2026 Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in St. Louis, MO, United States. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2125, and top seed was Harsha Bharathakoti (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2512).
Harsha Bharathakoti (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2512) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Matthew Pikus (4.0) and Lev Paciorkowski (3.5). Bharathakoti broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kavinvel Durai Murugan (1512) beat Oliver Rana (1919), a +407-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Harsha Bharathakoti led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Harsha Bharathakoti held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
GM Harsha Bharathakoti 3 wins (R1–R3)Matthew Pikus 4 wins (R1–R5)Lev Paciorkowski 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMHarsha Bharathakoti | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Matthew Pikus | — | * | — | — |
| 3Lev Paciorkowski | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Leo Le-Tran | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harsha BharathakotiGM | 2512 | IND | +8B | +7N | +5B | =3N | +6B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 2567 | +2.7 |
| 2 | Pikus, Matthew | 1916 | USA | +22N | F | +21B | +23N | +18B | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2514 | +21.4 |
| 3 | Paciorkowski, Lev | 2312 | USA | +11N | +6B | +17N | =1B | −5N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2307 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Le-Tran, Leo | 1847 | USA | −5N | +16B | =9N | +17B | +11N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 2119 | +68.4 |
| 5 | Sargsyan, Anna M.IM | 2357 | USA | +4B | F | −1N | +7N | +3B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2379 | +3.1 |
| 6 | Hengen, Luke O | 2050 | USA | +27B | −3N | +10B | +8N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2109 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Mattson, Dane | 1961 | USA | +16N | −1B | +12N | −5B | +13N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2075 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Logozar, Elijah | 1908 | USA | −1N | +13B | +25N | −6B | =9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1983 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Zagar, Dane | 1965 | USA | −10B | =21N | =4B | +12N | =8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1805 | -20.6 |
| 10 | Jin, Evan Y | 1807 | USA | +9N | −15B | −6N | =16B | +14N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1919 | +28.8 |
| 11 | Rana, Oliver | 1919 | USA | −3B | +27N | −18B | +21N | −4B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1742 | -46.8 |
| 12 | Maiti, Vedant | 1782 | USA | −19B | +22N | −7B | −9B | +16N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1825 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Pagliarini, Finn | 1744 | USA | −23B | −8N | +22B | +26N | −7B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1731 | -4.0 |
| 14 | Royal Jr., Paul | 1837 | USA | −24B | +26N | −20B | +25N | −10B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1762 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Kamesh, Vidyuth | 1974 | USA | F | +10N | +19B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2746 | +37.2 |
| 16 | Sabarish, Shravan | 1770 | USA | −7B | −4N | +26B | =10N | −12B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1628 | -36.4 |
| 17 | Laishevkin, Mykhailo | 1950 | UKR | +26B | =19N | −3B | −4N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1862 | -19.2 |
| 18 | Durai Murugan, Kavinvel | 1512 | USA | F | =25B | +11N | F | −2N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1891 | +48.8 |
| 19 | Pena, Pablo | 2085 | USA | +12N | =17B | −15N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1902 | -13.8 |
| 20 | Wilson, Matthew | 1946 | USA | =21B | F | +14N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 1953 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Shi, Albert | 1682 | USA | =20N | =9B | −2N | −11B | −22B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1650 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Sabarish, Shashwath | 1704 | USA | −2B | −12B | −13N | F | +21N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1588 | -23.6 |
| 23 | Vadderaju, Sudeep | 1954 | USA | +13N | F | F | −2B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1830 | -12.8 |
| 24 | Tan, Ralph | 2079 | USA | +14N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2637 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Gadi, Soham | 1848 | USA | F | =18N | −8B | −14B | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1479 | -52.8 |
| 26 | Goldschmidt, Steven | 1489 | USA | −17N | −14B | −16N | −13B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Tune, Isaac Draven | 1708 | USA | −6N | −11B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1185 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Le-Tran, LeoUSA+68.43.5 pts · #4
- 2Durai Murugan, KavinvelUSA+48.81.5 pts · #20
- 3Kamesh, VidyuthUSA+37.22.0 pts · #14
- 1Gadi, SohamUSA-52.80.5 pts · #25
- 2Rana, OliverUSA-46.82.0 pts · #15
- 3Sabarish, ShravanUSA-36.41.5 pts · #18
- R3+407 Elo gap
- R1+158 Elo gap
- R3+111 Elo gap