2026 Stenberg Cup - Premier Section
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Edina, MN, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2069, and top seed was Samrug Narayanan (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2438).
Charles Hua (🇺🇸 USA, 2054) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Samrug Narayanan (3.5) and David Schabert (2.5). Hua took the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Charles Hua (2054) beat Samrug Narayanan (IM, 2438), a +384-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCharles Hua led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Charles Hua held the sole lead from R1 through R5 without losing it.
Charles Hua beat IM Samrug Narayanan (White).
IM Samrug Narayanan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸Hua, Charles | 2054 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 8.00 | 11.5 | +20.0 | 2220 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸IMNarayanan, Samrug | 2438 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.00 | 11.5 | -10.9 | 2191 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Schabert, David | 2040 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 2.5 | 6.50 | 12.5 | +4.4 | 2074 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Jorenby, Josiah | 1929 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 2.0 | 4.50 | 13.0 | +7.4 | 2003 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Timm, Jordan | 1959 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.50 | 13.0 | +3.2 | 2003 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Radermacher, Timothy | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 3.50 | 13.5 | -11.0 | 1926 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hua, CharlesUSA+20.03.5 pts · #1
- 2Jorenby, JosiahUSA+7.42.0 pts · #4
- 3Schabert, DavidUSA+4.42.5 pts · #3
- 1Radermacher, TimothyUSA-11.01.5 pts · #6
- 2Narayanan, SamrugIMUSA-10.93.5 pts · #2
- 3Timm, JordanUSA3.22.0 pts · #5
- R2+384 Elo gap