17th Annual Golden State Open - Major
SwissStandard
65 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Concord, CA, United States. 12 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2267, and top seed was Mark Heimann (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2518).
Sullivan Mcconnell (🇺🇸 USA, 2234) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Brian Escalante Ramirez (5.0) and Vladyslav Shevkunov (5.0). Mcconnell clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Griffin McConnell (2007) beat Brian Escalante Ramirez (GM, 2467), a +460-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Concord, CA, United States
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×6
WIM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×59
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSullivan Mcconnell led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jan
Sullivan Mcconnell takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sullivan Mcconnell beat Vladyslav Shevkunov (White).
R3–R7 · UNBEATEN
Sullivan Mcconnell went unbeaten across 5 games (R3–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan Mcconnell | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Vladyslav Shevkunov | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3GMBrian Escalante Ramirez | — | — | * | — |
| 4GMMark Heimann | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcconnell, Sullivan | 2234 | USA | +19N | −5B | +49N | +44B | =16N | +33B | +3B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 16.75 | 2270 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Escalante Ramirez, BrianGM | 2467 | PER | +20N | −8B | +37B | =12N | +22N | =5B | +7N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.75 | 2240 | -13.8 |
| 3 | Shevkunov, Vladyslav | 2114 | USA | +11N | +44B | =4N | +51B | =21N | +16B | −1N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 15.00 | 2285 | +30.4 |
| 4 | Heimann, MarkGM | 2518 | USA | +26B | +18N | =3B | F | +33N | +27B | =14N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 16.50 | 2432 | -3.0 |
| 5 | Kodihalli, Kaustubh | 2030 | USA | +62B | +1N | =27B | −33N | +10B | =2N | =6N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 16.25 | 2182 | +56.0 |
| 6 | Widjaja, LukeCM | 2131 | USA | +13B | =10N | +24B | =21N | −14B | +23N | =5B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.75 | 2133 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Senthilkumar, PranavCM | 2044 | USA | =35B | +34N | =10B | =25N | +19B | +47N | −2B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 2061 | +3.8 |
| 8 | McConnell, Griffin | 2007 | USA | +43N | +2N | −21B | −16B | +28N | +51B | =15N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2170 | +27.8 |
| 9 | Joseph, Veronique | 1884 | USA | =17B | −25N | =50B | +58N | +61B | =12N | +22N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 2007 | +34.6 |
| 10 | Palathingal, RafaelCM | 2001 | USA | +16N | =6B | =7N | =36B | −5N | +29B | =11N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 2096 | +27.4 |
| 11 | Chandar, Yajur J | 1785 | USA | −3B | −12N | +64B | +30N | +24B | =17N | =10B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 2073 | +50.4 |
| 12 | Gui, Suyuan | 2092 | USA | −42N | +11B | +57N | =2B | =36N | =9B | =13N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1989 | -31.6 |
| 13 | Maddipati, Srihas | 1875 | USA | −6N | −16B | +56N | =50B | +53N | +46B | =12B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1993 | +36.7 |
| 14 | Li, EricIM | 2366 | USA | F | F | +46N | +45B | +6N | =21B | =4B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2396 | +3.1 |
| 15 | Liu, PatrickFM | 2112 | USA | F | −23N | +58B | +52N | =45B | +26N | =8B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2035 | -12.5 |
| 16 | De Firmian, NickGM | 2444 | USA | −10B | +13N | +40B | +8N | =1B | −3N | F | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 2144 | -18.3 |
| 17 | Heiserman, Jimmy | 2138 | USA | =9N | +42B | =45N | =20B | =51N | =11B | −33N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1902 | -39.0 |
| 18 | Pupols, Viktors | 1775 | USA | +56N | −4B | =39N | =28B | =40N | +25B | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1928 | +23.4 |
| 19 | Chidipudi, Kishan | 1910 | USA | −1B | =50N | +62N | +53B | −7N | +34B | F | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1928 | +6.8 |
| 20 | Gupta, Eshan | 1986 | USA | −2B | +43N | +63B | =17N | +54B | F | F | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2136 | +37.2 |
| 21 | Karthi, JashithCM | 2081 | USA | F | F | +8N | =6B | =3B | =14N | =27B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.75 | 2214 | +34.8 |
| 22 | Sethi, Kanwar | 2146 | USA | F | +35N | +23B | −27N | −2B | +41N | −9B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1976 | -46.8 |
| 23 | Yang, Vian | 1864 | USA | F | +15B | −22N | =38B | +44N | −6B | =40N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 2038 | +52.4 |
| 24 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 2004 | USA | +50N | =36B | −6N | =39B | −11N | +59B | −25N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1801 | -67.3 |
| 25 | Patankar, Shubham | 1759 | USA | F | +9B | F | =7B | =38N | −18N | +24B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 2013 | +65.2 |
| 26 | Bakin, Oleg | 1997 | RUS | −4N | +56B | =42N | +34B | =48N | −15B | −49N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1906 | -18.6 |
| 27 | Nanugonda, Vishva | 2090 | USA | F | F | =5N | +22B | +47B | −4N | =21N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 2230 | +30.2 |
| 28 | Sabyrov, Muradhan E | 1886 | USA | −36N | F | +60B | =18N | −8B | +32N | =39B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1870 | -5.2 |
| 29 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1845 | USA | F | +60N | −47B | −54N | +42B | −10N | +35B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1873 | +8.4 |
| 30 | Krishnan, Saatvik | 1870 | USA | F | F | +32B | −11B | +50N | F | +37B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1978 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Yi, Colin | 1742 | USA | F | F | −38N | =43B | =57B | +42N | +56B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1876 | +35.6 |
| 32 | Weiss, Roi | 1828 | USA | F | F | −30N | +56B | +62N | −28B | +58B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1879 | +14.4 |
| 33 | Srinivasan, Sivavishnu | 1964 | USA | F | F | =48N | +5B | −4B | −1N | +17B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 2152 | +44.4 |
| 34 | Suthar, Om | 1808 | USA | =38N | −7B | F | −26N | +52B | −19N | +41B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1863 | +13.7 |
| 35 | Natraj, Tapas Aarav | 1747 | USA | =7N | −22B | −55N | =62B | =63N | +50B | −29N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1774 | +2.8 |
| 36 | Li, WilliamCM | 2086 | CAN | +28B | =24N | F | =10N | =12B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 2091 | +0.4 |
| 37 | Brongersma, Hayden Scott | 1701 | USA | F | +65B | −2N | =55B | =46N | =40B | −30N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1861 | +42.8 |
| 38 | Aigner, MichaelCM | 1999 | USA | =34B | −52N | +31B | =23N | =25B | F | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1789 | -26.8 |
| 39 | Shi, Evan | 1700 | USA | F | F | =18B | =24N | +55N | −48B | =28N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1892 | +47.6 |
| 40 | Zavgorodniy, Andrew | 1878 | USA | F | F | −16N | +63N | =18B | =37N | =23B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1877 | -5.2 |
| 41 | Jin, David | 1802 | USA | F | F | =43B | +60N | +59N | −22B | −34N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1834 | +4.8 |
| 42 | Riese, Kayven | 1691 | USA | +12B | −17N | =26B | −61N | −29N | −31B | =57B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1800 | +12.2 |
| 43 | Chen, Leo H | 1715 | USA | −8B | −20B | =41N | =31N | −49B | F | +59N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1720 | -0.8 |
| 44 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1957 | USA | +57B | −3N | +59B | −1N | −23B | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1862 | -13.2 |
| 45 | Qiu, LaurieWIM | 2083 | USA | F | F | =17B | −14N | =15N | F | +48B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 2153 | +13.6 |
| 46 | Wu, Zhuoyuan | 1848 | USA | F | F | −14B | +57N | =37B | −13N | =52B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1803 | -17.6 |
| 47 | Silva, Javier | 2042 | USA | F | F | +29N | +48B | −27N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1994 | -4.8 |
| 48 | Inonu, Muhsin Munci | 1996 | TUR | F | F | =33B | −47N | =26B | +39N | −45N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1885 | -14.2 |
| 49 | Zhu, Stephen | 1861 | USA | F | F | −1B | −59B | +43N | F | +26B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1905 | +5.2 |
| 50 | Wang, Leonardo Xirui | 1825 | SGP | −24B | =19B | =9N | =13N | −30B | −35N | F | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1689 | -42.0 |
| 51 | Sankar, Tarun | 1870 | USA | F | F | +52B | −3N | =17B | −8N | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1920 | +6.4 |
| 52 | Ni, Leo | 1770 | USA | F | +38B | −51N | −15B | −34N | F | =46N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1778 | -1.2 |
| 53 | Bandatmakuru, Navyan Reddy | 1605 | USA | F | F | =54B | −19N | −13B | +57N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1787 | +31.6 |
| 54 | Gopalakrishnan, Kritin | 1929 | USA | F | F | =53N | +29B | −20N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1812 | -16.4 |
| 55 | Videna, Daniel T | 1801 | USA | F | F | +35B | =37N | −39B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1716 | -14.4 |
| 56 | Lewis, Edward | 1829 | USA | −18B | −26N | −13B | −32N | F | +63B | −31N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 1557 | -40.2 |
| 57 | Lehman, Clarence | 1784 | USA | −44N | F | −12B | −46B | =31N | −53B | =42N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1549 | -34.8 |
| 58 | Loyalka, Breakwell | 1740 | USA | F | F | −15N | −9B | −60N | +62B | −32N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 1632 | -28.4 |
| 59 | Martinez, Lawrence | 1672 | USA | F | F | −44N | +49N | −41B | −24N | −43B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1628 | -5.8 |
| 60 | Watson, Farid | 1827 | USA | F | −29B | −28N | −41B | +58B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1625 | -20.8 |
| 61 | Santos, Manuel C | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +42B | −9N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Wang, Chase | 1707 | USA | −5N | F | −19B | =35N | −32B | −58N | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1485 | -44.8 |
| 63 | Spence, Beckett | 1765 | IRL | F | F | −20N | −40B | =35B | −56N | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1538 | -40.0 |
| 64 | Kumar, Jay Dave | 1945 | USA | F | F | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 985 | -28.4 |
| 65 | Bhatta, Rohit | 2008 | USA | F | −37N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 901 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Patankar, ShubhamUSA+65.23.0 pts · #23
- 2Kodihalli, KaustubhUSA+56.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Yang, VianUSA+52.43.0 pts · #30
Top rating losers
- 1Paragiri, ReyanshUSA-67.33.0 pts · #28
- 2Sethi, KanwarUSA-46.83.0 pts · #21
- 3Wang, ChaseUSA-44.80.5 pts · #63
Biggest upsets
- R2+460 Elo gap
- R1+443 Elo gap
- R1+401 Elo gap