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2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 4th Grade

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6 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 567, and top seed was Shawn Li (🇺🇸 USA, 1754).

Shawn Li (🇺🇸 USA, 1754) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Avyaan Roy Chowdhury (3.5) and Jonathan Wu (2.5). Li won solo starting round 3.

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
Top seed
🇺🇸Shawn Li1754
Avg top 10
567
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Shawn Li led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Li5Roy Chowdhury3.5Wu2.52Dixit00
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Shawn Li never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Shawn Li beat Avyaan Roy Chowdhury (White).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Shawn Li won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Shawn Li*
1
1
1
2Avyaan Roy Chowdhury
0
*
½
1
3Jonathan Wu
0
½
*—
4FIDE 39949508
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Li, Shawn1754USA+3N+2B+4N+5B+6N5.08.08.08.002444+14.4
2Roy Chowdhury, Avyaan1645USA+5B−1N+6B+4B=3N3.59.59.53.25949-14.4
3Wu, Jonathan0USA−1BF+5N+6B=2B2.58.58.51.7515040.0
4FIDE 399495080—+6N+5B−1B−2NF2.08.58.50.008970.0
5Dixit, Ved0USA−2N−4N−3B−1NF0.013.013.00.008970.0
6FIDE 5660017730—−4BF−2N−3N−1B0.013.013.00.008970.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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