2026 Chess.com Open

2026 Chess.com Open – Play-In 3 was an 85-player classical Swiss, 23 Mar 2026. Won by Dubov with 9/11 (2920 performance). Movahed (2596) was the breakout, performing at 2942. Top seed Caruana (2795) finished 3rd with 7/11. Last updated 22 Oct 2026, 21:26 UTC.

Dates: 23 Mar
Format: 9-round Swiss + 2-game Match
Time control: 10 min, no increment

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf
1	GMDubov, DaniilRUS	2672	9	2920
2	GMMovahed, SinaIRI	2596	7½	2942
3	GMCaruana, FabianoUSA	2795	7	2703
4	GMArtemiev, VladislavRUS	2641	7	2778
5	GMNihal SarinIND	2716	7	2799
6	GMPichot, AlanESP	2589	6½	2826
7	GMVidit, Santosh GujrathiIND	2708	6½	2861
8	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.IND	2689	6½	2751
9	GMNguyen, Ngoc Truong SonVIE	2600	6	2687
10	GMTer-Sahakyan, SamvelARM	2613	6	2800
11	GMDaneshvar, BardiyaIRI	2597	6	2733
12	GMMatlakov, MaximRUS	2609	6	2680
13	GMMaksimovic, BojanSRB	2533	6	2736
14	GMSeemann, JakubPOL	2532	6	2828
15	GMSarana, AlexeySRB	2683	5½	2628
16	GMEsipenko, AndreyRUS	2698	5½	2699
17	GMIniyan, PaIND	2590	5½	2668
18	GMSo, WesleyUSA	2753	5½	2750
19	GMYakubboev, NodirbekUZB	2686	5½	2733
20	GMAndreikin, DmitryFID	2710	5½	2703
21	IMMateria, MarcoFRA	2497	5½	2698
22	GMSteinberg, NitzanISR	2556	5½	2628
23	GMTheodorou, NikolasGRE	2639	5	2624
24	IMTerry, RenatoPER	2508	5	2615
25	IMSamadov, ReadAZE	2508	5	2602
26	GMEljanov, PavelUKR	2659	5	2609
27	GMBharath Subramaniyam HIND	2595	5	2622
28	GMSvane, RasmusGER	2609	5	2640
29	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2587	5	2580
30	GMNavara, DavidCZE	2626	5	2516
31	GMGabrielian, ArturRUS	2407	5	2666
32	GMSokolovsky, YahliISR	2555	5	2651
33	GMMuradli, MahammadAZE	2592	4½	2579
34	IMMahdavi, RezaIRI	2490	4½	2586
35	GMHolt, ConradUSA	2532	4½	2569
36	GMSrihari L RIND	2452	4½	2535
37	IMAarav DenglaIND	2506	4½	2489
38	GMSadhwani, RaunakIND	2641	4½	2631
39	GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ	2558	4½	2587
40	GMMakarian, RudikFID	2538	4	2493
41	GMAzarov, SergeiFID	2557	4	2559
42	GMKarthikeyan, MuraliIND	2648	4	2558
43	GMAlonso Rosell, AlvarESP	2552	4	2519
44	GMVaibhav, SuriIND	2569	4	2515
45	GMGharibyan, MamikonARM	2487	4	2489
46	GMBluebaum, MatthiasGER	2698	4	2679
47	GMIndjic, AleksandarSRB	2622	3½	2568
48	GMHakobyan, AramARM	2627	3½	2507
49	IMShuvalova, PolinaFID	2502	3½	2461
50	GMHarikrishna, PentalaIND	2676	3½	2576
51	GMMekhitarian, Krikor SevagBRA	2544	3½	2428
52	GMIskusnyh, SergeiRUS	2440	3	2497
53	GMMaghsoodloo, ParhamIRI	2708	3	2557
54	GMNiemann, Hans MokeUSA	2735	3	2498
55	GMGavrilescu, DavidROU	2545	3	2489
56	GMHenriquez Villagra, CristobalCHI	2603	3	2452
57	GMKrysa, LeandroARG	2446	3	2437
58	GMNajer, EvgeniyFID	2619	3	2464
59	GMKravtsiv, MartynUKR	2598	3	2604
60	GMLysyj, IgorFID	2560	2½	2198
61	GMBologan, VictorMDA	2600	2½	2428
62	GMNasuta, GrzegorzPOL	2486	2½	2455
63	GMOhanyan, EminARM	2481	2½	2389
64	GMAronian, LevonUSA	2729	2½	2467
65	GMLi, ShilongCHN	2369	2	2366
66	GMGrebnev, AlekseyFID	2621	2	2371
67	GMMartinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoMEX	2656	2	2568
68	GMMatinian, NikitaFID	2405	2	2524
69	GMDurarbayli, VasifAZE	2612	1½	2350
70	GMSharapov, YevhenUKR	2375	1½	2113
71	GMIljiushenok, IliaFID	2518	1½	2515
72	GMIturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoESP	2578	1½	2203
73	GMSjugirov, SananHUN	2599	1½	2314
74	GMTsydypov, ZhamsaranRUS	2507	1½	2464
75	GMGalaviz Medina, Sion RadamantysMEX	2514	1	2247
76	GMMitrabha, GuhaIND	2508	1	2621
77	GMDonchenko, AlexanderGER	2643	1	2301
78	GMGorovets, AndreyBLR	2427	1	1770
79	GMBok, BenjaminNED	2589	½	2352
80	GMMoroni, Luca JrITA	2563	0	1758
81	GMVakhidov, JakhongirUZB	2506	0	1662
82	GMBoyer, MahelFRA	2475	0	1696
83	GMSonis, FrancescoITA	2553	0	1886
84	GMDardha, DanielBEL	2588	0
85	GMBagrationi, AlexanderISR	2444	0

Results

Match Game 123 Mar, 19:29

1Caruana, FabianoGM 27950–1Dubov, DaniilGM 2672

2026 Chess.com Open

Dates: 23 Mar
Format: 9-round Swiss + 2-game Match
Time control: 10 min, no increment

Standings

#	Player	Rating	Pts	Perf
1	GMDubov, DaniilRUS	2672	9	2920
2	GMMovahed, SinaIRI	2596	7½	2942
3	GMCaruana, FabianoUSA	2795	7	2703
4	GMArtemiev, VladislavRUS	2641	7	2778
5	GMNihal SarinIND	2716	7	2799
6	GMPichot, AlanESP	2589	6½	2826
7	GMVidit, Santosh GujrathiIND	2708	6½	2861
8	GMAravindh, Chithambaram VR.IND	2689	6½	2751
9	GMNguyen, Ngoc Truong SonVIE	2600	6	2687
10	GMTer-Sahakyan, SamvelARM	2613	6	2800
11	GMDaneshvar, BardiyaIRI	2597	6	2733
12	GMMatlakov, MaximRUS	2609	6	2680
13	GMMaksimovic, BojanSRB	2533	6	2736
14	GMSeemann, JakubPOL	2532	6	2828
15	GMSarana, AlexeySRB	2683	5½	2628
16	GMEsipenko, AndreyRUS	2698	5½	2699
17	GMIniyan, PaIND	2590	5½	2668
18	GMSo, WesleyUSA	2753	5½	2750
19	GMYakubboev, NodirbekUZB	2686	5½	2733
20	GMAndreikin, DmitryFID	2710	5½	2703
21	IMMateria, MarcoFRA	2497	5½	2698
22	GMSteinberg, NitzanISR	2556	5½	2628
23	GMTheodorou, NikolasGRE	2639	5	2624
24	IMTerry, RenatoPER	2508	5	2615
25	IMSamadov, ReadAZE	2508	5	2602
26	GMEljanov, PavelUKR	2659	5	2609
27	GMBharath Subramaniyam HIND	2595	5	2622
28	GMSvane, RasmusGER	2609	5	2640
29	GMHong, AndrewUSA	2587	5	2580
30	GMNavara, DavidCZE	2626	5	2516
31	GMGabrielian, ArturRUS	2407	5	2666
32	GMSokolovsky, YahliISR	2555	5	2651
33	GMMuradli, MahammadAZE	2592	4½	2579
34	IMMahdavi, RezaIRI	2490	4½	2586
35	GMHolt, ConradUSA	2532	4½	2569
36	GMSrihari L RIND	2452	4½	2535
37	IMAarav DenglaIND	2506	4½	2489
38	GMSadhwani, RaunakIND	2641	4½	2631
39	GMMakhnev, DenisKAZ	2558	4½	2587
40	GMMakarian, RudikFID	2538	4	2493
41	GMAzarov, SergeiFID	2557	4	2559
42	GMKarthikeyan, MuraliIND	2648	4	2558
43	GMAlonso Rosell, AlvarESP	2552	4	2519
44	GMVaibhav, SuriIND	2569	4	2515
45	GMGharibyan, MamikonARM	2487	4	2489
46	GMBluebaum, MatthiasGER	2698	4	2679
47	GMIndjic, AleksandarSRB	2622	3½	2568
48	GMHakobyan, AramARM	2627	3½	2507
49	IMShuvalova, PolinaFID	2502	3½	2461
50	GMHarikrishna, PentalaIND	2676	3½	2576
51	GMMekhitarian, Krikor SevagBRA	2544	3½	2428
52	GMIskusnyh, SergeiRUS	2440	3	2497
53	GMMaghsoodloo, ParhamIRI	2708	3	2557
54	GMNiemann, Hans MokeUSA	2735	3	2498
55	GMGavrilescu, DavidROU	2545	3	2489
56	GMHenriquez Villagra, CristobalCHI	2603	3	2452
57	GMKrysa, LeandroARG	2446	3	2437
58	GMNajer, EvgeniyFID	2619	3	2464
59	GMKravtsiv, MartynUKR	2598	3	2604
60	GMLysyj, IgorFID	2560	2½	2198
61	GMBologan, VictorMDA	2600	2½	2428
62	GMNasuta, GrzegorzPOL	2486	2½	2455
63	GMOhanyan, EminARM	2481	2½	2389
64	GMAronian, LevonUSA	2729	2½	2467
65	GMLi, ShilongCHN	2369	2	2366
66	GMGrebnev, AlekseyFID	2621	2	2371
67	GMMartinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoMEX	2656	2	2568
68	GMMatinian, NikitaFID	2405	2	2524
69	GMDurarbayli, VasifAZE	2612	1½	2350
70	GMSharapov, YevhenUKR	2375	1½	2113
71	GMIljiushenok, IliaFID	2518	1½	2515
72	GMIturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoESP	2578	1½	2203
73	GMSjugirov, SananHUN	2599	1½	2314
74	GMTsydypov, ZhamsaranRUS	2507	1½	2464
75	GMGalaviz Medina, Sion RadamantysMEX	2514	1	2247
76	GMMitrabha, GuhaIND	2508	1	2621
77	GMDonchenko, AlexanderGER	2643	1	2301
78	GMGorovets, AndreyBLR	2427	1	1770
79	GMBok, BenjaminNED	2589	½	2352
80	GMMoroni, Luca JrITA	2563	0	1758
81	GMVakhidov, JakhongirUZB	2506	0	1662
82	GMBoyer, MahelFRA	2475	0	1696
83	GMSonis, FrancescoITA	2553	0	1886
84	GMDardha, DanielBEL	2588	0
85	GMBagrationi, AlexanderISR	2444	0

Results

Match Game 123 Mar, 19:29

1Caruana, FabianoGM 27950–1Dubov, DaniilGM 2672