2026 Oregon Closed - Championship
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Portland, OR, United States. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2056, and top seed was Nick Raptis (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2212).
Matt Zavortink (🇺🇸 USA, 2151) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Nick Raptis (5.0) and Austin Tang (4.5). Zavortink shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Austin Tang (1980) beat Matt Zavortink (2151), a +171-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsMatt Zavortink led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Matt Zavortink takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Matt Zavortink beat FM Nick Raptis (Black).
Matt Zavortink won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸Zavortink, Matt | 2151 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 23.0 | +9.8 | 2200 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸FMRaptis, Nick | 2212 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.75 | 23.0 | -1.6 | 2191 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Tang, Austin | 1980 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.25 | 23.5 | +72.0 | 2168 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Cigan, Jason | 2095 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 24.5 | -8.4 | 2050 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Gibbins, Wilson | 1953 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 25.0 | +11.6 | 2020 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Haessler, Carl | 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 8.50 | 25.0 | +14.4 | 2023 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMRussell, Corey | 2084 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 6.00 | 26.0 | -36.2 | 1894 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Tabet, Roger | 2034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 6.00 | 26.0 | -25.6 | 1901 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tang, AustinUSA+72.04.5 pts · #3
- 2Haessler, CarlUSA+14.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Gibbins, WilsonUSA+11.63.0 pts · #5
- 1Russell, CoreyFMUSA-36.22.0 pts · #7
- 2Tabet, RogerUSA-25.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Cigan, JasonUSA-8.43.5 pts · #4
- R1+171 Elo gap
- R6+159 Elo gap
- R3+148 Elo gap