2026 Crossroads of America Open - Major
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Lee takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
FM Lester Van Meter lost to Justin Lee (White).
Justin Lee 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Semen Khanin 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMLester Van Meter | * | 0 | — | ½ |
| 2Justin Lee | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3GMSemen Khanin | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Edward Shen | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee, Justin | 2013 | USA | +9B | +2N | +8B | −5N | =4B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2167 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Van Meter, LesterFM | 1873 | USA | +6N | −1B | =3N | +15B | +7N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2100 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Shen, Edward | 1959 | USA | +20B | =8N | =2B | =7B | =17N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2024 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan | 2021 | USA | =15N | +12B | +17N | −11B | =1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1867 | -31.6 |
| 5 | Khanin, SemenGM | 2597 | FID | F | F | +7N | +1B | +11N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2997 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Criss, Nathaniel | 1929 | USA | −2B | +9N | +16B | −10N | =8B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1744 | -19.8 |
| 7 | Prem, Muthu Avaneesh | 1988 | USA | +19B | +16N | −5B | =3N | −2B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1954 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Airey, David C | 1980 | USA | +21N | =3B | −1N | =18B | =6N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1884 | -23.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 39998568 | 1939 | — | −1N | −6B | +21N | +22B | =16N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1807 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Pittala, Ashvath Reddy | 1823 | USA | F | +22N | −11B | +6B | =18N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1922 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Yilanli, Mehmet | 1772 | USA | F | F | +10N | +4N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2130 | +52.0 |
| 12 | Anand, Anirudh | 1816 | USA | F | −4N | +22B | −17B | +15N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 2009 | +30.4 |
| 13 | Carr, Jay | 1791 | USA | F | F | +14N | −16B | +20N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1931 | +11.4 |
| 14 | McCleary, Devin R | 1894 | USA | F | F | −13B | +20N | +22N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1936 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Murugan, Nikhil | 1865 | USA | =4B | −19N | +20B | −2N | −12B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1748 | -31.2 |
| 16 | Wampole, Vaughn | 1648 | USA | F | −7B | −6N | +13N | =9B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1778 | +16.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 566015618 | 1943 | — | F | F | −4B | +12N | =3B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1932 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jayam, Srikar | 1840 | USA | F | F | =19B | =8N | =10B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1901 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Bailey, Darreion C | 1901 | USA | −7N | +15B | =18N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1898 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Norman, Henry | 1876 | USA | −3N | =21B | −15N | −14B | −13B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1472 | -90.0 |
| 21 | Johnson, Jacob | 1679 | USA | −8B | =20N | −9B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1735 | +4.0 |
| 22 | Johnson, Michael C | 1766 | USA | F | −10B | −12N | −9N | −14B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1044 | -47.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yilanli, MehmetUSA+52.02.0 pts · #12
- 2Van Meter, LesterFMUSA+30.83.5 pts · #1
- 3Anand, AnirudhUSA+30.42.0 pts · #13
- 1Norman, HenryUSA-90.00.5 pts · #21
- 2Johnson, Michael CUSA-47.20.0 pts · #22
- 3Gurumoorthi, GurugrahanUSA-31.63.0 pts · #9
- R4+249 Elo gap
- R4+143 Elo gap
- R5+115 Elo gap