniel Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
4 players finish on 3.5/5. Radhakrishnan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDaniel Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMSharath Radhakrishnan | — | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Daniel Joshua Lee | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radhakrishnan, SharathCM | 2206 | USA | +3N | +4B | −7N | =11B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 10.75 | 2222 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Tabuenca Mendataurigoitia, DanielFM | 2360 | ESP | +15B | =9N | +25B | +10N | −6B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 2287 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Iranian Prabhu Kumar, Ashwin | 1910 | USA | −1B | =17N | +29B | +22N | +10B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2005 | +23.6 |
| 4 | Lee, Daniel Joshua | 1925 | CAN | +17B | −1N | =22B | +24N | +23B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2053 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Ren, Jesse | 2108 | USA | +18B | +12N | −6B | −14N | +20N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2150 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2589 | USA | F | F | +5N | +19B | +2N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 3065 | +4.1 |
| 7 | Khanin, SemenGM | 2594 | FID | F | F | +1B | +23N | +14B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 3004 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Tripathi, Amogh | 1963 | USA | −10B | +18N | −24B | +26N | +27B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1888 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Storn, Justin | 2054 | USA | +11N | =2B | F | +12N | −1B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 2170 | +11.4 |
| 10 | Anandheri Kandadai, Srihari | 1759 | USA | +8N | +20B | =19N | −2B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 2025 | +61.2 |
| 11 | Yang, Andre | 1880 | USA | −9B | +15N | +26B | =1N | −19N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 2021 | +31.2 |
| 12 | Soni, Arjun | 1853 | USA | +22N | −5B | +28N | −9B | =21N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1934 | +20.0 |
| 13 | Chung, Maxwell | 1745 | USA | F | +29N | −14B | =27N | +17B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1933 | +35.2 |
| 14 | Wang, EigenFM | 2211 | USA | F | F | +13N | +5B | −7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2296 | +7.0 |
| 15 | Thornton, Christian | 1808 | USA | −2N | −11B | +30N | −21B | +28N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1826 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Hanke, Harvey | 2048 | USA | F | F | +18B | =17N | =22B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1936 | -14.8 |
| 17 | Karthik, Aarav | 1751 | USA | −4N | =3B | =20N | =16B | −13N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1763 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Winters, Lance | 1886 | USA | −5N | −8B | −16N | +28B | =26B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1814 | -10.2 |
| 19 | Griggs, Walker | 2246 | USA | F | F | =10B | −6N | +11B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 2105 | -8.8 |
| 20 | Shen, Edward | 1930 | USA | F | −10N | =17B | +25N | −5B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1849 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Sundara Rajan, Inbhavenkat | 1812 | CAN | F | F | F | +15N | =12B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2024 | +22.0 |
| 22 | Aaryn Rudrapati | 1795 | IND | −12B | F | =4N | −3B | =16N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1741 | -10.8 |
| 23 | Kunapuli, Siddarth Sriaditya | 1812 | USA | F | F | +27N | −7B | −4N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1817 | -3.6 |
| 24 | Shenvi, Mohit | 1955 | IND | F | F | +8N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1945 | -0.6 |
| 25 | Bauml, Broderick Kenneth | 2127 | USA | F | F | −2N | −20B | +30B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1881 | -35.2 |
| 26 | Yilanli, Mehmet | 1789 | USA | F | F | −11N | −8B | =18N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1638 | -20.8 |
| 27 | Zhu, Andrew J | 1689 | USA | F | F | −23B | =13B | −8N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1567 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Srinivasan, Shiv Karthik | 1903 | USA | F | F | −12B | −18N | −15B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -68.8 |
| 29 | Mukherjee, Sathvik | 1767 | USA | F | −13B | −3N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1027 | -33.6 |
| 30 | Marshall, Calvin | 1687 | USA | F | F | −15B | F | −25N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Anandheri Kandadai, SrihariUSA+61.22.5 pts · #11
- 2Chung, MaxwellUSA+35.22.5 pts · #10
- 3Lee, Daniel JoshuaCAN+32.43.5 pts · #3
- 1Srinivasan, Shiv KarthikUSA-68.80.0 pts · #28
- 2Bauml, Broderick KennethUSA-35.21.0 pts · #22
- 3Mukherjee, SathvikUSA-33.60.0 pts · #30
- R1+204 Elo gap
- R4+197 Elo gap
- R2+171 Elo gap