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2026 Charlotte Spring Open - U1600

Open SwissStandard

17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 914, and top seed was Michael Foster (🇺🇸 USA, 1586).

Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸Michael Foster1586
Avg top 10
914
Participants
17
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FIDE 39933784 led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
4
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
4.5Jones4Epstein33Patil2.5Zerkle2.5— ex-leaders:led R3–R5, #7
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FIDE 39933784 held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FIDE 39933784 drew with Gabriel Ray Jones (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

FIDE 39933784 won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FIDE 39933784*
½
2Gabriel Ray Jones
½
*
3Joanna Epstein*
4FIDE 566009642*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 399337840+?N+?B+8N=2B+?N4.56.06.04.0015330.0
2Jones, Gabriel Ray0USA+?B+11N=?B=1N+12B4.07.57.55.2515880.0
3Epstein, Joanna1504USA5N+10B+14B12N+13N3.07.59.05.002333+21.6
4FIDE 5660096420?N=?B+?B=9N+15B3.03.03.02.0015860.0
5Patil, Dhruv Subhash0USA+3B?N=9B?B+11N2.56.56.55.5015930.0
6Zerkle, Jackson0USAFF+11B+13B=?N2.53.03.03.0015910.0
7Arunkumar, Mukhil0USAFF=?N+8B+?N2.52.02.02.0015330.0
8Yan, Grace Lingxin1513USA+10B+15N1B7N9B2.011.012.03.00786-16.0
9Foster, Michael1586USAFF=5N=4B+8N2.07.57.54.752313+16.0
10Ritch III, Steve Edward0USA8N3N+17B?B+?N2.05.05.00.0013600.0
11Raz, Ori1568USA+17B2B6N=16N5B1.510.010.00.502237+12.8
12Sharma, Mihir0USAFF=13N+3B2N1.58.58.53.7515390.0
13Kuo, Olivia Jade1533USAF+16N=12B6N3B1.58.08.01.75704-21.6
14FIDE 399986570FF3N=?N+16B1.54.04.01.007040.0
15FIDE 5660128480F8B?N+?B4N1.05.05.00.007130.0
16Cameron, Charles M0USAF13B=?N=11B14N1.04.54.50.7513580.0
17Crosby, Connor1437USA11NF10NFF0.03.53.50.00768-12.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers