2026 May Chess Cardinals FIDE Swiss - Reserve
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 09 May 2026 in Chesterfield, MO, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 684, and top seed was Krish M Ladi (🇺🇸 USA, 1631).
Aditya J Subramanian (🇺🇸 USA, 1464) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Krish M Ladi (2.5). Subramanian shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Subramanian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aditya J Subramanian drew with Krish M Ladi (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aditya J Subramanian | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Krish M Ladi | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 39968154 | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 566013577 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subramanian, Aditya J | 1464 | USA | +8N | +3B | =2N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1748 | +29.6 |
| 2 | Ladi, Krish M | 1631 | USA | +6B | +7N | =1B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1464 | -8.8 |
| 3 | FIDE 566013577 | 0 | — | +5B | −1N | +7B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 39968154 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +8N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Iyer, Krish J | 1584 | USA | −3N | =8B | +9N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1478 | -5.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 566013585 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | =?N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 577059433 | 0 | — | +?B | −2B | −3N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Goldschmidt, Steven | 1478 | USA | −1B | =5N | −4B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1331 | -7.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 566013607 | 0 | — | =?B | −?N | −5B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Subramanian, Aditya JUSA+29.62.5 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 399681540.02.0 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 5660135770.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ladi, Krish MUSA-8.82.5 pts · #5
- 2Goldschmidt, StevenUSA-7.60.5 pts · #6
- 3Iyer, Krish JUSA-5.61.5 pts · #4