2026 IM Goran Vojinovic Memorial Columbus Open - Major
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Newark, OH, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2119, and top seed was Edward Song (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2392).
Edward Song (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2392) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar (4.0) and Jesse Ren (3.5). Song won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nirav Nikhil (1611) beat Srikar Jayam (1840), a +229-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Newark, OH, United States
Dates
26 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×24
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Edward Song led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Edward Song held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
IM Edward Song won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMEdward Song | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Jesse Ren | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Muthu Avaneesh Prem | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Song, EdwardIM | 2392 | USA | +19N | +8B | +24N | +3B | =10N | 4.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.00 | 2494 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Iranian Prabhu Kumar, Ashwin | 1983 | USA | +11B | +7N | =3N | =10B | +5N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.75 | 2246 | +66.0 |
| 3 | Ren, Jesse | 2264 | USA | +9B | +4N | =2B | −1N | +24B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2242 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Prem, Muthu Avaneesh | 2020 | USA | +17N | −3B | =9N | +15B | =12B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2010 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Sivakumar, Aarya | 1938 | USA | F | +25N | =12N | +21B | −2B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 2130 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Zhu, Andrew J | 1734 | USA | −8N | +19B | =14N | =20B | =18N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1859 | +32.8 |
| 7 | Pittala, Ashvath Reddy | 1930 | USA | +27N | −2B | +22N | =24B | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1965 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Jha, Keya | 1901 | USA | +6B | −1N | =11B | =9B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1841 | -15.2 |
| 9 | Nikhil, Nirav | 1611 | USA | −3N | +17B | =4B | =8N | −16B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1868 | +53.6 |
| 10 | Hughes, John L | 2183 | IRL | F | F | +21N | =2N | =1B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 2221 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Aaryn Rudrapati | 1717 | IND | −2N | +27B | =8N | =14B | −21N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1816 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Griggs, Walker | 2237 | USA | F | F | =5B | +13B | =4N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 2057 | -11.0 |
| 13 | Lavanur, Mahendra | 1836 | USA | =25B | =20N | +16B | −12N | −14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1924 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Lin, Benjamin | 1959 | USA | F | F | =6B | =11N | +13B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1887 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Thottimpudi, Anjana | 1727 | USA | F | F | +18N | −4N | +19B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1997 | +42.0 |
| 16 | Eisen, Zane | 1938 | USA | F | F | −13N | +27B | +9N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1835 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Jayam, Srikar | 1840 | USA | −4B | −9N | =26B | F | +20N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1739 | -22.4 |
| 18 | Xiong, Gabriel | 1777 | USA | F | F | −15B | +26N | =6B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1765 | -2.0 |
| 19 | Chung, Maxwell | 1820 | USA | −1B | −6N | F | +22B | −15N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1630 | -44.0 |
| 20 | Anandheri Kandadai, Srihari | 1838 | USA | F | =13B | −23N | =6N | −17B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1678 | -25.6 |
| 21 | Cretsos, Alexander | 1914 | USA | F | F | −10B | −5N | +11B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1821 | -15.6 |
| 22 | Qiu, Stanley | 1609 | USA | F | F | −7B | −19N | +27N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1686 | +9.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 577039670 | 0 | — | F | F | +20B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1858 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Bauml, Broderick Kenneth | 2207 | USA | F | F | −1B | =7N | −3N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1922 | -40.4 |
| 25 | Balyan, Aryan | 2007 | USA | =13N | −5B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1694 | -16.6 |
| 26 | Van Fossen, Trevor | 1833 | USA | F | F | =17N | −18B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1616 | -22.8 |
| 27 | Parul Karthikeyan, Aanya | 1682 | USA | −7B | −11N | F | −16N | −22B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 999 | -57.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Iranian Prabhu Kumar, AshwinUSA+66.04.0 pts · #2
- 2Nikhil, NiravUSA+53.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Thottimpudi, AnjanaUSA+42.02.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Parul Karthikeyan, AanyaUSA-57.20.0 pts · #27
- 2Chung, MaxwellUSA-44.01.0 pts · #22
- 3Bauml, Broderick KennethUSA-40.40.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R2+229 Elo gap
- R3+102 Elo gap