The tournament is over, Nick Raptis and Matt Zavortink are co-champions, but the fight for the trophy continues… Matt Zavortink and Nick Raptis tied for first in the the 2026 Oregon Closed. This is Matt’s fourth championship and Nick’s eighth. 2025 Oregon Junior Closed champion Austin Tang finished third. 2025. Kathik Bimod went undefeated in the Challengers section to finish first. Yogi Saputra, Robert Hecht, and Hayul Lim finished tied for second. The rating report is available on the US Chess site .
SwissSys 11.79.2 – Standings. 2026 Oregon Closed: Championship
# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4
Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total T-SB Prize
1 1-2 ZAVORTINK, MATT 12832308 2285 (2151) L3 (b)
W7 (w) W2 (b) W8 (w) W6 (b) D5 (b) D4 (w) 5.0 15.25
262.50 2 FM RAPTIS, NICK 12470662 2331 (2212) W8 (w)
W6 (b) L1 (w) D4 (b) W3 (w) W7 (b) D5 (w) 5.0 14.75
262.50 3 3 TANG, AUSTIN 16097497 2190 (1978) W1 (w)
D4 (b) D5 (w) W7 (w) L2 (b) D8 (w) W6 (b) 4.5 14.25
75.00 4 4 CIGAN, JASON 12717578 2221 (2095) D5 (w)
D3 (w) W7 (b) D2 (w) D8 (b) L6 (w) D1 (b) 3.5 11.75
5 5-6 GIBBINS, WILSON K 10202825 2223 (2122) D4 (b)
W8 (w) D3 (b) L6 (w) L7 (b) D1 (w) D2 (b) 3.0 11
6 HAESSLER, CARL A 10503892 2200 (1936) L7 (b)
L2 (w) W8 (b) W5 (b) L1 (w) W4 (b) L3 (w) 3.0 8.5
7 7-8 TABET, ROGER 30671831 2144 (2034) W6 (w)
L1 (b) L4 (w) L3 (b) W5 (w) L2 (w) L8 (b) 2.0 6
8 FM RUSSELL, COREY JOHN 12523449 2200 (2084) L2 (b)
L5 (b) L6 (w) L1 (b) D4 (w) D3 (b) W7 (w) 2.0 6
SwissSys 11.79.2 – Standings. 2026 Oregon Closed: Challengers
# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4
Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Total T-SB Prize
1 1 BIMOD, KARTHIK 31093354 2003 (1862) D8 (w)
D4 (b) W2 (w) D7 (b) W5 (w) W6 (w) D3 (b) 5.0 17
187.50 2 2-4 Saputra, Yogi 13838368 2039 (1945) W5 (w)
W7 (w) L1 (b) L6 (w) W3 (b) W8 (w) D4 (b) 4.5 13.75
37.50 3 HECHT, ROBERT 13695630 2012 (1944) W6 (b)
D5 (b) W8 (w) W4 (b) L2 (w) D7 (b) D1 (w) 4.5 13.75
37.50 4 Lim, Hayul 30151794 2070 (2015) W7 (b)
D1 (w) W6 (b) L3 (w) W8 (b) D5 (b) D2 (w) 4.5 12.25
37.50 5 5 Nobles, William 15753375 1953 (1887) L2 (b)
D3 (w) W7 (b) W8 (w) L1 (b) D4 (w) W6 (b) 4.0 10
6 6 Morehouse, Ethan 30235238 1994 (1716) L3 (w)
D8 (b) L4 (w) W2 (b) W7 (w) L1 (b) L5 (w) 2.5 6.75
7 7-8 Tenesaca Argudo, Santiago Fernando 15626801 1888 (1927)
L4 (w) L2 (b) L5 (w) D1 (w) L6 (b) D3 (w) D8 (b) 1.5
5.5 8 Pendergast, Michael J 12457204 2069 (2129) D1 (b)
D6 (w) L3 (b) L5 (b) L4 (w) L2 (b) D7 (w) 1.5 4.5
