2026 IM Goran Vojinovic Memorial Columbus Open - U2200
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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Newark, OH, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1817, and top seed was Grant Perks (🇺🇸 USA, 1973).
Abhinav Ramaswamy (🇺🇸 USA, 1895) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Samraj S Nayak (3.0) and Marco Wotschka (2.5). Ramaswamy won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Shashank Palla (1565) beat Georgios S Stavropoulos (1818), a +253-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×11
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAbhinav Ramaswamy led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Abhinav Ramaswamy held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Samraj S Nayak won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abhinav Ramaswamy | * | — | 0 | ½ |
| 2Samraj S Nayak | — | * | — | — |
| 3Faris F Gabbara | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4Stanley Ren | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramaswamy, Abhinav | 1895 | USA | +9N | +3B | =5B | −4N | +6B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1904 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Nayak, Samraj S | 0 | USA | −3B | F | +13N | +11B | +7N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1897 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Wotschka, Marco | 1819 | USA | +2N | −1N | −6B | +12B | =9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gabbara, Faris F | 1853 | USA | F | F | =10N | +1B | +8N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.25 | 2043 | +14.2 |
| 5 | Ren, Stanley | 1816 | USA | F | +13B | =1N | −7B | +10N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1913 | +21.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 566016916 | 0 | — | F | F | +3N | +10B | −1N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1780 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kleban, Joseph W | 1838 | USA | F | F | +9B | +5N | −2B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2582 | +17.0 |
| 8 | Casden, Alan | 1849 | USA | +12B | F | +11N | F | −4B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1836 | -0.6 |
| 9 | Patel, Het | 1747 | USA | −1B | F | −7N | +13B | =3N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1794 | +8.4 |
| 10 | Palla, Shashank | 1565 | USA | F | +12N | =4B | −6N | −5B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1829 | +38.4 |
| 11 | Yuan, Ethan Yuming | 0 | USA | F | F | −8B | −2N | +12N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1834 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stavropoulos, Georgios S | 1818 | GRE | −8N | −10B | F | −3N | −11B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 944 | -70.8 |
| 13 | Perks, Grant | 1973 | USA | F | −5N | −2B | −9N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 982 | -60.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Palla, ShashankUSA+38.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Ren, StanleyUSA+21.62.5 pts · #3
- 3Kleban, Joseph WUSA+17.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Stavropoulos, Georgios SGRE-70.80.0 pts · #12
- 2Perks, GrantUSA-60.00.0 pts · #13
- 3Casden, AlanUSA-0.62.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R2+253 Elo gap
- R4+226 Elo gap
- R2+157 Elo gap