2026 Connecticut Classical - Open
SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Windsor, CT, United States. 12 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2275, and top seed was Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2581).
Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2561) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Zachary Tanenbaum (4.0) and Jordan Groff (4.0). Sonis won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Aayush Daddario (1753) beat Kevin Zhao (FM, 2078), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Windsor, CT, United States
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×3
FM×3
CM×4
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Francesco Sonis led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
GM Francesco Sonis never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Francesco Sonis drew with FM Zachary Tanenbaum (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Francesco Sonis 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Zachary Tanenbaum 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMFrancesco Sonis | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMZachary Tanenbaum | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jordan Groff | — | — | * | — |
| 4Max Ingargiola | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonis, FrancescoGM | 2561 | ITA | +19N | +7B | +9N | +10B | =2N | +15B | 5.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 16.00 | 2665 | +5.9 |
| 2 | Tanenbaum, ZacharyFM | 2359 | USA | =16B | +12N | +25B | +4N | =1B | −10B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 12.50 | 2332 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Groff, Jordan | 2112 | USA | +14N | +8B | −10N | =9B | +11N | =6B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 2224 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Kao, Jamison EdrichCM | 2223 | USA | +20B | +5N | +23N | −2B | −10N | +7B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 2243 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Ingargiola, Max | 1934 | USA | +26N | −4B | =8N | =14B | +23N | +12B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2011 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Zhao, KevinFM | 2078 | USA | +18N | −23B | =14N | +24B | +9N | =3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 2039 | -5.6 |
| 7 | Garg, Priyansh | 2086 | USA | +30B | −1N | +28B | =15N | +21B | −4N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 2207 | +35.6 |
| 8 | Xiang, GraysonCM | 1887 | USA | +11B | −3N | =5B | +32N | +22B | F | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2140 | +67.2 |
| 9 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 2146 | CAN | +31B | +17N | −1B | =3N | −6B | =11N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 2117 | -11.6 |
| 10 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2581 | USA | F | F | +3B | −1N | +4B | +2N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.00 | 2524 | -1.3 |
| 11 | Kilari, Dattasai | 2042 | USA | −8N | +35B | +29N | =17N | −3B | =9B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1968 | -20.8 |
| 12 | Bhargava, Kushagra | 1774 | USA | =33N | −2B | =27N | +29B | +16N | −5N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1932 | +41.6 |
| 13 | Chen, Winston Ruiying | 1700 | USA | F | F | −21N | +19B | +24N | +25N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 2117 | +83.2 |
| 14 | Farzaneh-Far, Marcus | 1930 | USA | −3B | +31N | =6B | =5N | =28B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1973 | +11.6 |
| 15 | Ling, ChenxuanCM | 2062 | USA | F | F | +16N | =7B | +17N | −1N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 2217 | +28.8 |
| 16 | Zhou, Arthur | 1836 | USA | =2N | +27B | −15B | =25N | −12B | =23N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1862 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Garcia, Erick | 2103 | USA | +24N | −9B | +20N | =11B | −15B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2001 | -12.8 |
| 18 | Wu, Felix | 1714 | USA | −6B | =19B | −24N | +31N | +26B | −22N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1825 | +30.0 |
| 19 | Chan, Matthew | 1860 | USA | −1B | =18N | =30B | −13N | =34B | =29N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1705 | -27.0 |
| 20 | Zhang, Royce | 1926 | USA | −4N | +26B | −17B | +30N | −25B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1890 | -12.4 |
| 21 | Ivanov, AlexanderGM | 2384 | USA | F | F | +13B | +23B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 2143 | -6.9 |
| 22 | Mashkov, David Alexander | 1954 | USA | +29B | F | F | F | −8N | +18B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1890 | -8.4 |
| 23 | Daddario, Aayush | 1753 | USA | F | +6N | −4B | −21N | −5B | =16B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1882 | +22.4 |
| 24 | Alluri, Samanyu | 1828 | USA | −17B | =30N | +18B | −6N | −13B | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1734 | -27.0 |
| 25 | Regam, JessicaWFM | 1911 | USA | F | F | −2N | =16B | +20N | −13B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1856 | -8.6 |
| 26 | Ganguly, Maitreya | 1750 | USA | −5B | −20N | =31B | +35N | −18N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1702 | -13.6 |
| 27 | Zhou, AbigailWCM | 1780 | USA | F | −16N | =12B | −28N | +30B | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1752 | -7.2 |
| 28 | Natarajan, Neil | 1924 | USA | F | F | −7N | +27B | =14N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1932 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Vellanki, Devansh | 1696 | USA | −22N | F | −11B | −12N | =31B | =19B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1650 | -11.6 |
| 30 | Griffin, Miles | 1821 | USA | −7N | =24B | =19N | −20B | −27N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1656 | -20.8 |
| 31 | Chu, Leon | 1819 | USA | −9N | −14B | =26N | −18B | =29N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1607 | -52.4 |
| 32 | Uwakwe, Michael | 1911 | USA | F | F | +35N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1874 | -2.0 |
| 33 | Castaneda, NelsonFM | 2199 | USA | =12B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1799 | -8.4 |
| 34 | Paas, Leo | 1797 | USA | F | F | F | F | =19N | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1860 | +3.6 |
| 35 | Bernard, Jaron | 1860 | USA | F | −11N | −32B | −26B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1101 | -26.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chen, Winston RuiyingUSA+83.23.0 pts · #11
- 2Xiang, GraysonCMUSA+67.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Bhargava, KushagraUSA+41.63.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Chu, LeonUSA-52.41.0 pts · #32
- 2Chan, MatthewUSA-27.02.0 pts · #21
- 3Alluri, SamanyuUSA-27.01.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R2+325 Elo gap
- R5+298 Elo gap
- R6+211 Elo gap