2026 Washington State Championship - Challengers
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Seattle, WA, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1722, and top seed was Christos Boulis (🇺🇸 USA, 1816).
Vishnu Mohan (🇺🇸 USA, 1806) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Selina Cheng (6.0) and Mary Kuhner (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Imai Subramonia Maharaja (1549) beat Mary Kuhner (WCM, 1772), a +223-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
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsVishnu Mohan led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE07 Feb
Vishnu Mohan takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R5 · DECISIVE LEAD08 Feb
Vishnu Mohan opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Selina Cheng); the title is out of reach before R9.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vishnu Mohan beat Selina Cheng (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸Mohan, Vishnu | 1806 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.25 | 36.0 | +88.8 | 2069 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Cheng, Selina | 1738 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.75 | 37.0 | +51.6 | 1845 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸WCMKuhner, Mary | 1772 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.25 | 38.0 | -3.0 | 1759 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Zhou, Yuchen | 1691 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 18.00 | 38.5 | +17.2 | 1725 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Boulis, Christos | 1816 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 38.5 | -24.4 | 1711 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Ayalew, Brook | 1806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.75 | 38.5 | -11.6 | 1776 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Shankaranand, Deeksha | 1664 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 39.0 | +11.2 | 1685 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1549 | — | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | — | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 39.5 | +62.8 | 1723 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Wentz, Austin | 1749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.00 | 40.5 | -94.4 | 1553 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Pai, Vihaan | 1629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 6.00 | 41.5 | -70.8 | 1459 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mohan, VishnuUSA+88.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Maharaja, Imai SubramoniaUSA+62.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Cheng, SelinaUSA+51.66.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Wentz, AustinUSA-94.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Pai, VihaanUSA-70.81.5 pts · #10
- 3Boulis, ChristosUSA-24.44.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R7+223 Elo gap
- R9+152 Elo gap
- R1+125 Elo gap