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35th Annual Chicago Open - U2100

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143 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Wheeling, IL, United States. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1966, and top seed was Tsogtsaikhan Saikhanchimeg (🇲🇳 MGL, WFM, 2042).

Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh (🇲🇳 MGL, 1979) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Alec Beck (6.0) and Matthew Pikus (6.0). Dashtogtokh won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Subbu Sivaraju (1524) beat Matthew Krusack (1860), a +336-point gap.

Location
🇺🇸Wheeling, IL, United States
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,966
Participants
143
Titled players · 6
WFM×4
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×120
🇲🇳Mongolia×3
🇮🇳India×3
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
38
15
6
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh drew with Alec Beck (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh 5 wins (R1–R5)Matthew Pikus 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh*
½
2Alec Beck
½
*
3Matthew Pikus*
4Mykhailo Laishevkin*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Amarsaikhan Dashtogtokh1979MGL+77B+21N+6B+62N+104B=2N+9N6.525.027.024.002228+27.6
2Beck, Alec1971USA+48N+58B=96N+66B+84N=1B+29N6.022.024.019.752153+28.2
3Pikus, Matthew1933USA+30N=32B+88N=96B+16N+17B+20N6.021.523.520.752112+26.0
4Laishevkin, Mykhailo1931UKR+87N+15B+82N+37B=29N9B+10N5.522.525.018.752101+58.0
5Gupta, Anand1806USA+83N100B+130N+63B+96N+42B=52N5.516.517.513.752066+45.6
6Wasserman, Eddie1792USA+80N+18B1N28B+94B+85N+97B5.021.523.513.501980+35.4
7Vadher, Devaj M1730USA+114N+130B+109B29N+62B+97N23N5.016.017.09.502010+89.6
8FIDE 5660129290FF+140N+80B+57N+33B+96N5.011.511.511.5018520.0
9Lodh, Anish1889USA=81N+38BF+35N+10B+4N1B4.526.026.018.251997+16.8
10Holder, Dillon1745USA+128N+67B+23N=84B9N+13B4B4.524.025.013.751886+54.8
11Bafia, Nathaniel1713USA+86N+99B29B=46N+60B=40N=50B4.519.521.512.751935+57.6
12Sreekumar, GauriWCM1788CAN+101N+59B37N+100B+51N=82B24N4.518.520.511.751966+67.6
13Oleksa, Max1723USA+68B=19N=115B=31N+134B10N+131B4.517.518.59.501842+32.8
14Drucker, Jack1862USA57N80B+133N+116B+30N+28B=95N4.516.517.510.751828-4.2
15Scott, Gene1725USA+78B4N+121N+22B=37N24B=38N4.023.024.511.501834+33.2
16Das, Manmohan1783USA+79B28N+107B+36N3B=34N=93B4.021.523.511.001820+7.6
17Kushalnagar, Nirupam1886USA=98N=65B+111N+57B+34B3N40B4.021.023.011.001803-10.4
18Meng, Miranda1712USA+54B6N31B=77N+132B=41N+58B4.021.022.010.501897+60.0
19Zlotchevsky, Nicole1873USA+138N=13B=57N+119B+33N20B25N4.020.521.09.251721-24.2
20Verma, Angelina1709USA+22N+63B+97BFF+19N3B4.019.019.013.002090+48.4
21Vadher, Preash Mayank1618USA+117N1B127N+126B=45N+83B=34B4.018.519.58.501937+96.4
22Wang, Stone1801USA20BF+77B15N+58B+108N+82N4.018.018.010.001881+10.6
23Xu, Ryan1893USAFF10B+47N+108B+103N+7B4.017.017.012.501916+1.8
24Mao, Andrew1960USAFF131B+106N+44B+15N+12B4.015.015.014.001999+4.6
25Von Hoff, Christopher Daniel1753USAFF+79B+114N97B+27N+19B4.014.014.012.002087+42.6
26Wang, Gaofei1748USAFF+98B39N+79B+106N+92B4.012.512.59.001972+55.6
27Friedman, David1858USAFF+122N+136B+59N25B+64N4.012.512.58.501924+6.4
28Goldin, Joshua1773USA+69N+16B62B+6N42B14N=31B3.523.526.513.751829+18.4
29Tabor, Kai1869USAFF+11N+7B=4B+104N2B3.523.023.014.252006+18.6
30Nagavarapu, Saket1725USA3B74N+124B+99N14B+78N=55B3.521.523.07.751742+6.0
31Rullman, Wesley0USA67N+128B+18N=13B52N=61B=28N3.521.522.510.5017280.0
32Thompson, Sean D1760USA+127B=3N+40B34N=115B50N=35B3.521.522.510.001815+7.4
33Maldonado, Andres Luca0USA+115N=47B=42B+129N19B8N=56B3.521.022.07.7518540.0
34Jing, Aaron C1860USAF=81B+75N+32B17N=16B=21N3.521.021.011.751790-9.6
35Piparia, Nimay1668USA+129N+72B+52N9B82N45B=32N3.520.521.59.251846+62.0
36Ginsberg, Benjamin Bernard Thomas1758USA44B+64N+58N16B=43N+119B73N3.520.021.59.251763+2.0
37Harrison, Ethan1933USAFF+12B4N=15B+92N+46B3.520.020.012.501998+18.4
38Pham, Linda1765USAF9N+113B+83B+73N46N=15B3.519.519.59.501931+53.6
39Firestone, Jack1777USA109B+105N=45N+26B+70N84B51N3.518.520.510.751769-2.0
40Vaibhav Parihar1842INDFF32N+49B+61N=11B+17N3.518.518.512.751929+11.8
41Sax, Robert1756USA61N=138B=90N+121B=72N=18B=49N3.517.518.08.251661-16.2
42Yalamanchili, Jay1908USAFF=33N+59B+28N5N+103B3.517.517.510.252003+18.8
43Senol, Mert1685TUR+126B53N=65B=89N=36B=110N=85B3.517.018.07.751684-0.2
44Moshkevich, Elizabeth1826USA+36N71B+135N=125B24N+123B45N3.517.018.06.751808-3.6
45Badamkhand, NorovsambuuWFM1875MGLFF=39B=85N=21B+35N+44B3.517.017.012.001875+0.6
46Saikhanchimeg, TsogtsaikhanWFM2042MGLFF+81N=11B+66N+38B37N3.517.017.011.251907-12.8
47White, Logan0USA+133B=33NF23B71N+90B+61N3.517.017.08.2517870.0
48Cross, Ted1891USA2B=126N+78B134N=98B=112N+91B3.516.017.07.501719-25.2
49Nalakonda, Anish1711USA60B=78N+120B40N=112B+129N=41B3.516.017.06.501735+8.4
50Mc Nally, Daniel0USAFF61N+90B+87N+32B=11N3.516.016.010.7518270.0
51Wei, Alan1812USAFF+110B+53N12B=93N+39B3.516.016.010.251888+20.4
52Srivatsan Sekar1874INDFF35B+132N+31B+131N=5B3.514.514.58.251816-5.8
53Riney, Rowan1796USA+143N+43B84N51B=123N+70BF3.514.014.07.251875+27.6
54Dubey, Shiv1751USA18NF=126B+111N+127B+89NF3.510.510.56.001617-20.4
55Montero Gonzalez, Karla1873MEXFF+128N+138B=119N=66B=30N3.59.59.55.501816-6.2
56Nudo, Zachary W1798USAFF86N+140B+128N+107B=33N3.59.59.55.252464+12.8
57Tran, Jacob1770USA+14B=60N=19B17N8B58N+99B3.023.525.510.001837+22.0
58Murray, William1835USA+116N2N36B+107B22N+57B18N3.022.524.06.501728-21.2
59Phillips, Jonathan1760USA+74B12N+99B42N27B=91N=65B3.020.522.57.751701-10.2
60Kalyanraman, Nikhil1863USA+49N=57B66N+67B11N=72BF3.020.020.09.501664-29.6
61Benedek, Roy1832USA+41B109N+50B=115N40B=31N47B3.019.521.09.501721-12.6
62Gentry, Bronson0USAFF+28N1B7N+76B+115N3.019.519.58.0018290.0
63Aaryn Rudrapati1726IND+102B20N+91B5N85B+98NF3.018.518.56.501698-9.2
64Arvind, Charithra C1719USA71N36B+105N+86B+69N96B27B3.018.020.07.501523-46.8
65Salem, Samir P0USA=88B=17N=43N70B113B+124N=59N3.018.019.58.0017480.0
66Gelman, Jeffrey A1584USA=120B+137N+60B2N46B=55NF3.018.018.06.001770+18.4
67Sivaraju, Subbu1524USA+31B10N=95B60N106B=102N+101B3.017.519.57.751656+32.8
68Vogel II, David0USA13NF89B78N+121N+79B+87N3.016.016.06.5016280.0
69Whitaker, Robert D1438USA28B102N+118B+91N64B94N+116B3.015.016.55.501674+36.8
70Whites, Malcolm Charles1789USAFF+112B+65N39B53N+81B3.014.514.57.501645-23.2
71Barnes, Maxwell1887USA+64B+44N103B108N+47BFF3.014.014.010.001940+4.4
72Davis, Jeffrey E1684USA+105B35N=117B=139N=41B=60NF3.014.014.06.251655-7.6
73Cumming, Gabriel1777USAFF=114B=92N38B+77N+36B3.013.513.58.001850+10.0
74Sahoo, Sheetansu Bhusan1583USA59N+30B119N+81B+129BFF3.011.511.57.001823+63.6
75Suthar, Viaan1615USAFF34B=79N=78B+127N+114B3.011.011.05.001765+30.0
76Tang, Trevor1792USAFF+142B97N+114B62N+89B3.09.09.04.001893+17.6
77Ganesan, Vikash1752USA1N+116B22N=18B+117N73B83N2.521.523.05.001695-24.0
78Todi, Ayaan1614USA15N=49B48N+68B=75N30B=80N2.520.523.07.501540-23.2
79Ruiz, Emmanuel1728USA16N+87B25N=75B26N68N+139B2.520.521.04.501613-15.4
80Korampally, Nirvan1731USA6B+14N129B8N=124B=122N=78B2.520.021.07.251678-18.8
81Stinson, Marcus1736USA=9B=34N46B74N=118B+139N70N2.519.019.55.251610-20.4
82Suprun, Denis2025USAFF4B+127N+35B=12N22B2.518.518.56.751710-64.0
83Hamilton, Mark P1864USA5BF=85B38N+139B21N+77B2.518.518.54.251588-37.0
84Cohen, Jordan1874USAFF+53B=10N2B+39NF2.517.517.59.251917+8.8
85Prabhu, Tanya G1742USAFF=83N=45B+63N6B=43N2.517.517.57.751788+12.8
86Lannon, Hunter Douglass0USA11B132N+56B64N=102B+118N106B2.516.517.56.0016170.0
87Sargsyan, Ani1910USA4B79N+141B+142N50B=116N68B2.516.516.51.251659-51.6
88Klugstedt, Vincent1885GER=65N+98B3B=94N=110BFF2.515.515.55.751777-10.4
89Vuyyuru, Aryan1526USAFF+68N=43B+100N54B76N2.515.015.06.751644+21.6
90Tang, Emily Jiaying1719USAFF=41B50N+99B47N+98B2.514.514.55.751961+34.8
91Parul Karthikeyan, Aanya1708USA130N+143B63N69B+126N=59B48N2.514.514.52.501641-26.4
92Fei, Ryun1758USAFF+101N=73B+135N37B26N2.513.513.54.501743-4.4
93Tang, Edward Jiayi1667USAFF=125N+123B103N=51B=16N2.512.512.56.001841+44.8
94Hart, Vincent J1899USAFF+137B=88B6N+69BF2.511.011.04.751725-11.8
95Misra, Pragyan1814USAFF=67N+117B=125NF=14B2.510.510.56.001817+2.4
96Margolin, Micah1874USAFF=2B=3N5B+64N8B2.025.525.59.001857-3.6
97Hoesley, Aria1918USAFF20N+76B+25N7B6N2.021.021.07.001683-31.4
98Ganesan, Vidhun1608USA=17B88N26N+120B=48N63B90N2.019.521.05.251609-4.8
99Webb, Wheaton William1700USA+132B11N59N30B90N+128B57N2.017.518.52.001569-49.6
100Cai, Andrew1697USA+118B+5N104B12N89BFF2.016.016.07.001670-8.8
101Krusack, Matthew1860USA12B+118N92B110N107N+117B67N2.015.517.03.001519-124.8
102Gradijan, Stephen1614USA63N+69B123N135B=86N=67B105N2.015.016.05.751557-14.8
103Harrison, Jesse1899USAFF+71N104N+93B23B42N2.015.015.05.501787-30.0
104Donnahue, Tim1939USAFF+100N+103B1N29BF2.014.014.04.001861-16.0
105Matous, Timothy Oliver0USA72N39B64B118NF+126N+102B2.014.014.03.0015520.0
106Zhu, AliciaWCM1790USAFFF24B+67N26B+86N2.013.513.55.501619-26.4
107Hough, Matthew Lucas1671USAFF16N58N+101B56N+127B2.013.513.53.001626-8.4
108FIDE 5660145730F+120NF+71B23N22BF2.012.512.54.5017750.0
109Devagharan, DevinaWFM1860USA+39N+61B7NFFFF2.011.511.56.501905+3.4
110Zhang, Sean1666USAFF51N+101B=88N=43BF2.011.511.55.001811+30.4
111Bowman, Deborah0USAFF17B54B116N+133N+122B2.011.511.52.5016480.0
112FIDE 5660129370FF70N+137B=49N=48BF2.010.510.54.0016720.0
113Orshonova, ElenaWFM1948SRBFF38N+122B+65NFF2.08.08.04.501729-11.0
114Shemesh, Yuval1859USA7BF=73N25B76N+136B75N1.519.019.02.501367-56.2
115Hoffman, Jesse N1773USA33BF=13N=61B=32NF62B1.517.517.55.501772-0.2
116Whitecotton, Liam1766USA58B77NF14N+111B=87B69N1.517.517.53.251393-78.8
117Sadykhov, Emil1681USA21BF=72N95N77B101N+118B1.515.515.53.001537-44.8
118Kota, Arjun1652USA100N101B69N+105B=81N86B117N1.514.015.53.251316-71.2
119McCrea, Ryan A1716USAFF+74B19N=55B36NF1.514.014.04.751685-4.0
120Law, Hans C1517USA=66N108B49N98N122BF+137B1.512.512.52.001327-16.2
121FIDE 399787700FF15B41N68B=137N+124B1.512.512.51.7515790.0
122Bendre, Kavin1692USAFF27B113N+120N=80B111N1.512.012.02.751677-6.0
123Harrington-Taber, Timothy1889USAFF+102B93N=53B44NF1.511.511.53.751639-53.2
124Mudaliar, Vedant1631USAFF30N+133B=80N65B121N1.511.511.52.251653+4.0
125Avnet, Adam David1820USAFF=93B=44N=95BFF1.58.58.54.251769-8.0
126Wang, Grace Ofia Nuoyi1614USA43N=48B=54N21N91B105BF1.019.019.03.501491-30.0
127Gomez, Erick0USA32NF+21B82B54N75B107N1.018.518.54.0014670.0
128Miller, Theodore1657USA10B31N55B+141N56B99NF1.017.517.50.501495-39.6
129Wagner, Jason1818USA35BF+80N33B74N49BF1.016.016.02.501480-35.2
130Napoli, Steven1910USA+91B7N5BFFFF1.013.013.02.501623-22.8
131Karthikeyan, Arnav1665USAFF+24NFF52B13N1.012.012.04.001727+4.0
132Craigmile, Charles1745USA99N+86BF52B18NFF1.012.012.02.50962-28.8
133Bhargava, Anay1503USA47NF14B124N+137N111BF1.012.012.00.50947-17.2
134Avirneni, Saithanusri1796USAFFF+48B13NFF1.08.08.03.501807+0.6
135FIDE 5660100040FF44B+102N92BFF1.08.08.02.0016080.0
136FIDE 350366880FFF27N+142B114NF1.05.55.50.0010590.0
137FIDE 3040961890F66B94N112N133B=121B120N0.511.511.50.758260.0
138Sundaram, Senthil K1652USA19B=41NF55NFFF0.511.011.01.751561-12.0
139FIDE 5660115070FFF=72B83N81B79N0.510.510.51.5014310.0
140FIDE 334391680FF8B56N=141BFF0.59.09.00.2514850.0
141Endo van Dooijeweert, Sebastian1558JPNFF87N128B=140NFF0.54.04.00.25984-18.8
142FIDE 399448400FF76N87B136NFF0.06.56.50.0010510.0
143Peterson, Brian1861USA53B91NFFFFF0.06.06.00.00952-25.8

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