2026 Houston Chess Festival Entry List
View tournament information for details of the event. Entry list is updated automatically upon registration.
| Section Name | Players |
|---|---|
| Open 3-Day | 3 |
| U2000 3-Day | 1 |
| U1800 3-Day | 0 |
| U1600 3-Day | 2 |
| U1300 and Unrated 3-Day | 1 |
| Open 2-Day | 1 |
| U2000 2-Day | 3 |
| U1800 2-Day | 0 |
| U1600 2-Day | 0 |
| U1300 2-Day | 1 |
There are 12 players registered as of 2026-04-23T13:32:03Z
| Player Name | Rating | FIDE | Fed. | USCF ID | Expiration | Section | Byes | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM Ruiz Castillo, Joshua D | 2527 | 2472 | COL | 15550275 | 2025-07-31 | Open 3-Day | |||
| GM Fernandez, Daniel | 2498 | 2419 | USA | 20058682 | 2030-12-31 | Open 3-Day | |||
| Pirani, Shams | 1886 | 1795 | USA | 15919861 | 2026-08-31 | Open 3-Day | |||
| Hernandez, Julian Albert | 1770 | Unrated | USA | 11346600 | 2026-08-31 | U2000 3-Day | |||
| Hardee, Allen | 1500 | Unrated | USA | 12476705 | 2026-04-30 | U1600 3-Day | US Chess membership will expire. See TD. | ||
| Hardee, Michael | 1325 | Unrated | USA | 13701070 | 2026-06-30 | U1600 3-Day | US Chess membership will expire. See TD. | ||
| Pirani, Nuraiz | 894 | Unrated | USA | 30857208 | 2026-08-31 | U1300 and Unrated 3-Day | |||
| Bee, Leonel | 1976 | 1795 | USA | 30444207 | 2026-03-31 | Open 2-Day | US Chess membership will expire. See TD. | ||
| Wilder, Greg | 1840 | 1702 | USA | 12778575 | 2027-11-30 | U2000 2-Day | |||
| Rudra, Abhik | 1629 | 1550 | USA | 31170585 | 2027-04-30 | U2000 2-Day | |||
| Jin, Jayden | 1600 | Unrated | USA | 30995584 | 2027-02-28 | U2000 2-Day | |||
| Vo, Odilo | 1176 | USA | 32875728 | 2027-02-28 | U1300 2-Day |