2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 3rd Grade
Open SwissStandard
9 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 531, and top seed was Harvey Wang (🇺🇸 USA, 1669).
Harvey Wang (🇺🇸 USA, 1669) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Loida Guo (3.5) and Mikhail Lagzdin (3.5). Wang clinched sole first place in the final round.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHarvey Wang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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3
2
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1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Harvey Wang held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Harvey Wang lost to Mikhail Lagzdin (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Harvey Wang 3 wins (R3–R5)Mikhail Lagzdin 3 wins (R1–R3)Loida Guo 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harvey Wang | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mikhail Lagzdin | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Loida Guo | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4FIDE 566006228 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang, Harvey | 1669 | USA | +4B | −3N | +7B | +5N | +2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2399 | +32.4 |
| 2 | Guo, Loida | 1541 | USA | +9N | +6B | +5N | =3B | −1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1667 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Lagzdin, Mikhail | 0 | USA | +?N | +1B | +6N | =2N | F | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 566006228 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +?N | F | +5B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Khudyev, Elina Umi | 1572 | USA | +7B | +8N | −2B | −1B | −4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 803 | -46.4 |
| 6 | Zhang, Patrick | 0 | USA | +?B | −2N | −3B | +8N | −7N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 39949460 | 0 | — | −5N | +9B | −1N | F | +6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 39991300 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −?N | −6B | +?N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Meenakshi Sundaram, Pavithran | 0 | USA | −2B | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, HarveyUSA+32.44.0 pts · #1
- 2Guo, LoidaUSA+14.03.5 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 399494600.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Khudyev, Elina UmiUSA-46.42.0 pts · #7
- 2FIDE 399494600.02.0 pts · #5
- 3Meenakshi Sundaram, PavithranUSA0.00.0 pts · #6