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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 (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA, GM, 2714).

Viktor Gazik (๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ 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
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธColumbia, MO, United States
Dates
21 Mar 2026 โ†’ 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team ยท 3 rounds
Top seed
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธGMAwonder Liang2714
Avg top 10
2,589
Participants
18
Titled players ยท 18
GMร—17
IMร—1
Federations ยท 8 represented
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of Americaร—3
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดColombiaร—2
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndiaร—2
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFranceร—1
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCubaร—1
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanadaร—1
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSlovakiaร—1
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNorwayร—1
Top 3
  • ๐Ÿฅ‡
    GMViktor Gazik
    ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSVKยท2537
    2.5ptsยท2787perf+9.0
  • ๐Ÿฅˆ
    GMMahel Boyer
    ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFRAยท2475
    2.5ptsยท2745perf+10.0
  • ๐Ÿฅ‰
    GMAwonder Liang
    ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUSAยท2714
    2.0ptsยท2744perf+1.2

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.Perfฮ” Elo
2GMGazik, Viktor๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐSVK25372.525142787+9.0
1GMBoyer, Mahel๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFRA24752.524722745+10.0
3GMLiang, Awonder๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUSA27142.026192744+1.2
4GMCan, Isik๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTUR25622.025342659+3.8
9GMAvila Pavas, Santiago๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดCOL25031.525332533+1.3
10GMBudisavljevic, Luka๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธSRB25011.525262526+1.0
7GMAryan Chopra๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIND26311.526472647+0.7
5GMTari, Aryan๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดNOR26421.5264326430.0
6GMRodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCAN25321.524532453-3.1
8GMCardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดCOL25431.525382538-0.1
13IMWang, Tianqi๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUSA23311.024982373+1.6
11GMDudin, Gleb๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บHUN25851.026622537-1.9
12GMKacharava, Nikolozi๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ชGEO24971.025562431-2.6
14GMQuesada Perez, Yasser๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บCUB25621.025212396-6.7
15GMSonis, Francesco๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นITA25530.525042311-6.4
17GMHarsha Bharathakoti๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIND25380.525192326-5.5
18GMBruzon Batista, Lazaro๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUSA25550.525432543-0.2
16GMCordova, Emilio๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ชPER24870.523312331-2.1

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