3rd Annual Chess For Cure - U2000
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Akron, OH, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1038, and top seed was Carlos M. Guzman Ortiz (🇵🇷 PUR, 1893).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Grace Ofia Nuoyi Wang (1594) beat Het Patel (1797), a +203-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Akron, OH, United States
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsFIDE 39994040 led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 39994040 never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FIDE 39994040 4 wins (R1–R4)Joseph W Kleban 3 wins (R1–R3)Het Patel 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39994040 | * | — | — | — |
| 2Joseph W Kleban | — | * | — | — |
| 3Het Patel | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 566012473 | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 39994040 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +8B | +10N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kleban, Joseph W | 1785 | USA | +8N | +12B | +9N | −4B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1853 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Patel, Het | 1797 | USA | −12B | +15B | +5N | +9B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 1645 | -16.0 |
| 4 | Guzman Ortiz, Carlos M. | 1893 | PUR | +14N | +6B | F | +2N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2585 | +7.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 566012473 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −3B | +14B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 566012465 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | =12N | +13B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2075237 | 0 | — | =11N | F | +16N | +12B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 566012449 | 0 | — | −2B | +?B | −1N | +11B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 985 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Demetruk, David | 1696 | USA | +13B | +10N | −2B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1609 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Richardson, Harmond | 1619 | IRL | +16N | −9B | +14N | −1B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 896 | -15.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 566009006 | 0 | — | =7B | +?N | =?B | −8N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wang, Grace Ofia Nuoyi | 1594 | USA | +3N | −2N | =6B | −7N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1791 | +20.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 566004519 | 0 | — | −9N | =16B | +15N | −6N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 896 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 566012457 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −10B | −5N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 39995569 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | −13B | −?N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 566012430 | 0 | — | −10B | =13N | −7B | −?N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 819 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, Grace Ofia NuoyiUSA+20.41.5 pts · #3
- 2Kleban, Joseph WUSA+11.23.0 pts · #1
- 3Guzman Ortiz, Carlos M.PUR+7.03.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Patel, HetUSA-16.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Richardson, HarmondIRL-15.62.0 pts · #15
- 3Demetruk, DavidUSA-7.02.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+203 Elo gap