2026 Dreaming King Open
SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Los Angeles, CA, United States. 17 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2402, and top seed was Andrey Baryshpolets (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2552).
Julian Colville (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2358) won with 4.5/6, ahead of David Gasparyan (4.5) and Derek Wu (4.0). Colville won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jacob Murray (1682) beat Liam Liu (2033), a +351-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA, United States
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 100 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 17
GM×5
IM×2
FM×3
CM×4
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×39
🇦🇲Armenia×2
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇵🇸Palestine×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇫🇮Finland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
13
4
2
1
2
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Colville takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.0).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
David Gasparyan went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Gasparyan | * | — | — | — |
| 2IMJulian Colville | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Martin Nilsson | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4GMKirk Ghazarian | — | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colville, JulianIM | 2358 | USA | +19N | +25B | −5B | +16N | =7B | +6N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 2353 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Gasparyan, David | 2261 | USA | +36B | =28N | +13B | =3N | =6B | +7N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 12.75 | 2331 | +11.4 |
| 3 | Wu, DerekFM | 2226 | USA | +23B | =11N | +10B | =2B | +45N | −29N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 2268 | +9.4 |
| 4 | Nilsson, Martin | 2168 | SWE | +16B | −5N | +26B | =17N | +11B | =30N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2159 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ghazarian, KirkGM | 2537 | USA | +21N | +4B | +1N | +45B | F | F | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 3053 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Sivakumar, ShaashwathFM | 2200 | USA | +12N | +14B | −9N | +37B | =2N | −1B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 2234 | +6.2 |
| 7 | Virtanen, TeemuFM | 2276 | FIN | −14N | +12B | +27N | +46B | =1N | −2B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 2174 | -13.2 |
| 8 | Golsefidy, Sepehr | 2042 | USA | −11B | =23N | =22B | +42N | =16B | +17N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1937 | -27.2 |
| 9 | Chasin, NicoGM | 2524 | USA | +27B | +20N | +6B | =29N | −31B | F | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2427 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Zhang, Glenn | 1887 | USA | =18N | +39B | −3N | =30B | +46N | =37B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2082 | +60.8 |
| 11 | Lew, Evan Jet | 1904 | USA | +8N | =3B | +18N | −24B | −4N | =19B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 2123 | +62.0 |
| 12 | Wang, Leo Q | 1978 | USA | −6B | −7N | +44N | +35B | +18N | −15B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 2062 | +26.4 |
| 13 | Guha, Rohit | 2130 | USA | =39N | +32B | −2N | F | =19B | +16N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2087 | -4.2 |
| 14 | Iinuma, Paul Y | 2034 | USA | +7B | −6N | F | +40N | +17B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2210 | +18.4 |
| 15 | Foerster-Yialamas, LucasCM | 2125 | GER | F | F | F | +20N | +25B | +12N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2786 | +19.2 |
| 16 | Qi, JennyWFM | 2031 | USA | −4N | +44B | +25N | −1B | =8N | −13B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 2047 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Huang, George | 1797 | USA | −25B | +36N | +20B | =4B | −14N | −8B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1986 | +51.2 |
| 18 | Rohwer, Paul | 2054 | USA | =10B | +26N | −11B | =19N | −12B | =33N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1846 | -33.8 |
| 19 | Bagdasarian, Ararat | 1943 | USA | −1B | F | +39N | =18B | =13N | =11N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 2056 | +22.7 |
| 20 | Xu, GordonCM | 2090 | USA | +22N | −9B | −17N | −15B | +47N | =21B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1994 | -34.4 |
| 21 | Zhou, Ivan | 2070 | USA | −5B | =22N | −23B | +38N | =40B | =20N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1971 | -36.4 |
| 22 | Vichare, Ruhan Yogesh | 1996 | USA | −20B | =21B | =8N | −25N | +34B | =41B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1963 | -11.6 |
| 23 | Xia, Joshua | 1955 | USA | −3N | =8B | +21N | +41B | F | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2181 | +47.2 |
| 24 | Baryshpolets, AndreyGM | 2552 | UKR | F | F | F | +11N | =29B | +31N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.00 | 2637 | +3.5 |
| 25 | Moussa, AlaaeddineCM | 1891 | PLE | +17N | −1N | −16B | +22B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1976 | +8.2 |
| 26 | Akopian, Robert | 1871 | USA | +44N | −18B | −4N | +27B | −30N | −36B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1935 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Leano, Bryan | 2013 | USA | −9N | +35B | −7B | −26N | +43N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1962 | -9.0 |
| 28 | Sherwood, Forest J | 1962 | USA | +35N | =2B | F | −31B | −37N | =40N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1929 | -14.8 |
| 29 | Mikaelyan, ArmanGM | 2502 | ARM | F | F | F | =9B | =24N | +3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2559 | +2.7 |
| 30 | Porat, ToriWCM | 2059 | USA | F | F | F | =10N | +26B | =4B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 2101 | +7.2 |
| 31 | Shoker, SamyGM | 2438 | EGY | F | F | F | +28N | +9N | −24B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2496 | +3.6 |
| 32 | Yu, AveryWIM | 1994 | USA | F | −13N | F | =43B | =35N | +42N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1789 | -30.8 |
| 33 | Zargaryan, Marat | 1836 | USA | F | F | F | +39B | =41N | =18B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 2094 | +41.2 |
| 34 | Del Pilar, Reynaldo | 2022 | USA | F | F | F | +44B | −22N | +35B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 2029 | +2.0 |
| 35 | Murray, Jacob | 1682 | USA | −28B | −27N | +36B | −12N | =32B | −34N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1807 | +28.0 |
| 36 | Liu, Liam | 2033 | USA | −2N | −17B | −35N | F | =42B | +26N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1710 | -64.4 |
| 37 | Krishnan, Ajay | 1905 | USA | F | F | F | −6N | +28B | =10N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 2016 | +16.4 |
| 38 | Wang, Howard | 1859 | USA | F | F | F | −21B | =39N | +43B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1949 | +14.0 |
| 39 | Gasparyan, Seryozha | 1847 | USA | =13B | −10N | −19B | −33N | =38B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1691 | -19.4 |
| 40 | Simanovski, Davit | 1796 | ARM | F | F | F | −14B | =21N | =28B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1897 | +14.0 |
| 41 | Gattani, Sarthak | 2007 | USA | F | F | F | −23N | =33B | =22N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1804 | -32.8 |
| 42 | Prasad, Manu | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −8B | =36N | −32B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Wang, Jacob S | 1929 | USA | F | F | F | =32N | −27B | −38N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1682 | -35.6 |
| 44 | Schoonmaker, NicholasCM | 2034 | USA | −26B | −16N | −12B | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1176 | -46.2 |
| 45 | Xie, BryanIM | 2348 | USA | F | F | F | −5N | −3B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1582 | -9.2 |
| 46 | Xie, Brandon | 2058 | USA | F | F | F | −7N | −10B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1282 | -19.0 |
| 47 | Kailasam, Sabarish | 1827 | USA | F | F | F | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1290 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lew, Evan JetUSA+62.03.0 pts · #14
- 2Zhang, GlennUSA+60.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Huang, GeorgeUSA+51.22.5 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Liu, LiamUSA-64.41.5 pts · #40
- 2Schoonmaker, NicholasCMUSA-46.20.0 pts · #45
- 3Zhou, IvanUSA-36.42.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R3+351 Elo gap
- R3+293 Elo gap
- R1+242 Elo gap