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 Under 1500:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_CHI26: Under 1500 Merged (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Horner | 15031558 | 1462 | W87 (b) | W24 (w) | W67 (b) | W17 (w) | W20 (b) | W15 (w) | D3 (w) | 6.5 | 4000.00 |
| 2 | Mihir Kondapalli | 14715950 | 1322 | D16 (w) | W29 (b) | D8 (w) | W9 (b) | W14 (b) | W26 (w) | W15 (b) | 6.0 | 2000.00 |
| 3 | Moataz Sheha | 32570491 | 1400 | W44 (b) | W14 (w) | D12 (b) | D26 (b) | W35 (w) | W17 (w) | D1 (b) | 5.5 | 650.00 |
| 4 | Mark Wang | 16606862 | 1376 | L46 (b) | W87 (w) | W51 (b) | W59 (w) | D12 (b) | W28 (w) | W18 (b) | 5.5 | 650.00 |
| 5 | Zachary Gaw | 16980957 | 1329 | W36 (w) | W62 (b) | D15 (w) | W16 (b) | W13 (w) | D7 (b) | H--- | 5.5 | 650.00 |
| 6 | Herman Ilchenko | 31988683 | 1286 | W28 (b) | D26 (w) | W63 (b) | D12 (w) | W27 (b) | D8 (w) | W20 (b) | 5.5 | 650.00 |
| 7 | Arun Kumar Kalyankar | 31797460 | 1499 | W55 (b) | L19 (w) | W65 (b) | W25 (b) | W54 (w) | D5 (w) | H--- | 5.0 | 300.00 |
| 8 | Ben H Grzybek | 31091176 | 1497 | W56 (b) | D63 (w) | D2 (b) | D67 (w) | W39 (b) | D6 (b) | W21 (w) | 5.0 | 300.00 |
| 9 | Jack Mohamed | 16946327 | 1485 | W40 (b) | W39 (w) | L18 (b) | L2 (w) | W45 (w) | W22 (b) | W31 (w) | 5.0 | 300.00 |
| 10 | Sai Priyanka Seethamraju | 32550488 | 1323 | L14 (b) | L33 (w) | W76 (b) | W60 (w) | W30 (b) | W27 (w) | W26 (b) | 5.0 | 300.00 |
| 11 | Hector Guifarro | 30191567 | 1475 | W57 (b) | W65 (w) | D19 (b) | L20 (w) | W67 (b) | L21 (w) | W39 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 12 | Porter Masamori Hamada | 30502778 | 1471 | W42 (w) | W38 (b) | D3 (w) | D6 (b) | D4 (w) | L18 (w) | W40 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 13 | Chaitanya Mehta | 16663176 | 1467 | W75 (w) | W84 (b) | W53 (w) | D18 (w) | L5 (b) | L20 (w) | W45 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 14 | Armando E Rodriguez | 15092567 | 1467 | W10 (w) | L3 (b) | W31 (w) | W32 (b) | L2 (w) | D33 (b) | W42 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 15 | Tanish Singh | 30452328 | 1459 | W76 (b) | W32 (w) | D5 (b) | W19 (w) | W18 (b) | L1 (b) | L2 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 16 | Nathaniel L Tang | 16232888 | 1432 | D2 (b) | W69 (w) | W47 (b) | L5 (w) | L22 (b) | W58 (w) | W46 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 17 | Caleb M Dean | 17353815 | 1420 | W80 (w) | W41 (b) | W46 (w) | L1 (b) | W33 (w) | L3 (b) | D25 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 18 | Kyriakos Kypriotakis | 15464476 | 1414 | W58 (b) | W51 (w) | W9 (w) | D13 (b) | L15 (w) | W12 (b) | L4 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 19 | Tyler J Holden | 32141628 | 1401 | W81 (w) | W7 (b) | D11 (w) | L15 (b) | D25 (w) | W56 (w) | D24 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 20 | Theron Plaines | 12483582 | 1400 | D25 (w) | W45 (b) | W82 (w) | W11 (b) | L1 (w) | W13 (b) | L6 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 21 | Anda Apine | 32019513 | 1362 | L35 (b) | D58 (w) | W83 (b) | W47 (w) | W36 (w) | W11 (b) | L8 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 22 | Bolt Chinerdene | 30453719 | 1362 | D50 (w) | W79 (b) | L25 (w) | W82 (b) | W16 (w) | L9 (w) | W35 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 23 | Sean Keiya Pepper | 16894201 | 1360 | D37 (w) | L34 (b) | W29 (w) | D74 (b) | W62 (w) | D35 (b) | W36 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 24 | Quinten Julius Fideli | 32167771 | 1311 | W52 (w) | L1 (b) | D37 (w) | D66 (b) | W74 (w) | W54 (b) | D19 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 25 | Muhammadsaloh Ahmadaliev | 32459818 | 1227 | D20 (b) | W85 (w) | W22 (b) | L7 (w) | D19 (b) | W34 (w) | D17 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 26 | Gabriel Suvaca | 30914906 | 1445 | W68 (w) | D6 (b) | W70 (b) | D3 (w) | W46 (b) | L2 (b) | L10 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 27 | Tyler Drendel | 12563307 | 1441 | W43 (w) | L46 (b) | W41 (w) | W77 (b) | L6 (w) | L10 (b) | W53 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 28 | Hamza Suleman | 31721257 | 1415 | L6 (w) | W43 (b) | W84 (w) | D45 (b) | W70 (w) | L4 (b) | D33 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 29 | Oxford Michael Bates | 31493695 | 1412 | D69 (b) | L2 (w) | L23 (b) | H--- | W76 (w) | W77 (w) | W59 (b) | 4.0 | |
| 30 | Gregory Reinhart | 12946611 | 1409 | W77 (w) | L53 (b) | L45 (w) | W84 (b) | L10 (w) | W71 (b) | W54 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 31 | Luke Shen | 16459786 | 1363 | L51 (b) | W76 (w) | L14 (b) | W50 (b) | W71 (w) | W32 (w) | L9 (b) | 4.0 | |
| 32 | Ashwini Kumar | 16733827 | 1310 | W86 (w) | L15 (b) | W52 (w) | L14 (w) | W66 (b) | L31 (b) | W51 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 33 | Azad Al Kiki | 32693530 | 1280 | L62 (w) | W10 (b) | W38 (w) | W53 (b) | L17 (b) | D14 (w) | D28 (b) | 4.0 | |
| 34 | Michael Lucas Mathews | 30159911 | 1487 | L67 (w) | W23 (w) | D39 (b) | L46 (w) | W78 (b) | L25 (b) | W66 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 35 | Vivan Palanivel Muthu | 32160058 | 1470 | W21 (w) | L67 (b) | W40 (w) | W55 (b) | L3 (b) | D23 (w) | L22 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 36 | Neil F Wren | 12705826 | 1469 | L5 (b) | W71 (w) | D57 (b) | W42 (w) | L21 (b) | W43 (w) | L23 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 37 | Jihal Chhayank Shah | 30319011 | 1468 | D23 (b) | D61 (w) | D24 (b) | D57 (w) | L56 (b) | D66 (w) | X67 | 3.5 | |
| 38 | Jerome W Tichacek | 12014840 | 1400 | W89 (b) | L12 (w) | L33 (b) | D49 (w) | L47 (b) | W78 (w) | W69 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 39 | Eric Gorokhovsky | 15869076 | 1376 | W48 (w) | L9 (b) | D34 (w) | W68 (b) | L8 (w) | W70 (b) | L11 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 40 | Mateusz Zielinski | 14965551 | 1365 | L9 (w) | W48 (b) | L35 (b) | W72 (w) | D44 (b) | W49 (w) | L12 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 41 | Craig A Boskey | 12570124 | 1362 | W72 (b) | L17 (w) | L27 (b) | W51 (w) | W59 (b) | D46 (w) | U--- | 3.5 | |
| 42 | Brian Lee Morris | 14216012 | 1339 | L12 (b) | H--- | W79 (w) | L36 (b) | W82 (w) | W63 (w) | L14 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 43 | Nayan Mathrani | 30469183 | 1311 | L27 (b) | L28 (w) | W73 (b) | W61 (w) | D53 (w) | L36 (b) | W63 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 44 | Christian Gaw | 16980942 | 1224 | L3 (w) | W80 (b) | W62 (w) | L54 (b) | D40 (w) | D53 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | |
| 45 | Madhav Shaji | 32215606 | 1168 | W73 (b) | L20 (w) | W30 (b) | D28 (w) | L9 (b) | W67 (w) | L13 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 46 | Pablo F Espinosa | 31047732 | 1162 | W4 (w) | W27 (w) | L17 (b) | W34 (b) | L26 (w) | D41 (b) | L16 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 47 | Kevin Mcmullin | 16071452 | 1153 | D64 (w) | W66 (b) | L16 (w) | L21 (b) | W38 (w) | L51 (b) | W61 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 48 | Jaylin Murry | 30919153 | 1142 | L39 (b) | L40 (w) | X87 | L64 (b) | W60 (w) | D62 (b) | W72 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 49 | Jonathan Waddell | 33111118 | unr. | L65 (b) | L57 (w) | W80 (w) | D38 (b) | W68 (w) | L40 (b) | W62 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 50 | Jeremiah Tang | 31366187 | 1477 | D22 (b) | D59 (w) | L55 (b) | L31 (w) | D65 (b) | D75 (w) | W77 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 51 | Alan Zhong | 31459950 | 1477 | W31 (w) | L18 (b) | L4 (w) | L41 (b) | W84 (w) | W47 (w) | L32 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 52 | Henry James Wolfe | 30490915 | 1443 | L24 (b) | W75 (w) | L32 (b) | L56 (b) | D69 (w) | W68 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | |
| 53 | Oliver Edward Cooke | 15797018 | 1399 | B--- | W30 (w) | L13 (b) | L33 (w) | D43 (b) | D44 (w) | L27 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 54 | Michael John Hanson | 12400735 | 1398 | H--- | W83 (w) | D59 (b) | W44 (w) | L7 (b) | L24 (w) | L30 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 55 | David L Bradley | 12882808 | 1374 | L7 (w) | W81 (b) | W50 (w) | L35 (w) | W77 (b) | U--- | U--- | 3.0 | |
| 56 | Kevin M Boskey | 12870598 | 1362 | L8 (w) | D78 (b) | D60 (b) | W52 (w) | W37 (w) | L19 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | |
| 57 | Keith Framnes | 16936274 | 1353 | L11 (w) | W49 (b) | D36 (w) | D37 (b) | W64 (w) | U--- | U--- | 3.0 | |
| 58 | Anish* Bhargava | 17325854 | 1267 | L18 (w) | D21 (b) | L66 (w) | W79 (b) | W75 (w) | L16 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | |
| 59 | Ansh Raina | 31505101 | 1106 | W88 (w) | D50 (b) | D54 (w) | L4 (b) | L41 (w) | W64 (b) | L29 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 60 | Ezra Torres | 15478770 | 1461 | L84 (w) | D68 (b) | D56 (w) | L10 (b) | L48 (b) | D80 (w) | W75 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 61 | Ryder Wang | 30473338 | 1406 | H--- | D37 (b) | L77 (w) | L43 (b) | D72 (w) | W81 (b) | L47 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 62 | Michael M Dean | 12617468 | 1403 | W33 (b) | L5 (w) | L44 (b) | W69 (w) | L23 (b) | D48 (w) | L49 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 63 | Juan Bosco Ayala | 12513570 | 1402 | W78 (w) | D8 (b) | L6 (w) | L70 (b) | W81 (w) | L42 (b) | L43 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 64 | Everardo Gamino | 12910504 | 1400 | D47 (b) | L70 (w) | D69 (b) | W48 (w) | L57 (b) | L59 (w) | D65 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 65 | Frank L White | 16619785 | 1387 | W49 (w) | L11 (b) | L7 (w) | L71 (b) | D50 (w) | D72 (b) | D64 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 66 | Darrel R Bimberg | 31361722 | 1365 | D83 (b) | L47 (w) | W58 (b) | D24 (w) | L32 (w) | D37 (b) | L34 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 67 | Able Liang | 14449573 | 1365 | W34 (b) | W35 (w) | L1 (w) | D8 (b) | L11 (w) | L45 (b) | F37 | 2.5 | |
| 68 | Barney Powers | 15060403 | 1316 | L26 (b) | D60 (w) | W85 (b) | L39 (w) | L49 (b) | L52 (w) | W83 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 69 | Rudolph Herter | 12453105 | 1312 | D29 (w) | L16 (b) | D64 (w) | L62 (b) | D52 (b) | X79 | L38 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 70 | Michael J Lobraco | 12625231 | 1300 | H--- | W64 (b) | L26 (w) | W63 (w) | L28 (b) | L39 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | |
| 71 | Christopher Kurtz | 30491887 | 1123 | H--- | L36 (b) | H--- | W65 (w) | L31 (b) | L30 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |
| 72 | Nathan Zhang | 31430911 | 1497 | L41 (w) | H--- | H--- | L40 (b) | D61 (b) | D65 (w) | L48 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 73 | George Robert Eason | 12504467 | 1400 | L45 (w) | L77 (b) | L43 (w) | L81 (b) | W85 (b) | L76 (w) | W80 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 74 | David J White | 12497322 | 1400 | H--- | L82 (b) | W78 (w) | D23 (w) | L24 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 75 | Shivank Prathipati | 31085819 | 1344 | L13 (b) | L52 (b) | D81 (w) | W83 (w) | L58 (b) | D50 (b) | L60 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 76 | Shaun Stubenvoll | 14940456 | 1316 | L15 (w) | L31 (b) | L10 (w) | W80 (b) | L29 (b) | W73 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 77 | Sri Akshika Gopal | 30617924 | 1300 | L30 (b) | W73 (w) | W61 (b) | L27 (w) | L55 (w) | L29 (b) | L50 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 78 | James Belfer | 16983758 | 1277 | L63 (b) | D56 (w) | L74 (b) | W85 (w) | L34 (w) | L38 (b) | H--- | 2.0 | |
| 79 | Mark A Jungo | 14295520 | 1411 | H--- | L22 (w) | L42 (b) | L58 (w) | W83 (b) | F69 | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 80 | James Stanlaw | 12638199 | 1317 | L17 (b) | L44 (w) | L49 (b) | L76 (w) | B--- | D60 (b) | L73 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 81 | Eric D Martin | 12602139 | 1249 | L19 (b) | L55 (w) | D75 (b) | W73 (w) | L63 (b) | L61 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 82 | Jackson Monroe Love | 30326276 | 1144 | D85 (b) | W74 (w) | L20 (b) | L22 (w) | L42 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 83 | Benjamin Abramov | 33136466 | unr. | D66 (w) | L54 (b) | L21 (w) | L75 (b) | L79 (w) | W90 (b) | L68 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 84 | Mr. Robert Jamar Polite | 30176228 | 1317 | W60 (b) | L13 (w) | L28 (b) | L30 (w) | L51 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 85 | Jerry J Hooks | 12574386 | 1400 | D82 (w) | L25 (b) | L68 (w) | L78 (b) | L73 (w) | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 86 | Mathew Troy Hipolito | 30238203 | 1431 | L32 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 87 | Charles O Esan | 15483131 | 1325 | L1 (w) | L4 (b) | F48 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 88 | Negin Fathinejad | 31494168 | 1294 | L59 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 89 | Anish Bhargava | 17325854 | 1267 | L38 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 90 | Nancy S Lancas | 12596424 | 866 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | L83 (w) | U--- | 0.0 |