2026 May Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Major
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 17 May 2026 in Lisle, IL, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1990, and top seed was Matthew William Waller (🇺🇸 USA, 2173).
Matthew Yu (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2022) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Justin Lee (2.5) and Bhabatosh Chowdhury (2.5). Yu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Shravan Sabarish (1696) beat Mark P Hamilton (1864), a +168-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Lisle, IL, United States
Dates
17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×21
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsCM Matthew Yu led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
1
R3–R3 · LEAD HELD
CM Matthew Yu held the sole lead from R3 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Matthew Yu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMatthew Yu | * | — | — | — |
| 2Bhabatosh Chowdhury | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Justin Lee | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Timur Turba | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu, MatthewCM | 2022 | USA | +9N | +13B | +4N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2713 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Lee, Justin | 2013 | USA | =3B | +10N | +8B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2095 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Chowdhury, Bhabatosh | 1937 | USA | =2N | +19N | +14B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2240 | +44.8 |
| 4 | Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan | 2021 | USA | +17B | +11N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2016 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Hamilton, Mark P | 1864 | USA | −8B | +18N | +17B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1834 | -2.2 |
| 6 | Turba, Timur | 1797 | USA | −15B | +16N | +13N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2017 | +35.2 |
| 7 | Waller, Matthew William | 2173 | USA | +16N | +15N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2727 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Sabarish, Shravan | 1696 | USA | +5N | =14B | −2N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1925 | +34.0 |
| 9 | Elferachi, Said | 1894 | USA | −1B | +22N | =11B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1871 | -1.4 |
| 10 | Xia, ElizabethWCM | 1834 | USA | =14N | −2B | +20B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1925 | +14.4 |
| 11 | Menon, Rohan | 1938 | USA | +21N | −4B | =9N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1912 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Elshazly, Mohamed | 1804 | USA | =18B | +20N | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 1985 | +18.4 |
| 13 | Rajkumar, Sachit Srinivas | 1824 | USA | +22N | −1N | −6B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1699 | -20.4 |
| 14 | Indusekar, Akshay | 1897 | USA | =10B | =8N | −3N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1697 | -15.8 |
| 15 | Gu, Hardy | 2013 | USA | +6N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1985 | -2.8 |
| 16 | Scott, Kaden | 1840 | USA | −7B | −6B | +21N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1805 | -8.4 |
| 17 | Bafia, Nathaniel | 1713 | USA | −4N | +21B | −5N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1777 | +8.4 |
| 18 | Tang, Emily Jiaying | 1719 | USA | =12N | −5B | =19B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1762 | +5.6 |
| 19 | Mokashi, Archit | 1992 | IND | =20N | −3B | =18N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1715 | -21.6 |
| 20 | Cohen, Lawrence | 1865 | USA | =19B | −12B | −10N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1604 | -19.0 |
| 21 | Han, Theodore | 1821 | USA | −11B | −17N | −16B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1030 | -58.4 |
| 22 | Kota, Arjun | 1652 | USA | −13B | −9B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1059 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chowdhury, BhabatoshUSA+44.82.5 pts · #2
- 2Yu, MatthewCMUSA+42.83.0 pts · #1
- 3Turba, TimurUSA+35.22.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Han, TheodoreUSA-58.40.0 pts · #22
- 2Mokashi, ArchitIND-21.61.0 pts · #17
- 3Rajkumar, Sachit SrinivasUSA-20.41.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+168 Elo gap
- R2+108 Elo gap