2026 Oregon Closed - Challengers
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Portland, OR, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1928, and top seed was Michael J Pendergast (🇺🇸 USA, 2129).
Karthik Bimod (🇮🇳 IND, 1862) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Robby Hecht (4.5) and Yogi Saputra (4.5). Bimod shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: William Nobles (1887) beat Michael J Pendergast (2129), a +242-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsKarthik Bimod led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Robby Hecht takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Karthik Bimod drew with Hayul Lim (Black).
Karthik Bimod went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳Karthik Bimod | 1862 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 17.00 | 23.0 | +88.4 | 2096 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Hecht, Robby | 1944 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 13.75 | 23.5 | +16.8 | 2028 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Saputra, Yogi | 1945 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.75 | 23.5 | +32.8 | 2028 |
| 2 | 🇰🇷Lim, Hayul | 2015 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 23.5 | +4.0 | 2018 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Nobles, William | 1887 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 24.0 | +36.8 | 1984 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Morehouse, Ethan | 1716 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 6.75 | 25.5 | +41.6 | 1855 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Tenesaca Argudo, Santiago Fernando | 1927 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 5.50 | 26.5 | -79.6 | 1698 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Pendergast, Michael J | 2129 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 26.5 | -78.8 | 1671 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Karthik BimodIND+88.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Morehouse, EthanUSA+41.62.5 pts · #6
- 3Nobles, WilliamUSA+36.84.0 pts · #5
- 1Tenesaca Argudo, Santiago FernandoUSA-79.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Pendergast, Michael JUSA-78.81.5 pts · #7
- 3Lim, HayulKOR4.04.5 pts · #2
- R4+242 Elo gap
- R4+229 Elo gap
- R5+211 Elo gap