2026 Washington State Championship - Rising Star
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Seattle, WA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1272, and top seed was Andra Marinescu (🇺🇸 USA, 1739).
Rushil Singh (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Krishang Gupta (6.0) and Andra Marinescu (6.0). Singh took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Ziliang Ma (1501) beat Andra Marinescu (1739), a +238-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 · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Singh pulled away in R8.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE08 Feb
Krishang Gupta takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rushil Singh beat Peng-Ruei Pan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Rushil Singh 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Andra Marinescu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸Singh, Rushil | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.25 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 1649 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Gupta, Krishang | 1655 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.75 | 39.0 | -7.6 | 1630 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Marinescu, Andra | 1739 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | -2.8 | 1726 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Pan, Peng-Ruei | 1532 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | +85.2 | 1755 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Raj, Skandha | 1588 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.00 | 39.5 | +40.4 | 1691 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Das, Sambuddha Sekhar | 1593 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -2.4 | 1588 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Ma, Ziliang | 1501 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 17.50 | 41.5 | -42.8 | 1372 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Guo, Loida | 1483 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | +25.2 | 1554 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Sriram, Aahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.50 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1396 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Zhu, Aiden | 1624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 6.50 | 43.0 | -95.2 | 1354 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pan, Peng-RueiUSA+85.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Raj, SkandhaUSA+40.45.5 pts · #4
- 3Guo, LoidaUSA+25.23.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Zhu, AidenUSA-95.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Ma, ZiliangUSA-42.83.5 pts · #9
- 3Gupta, KrishangUSA-7.66.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R8+238 Elo gap
- R3+141 Elo gap