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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
Avg top 10
1,869
Participants
40
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
🇨🇦Canada×2
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

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

Co-leaders
10
3
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
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
Player1234
1Rhailey Punay*
1
2FIDE 30981140*
3FIDE 39946614
0
*
4FIDE 566007674*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Punay, Rhailey1918CAN+38B+25N+2B+28B+7N+3N6.015.015.015.002639+32.4
2FIDE 5660076581407+4N+11B1N22B+12N+?B4.018.018.010.0017510.0
3FIDE 39946614121613N+32B+14N+34B+22N1B4.015.016.07.0018080.0
4FIDE 3098114015782B+26N+?N+35B17N+22B4.012.012.05.0017860.0
5Ling, Aiden1665CAN11N+23B22N+32B+35N+10N4.011.012.07.001682-1.6
6FIDE 5660076740=24B+37N27N+33B+?N=8B4.09.09.04.2516690.0
7Muff, Michael T.1979USA+26B=8N+39B+27N1B9N3.517.017.05.751855-6.6
8FIDE 5660076311652+32N=7B+33NF=15B=6N3.512.512.57.2518350.0
9Ebersole, Jake1157USAFF=?N+18N+30B+7B3.57.57.57.5018860.0
10FIDE 5660076232014+12N+13B28N+19B?N5B3.014.014.08.5015510.0
11Hortillosa, Andres1822USA+5B2N+29BF19N+33B3.013.013.06.502541+23.4
12FIDE 2093065157810B+38N+25B15N2B+32N3.013.013.03.0017190.0
13Nenneman, Daniel1684USA+3B10N15BF+36N+24B3.012.512.56.502434+34.4
14Elisara, Travis1740USA=16B=30N3B+21N+34NF3.012.012.05.751841+5.6
15FIDE 5660077041672FF+13N+12B=8N=?B3.09.59.57.7516890.0
16Pikus, Jacob1230USA=14N=36B35N=29B=?N+34B3.07.07.03.5017520.0
17Liu, Matthew Mingming1676USAFF+36NF+4B+28B3.06.06.06.002420+16.8
18Swiggum, Thad1658USA+30BF20N9B=29N+23B2.511.011.04.251906+52.0
19FIDE 5660077201439FF=?B10N+11B+20N2.58.58.55.5018030.0
20Gahlon, Eric1812USAF+24N+18BF=28N19B2.58.58.55.252453+11.4
21FIDE 399518391549FF+38N14B+40N=29B2.54.54.50.7517730.0
22Harrison, Jesse1890USAFF+5B+2N3B4N2.016.016.08.002492+10.0
23Mund, Mitchell1710USA25B5N=24B=37N+26B18N2.012.513.03.251610-23.2
24Landman, Kevin1648USA=6N20B=23NF+39B13N2.011.511.53.001462-25.6
25FIDE 5660076661192+23N1B12NFF+36B2.011.511.52.5017690.0
26Grube, Andy1792USA7N4B32N+38B23N+40B2.010.510.50.001671-20.0
27FIDE 5660076401273+31NF+6B7BFF2.09.09.05.5011790.0
28FIDE 5660077121377FF+10B1N=20B17N1.514.514.54.2515290.0
29Stage, Harrison K1881USAFF11N=16N=18B=21N1.511.011.04.001548-34.4
30Lazarus, Barry J1841USA18N=14B+37BF9NF1.59.59.52.001506-17.6
31FIDE 566007690027BF34N=?B33N+39N1.54.04.00.0015160.0
32FIDE 56600768215188B3N+26B5NF12B1.016.516.52.0017420.0
33Sucari Quispe, Narayana1650PERFF8B6N+31B11N1.012.012.01.501023-5.4
34Sigl, Cade1356USAFF+31B3N14B16N1.011.511.51.509400.0
35FIDE 399032301178FF+16B4N5BF1.011.011.03.008920.0
36Khan, Riaz1620USAF=16N17BF13B25N0.511.011.01.50880-33.2
37FIDE 309903941711F6B30N=23BFF0.57.57.51.0015830.0
38Wisniewski, Vincent1699USA1N12B21B26NFF0.013.513.50.001055-23.6
39FIDE 399791481316FF7N?B24N31B0.07.07.00.0010130.0
40FIDE 399953720FF?NF21B26N0.04.54.50.009800.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets