30th Annual Mid-America Open - U2100
44 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in St. Louis, MO, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1850, and top seed was Banda Natalie Katlo (🇧🇼 BOT, WFM, 1984).
Evan Y Jin (🇺🇸 USA, 1754) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Michael Robertson (4.0) and Asha Silva (3.5). Jin won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Steven Goldschmidt (1473) beat Mao Nozaki (1773), a +300-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Michael Robertson held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Jin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
Michael Robertson 3 wins (R1–R3)Finn Pagliarini 3 wins (R2–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin, Evan Y | 1754 | USA | +10B | =13B | +19N | =6N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.75 | 2015 | +54.0 |
| 2 | Robertson, Michael | 1852 | USA | +21B | +3N | +23N | =15B | =17N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 10.00 | 2010 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Silva, Asha | 1713 | USA | +30B | −2B | =26N | +24N | +14B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1822 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Pagliarini, Finn | 1682 | USA | =16N | +38B | +13N | +7B | −23N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1915 | +62.0 |
| 5 | Maiti, Vedant | 1771 | USA | +36B | +20N | −15B | =14N | +35B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1805 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Ohly, Oliver | 1796 | USA | +43N | +8B | =7N | =1B | −15N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1841 | +12.4 |
| 7 | Sharma, Aarav | 1766 | USA | +25B | +34N | =6B | −4N | =9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1770 | +2.0 |
| 8 | Sabarish, Shravan | 1718 | USA | +44B | −6N | +10B | =13N | =11N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1918 | +52.8 |
| 9 | Rothe-Kushel, William PI | 1757 | USA | =11N | +16B | +32N | −17B | =7N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1733 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Banda Natalie KatloWFM | 1984 | BOT | −1N | +39B | −8N | +19B | +33N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1601 | -29.2 |
| 11 | Nadathur, Hari Rangan | 1716 | USA | =9B | +29N | −35B | +28N | =8B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1711 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Heino, Cameron | 1733 | USA | =38N | =19B | +34B | +22N | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1752 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Sax, Robert | 1772 | USA | +22B | =1N | −4B | =8B | =31N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1661 | -14.6 |
| 14 | Panja, Sparsh | 1601 | USA | −34N | +21B | +20N | =5B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1661 | +17.2 |
| 15 | Logozar, Elijah | 1885 | USA | F | F | +5N | =2N | +6B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 2079 | +13.4 |
| 16 | Law, Bruce | 1782 | USA | =4B | −9N | +40N | =31B | =42B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1552 | -50.0 |
| 17 | Karthikeyan, Arnav | 1666 | USA | F | F | +28B | +9N | =2B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1992 | +24.0 |
| 18 | Tang, Emily Jiaying | 1725 | USA | F | F | +29B | +30N | =32N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 2334 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Sabarish, Shashwath | 0 | USA | +24B | =12N | −1B | −10N | =29B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Goldschmidt, Steven | 1473 | USA | +27N | −5B | −14B | +36N | −22B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1615 | +16.4 |
| 21 | Sondag, Henry | 1662 | USA | −2N | −14N | +37B | +39B | −26N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1528 | -28.4 |
| 22 | Saran, Angad | 1605 | USA | −13N | F | +25B | −12B | +20N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1638 | +6.8 |
| 23 | Pikus, Matthew | 1920 | USA | F | F | −2B | +35N | +4B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1849 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Chen, Megan | 1701 | USA | −19N | +36B | =41N | −3B | =28B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1621 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Ajoykumar, Aarud | 1572 | USA | −7N | +27B | −22N | +34B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1707 | +28.0 |
| 26 | Phillips, Jonathan | 1755 | USA | F | F | =3B | =33N | +21B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1820 | +5.0 |
| 27 | Nozaki, Mao | 1773 | USA | −20B | −25N | =39N | +38B | =40N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1419 | -27.0 |
| 28 | Durai Murugan, Thirukkumaran | 1551 | USA | F | +40B | −17N | −11B | =24N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1421 | -16.8 |
| 29 | Durai Murugan, Kavinvel | 1537 | USA | F | −11B | −18N | +40B | =19N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 923 | -20.4 |
| 30 | Petty, Kirk D | 0 | USA | −3N | +43B | =31N | −18B | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bhargava, Anay | 1550 | USA | F | F | =30B | =16N | =13B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1778 | +23.2 |
| 32 | FIDE 39917703 | 0 | — | F | F | −9B | +41N | =18B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sun, Sophia | 1707 | USA | F | F | +38N | =26B | −10B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1776 | +10.0 |
| 34 | McKinney, Daniel | 1684 | USA | +14B | −7B | −12N | −25N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1475 | -43.6 |
| 35 | Holm, Kelton | 1638 | USA | F | F | +11N | −23B | −5N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1678 | +5.2 |
| 36 | Dasyam, Vinod Kumar | 1685 | USA | −5N | −24N | F | −20B | +39N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 848 | -65.2 |
| 37 | Tang, Edward Jiayi | 1675 | USA | F | F | −21N | F | +41B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1601 | -8.4 |
| 38 | Veeder, Cole | 1586 | USA | =12B | −4N | −33B | −27N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1402 | -30.8 |
| 39 | Bandaru, Vanshika | 0 | USA | F | −10N | =27B | −21N | −36B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 30993520 | 0 | — | F | −28N | −16B | −29N | =27B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1338 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Jadhav, Prajwal | 1537 | USA | F | F | =24B | −32B | −37N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1495 | -3.6 |
| 42 | Devanshi, Chowdada | 1569 | USA | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1783 | +10.8 |
| 43 | Friske, Thomas | 1726 | USA | −6B | −30N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 996 | -8.0 |
| 44 | Kaklauskas, Levi | 1960 | USA | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -32.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pagliarini, FinnUSA+62.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Jin, Evan YUSA+54.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Sabarish, ShravanUSA+52.83.0 pts · #7
- 1Dasyam, Vinod KumarUSA-65.21.0 pts · #44
- 2Law, BruceUSA-50.02.5 pts · #23
- 3McKinney, DanielUSA-43.61.0 pts · #31
- R1+300 Elo gap
- R3+266 Elo gap
- R1+242 Elo gap