133rd Minnesota Open - Amateur Section

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40 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Brooklyn Park, MN, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1869.

Rhailey Punay (🇨🇦 CAN, 1918) won with 6.0/6. Punay won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Jake Ebersole (1157) beat Michael T. Muff (1979), a +822-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Brooklyn Park, MN, United States

Dates

20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

FIDE 5660076232014

Avg top 10

1,869

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×18

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇵🇪Peru×1

Top 3

🥇
Rhailey Punay
🇨🇦CAN·1918
6.0pts·2639perf+32.4
🥈
FIDE 566007658
—·1407
4.0pts·1751perf0.0
🥉
FIDE 39946614
—·1216
4.0pts·1808perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Rhailey Punay led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Punay6444Ling44

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Rhailey Punay never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rhailey Punay 6 wins (R1–R6)FIDE 30981140 3 wins (R2–R4)FIDE 39946614 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rhailey Punay	*	—	1	—
2FIDE 30981140	—	*	—	—
3FIDE 39946614	0	—	*	—
4FIDE 566007674	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Punay, Rhailey	1918	CAN	+38B	+25N	+2B	+28B	+7N	+3N	6.0	15.0	15.0	15.00	2639	+32.4
2	FIDE 566007658	1407	—	+4N	+11B	−1N	−22B	+12N	+?B	4.0	18.0	18.0	10.00	1751	0.0
3	FIDE 39946614	1216	—	−13N	+32B	+14N	+34B	+22N	−1B	4.0	15.0	16.0	7.00	1808	0.0
4	FIDE 30981140	1578	—	−2B	+26N	+?N	+35B	−17N	+22B	4.0	12.0	12.0	5.00	1786	0.0
5	Ling, Aiden	1665	CAN	−11N	+23B	−22N	+32B	+35N	+10N	4.0	11.0	12.0	7.00	1682	-1.6
6	FIDE 566007674	0	—	=24B	+37N	−27N	+33B	+?N	=8B	4.0	9.0	9.0	4.25	1669	0.0
7	Muff, Michael T.	1979	USA	+26B	=8N	+39B	+27N	−1B	−9N	3.5	17.0	17.0	5.75	1855	-6.6
8	FIDE 566007631	1652	—	+32N	=7B	+33N	F	=15B	=6N	3.5	12.5	12.5	7.25	1835	0.0
9	Ebersole, Jake	1157	USA	F	F	=?N	+18N	+30B	+7B	3.5	7.5	7.5	7.50	1886	0.0
10	FIDE 566007623	2014	—	+12N	+13B	−28N	+19B	−?N	−5B	3.0	14.0	14.0	8.50	1551	0.0
11	Hortillosa, Andres	1822	USA	+5B	−2N	+29B	F	−19N	+33B	3.0	13.0	13.0	6.50	2541	+23.4
12	FIDE 2093065	1578	—	−10B	+38N	+25B	−15N	−2B	+32N	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1719	0.0
13	Nenneman, Daniel	1684	USA	+3B	−10N	−15B	F	+36N	+24B	3.0	12.5	12.5	6.50	2434	+34.4
14	Elisara, Travis	1740	USA	=16B	=30N	−3B	+21N	+34N	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.75	1841	+5.6
15	FIDE 566007704	1672	—	F	F	+13N	+12B	=8N	=?B	3.0	9.5	9.5	7.75	1689	0.0
16	Pikus, Jacob	1230	USA	=14N	=36B	−35N	=29B	=?N	+34B	3.0	7.0	7.0	3.50	1752	0.0
17	Liu, Matthew Mingming	1676	USA	F	F	+36N	F	+4B	+28B	3.0	6.0	6.0	6.00	2420	+16.8
18	Swiggum, Thad	1658	USA	+30B	F	−20N	−9B	=29N	+23B	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.25	1906	+52.0
19	FIDE 566007720	1439	—	F	F	=?B	−10N	+11B	+20N	2.5	8.5	8.5	5.50	1803	0.0
20	Gahlon, Eric	1812	USA	F	+24N	+18B	F	=28N	−19B	2.5	8.5	8.5	5.25	2453	+11.4
21	FIDE 39951839	1549	—	F	F	+38N	−14B	+40N	=29B	2.5	4.5	4.5	0.75	1773	0.0
22	Harrison, Jesse	1890	USA	F	F	+5B	+2N	−3B	−4N	2.0	16.0	16.0	8.00	2492	+10.0
23	Mund, Mitchell	1710	USA	−25B	−5N	=24B	=37N	+26B	−18N	2.0	12.5	13.0	3.25	1610	-23.2
24	Landman, Kevin	1648	USA	=6N	−20B	=23N	F	+39B	−13N	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	1462	-25.6
25	FIDE 566007666	1192	—	+23N	−1B	−12N	F	F	+36B	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	1769	0.0
26	Grube, Andy	1792	USA	−7N	−4B	−32N	+38B	−23N	+40B	2.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1671	-20.0
27	FIDE 566007640	1273	—	+31N	F	+6B	−7B	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	5.50	1179	0.0
28	FIDE 566007712	1377	—	F	F	+10B	−1N	=20B	−17N	1.5	14.5	14.5	4.25	1529	0.0
29	Stage, Harrison K	1881	USA	F	F	−11N	=16N	=18B	=21N	1.5	11.0	11.0	4.00	1548	-34.4
30	Lazarus, Barry J	1841	USA	−18N	=14B	+37B	F	−9N	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.00	1506	-17.6
31	FIDE 566007690	0	—	−27B	F	−34N	=?B	−33N	+39N	1.5	4.0	4.0	0.00	1516	0.0
32	FIDE 566007682	1518	—	−8B	−3N	+26B	−5N	F	−12B	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	1742	0.0
33	Sucari Quispe, Narayana	1650	PER	F	F	−8B	−6N	+31B	−11N	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.50	1023	-5.4
34	Sigl, Cade	1356	USA	F	F	+31B	−3N	−14B	−16N	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	940	0.0
35	FIDE 39903230	1178	—	F	F	+16B	−4N	−5B	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	892	0.0
36	Khan, Riaz	1620	USA	F	=16N	−17B	F	−13B	−25N	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	880	-33.2
37	FIDE 30990394	1711	—	F	−6B	−30N	=23B	F	F	0.5	7.5	7.5	1.00	1583	0.0
38	Wisniewski, Vincent	1699	USA	−1N	−12B	−21B	−26N	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1055	-23.6
39	FIDE 39979148	1316	—	F	F	−7N	−?B	−24N	−31B	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1013	0.0
40	FIDE 39995372	0	—	F	F	−?N	F	−21B	−26N	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	980	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Swiggum, ThadUSA
+52.0
2.5 pts · #5
2Nenneman, DanielUSA
+34.4
3.0 pts · #8
3Punay, RhaileyCAN
+32.4
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Stage, Harrison KUSA
-34.4
1.5 pts · #32
2Khan, RiazUSA
-33.2
0.5 pts · #33
3Landman, KevinUSA
-25.6
2.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R6+822 Elo gap
Ebersole, Jake1157 beat Muff, Michael T.1979
R5+684 Elo gap
Ebersole, Jake1157 beat Lazarus, Barry J1841
R5+674 Elo gap
1216 beat Harrison, Jesse1890