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2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 1st Grade

Open SwissStandard

5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Bellevue, WA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Ryan Lai (🇺🇸 USA, 1604).

Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
5
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 5 · 5 rounds

FIDE 566006236 led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
2
1
3
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
3.5Pande3Ren320
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

FIDE 566006236 held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FIDE 566006236 drew with Aryan Pande (White).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

Easton Ren won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FIDE 566006236*
½
0
1
2Aryan Pande
½
*—
0
3Easton Ren
1
—*
1
4FIDE 566006465
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 5660062360—+5N+4B−2N+?B=3B3.58.08.03.5016240.0
2Ren, Easton0USAF+?N+1B+4NF3.05.55.55.5016240.0
3Pande, Aryan0USA=?B+?N−4N+5B=1N3.05.55.51.7515600.0
4FIDE 5660064650—+?N−1N+3B−2B−?N2.09.59.53.0015400.0
5FIDE 5660087860—−1BF−?N−3NF0.06.56.50.008040.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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