2026 Great Lakes Festival
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Brookfield, WI, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2099, and top seed was Aryan Tari (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2642).
Aryan Tari (🇳🇴 NOR, GM, 2642) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi (4.0) and Matthew William Waller (4.0). Tari won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aarud Ajoykumar (1624) beat Shravan Sabarish (1770), a +146-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Brookfield, WI, United States
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
GM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×26
🇮🇳India×2
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Aryan Tari led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Aryan Tari never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
GM Aryan Tari won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tari, AryanGM | 2642 | NOR | +11B | +16N | +5B | +15N | +4B | 5.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 3042 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan | 2005 | USA | +7B | +12N | −4B | +14N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 2108 | +28.0 |
| 3 | Waller, Matthew William | 2165 | USA | +24N | =22B | =20N | +18B | +10N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2220 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Magness, Trevor | 2153 | USA | F | +6B | +2N | +9B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2283 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Starkman, Eric | 1934 | USA | +30N | +18B | −1N | +20B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1926 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Suganraj, Brian | 1917 | USA | +13B | −4N | +19B | +12N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2052 | +13.8 |
| 7 | Ajoykumar, Aarud | 1624 | USA | −2N | +27B | −8N | +32B | +21N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1828 | +39.6 |
| 8 | Durost, Benjamin E | 1834 | USA | F | +23N | +7B | −16N | +19B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1942 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Gianos-Steinberg, Alex | 0 | USA | F | +25N | +10B | −4N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2083 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hengen, Luke O | 2050 | USA | +17N | =20B | −9N | +21B | −3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1968 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Kuten, Samuel | 1645 | USA | −1N | +30B | −16B | +26N | =14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1672 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Oliver, Alexander | 1827 | DEN | +27N | −2B | +32N | −6B | =13N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1744 | -9.8 |
| 13 | Webb, Wheaton William | 1698 | USA | −6N | =21B | =30N | +17B | =12B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1713 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Nudo, Zachary W | 1804 | USA | F | +31B | +17N | −2B | =11N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1721 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Tikhomirov, Matthew | 2016 | USA | F | +28B | +22N | −1B | =20N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 2118 | +14.8 |
| 16 | Mokashi, Archit | 1985 | IND | F | −1B | +11N | +8B | −9N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2080 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Derozier, Riley | 0 | USA | −10B | +26N | −14B | −13N | +23B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 18 | La Budde, Michael | 1813 | USA | +26B | −5N | +25B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1250 | -18.0 |
| 19 | Oleksa, Max | 1759 | USA | −22N | +24B | −6N | +25B | −8N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1614 | -29.6 |
| 20 | Templin, Aethelred Magni | 0 | USA | F | =10N | =3B | −5N | =15B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1954 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Sabarish, Shravan | 1770 | USA | −29B | =13N | +31B | −10N | −7B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1653 | -35.6 |
| 22 | Seghers, Evan | 1908 | USA | +19B | =3N | −15B | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1980 | +5.4 |
| 23 | Hanson, Dylan | 1627 | USA | F | −8B | =24N | +30B | −17N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1508 | -12.4 |
| 24 | Pranshu Andhari | 1568 | IND | −3B | −19N | =23B | =31N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1524 | -13.2 |
| 25 | FIDE 150034780 | 0 | — | F | −9B | −18N | −19N | +26B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Jain, Arnav | 0 | USA | −18N | −17B | +27N | −11B | −25N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sabarish, Shashwath | 1704 | USA | −12B | −7N | −26B | F | +32N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 926 | -37.6 |
| 28 | Sundaram, Senthil K | 1656 | USA | +32B | −15N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1216 | -4.0 |
| 29 | Mathur, Rithwik | 2125 | USA | +21N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2570 | +2.2 |
| 30 | Anthony Xavier, Clifford | 0 | USA | −5B | −11N | =13B | −23N | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Durai Murugan, Kavinvel | 1512 | USA | F | −14N | −21N | =24B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1441 | -10.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 39976688 | 0 | — | −28N | F | −12B | −7N | −27B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 903 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ajoykumar, AarudUSA+39.63.0 pts · #6
- 2Gurumoorthi, GurugrahanUSA+28.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Tikhomirov, MatthewUSA+14.82.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Sabarish, ShashwathUSA-37.61.0 pts · #30
- 2Sabarish, ShravanUSA-35.61.5 pts · #15
- 3Oleksa, MaxUSA-29.62.0 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R5+146 Elo gap