2026 Tulane Classic

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52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in New Orleans, LA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Dex Webster (🇺🇸 USA, 2132).

Dex Webster (🇺🇸 USA, 2132) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Christopher B Girardo (4.5) and Leo Le-Tran (4.0). Webster won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nathaniel Riley (1811) beat Nestor Lopez Martin (1950), a +139-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸New Orleans, LA, United States

Dates

25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸Dex Webster2132

Avg top 10

1,910

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×29

🇨🇺Cuba×1

🇵🇰Pakistan×1

Top 3

🥇
Dex Webster
🇺🇸USA·2132
5.0pts·2595perf+9.8
🥈
Christopher B Girardo
🇺🇸USA·1931
4.5pts·2002perf+3.6
🥉
Leo Le-Tran
🇺🇸USA·1847
4.0pts·2015perf+33.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Dex Webster led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Webster5Girardo4.5Le-Tran4Riley4Pikus4Janusa3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Dex Webster held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Dex Webster 5 wins (R1–R5)Leo Le-Tran 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Dex Webster	*	—	1	—
2Christopher B Girardo	—	*	—	—
3Leo Le-Tran	0	—	*	1
4Nathaniel Riley	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Webster, Dex	2132	USA	+37N	+11B	+7N	+3B	+17N	5.0	13.0	14.5	14.50	2595	+9.8
2	Girardo, Christopher B	1931	USA	+48N	+9B	=17N	+30B	+6N	4.5	11.5	12.5	11.25	2002	+3.6
3	Le-Tran, Leo	1847	USA	+12N	+26B	+5N	−1N	+21B	4.0	14.5	16.5	11.50	2015	+33.6
4	Pikus, Matthew	1916	USA	+20B	=6N	+19B	=21N	+13B	4.0	11.5	14.0	11.00	1755	-4.2
5	Riley, Nathaniel	1811	USA	+47N	+14B	−3B	+25N	+18B	4.0	11.5	12.5	8.50	2012	+32.4
6	FIDE 566007259	0	—	+38N	=4B	+27B	+14N	−2B	3.5	13.5	15.0	8.50	1904	0.0
7	Billings, Matthew	1738	USA	+49B	+13N	−1B	+32N	=8B	3.5	13.5	14.5	7.75	1901	+13.2
8	Josephson, Asher	0	USA	−26N	+12B	+15N	+11B	=7N	3.5	12.5	14.5	10.75	1730	0.0
9	Janusa, Austin	1754	USA	+31B	−2N	+45B	=10B	+19N	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.25	1809	+8.4
10	Phillips, Rene	1881	USA	+36B	−24N	+28B	=9N	+42B	3.5	9.5	11.0	6.75	1787	-15.2
11	FIDE 566012279	0	—	+25B	−1N	+46B	−8N	+43B	3.0	12.0	13.0	4.50	1332	0.0
12	Sands, Jaywill Spencer	0	USA	−3B	−8N	+31B	+45N	+25B	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	1731	0.0
13	FIDE 566007100	0	—	+39N	−7B	+22N	+?B	−4N	3.0	11.5	11.5	4.00	1683	0.0
14	Boecker, Maxwell	1864	USA	+28B	−5N	+36B	−6B	+49N	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	1011	-22.8
15	Paley, Oren	1863	USA	+40B	−18N	−8B	+46N	+33B	3.0	9.5	10.5	4.50	1150	-15.2
16	Pridgeon, Patrick	1784	USA	=45B	−27N	+38B	=20N	+29B	3.0	8.0	9.0	5.25	1848	+6.4
17	Martin, Malik	1864	USA	+43N	F	=2B	+18N	−1B	2.5	13.5	13.5	6.25	2004	+21.6
18	Lopez Martin, Nestor	1950	CUB	+23N	+15B	=24N	−17B	−5N	2.5	12.0	14.5	6.75	1760	-42.8
19	Usama Aslam	0	PAK	=22N	+34B	−4N	+35B	−9B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.25	1657	0.0
20	FIDE 566007151	0	—	−4N	=38B	+50N	=16B	=22N	2.5	11.0	11.5	4.00	1657	0.0
21	Beavers, Carl	1755	USA	+46B	+35N	F	=4B	−3N	2.5	11.0	11.0	5.00	1813	+4.6
22	Parthiban, Haricharan	0	USA	=19B	=32N	−13B	+28N	=20B	2.5	10.0	12.0	5.50	1670	0.0
23	FIDE 25195549	0	—	−18B	+41N	=42B	−29N	+36B	2.5	7.5	9.0	3.75	1527	0.0
24	Fee, C Edward	1850	USA	+51N	+10B	=18B	F	F	2.5	6.0	6.0	4.75	2109	+27.2
25	FIDE 39994970	0	—	−11N	+37B	+26N	−5B	−12N	2.0	12.0	13.5	3.50	1682	0.0
26	Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian	1588	USA	+8B	−3N	−25B	+27N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.50	1047	-7.2
27	FIDE 30935482	0	—	F	+16B	−6N	−26B	+39N	2.0	10.0	10.0	4.50	1686	0.0
28	Binet, George Albert	0	USA	−14N	+47B	−10N	−22B	+52N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1073	0.0
29	Tagorda, Ramon	1695	USA	+41B	F	−30N	+23B	−16N	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.00	984	-15.2
30	FIDE 39977390	0	—	F	+33N	+29B	−2N	F	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.00	1813	0.0
31	Klingler, James Elliot	0	USA	−9N	−48B	−12N	+51B	+46B	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	954	0.0
32	Etienne, Jace	1670	USA	=50N	=22B	+39N	−7B	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	938	-8.2
33	FIDE 566012295	0	—	+?N	−30B	−44N	+48B	−15N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1643	0.0
34	FIDE 566012260	0	—	F	−19N	+40B	−42N	+41B	2.0	7.0	7.0	3.00	956	0.0
35	Vega, Jorge Eduardo	1676	USA	+52N	−21B	F	−19N	+40B	2.0	6.5	6.5	1.50	955	-15.6
36	FIDE 39982076	0	—	−10N	+51B	−14N	=39B	−23N	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	1073	0.0
37	Grunberg, Mark	1587	USA	−1B	−25N	F	=41N	+45B	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	1801	+18.4
38	FIDE 566007160	0	—	−6B	=20N	−16N	+50B	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	984	0.0
39	FIDE 566012252	0	—	−13B	+49N	−32B	=36N	−27B	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	870	0.0
40	FIDE 566012368	0	—	−15N	=43B	−34N	+47B	−35N	1.5	8.5	9.5	1.75	970	0.0
41	FIDE 39994988	0	—	−29N	−23B	+47N	=37B	−34N	1.5	8.0	9.0	1.75	1448	0.0
42	Nellon Jr., Shivers Rashad	1756	USA	F	F	=23N	+34B	−10N	1.5	8.0	8.0	3.25	1081	-13.2
43	FIDE 39956954	0	—	−17B	=40N	F	+52B	−11N	1.5	7.0	7.0	0.75	1064	0.0
44	Kvakovszky, George	1672	USA	F	=45N	+33B	F	F	1.5	3.0	3.0	2.50	1615	-1.6
45	Arcenaux Jr., Thomas	1615	USA	=16N	=44B	−9N	−12B	−37N	1.0	11.0	12.5	2.25	1506	-22.0
46	FIDE 30924316	0	—	−21N	+52B	−11N	−15B	−31N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1009	0.0
47	FIDE 39946380	0	—	−5B	−28N	−41B	−40N	+50N	1.0	9.0	9.5	0.50	1011	0.0
48	FIDE 39962270	0	—	−2B	+31N	−?B	−33N	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1051	0.0
49	FIDE 39982084	0	—	−7N	−39B	+51N	F	−14B	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1001	0.0
50	MacDonald, Gerald	0	USA	=32B	−?N	−20B	−38N	−47B	0.5	7.0	7.0	1.00	1527	0.0
51	Slaton Jr, Hershel	0	USA	−24B	−36N	−49B	−31N	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1050	0.0
52	FIDE 566012244	0	—	−35B	−46N	F	−43N	−28B	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	876	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Le-Tran, LeoUSA
+33.6
4.0 pts · #2
2Riley, NathanielUSA
+32.4
4.0 pts · #4
3Fee, C EdwardUSA
+27.2
2.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Lopez Martin, NestorCUB
-42.8
2.5 pts · #9
2Boecker, MaxwellUSA
-22.8
3.0 pts · #37
3Arcenaux Jr., ThomasUSA
-22.0
1.0 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R5+139 Elo gap
Riley, Nathaniel1811 beat Lopez Martin, Nestor1950