Garles, Sam
Current rating: 1519
| Grand Prix Lincoln 2012 (modern) | starting rating: 1503 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1modern | 122 | Stepka, Benjamin (1464) | Won 2-1 | +171520 |
| 2modern | 42 | Westphal, Jesse (1500) | Lost 0-2 | -181502 |
| 3modern | 202 | Swenson, Stephen (1500) | Lost 1-2 | -181484 |
| 4modern | 308 | Rainforth, Alex (1482) | Won 2-0 | +181502 |
| 5modern | 223 | Matsui, Yusuke (1500) | Won 2-0 | +171519 |
| 6modern | 147 | Cohen, Gabe (1518) | Won 2-0 | +181537 |
| 7modern | 110 | Mastny, Frantisek (1511) | Lost 1-2 | -181519 |
| top | average opponent: 1497record: 4-3 | new rating: 1519 | ||
| Grand Prix Minneapolis 2009 (ZEN limited) | starting rating: 1483 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 109 | Duffy, Shane (1470) | Won 2-0 | +181501 |
| 2sealed | 27 | Williams, Thomas (1387) | Won 2-0 | +161517 |
| 3sealed | 56 | Wilson, Jesse (1536) | Lost 1-2 | -181499 |
| 4sealed | 198 | Potter, Benjamin (1501) | Won 2-0 | +181517 |
| 5sealed | 83 | Barbeau, Jeremy (1609) | Lost 0-2 | -161501 |
| 6sealed | 245 | Dyga, Adam (1527) | Lost 1-2 | -181483 |
| 7sealed | 245 | Ocel, Cat (1503) | Won 2-0 | +191502 |
| 8sealed | 167 | Cunningham, Jackson (1530) | Lost 1-2 | -181484 |
| 9sealed | 149 | Rome, Gregory (1499) | Won 2-1 | +191503 |
| top | average opponent: 1507record: 5-4 | new rating: 1503 | ||
| Grand Prix Kansas City 2008 (ALA limited) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 76 | Swierczek, Justin (1627) | Lost 0-2 | -161484 |
| 2sealed | 283 | Allen-Caylor, Michael (1482) | Won 2-0 | +181502 |
| 3sealed | 202 | Solari, Rafael (1468) | Lost 0-2 | -181484 |
| 4sealed | 286 | Johnson, Eric D (1416) | Won 2-0 | +161500 |
| 5sealed | 191 | Noble, Daniel K (1548) | Lost 1-2 | -171483 |
| top | average opponent: 1508record: 2-3 | new rating: 1483 | ||