2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 5th Grade
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11 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 1278, and top seed was Shanna Wu (🇺🇸 USA, 1744).
Oliver Lang He (🇺🇸 USA, 1591) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Andy Chen (3.0) and Riaan Babbar (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Oliver Lang He (1591) beat Shanna Wu (1744), a +153-point gap.
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×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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5
2
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4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.0/5. He takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Oliver Lang He drew with Imai Subramonia Maharaja (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oliver Lang He | * | ½ | ½ | 0 |
| 2Imai Subramonia Maharaja | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Andy Chen | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Riaan Babbar | 1 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He, Oliver Lang | 1591 | USA | +7N | =2B | +6B | =4N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1695 | +28.4 |
| 2 | Chen, Andy | 1605 | USA | +11B | =1N | +5B | =3N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1559 | -10.0 |
| 3 | Babbar, Riaan | 1623 | USA | +8B | =6N | F | =2B | +1N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.75 | 1769 | +29.6 |
| 4 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1611 | USA | F | =5N | +9B | =1B | +2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 1868 | +37.2 |
| 5 | Bravenboer, Jake | 0 | USA | +10N | =4B | −2N | +7B | −6N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wu, Shanna | 1744 | USA | +9N | =3B | −1N | F | +5B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1588 | -23.6 |
| 7 | Sreraman, Rahul | 1568 | USA | −1B | =8N | +10B | −5N | +9B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1591 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Rachiba, Alisa | 0 | USA | −3N | =7B | +11N | =9N | −10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Das, Sambuddha Sekhar | 1591 | USA | −6B | +11N | −4N | =8B | −7N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1401 | -39.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 566006619 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −7N | =11B | +8N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Byelashova, Darya | 1448 | USA | −2N | −9B | −8B | =10N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 797 | -24.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maharaja, Imai SubramoniaUSA+37.23.0 pts · #2
- 2Babbar, RiaanUSA+29.63.0 pts · #4
- 3He, Oliver LangUSA+28.43.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Das, Sambuddha SekharUSA-39.21.5 pts · #9
- 2Byelashova, DaryaUSA-24.00.5 pts · #11
- 3Wu, ShannaUSA-23.62.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R3+153 Elo gap