2026 Washington State Championship
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Seattle, WA, United States. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2163, and top seed was Megan Lee (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2287).
Stephen Willy (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2232) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nikash Vemparala (5.0) and Ted Wang (4.5). Willy won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ananth Gottumukkala (2006) beat Ted Wang (FM, 2216), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Stephen Willy led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Stephen Willy never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Stephen Willy opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: CM Nikash Vemparala); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Stephen Willy beat CM Nikash Vemparala (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸FMWilly, Stephen | 2232 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.0 | 25.50 | 29.5 | +43.4 | 2489 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸CMVemparala, Nikash | 2163 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 17.50 | 33.0 | +20.0 | 2206 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMWang, Ted | 2216 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 4.5 | 15.75 | 32.0 | -2.8 | 2198 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸CMKona, Vidip | 2205 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | 4.0 | 16.75 | 32.5 | -20.4 | 2157 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Gottumukkala, Ananth | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 13.75 | 32.5 | +36.2 | 2181 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸FMPorter, Ryan W | 2200 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 3.5 | 11.75 | 33.0 | -19.2 | 2114 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMLee, Megan | 2287 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | — | 3.0 | 12.50 | 35.0 | -49.2 | 2059 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Wan, Bertrand | 2092 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | — | 3.0 | 9.50 | 33.5 | -3.2 | 2084 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Karthikeyan, Harishkumar | 2055 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.25 | 35.5 | -23.2 | 2009 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸FMSang, Tian | 2171 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½ | * | 1.5 | 6.25 | 10.5 | +6.6 | 2302 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Willy, StephenFMUSA+43.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Gottumukkala, AnanthUSA+36.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Vemparala, NikashCMUSA+20.05.0 pts · #2
- 1Lee, MeganFMUSA-49.23.0 pts · #7
- 2Karthikeyan, HarishkumarUSA-23.22.5 pts · #9
- 3Kona, VidipCMUSA-20.44.0 pts · #4
- R1+210 Elo gap
- R6+195 Elo gap