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2026 Crossroads of America Open - Major

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Indianapolis, IN, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2027, and top seed was Semen Khanin ( FID, GM, 2597).

Justin Lee (🇺🇸 USA, 2013) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Lester Van Meter (3.5) and Edward Shen (3.0). Lee shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mehmet Yilanli (1772) beat Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi (2021), a +249-point gap.

Location
🇺🇸Indianapolis, IN, United States
Dates
29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,027
Participants
22
Titled players · 2
GM×1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×19
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.5/5. Lee takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Lester Van Meter lost to Justin Lee (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Justin Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Semen Khanin 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMLester Van Meter*
0
½
2Justin Lee
1
*
0
3GMSemen Khanin
1
*
4Edward Shen
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lee, Justin2013USA+9B+2N+8B5N=4B3.512.014.510.002167+27.6
2Van Meter, LesterFM1873USA+6N1B=3N+15B+7N3.511.513.08.002100+30.8
3Shen, Edward1959USA+20B=8N=2B=7B=17N3.010.010.55.502024+13.6
4Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan2021USA=15N+12B+17N11B=1N3.09.010.56.001867-31.6
5Khanin, SemenGM2597FIDFF+7N+1B+11N3.08.08.08.002997+2.4
6Criss, Nathaniel1929USA2B+9N+16B10N=8B2.511.012.55.251744-19.8
7Prem, Muthu Avaneesh1988USA+19B+16N5B=3N2B2.511.012.54.501954-11.2
8Airey, David C1980USA+21N=3B1N=18B=6N2.510.511.04.001884-23.6
9FIDE 3999856819391N6B+21N+22B=16N2.58.08.01.2518070.0
10Pittala, Ashvath Reddy1823USAF+22N11B+6B=18N2.56.06.03.251922+20.4
11Yilanli, Mehmet1772USAFF+10N+4N5B2.08.58.55.502130+52.0
12Anand, Anirudh1816USAF4N+22B17B+15N2.06.06.01.502009+30.4
13Carr, Jay1791USAFF+14N16B+20N2.04.04.02.501931+11.4
14McCleary, Devin R1894USAFF13B+20N+22N2.02.52.50.501936+3.2
15Murugan, Nikhil1865USA=4B19N+20B2N12B1.510.010.52.001748-31.2
16Wampole, Vaughn1648USAF7B6N+13N=9B1.59.59.53.251778+16.4
17FIDE 5660156181943FF4B+12N=3B1.58.08.03.5019320.0
18Jayam, Srikar1840USAFF=19B=8N=10B1.56.56.53.251901+10.0
19Bailey, Darreion C1901USA7N+15B=18NFF1.55.55.52.251898-0.4
20Norman, Henry1876USA3N=21B15N14B13B0.58.59.00.251472-90.0
21Johnson, Jacob1679USA8B=20N9BFF0.55.55.50.251735+4.0
22Johnson, Michael C1766USAF10B12N9N14B0.09.09.00.001044-47.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets