2026 June Poison Pawns Grinder - Championship
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 13 Jun 2026 in Houston, TX, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 842, and top seed was Arthur Petukhov (🇺🇸 USA, 1734).
Elvin Iskandarov (🇺🇸 USA, 1660) won with 3.0/4. Iskandarov shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇺🇸Houston, TX, United States
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 13 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
1
2
2
R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 566013330 held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Iskandarov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 566013330 drew with Elvin Iskandarov (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 566013330 | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Elvin Iskandarov | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Daniel Gregory Wilder | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Arthur Petukhov | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iskandarov, Elvin | 1660 | USA | +5B | =3N | +7N | =2B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1734 | +4.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 566013330 | 0 | — | +?B | +11N | =6B | =1N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1671 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Petukhov, Arthur | 1734 | USA | +11N | =1B | −4N | =8B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1476 | -27.2 |
| 4 | Wilder, Daniel Gregory | 1678 | USA | F | +9N | +3B | −6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1817 | +11.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 566017793 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −10N | +11B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gowtham K | 1682 | IND | F | F | =2N | +4B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2478 | +9.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 566012627 | 0 | — | =8N | F | −1B | +?N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 39976343 | 0 | — | =7B | F | =?N | =3N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rucker, Peter A | 1661 | USA | F | −4B | =11B | +12N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 878 | -19.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 88149080 | 0 | — | F | F | +5B | −?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 566008239 | 0 | — | −3B | −2B | =9N | −5N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 566018250 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | −9B | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wilder, Daniel GregoryUSA+11.42.0 pts · #1
- 2Gowtham KIND+9.81.5 pts · #2
- 3Iskandarov, ElvinUSA+4.03.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Petukhov, ArthurUSA-27.22.0 pts · #7
- 2Rucker, Peter AUSA-19.21.5 pts · #11
- 3FIDE 399763430.01.5 pts · #4