2026 May Scottsdale Chess FIDE - Challengers
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Tempe, AZ, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1347, and top seed was Eyad Krunz (🇺🇸 USA, 1765).
Victor Powers (🇺🇸 USA, 1738) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tedrik Howe (3.5) and Eyad Krunz (3.5). Powers took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇺🇸Tempe, AZ, United States
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVictor Powers led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE17 May
Victor Powers takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Victor Powers went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Victor Powers | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Eyad Krunz | — | * | — | — |
| 3Tedrik Howe | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Vaishnav Varma | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powers, Victor | 1738 | USA | +15B | +14N | =4B | +5B | =2N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 | 1703 | -3.6 |
| 2 | Howe, Tedrik | 1700 | USA | +9N | +13B | −5N | +8B | =1B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1911 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Krunz, Eyad | 1765 | USA | F | +11N | =7B | +4N | +5B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.75 | 1970 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Booth, Anthony J | 1706 | USA | =10N | +6B | =1N | −3B | +9N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1695 | -1.0 |
| 5 | Cruz Jr, Miguel | 0 | USA | +?B | +?N | +2B | −1N | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Varma, Vaishnav | 0 | USA | +7B | −4N | =?B | +?N | =8B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sripada, Vishnu | 1679 | USA | −6N | +15B | =3N | =9B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1673 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Li, Leon | 1594 | USA | =11B | =10N | +14B | −2N | =6N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1510 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Ngo, William | 1581 | USA | −2B | =12N | +10B | =7N | −4B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1422 | -21.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 2030896 | 0 | — | =4B | =8B | −9N | =14N | =7B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Li, Aaron | 1706 | USA | =8N | −3B | +12B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1487 | -22.8 |
| 12 | FIDE 39948781 | 0 | — | −13N | =9B | −11N | F | +14B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Vickers, Nicholas | 0 | USA | +12B | −2N | =?B | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gallagher, Miriam | 0 | USA | F | −1B | −8N | =10B | −12N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 566014670 | 0 | — | −1N | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 566014689 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Howe, TedrikUSA+30.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Krunz, EyadUSA+28.83.5 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 20308960.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Li, AaronUSA-22.81.5 pts · #9
- 2Ngo, WilliamUSA-21.62.0 pts · #13
- 3Li, LeonUSA-8.42.5 pts · #10