McElhinney, Sean
Current rating: 1534
Record: 8-6
| Grand Prix Philadelphia 2002 (ONS rochester) | starting rating: 1539 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 135 | Swan, Gregory (1500) | Lost 0-2 | -191520 |
| 2sealed | 205 | Long, Daniel (1482) | Won 2-0 | +171537 |
| 3sealed | 145 | Bowers, Jack (1482) | Won 2-1 | +171554 |
| 4sealed | 134 | Hutton, Alex (1518) | Lost 0-2 | -181536 |
| 5sealed | 182 | Flurie, Alex (1500) | Won 2-0 | +171553 |
| 6sealed | 106 | Ortiz, Giovanni (1517) | Lost 0-2 | -191534 |
| average opponent: 1500record: 3-3 | new rating: 1534 | |||
| Grand Prix Philadelphia 2000 (extended) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1extended | 169 | Walsh, Stephen (1500) | Won 0-0 | +181518 |
| 2extended | 120 | Weiford, Matt (1518) | Lost 0-0 | -181500 |
| 3extended | 169 | Holmes, Frank (1498) | Lost 0-0 | -181482 |
| 4extended | 218 | Ozbasli, Hakki (1482) | Lost 0-0 | -181464 |
| 5extended | 188 | Katz, Adam (1626) | Won 0-0 | +211485 |
| 6extended | 151 | Simard, Stephane (1482) | Won 0-0 | +181503 |
| 7extended | 106 | Buccheri, Robert (1501) | Won 0-0 | +181521 |
| 8extended | 81 | Walter, William (1523) | Won 0-0 | +181539 |
| average opponent: 1516record: 5-3 | new rating: 1539 | |||