Twenty-six players have started the 2026 MidSummer TNT. In Round 1, none of the rating favorites lost.
Crosstable at:
| Bd | Res | White | Black | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Yakiv Gres (2174 0.0) | Ray Kuryliw (1821 0.0) | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | Ian Zhang (1815 0.0) | Mark Klusa (2115 0.0) | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | Jeff Babb (2056 0.0) | Nicole Zhang (1761 0.0) | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | Abdurrahman Omanovic (1746 0.0) | Zixuan [Joe] Zhou (2042 0.0) | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | Blair Rutter (1888 0.0) | Zenas Hui (1558 0.0) | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | Asher Jo (1494 0.0) | Zelus Hui (1876 0.0) | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Ken Kowal (1846 0.0) | Afaz Munshi (1474 0.0) | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | Francis Trueman (1416 0.0) | James Atem (1837 0.0) | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Winston Jin (1836 0.0) | Oscar Zhang (1368 0.0) | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | Chloe Zhang (1149 0.0) | Sunyo Kim (1830 0.0) | 1 |
| 11 | ½ | Rory Curtis (1824 0.0) | Jafar Faraj (unr. 0.0) | ½ |
| ½ | Aiden Ling (1828 0.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Pablo Lake (1705 0.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Isaac Turon (1545 0.0) | BYE | ||
| ½ | Ante Mandusic (1237 0.0) | BYE |