2026 President's Cup - National College Chess Championship
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18 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Columbia, MO, United States. 18 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2589, and top seed was Awonder Liang (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2714).
Viktor Gazik (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2537) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Mahel Boyer (2.5) and Awonder Liang (2.0). Gazik won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Columbia, MO, United States
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 3 rounds
Titled players · 18
GM×17
IM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×3
🇮🇳India×2
🇨🇴Colombia×2
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇸🇰Slovakia×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | GMGazik, Viktor | 🇸🇰SVK | 2537 | 2.5 | 2514 | 2787 | +9.0 |
| 1 | GMBoyer, Mahel | 🇫🇷FRA | 2475 | 2.5 | 2472 | 2745 | +10.0 |
| 3 | GMLiang, Awonder | 🇺🇸USA | 2714 | 2.0 | 2619 | 2744 | +1.2 |
| 4 | GMCan, Isik | 🇹🇷TUR | 2562 | 2.0 | 2534 | 2659 | +3.8 |
| 9 | GMAvila Pavas, Santiago | 🇨🇴COL | 2503 | 1.5 | 2533 | 2533 | +1.3 |
| 10 | GMBudisavljevic, Luka | 🇷🇸SRB | 2501 | 1.5 | 2526 | 2526 | +1.0 |
| 7 | GMAryan Chopra | 🇮🇳IND | 2631 | 1.5 | 2647 | 2647 | +0.7 |
| 5 | GMTari, Aryan | 🇳🇴NOR | 2642 | 1.5 | 2643 | 2643 | 0.0 |
| 6 | GMRodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn | 🇨🇦CAN | 2532 | 1.5 | 2453 | 2453 | -3.1 |
| 8 | GMCardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel | 🇨🇴COL | 2543 | 1.5 | 2538 | 2538 | -0.1 |
| 13 | IMWang, Tianqi | 🇺🇸USA | 2331 | 1.0 | 2498 | 2373 | +1.6 |
| 11 | GMDudin, Gleb | 🇭🇺HUN | 2585 | 1.0 | 2662 | 2537 | -1.9 |
| 12 | GMKacharava, Nikolozi | 🇬🇪GEO | 2497 | 1.0 | 2556 | 2431 | -2.6 |
| 14 | GMQuesada Perez, Yasser | 🇨🇺CUB | 2562 | 1.0 | 2521 | 2396 | -6.7 |
| 15 | GMSonis, Francesco | 🇮🇹ITA | 2553 | 0.5 | 2504 | 2311 | -6.4 |
| 17 | GMHarsha Bharathakoti | 🇮🇳IND | 2538 | 0.5 | 2519 | 2326 | -5.5 |
| 18 | GMBruzon Batista, Lazaro | 🇺🇸USA | 2555 | 0.5 | 2543 | 2543 | -0.2 |
| 16 | GMCordova, Emilio | 🇵🇪PER | 2487 | 0.5 | 2331 | 2331 | -2.1 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Boyer, MahelGMFRA+10.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Gazik, ViktorGMSVK+9.02.5 pts · #2
- 3Can, IsikGMTUR+3.82.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Quesada Perez, YasserGMCUB-6.71.0 pts · #14
- 2Sonis, FrancescoGMITA-6.40.5 pts · #15
- 3Harsha BharathakotiGMIND-5.50.5 pts · #17