2026 May Chess Cardinals FIDE Swiss - Elite
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 09 May 2026 in Chesterfield, MO, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1985, and top seed was Tianqi Wang (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2349).
Caleb Denby (🇺🇸 USA, 2091) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Elijah Logozar (2.5) and Alvin He (2.5). Denby won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sparsh Panja (1617) beat Julian Proleiko (2205), a +588-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Chesterfield, MO, United States
Dates
09 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.5/3. Denby takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alvin He | * | — | — | — |
| 2Elijah Logozar | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Caleb Denby | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4IMTianqi Wang | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denby, Caleb | 2091 | USA | +7B | =2N | +6B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2052 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Logozar, Elijah | 1908 | USA | +13N | =1B | +8N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2110 | +14.6 |
| 3 | He, Alvin | 2036 | USA | =12N | +10B | +9N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2059 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Proleiko, Julian | 2205 | USA | −6N | +12B | +7N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1930 | -15.2 |
| 5 | Wang, TianqiIM | 2349 | USA | +8B | +15N | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2749 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Panja, Sparsh | 1617 | USA | +4B | F | −1N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 2017 | +33.6 |
| 7 | Silva, Asha | 1737 | USA | −1N | +14B | −4B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1896 | +18.0 |
| 8 | Wonsidler, Paul | 1700 | USA | −5N | +13B | −2B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1785 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Maringanti, Mohit Anirudh Prasad | 1877 | USA | F | +11N | −3B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1930 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Crasta, Sean | 1686 | USA | F | −3N | +14B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1936 | +23.6 |
| 11 | Risko, Nicholas | 1823 | USA | +14N | −9B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1857 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Riney, Rowan | 1796 | USA | =3B | −4N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1923 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Forsythe, Benjamin | 1721 | USA | −2B | −8N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1004 | -31.6 |
| 14 | Jin, Evan Y | 1836 | USA | −11B | −7N | −10N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 949 | -74.4 |
| 15 | Pikus, Matthew | 1933 | USA | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1533 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Panja, SparshUSA+33.61.0 pts · #8
- 2Crasta, SeanUSA+23.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Silva, AshaUSA+18.01.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Jin, Evan YUSA-74.40.0 pts · #14
- 2Forsythe, BenjaminUSA-31.60.0 pts · #15
- 3Proleiko, JulianUSA-15.22.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R1+588 Elo gap
- R3+150 Elo gap