Gates, Brandon M
Current rating: 1535
Record: 22-20
| Grand Prix Manchester 2012 (DKA limited) | starting rating: 1553 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 13 | Paleocrassas, Dimitrio (1321) | Won 2-0 | +141567 |
| 4sealed | 2 | Dores, Pedro (1704) | Lost 0-2 | -161551 |
| 5sealed | 125 | Nielsen, Brian (1552) | Lost 1-2 | -181533 |
| 6sealed | 119 | Parker, Rick (1509) | Won 2-0 | +181551 |
| 7sealed | 62 | Dalgaard, Dennis (1674) | Lost 1-2 | -161535 |
| top | average opponent: 1552record: 2-3 | new rating: 1535 | ||
| Grand Prix Salt Lake City 2012 (DKA standard) | starting rating: 1593 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 188 | Lorash, Chad (1538) | Lost 1-2 | -191574 |
| 4standard | 346 | Brenchley, Jared (1535) | Lost 0-2 | -191555 |
| 5standard | 344 | Vlahos, Constantine (1497) | Won 2-1 | +171572 |
| 6standard | 207 | Milliron, Chris (1518) | Lost 1-2 | -191553 |
| top | average opponent: 1522record: 1-3 | new rating: 1553 | ||
| Grand Prix Nashville 2012 (DKA limited) | starting rating: 1567 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 143 | Rudyak, Rada (1518) | Won 2-0 | +171584 |
| 4sealed | 113 | Hamer, Justin (1554) | Won 2-1 | +181602 |
| 5sealed | 38 | Aden, Eli (1709) | Won 2-1 | +201622 |
| 6sealed | 17 | Balderas, Ryan (1603) | Won 2-1 | +171639 |
| 7sealed | 1 | Jaklovsky, Lukas (2000) | Lost 0-2 | -121627 |
| 8sealed | 47 | Ashford, Marshall (1718) | Lost 1-2 | -161611 |
| 9sealed | 63 | Lanigan, Mike (1597) | Lost 0-2 | -181593 |
| top | average opponent: 1671record: 4-3 | new rating: 1593 | ||
| Grand Prix Seattle-Tacoma 2012 (DKA limited) | starting rating: 1555 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3sealed | 390 | Alber, Steve (1499) | Lost 0-2 | -191536 |
| 4sealed | 465 | Gasca, V. Brian (1484) | Won 2-0 | +171553 |
| 5sealed | 340 | Ray, Cameron (1504) | Won 2-1 | +171570 |
| 6sealed | 313 | Boink, Chris (1518) | Won 2-0 | +171587 |
| 7sealed | 134 | Gerner, Jim (1477) | Lost 1-2 | -201567 |
| top | average opponent: 1496record: 3-2 | new rating: 1567 | ||
| Grand Prix Baltimore 2012 (DKA standard) | starting rating: 1480 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 330 | Lange, Brian (1500) | Won 2-0 | +181498 |
| 2standard | 266 | Lafleur, Thomas (1475) | Lost 0-2 | -181480 |
| 3standard | 474 | Babcock, Grant (1471) | Won 2-0 | +181498 |
| 4standard | 312 | York, Steve (1489) | Won 2-1 | +181516 |
| 5standard | 317 | Thomas, Jibri (1502) | Lost 1-2 | -191497 |
| 6standard | 329 | Koenig, Jake (1520) | Won 2-0 | +191516 |
| 7standard | 314 | Welch, John (1534) | Won 2-1 | +181534 |
| 8standard | 166 | Bregoli, Mike (1640) | Won 2-1 | +201554 |
| 9standard | 158 | Onusic, Justin (1618) | Won 2-1 | +191573 |
| 10standard | 81 | Chan, Jason [USA] (1555) | Lost 1-2 | -181555 |
| 11standard | 84 | Giard, Gregory (1571) | Won 2-0 | +181573 |
| 12standard | 63 | Silvestro, Carlton (1549) | Lost 1-2 | -181555 |
| top | average opponent: 1535record: 8-4 | new rating: 1555 | ||
| Grand Prix Lincoln 2012 (modern) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1modern | 19 | Good, John C (1482) | Lost 1-2 | -181482 |
| 2modern | 208 | Wentworth, Alex (1482) | Lost 0-2 | -181464 |
| 3modern | 291 | Petty, Bradford (1463) | Lost 0-2 | -181446 |
| 4modern | 333 | Gaule, Brian (1450) | Won 2-1 | +181464 |
| 5modern | 306 | Durrant, Alex E (1432) | Lost 0-2 | -191445 |
| 6modern | 268 | Batt, Travis (1444) | Won 2-1 | +181463 |
| 7modern | 209 | Hutchison, Micheel T (1464) | Won 2-0 | +181481 |
| 8modern | 170 | Wilkins, Kevin (1491) | Won 2-1 | +181499 |
| 9modern | 133 | Patterson, Rachel (1430) | Lost 0-2 | -191480 |
| top | average opponent: 1460record: 4-5 | new rating: 1480 | ||