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2026 Washington Junior Invitational Chess Championship - So Premier

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1808, and top seed was Akim Pikh (🇺🇦 UKR, 1913).

Akim Pikh (🇺🇦 UKR, 1913) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vishnu Mohan (4.0) and Aarav Sai Bharathy Mohan (3.5). Pikh won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Oliver Lang He (1556) beat Shawn Li (1857), a +301-point gap.

Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦Akim Pikh1913
Avg top 10
1,808
Participants
22
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×21
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Akim Pikh
    🇺🇦UKR·1913
    4.0pts·1989perf+16.8
  • 🥈
    Vishnu Mohan
    🇺🇸USA·1728
    4.0pts·1954perf+56.4
  • 🥉
    Aarav Sai Bharathy Mohan
    🇺🇸USA·1775
    3.5pts·1875perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Mohan4Pikh4Ramkumar3.5Bharathy Mohan3.5Garine3.5Nallappa3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Pikh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

Vishnu Mohan won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Vishnu Mohan*———
2Akim Pikh—*—
1
3Nikhil Ramkumar——*—
4Aarav Sai Bharathy Mohan—
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pikh, Akim1913UKR=7N+20B=9N+12B+3N4.011.012.59.751989+16.8
2Mohan, Vishnu1728USA−17N+15N+10B+18B+9N4.08.09.58.001954+56.4
3Bharathy Mohan, Aarav Sai1775USA+14B+10N+13B=4N−1B3.511.513.57.751875+27.6
4Garine, Ujwal1865USA=11B+18N+16B=3B=6N3.510.011.57.251844-4.8
5Ramkumar, Nikhil1796USA=21N+22B=12N=9B+13N3.57.58.05.251823+10.4
6Zhou, Yuchen1719USA=16B+19NF+8B=4B3.09.59.57.002018+43.6
7Gao, Ziqian1728USA=1B−16N+20N=11B+19N3.09.010.56.001934+42.0
8Nallappa, Vijay1764USA−10B+14N+17B−6N+11N3.09.010.55.501737-6.0
9Yondon, Odbayar1783USA=22N+21B=1B=5N−2B2.512.513.05.001737-10.4
10Gupta, Krishang1663USA+8N−3B−2N=17B=18N2.012.013.54.501635-8.0
11Raja, Rian1770USA=4N−12B+21N=7N−8B2.011.512.54.251711-16.8
12Gadde, Arnav1788USA=19B+11N=5B−1NF2.011.011.04.501771-3.2
13He, Oliver Lang1556USA+15B+17N−3NF−5B2.010.510.53.501741+36.4
14Pai, Vihaan1636USA−3N−8B=15B=21N+16B2.010.011.03.001598-7.2
15Li, Shawn1857USA−13N−2B=14N=20B+21B2.09.510.52.751600-66.4
16Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya0USA=6N+7B−4N−19B−14N1.511.513.04.5015620.0
17Ma, Lewis1543USA+2B−13B−8N=10NF1.511.011.05.001590+9.2
18Stroud, Jeb Thacher1730USAF−4B+22N−2N=10B1.510.010.01.501596-28.8
19Raj, Skandha1605USA=12N−6BF+16N−7B1.59.59.52.501472-17.2
20Zhu, Aiden1673USAF−1N−7B=15N+22B1.59.59.51.501657-5.2
21Syal, Yash1769USA=5B−9N−11B=14B−15N1.010.012.02.751528-60.0
22Yang, Jimmy1476USA=9B−5N−18BF−20N0.59.09.01.251424-8.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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