2026 Washington State Championship - Invitational
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Seattle, WA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Akim Pikh (🇺🇦 UKR, 1930).
Akim Pikh (🇺🇦 UKR, 1930) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Brian Lee (6.0) and Sangeeta Dhingra (5.0). Pikh broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Saiya Karamali (1719) beat Brian Lee (1879), a +160-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Seattle, WA, United States
Dates
06 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 120 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×9
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsAkim Pikh led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦Pikh, Akim | 1930 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7.0 | 30.00 | 38.0 | +35.6 | 2016 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Lee, Brian | 1879 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | +11.4 | 1927 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Dhingra, Sangeeta | 1816 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | +8.6 | 1852 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Ramkumar, Nikhil | 1806 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +21.2 | 1853 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Rozenfeld, Yevgeniy | 1902 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | -24.6 | 1800 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Karamali, Saiya | 1719 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | +14.2 | 1777 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Yondon, Odbayar | 1773 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -0.4 | 1771 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Gadde, Arnav | 1784 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -26.8 | 1733 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Razmov, Valentin N | 1766 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 14.50 | 42.0 | -18.2 | 1690 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Nallappa, Vijay | 1722 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 3.0 | 14.25 | 42.0 | -12.4 | 1695 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pikh, AkimUKR+35.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Ramkumar, NikhilUSA+21.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Karamali, SaiyaUSA+14.24.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Gadde, ArnavUSA-26.83.5 pts · #8
- 2Rozenfeld, YevgeniyUSA-24.64.5 pts · #5
- 3Razmov, Valentin NUSA-18.23.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+160 Elo gap
- R9+157 Elo gap
- R5+114 Elo gap