2026 Cardinal Open - U2200
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Akron, OH, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Deshawn Kelley (🇺🇸 USA, 2006).
Deshawn Kelley (🇺🇸 USA, 2006) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Charithra C Arvind (4.0) and Tejas Ponugupati (4.0). Kelley broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Olivia Panciu (1524) beat Lewis Sanders (1836), a +312-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDeshawn Kelley led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Deshawn Kelley held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
Deshawn Kelley beat Tejas Ponugupati (Black).
Deshawn Kelley 3 wins (R1–R3)Tejas Ponugupati 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deshawn Kelley | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Tejas Ponugupati | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Charithra C Arvind | — | — | * | — |
| 4Olivia Panciu | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelley, Deshawn | 2006 | USA | +12B | +3N | +20B | =10N | +5B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 11.50 | 2036 | +2.2 |
| 2 | Arvind, Charithra C | 1624 | USA | +8B | =5B | +7N | +20N | =10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.25 | 1992 | +76.4 |
| 3 | Ponugupati, Tejas | 1734 | USA | +22N | −1B | +16N | +18B | +11N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1920 | +45.6 |
| 4 | Panciu, Olivia | 1524 | USA | =6B | =17N | +30B | +29N | +8B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1987 | +91.6 |
| 5 | Wu, Mason | 1710 | USA | +16B | =2N | +21B | +6N | −1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1936 | +58.8 |
| 6 | Ting, Shih Chieh Alfred | 1849 | MAS | =4N | +13B | +19N | −5B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1800 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Ren, Stanley | 1804 | USA | +32B | =9N | −2B | +23B | +21N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1861 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Sanders, Lewis | 1836 | USA | −2N | +32B | +25N | +17B | −4N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1696 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Schommer, Alexander J | 1723 | USA | +33N | =7B | −11N | +14B | −6B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1816 | +25.6 |
| 10 | Friedman, David | 1847 | USA | F | F | +29B | =1B | =2N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1906 | +5.0 |
| 11 | Robinson Jr, Scott | 1744 | USA | F | F | +9B | +12N | −3B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1727 | -2.0 |
| 12 | Fleet, Eric | 0 | USA | −1N | +33B | +22N | −11B | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Anand, Anirudh | 1713 | USA | +31B | −6N | =24B | −21N | =26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1709 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Opaska, Michael | 1846 | USA | F | F | +31B | −9N | +23B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1720 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Nikhil, Nirav | 1581 | USA | F | F | −18N | +30B | +24B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1612 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Parul Karthikeyan, Aanya | 1599 | USA | −5N | F | −3B | =26N | +28B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1651 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Fleischman, Bryan Austin Wayne | 1778 | USA | F | =4B | +34N | −8N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1718 | -8.4 |
| 18 | Kakarla, Aadya | 1491 | USA | F | F | +15B | −3N | =29B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1675 | +28.0 |
| 19 | Qiu, Stanley | 1585 | USA | F | F | −6B | =24N | +27B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1745 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Stewart, William C | 0 | USA | F | F | −1N | −2B | +25N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1015 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kleban, Joseph W | 1858 | USA | F | F | −5N | +13B | −7B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1617 | -38.8 |
| 22 | Hong, Hunter | 1561 | USA | −3B | +31N | −12B | −27N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1575 | +2.4 |
| 23 | Stavropoulos, Georgios S | 0 | GRE | F | F | +26B | −7N | −14N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Park, Colin | 1734 | USA | F | F | =13N | =19B | −15N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1501 | -37.2 |
| 25 | FIDE 566005183 | 0 | — | F | F | −8B | +28N | −20B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1799 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Nikhil, Pranav | 1747 | USA | F | F | −23N | =16B | =13N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1656 | -10.0 |
| 27 | Adaikappan, Aadhi Veerapandian | 1659 | USA | F | F | F | +22B | −19N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1573 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Fuller, James A | 1761 | USA | F | F | +32N | −25B | −16N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1729 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Strobehn, Alexander | 1714 | USA | F | F | −10N | −4B | =18N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1347 | -54.0 |
| 30 | Raiber, Jordan | 0 | USA | F | F | −4N | −15N | =31B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sureshkumar, Sidharth | 1719 | USA | −13N | −22B | −14N | F | =30N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 906 | -62.0 |
| 32 | Andreas, Peter | 1859 | USA | −7N | −8N | −28B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1000 | -69.6 |
| 33 | Moore, Johnson | 1839 | USA | −9B | −12N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 922 | -13.2 |
| 34 | Hunt, Thomas Warren | 1796 | USA | F | F | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 978 | -20.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Panciu, OliviaUSA+91.64.0 pts · #5
- 2Arvind, Charithra CUSA+76.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Wu, MasonUSA+58.83.5 pts · #2
- 1Andreas, PeterUSA-69.60.0 pts · #34
- 2Sureshkumar, SidharthUSA-62.00.5 pts · #30
- 3Strobehn, AlexanderUSA-54.00.5 pts · #29
- R5+312 Elo gap
- R1+212 Elo gap
- R4+190 Elo gap