2026 May Scottsdale Chess FIDE - Invitational
25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Tempe, AZ, United States. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2124, and top seed was Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2447).
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2447) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Keaton Kiewra (3.5) and Glenn Zhang (3.5). Ghaem Maghami shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Matthew James (1847) beat Carlos Francisco Varela Velazquez (FM, 2323), a +476-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami won 4 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMEhsan Ghaem Maghami | * | — | — | — |
| 2IMKeaton Kiewra | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Glenn Zhang | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Raphael D Schwartz | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghaem Maghami, EhsanGM | 2447 | IRI | +19B | +15N | F | +5N | +4B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2847 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Kiewra, KeatonIM | 2274 | USA | +13N | =3B | =5B | =8N | +17N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2108 | -7.9 |
| 3 | Zhang, Glenn | 2025 | USA | +25B | =2N | +20B | =4N | =6B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2128 | +28.4 |
| 4 | Arul, Sharvesh | 2019 | USA | +23N | +9B | =11N | =3B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2072 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1984 | USA | +22N | +21B | =2N | −1B | =10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2092 | +24.4 |
| 6 | Lee, Justin A | 1997 | USA | F | =16N | +19B | +9B | =3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 2110 | +23.2 |
| 7 | Schwartz, Raphael D | 1984 | USA | −10B | +25N | −8B | +19N | +20B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1921 | -15.6 |
| 8 | James, Matthew | 1847 | USA | −11N | +12B | +7N | =2B | −14N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 2108 | +59.2 |
| 9 | Broyles, Gabriel Paramonos | 1768 | USA | +24B | −4N | +18B | −6N | =12N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1999 | +54.8 |
| 10 | Raves, Zachary D | 1844 | USA | +7N | −11B | F | +16N | =5B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2054 | +44.8 |
| 11 | Asish Panda | 1942 | IND | +8B | +10N | =4B | F | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 2176 | +17.0 |
| 12 | Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFM | 2323 | MEX | −15B | −8N | +25B | +21N | =9B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1923 | -42.0 |
| 13 | Sethi, Kanwar | 2038 | USA | −2B | +24N | =22B | +15N | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2108 | +14.0 |
| 14 | Prestia, Paris | 2121 | USA | F | =17B | F | +22N | +8B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.50 | 2122 | +0.4 |
| 15 | Coy, Matthew | 1876 | USA | +12N | −1B | =21N | −13B | =18N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1948 | +4.6 |
| 16 | Senczakowicz-Gibo, Jake V | 1925 | USA | =18N | =6B | =17N | −10B | =21B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1760 | -22.4 |
| 17 | Zhang, Jerrick | 1811 | USA | F | =14N | =16B | +20N | −2B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 2026 | +39.6 |
| 18 | Chang, Kyle | 1802 | USA | =16B | −20N | −9N | +23B | =15B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1781 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Sankar, Tarun | 1949 | USA | −1N | +23B | −6N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1851 | -24.0 |
| 20 | Mangudi, Amudan | 1847 | USA | F | +18B | −3N | −17B | −7N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1713 | -14.0 |
| 21 | Bandatmakuru, Navyan Reddy | 1706 | USA | F | −5N | =15B | −12B | =16N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1780 | +10.0 |
| 22 | Jeyaraj, Joel Ethan | 1890 | USA | −5B | F | =13N | −14B | =23N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1805 | -17.6 |
| 23 | Sankar, Arjun | 1847 | USA | −4B | −19N | =24B | −18N | =22B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1694 | -18.2 |
| 24 | Li, Brian Borui | 2011 | USA | −9N | −13B | =23N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1611 | -59.2 |
| 25 | Walker, Locke Scovell | 1758 | USA | −3N | −7B | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1256 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1James, MatthewUSA+59.22.5 pts · #9
- 2Broyles, Gabriel ParamonosUSA+54.82.5 pts · #12
- 3Raves, Zachary DUSA+44.82.5 pts · #11
- 1Li, Brian BoruiUSA-59.20.5 pts · #24
- 2Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFMMEX-42.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Sankar, TarunUSA-24.01.0 pts · #23
- R2+476 Elo gap
- R1+447 Elo gap
- R1+243 Elo gap