Chicago Open 2026
May 21, 2026 - May 25, 2026
View Live Games: https://www.chess.com/events/35th-annual-chicago-open/games
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Blitz:
SwissSys Standings. 15th Annual Chicago Open Blitz: Open (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Probable Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | GM Tigran L Petrosian | 13981324 | 2713 | WW68 | WW59 | WW41 | WD7 | WL4 | 8.5 | 325.00 |
| 2 | IM Sam Schmakel | 12887417 | 2551 | WW45 | WW14 | WD6 | WL8 | WW17 | 8.5 | 325.00 | |
| 3 | 3-5 | FM Benjamin Barry Moon | 12910643 | 2324 | WL47 | WL35 | WW52 | WW42 | WW21 | 8.0 | 75.00 |
| 4 | CM Logan C Shafer | 16019966 | 2319 | WW70 | WW43 | WD5 | WD26 | WL1 | 8.0 | 75.00 | |
| 5 | Alexander Jasinski | 30029349 | 2268 | WW48 | WD32 | DL4 | WW43 | WW23 | 8.0 | 205.00 | |
| 6 | 6-9 | GM Samy Shoker | 15496384 | 2687 | WW44 | WW20 | DL2 | WL9 | WW26 | 7.5 | |
| 7 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2669 | WW52 | WW21 | WW12 | DL1 | WL8 | 7.5 | ||
| 8 | GM Ehsan Ghaemmaghami | 13467076 | 2557 | WW39 | WW10 | WD38 | WL2 | WL7 | 7.5 | ||
| 9 | CM Chenxuan Ling | 17159983 | 2265 | WL36 | WW47 | WW33 | WL6 | WD12 | 7.5 | 105.00 | |
| 10 | 10-11 | Aidan Baker | 17194941 | 2210 | WW55 | LL8 | WW46 | WL36 | WW33 | 7.0 | |
| 11 | Alex Jian | 13999217 | 2196 | WW60 | LL41 | WL35 | WW54 | WW36 | 7.0 | ||
| 12 | 12-15 | FM William Graif | 13346841 | 2358 | X69 | WW15 | LL7 | WW22 | DL9 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | Michael W Auger | 12860543 | 2224 | WD67 | WL18 | WL16 | WL39 | WW40 | 6.5 | ||
| 14 | Joshua Xia | 30026083 | 2165 | WW31 | LL2 | WD29 | WL40 | WW39 | 6.5 | ||
| 15 | Sudeep Vadderaju | 16285567 | 2140 | WW58 | LL12 | WD30 | WW53 | WL19 | 6.5 | ||
| 16 | 16-25 | FM Lucius Melillo | 15570195 | 2411 | WW34 | DL23 | WL13 | WL27 | WD32 | 6.0 | |
| 17 | FM Oleksandr Shymanskyi | 30657395 | 2399 | WW46 | WL24 | WD23 | WD19 | LL2 | 6.0 | ||
| 18 | CM Sharath Radhakrishnan | 16837380 | 2331 | WL35 | WL13 | WW32 | LL23 | WW44 | 6.0 | ||
| 19 | David Schabert | 17120647 | 2263 | WW29 | WL33 | WD27 | DL17 | WL15 | 6.0 | ||
| 20 | Broderick Bauml | 16711236 | 2218 | WW49 | LL6 | WL54 | WW31 | WL24 | 6.0 | ||
| 21 | Charles Lee Troutman | 14268556 | 2216 | WW37 | LL7 | WW34 | WW44 | LL3 | 6.0 | ||
| 22 | Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar | 17193472 | 2169 | WL30 | WL36 | WW48 | LL12 | WW45 | 6.0 | ||
| 23 | Muthu Avaneesh Prem | 17264211 | 2154 | WW57 | WD16 | DL17 | WW18 | LL5 | 6.0 | ||
| 24 | Justin Lee | 16713783 | 2145 | WW61 | WL17 | LL26 | WW35 | WL20 | 6.0 | ||
| 25 | Daniel Mc Nally | 12689231 | 1980 | LL38 | WL50 | WL47 | WW51 | WW43 | 6.0 | 195.00 | |
| 26 | 26-31 | Artemii Khanbutaev | 30784129 | 2333 | WW40 | WL27 | WW24 | DL4 | LL6 | 5.5 | |
| 27 | Liam Liu | 30390852 | 2137 | WW50 | WL26 | DL19 | WL16 | WL30 | 5.5 | ||
| 28 | Jimi Daniel Akintonde | 13655482 | 2134 | WL51 | WL56 | DL31 | WL29 | WW48 | 5.5 | ||
| 29 | Druheen Acharya Das | 16983544 | 1960 | LL19 | WW65 | DL14 | WL28 | WW53 | 5.5 | 31.67 | |
| 30 | Wesley Rullman | 15213275 | 1921 | WL22 | WL62 | DL15 | WW52 | WL27 | 5.5 | 31.67 | |
| 31 | Trevor Tang | 31357174 | 1907 | LL14 | WW45 | WD28 | LL20 | WW54 | 5.5 | 31.67 | |
| 32 | 32-37 | Alexander Golosovker | 17055851 | 2096 | WW65 | DL5 | LL18 | WW59 | DL16 | 5.0 | |
| 33 | Tim Donnahue | 12900055 | 2083 | WW66 | WL19 | LL9 | WW50 | LL10 | 5.0 | ||
| 34 | David M Friedman | 12488564 | 2025 | LL16 | WW57 | LL21 | WL37 | WW55 | 5.0 | ||
| 35 | Siddharth Parthasarathy | 30762047 | 2012 | WL18 | WL3 | WL11 | LL24 | WW56 | 5.0 | ||
| 36 | Neel Sahai | 15676736 | 1969 | WL9 | WL22 | WW62 | WL10 | LL11 | 5.0 | ||
| 37 | Matthew Krusack | 12483594 | 1942 | LL21 | LL52 | WW64 | WL34 | WW57 | 5.0 | ||
| 38 | 38-40 | Lev Shangin | 17117362 | 2320 | WW25 | WW42 | DL8 | U--- | U--- | 4.5 | |
| 39 | Rishab Jain | 30338935 | 2049 | LL8 | WW55 | WD59 | WL13 | LL14 | 4.5 | ||
| 40 | Bronson Gentry | 12569239 | 2017 | LL26 | WD58 | WW66 | WL14 | LL13 | 4.5 | ||
| 41 | 41-51 | GM Nico Werner Chasin | 14955471 | 2554 | WW54 | WW11 | LL1 | U--- | U--- | 4.0 | |
| 42 | Lucas Lu | 17119897 | 2124 | WW63 | LL38 | WW56 | LL3 | U--- | 4.0 | ||
| 43 | Jordan Cohen | 12694733 | 2120 | WW64 | LL4 | WW51 | LL5 | LL25 | 4.0 | ||
| 44 | Stone Wang | 31354875 | 2063 | LL6 | WW49 | WW63 | LL21 | LL18 | 4.0 | ||
| 45 | Mohammad Barzgari | 32259276 | 2027 | LL2 | LL31 | WW60 | WW49 | LL22 | 4.0 | ||
| 46 | Varun Iyengar | 17039741 | 2022 | LL17 | WW61 | LL10 | WL56 | H--- | 4.0 | ||
| 47 | Gaofei Wang | 17192683 | 1982 | WL3 | LL9 | WL25 | WL57 | WL50 | 4.0 | ||
| 48 | Harry Li | 16988211 | 1971 | LL5 | WW64 | LL22 | WW63 | LL28 | 4.0 | ||
| 49 | Alan Wei | 14767594 | 1945 | LL20 | LL44 | WW61 | LL45 | WW64 | 4.0 | ||
| 50 | Mehdi Amouei Torkmahalleh | 31624838 | 1687 | LL27 | WL25 | WW58 | LL33 | WL47 | 4.0 | ||
| 51 | Luis F Gonzalez | 14251384 | 1649 | WL28 | WL67 | LL43 | LL25 | WW66 | 4.0 | ||
| 52 | 52-53 | Arjun Raman | 16786670 | 2053 | LL7 | WW37 | LL3 | LL30 | WD58 | 3.5 | |
| 53 | Krish Mahajan | 31087905 | 1956 | LL59 | WD68 | WW67 | LL15 | LL29 | 3.5 | ||
| 54 | 54-58 | Ishaan Ikkurthi | 30361280 | 2048 | LL41 | WW60 | WL20 | LL11 | LL31 | 3.0 | |
| 55 | Charles Quin Johnson | 30291128 | 1925 | LL10 | LL39 | WL65 | WW66 | LL34 | 3.0 | ||
| 56 | Arnav Karthikeyan | 15514355 | 1915 | WL62 | WL28 | LL42 | WL46 | LL35 | 3.0 | ||
| 57 | Jon Douglas Phillips | 15375683 | 1904 | LL23 | LL34 | WW70 | WL47 | LL37 | 3.0 | ||
| 58 | Ali M Huseen | 14196044 | 1786 | LL15 | DL40 | LL50 | WW65 | DL52 | 3.0 | ||
| 59 | 59-61 | Roman Rychkov | 12985662 | 2259 | WW53 | LL1 | DL39 | LL32 | U--- | 2.5 | |
| 60 | Samuel Waranch | 12931378 | 1923 | LL11 | LL54 | LL45 | WD61 | WL65 | 2.5 | ||
| 61 | Jeffrey E Davis | 12705757 | 1902 | LL24 | LL46 | LL49 | DL60 | B--- | 2.5 | ||
| 62 | 62-66 | Maximilian Joseph Zinski | 12933335 | 2168 | WL56 | WL30 | LL36 | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 63 | Alex Musselman | 14712065 | 1610 | LL42 | WW70 | LL44 | LL48 | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 64 | Ayaan Dhaval Desai | 16940898 | 1592 | LL43 | LL48 | LL37 | B--- | LL49 | 2.0 | ||
| 65 | Alexander Felecan | 14138481 | 1069 | LL32 | LL29 | WL55 | LL58 | WL60 | 2.0 | ||
| 66 | Rachid Ben Cherif | 32790058 | 1032 | LL33 | B--- | LL40 | LL55 | LL51 | 2.0 | ||
| 67 | 67 | Krrish Kaul | 16596843 | 1954 | DL13 | WL51 | LL53 | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 68 | 68 | John Blomer | 30072898 | 2067 | LL1 | DL53 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 69 | 69-70 | Hemanth Samayamantri | 16787391 | 2019 | F12 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 70 | Dron Acharya Das | 16983440 | 1974 | LL4 | LL63 | LL57 | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |