133rd Minnesota Open - Premier Section
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Brooklyn Park, MN, United States. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2177, and top seed was Samrug Narayanan (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2438).
Sean Nagle (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2393) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Timothy Radermacher (4.0) and David Schabert (3.5). Nagle shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yuval Shemesh (1846) beat Erik Knutson (2236), a +390-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Nagle takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
IM Sean Nagle drew with Timothy Radermacher (Black).
IM Sean Nagle went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSean Nagle | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Timothy Radermacher | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Kyler Weatherspoon | — | — | * | — |
| 4David Schabert | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagle, SeanIM | 2393 | USA | =8N | +17B | =11N | =12B | +13B | =2N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2118 | -15.2 |
| 2 | Radermacher, Timothy | 1991 | USA | −14N | +9B | =24N | +11B | +21N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 2177 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Schabert, David | 2040 | USA | +16N | +6B | =14N | +19B | F | −5N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2307 | +64.4 |
| 4 | Iwu, Okechukwu | 1979 | USA | +18B | +29N | −5B | −10N | +25B | =13N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 2062 | +11.8 |
| 5 | Narayanan, SamrugIM | 2438 | USA | F | F | +4N | +21B | =10N | +3B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.00 | 2379 | -1.7 |
| 6 | Fei, Irene JiaoCM | 1973 | USA | +31B | −3N | F | =8B | +17N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2069 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Weatherspoon, Kyler | 1982 | USA | =17N | −22B | +23N | −24B | +16N | +32B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1929 | -7.8 |
| 8 | Jorenby, Josiah | 1929 | USA | =1B | −12N | +30B | =6N | +28B | −15N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1911 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Billmeier, Richard | 1817 | USA | −11B | −2N | +31B | =32N | =23N | +16B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1909 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hua, Charles | 2054 | USA | F | F | =21N | +4B | =5B | +19N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 2323 | +26.0 |
| 11 | Zagar, Dane | 1982 | USA | +9N | −14B | =1B | −2N | +18B | −6N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1974 | -5.8 |
| 12 | Shen, Edward | 1930 | USA | F | +8B | =22N | =1N | =15B | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2091 | +29.2 |
| 13 | Harrison, Ethan | 1910 | USA | F | F | +26N | +16B | −1N | =4B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2145 | +45.6 |
| 14 | Lee, AliceIM | 2399 | USA | +2B | +11N | =3B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 2286 | -2.4 |
| 15 | Zhou, Ryan | 1816 | USA | F | F | +20B | F | =12N | +8B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2123 | +32.4 |
| 16 | Jain, Rishab | 1838 | USA | −3B | +31N | +29B | −13N | −7B | −9N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1874 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Shemesh, Yuval | 1846 | USA | =7B | −1N | +34B | =28N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1988 | +14.2 |
| 18 | Perry, Michael | 1887 | USA | −4N | −27B | =33N | +30B | −11N | =31N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1615 | -68.4 |
| 19 | Johnson, LeonardFM | 2145 | USA | F | F | +32B | −3N | +22B | −10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1995 | -15.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 566007615 | 0 | — | F | F | −15N | −25N | +31B | +28N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Timm, Jordan | 1959 | USA | F | F | =10B | −5N | −2B | +22N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1991 | +0.4 |
| 22 | Azar, Steven | 1909 | USA | F | +7N | =12B | F | −19N | −21B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1917 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Blomer, John | 1858 | USA | F | F | −7B | +26N | =9B | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2027 | +17.6 |
| 24 | Persson, Jonas | 1802 | SWE | F | F | =2B | +7N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 2180 | +39.6 |
| 25 | Khurana, Garv | 1804 | USA | F | F | F | +20B | −4N | =26N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1833 | +2.4 |
| 26 | Doval Gonzalez, Jose | 2072 | ESP | F | F | −13B | −23B | +34N | =25B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1865 | -22.0 |
| 27 | Yang, Vivian | 1771 | USA | −29N | +18N | =28B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1916 | +23.2 |
| 28 | Augustine, Alexander D | 1865 | USA | F | F | =27N | =17B | −8N | −20B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1723 | -22.8 |
| 29 | Longen, Joseph | 1997 | USA | +27B | −4B | −16N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1738 | -20.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 566007607 | 0 | — | F | F | −8N | −18N | F | +33B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1726 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Wasserman, Eddie | 1804 | USA | −6N | −16B | −9N | F | −20N | =18B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1626 | -12.4 |
| 32 | Shiroma, Ryan | 1977 | USA | F | F | −19N | =9B | F | −7N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1264 | -30.8 |
| 33 | Ilyasov, Ahmed | 1737 | USA | F | F | =18B | F | F | −30N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1887 | +8.0 |
| 34 | Knutson, Erik | 2236 | USA | F | F | −17N | F | −26B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1159 | -65.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Schabert, DavidUSA+64.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Harrison, EthanUSA+45.62.5 pts · #12
- 3Persson, JonasSWE+39.61.5 pts · #19
- 1Perry, MichaelUSA-68.42.0 pts · #26
- 2Knutson, ErikUSA-65.20.0 pts · #33
- 3Shiroma, RyanUSA-30.80.5 pts · #34
- R3+390 Elo gap
- R4+214 Elo gap
- R4+180 Elo gap