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2026 April 954Chess FIDE Forum - 1900 and Over

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17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Delray Beach, FL, United States. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2165, and top seed was Julio Becerra Rivero (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2408).

Nikola Mitkov (🇲🇰 MKD, GM, 2378) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Yaacov Norowitz (3.5) and Vladimir Georgiev (3.5). Mitkov won solo starting round 3.

Location
🇺🇸Delray Beach, FL, United States
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸GMJulio Becerra Rivero2408
Avg top 10
2,165
Participants
17
Titled players · 6
GM×3
IM×1
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×12
🇲🇰North Macedonia×2
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Nikola Mitkov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Nikola Mitkov held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nikola Mitkov drew with IM Yaacov Norowitz (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Nikola Mitkov won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMNikola Mitkov*
½
½
2IMYaacov Norowitz
½
*
1
½
3Alexander Jasinski
0
*
4GMJulio Becerra Rivero
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mitkov, NikolaGM2378MKD+8N+10B+7N=2B=4N4.011.513.510.002404+3.5
2Norowitz, YaacovIM2395USA+12B+5N=4B=1N=3B3.514.516.511.002409+2.3
3Georgiev, VladimirGM2350MKD+6B=4N+11N=5B=2N3.513.515.510.252323+0.6
4Becerra Rivero, JulioGM2408USA+13N=3B=2N+7B=1B3.513.515.09.502382+0.3
5Jasinski, Alexander2169USA+14N2B+16N=3N+9B3.510.010.04.752198+17.2
6Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM1882CAN3N+8B=13N+11B=7N3.010.011.56.002106+51.1
7Jimenez Leyva, Diego2032CUB+16B+9N1B4N=6B2.512.512.53.502053+3.2
8Li, SophieWFM1944USA1B6N+14B+16N10B2.010.010.01.001819-33.6
9Vuyyuru, Shriyan1963USAF7B+15N+13B5N2.08.58.52.501943-3.2
10Marian, Aaron2005USAF1N12B+17B+8N2.08.08.02.002046+4.4
11Meadors, Landon1909USAF+17N3B6N+15B2.07.57.51.001910-4.2
12Wilson, Otis1947USA2N+14B+10NFF2.06.56.53.002120+12.8
13Yisrael, Shama2004USA4B+15N=6B9NF1.59.59.52.501810-16.2
14Vassiliev, Jacob Brandon1633USA5B12N8N15B+16B1.08.58.50.001685+3.2
15FIDE 5660108020F13B9B+14N11N1.06.56.51.0016840.0
16Siliveri, Sree Harsha1589USA7NF5B8B14N0.09.09.00.001089-28.4
17Catlin, Andrew1913USAF11BF10NF0.04.04.00.001157-17.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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