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2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 8th 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 825, and top seed was Selina Cheng (🇺🇸 USA, 1773).

Rian Raja (🇺🇸 USA, 1718) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Selina Cheng (3.0) and Ziliang Ma (3.0). Raja won solo starting round 4.

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
🇺🇸Selina Cheng1773
Avg top 10
825
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Rian Raja
    🇺🇸USA·1718
    4.0pts·1808perf+10.4
  • 🥈
    Selina Cheng
    🇺🇸USA·1773
    3.0pts·1781perf+2.4
  • 🥉
    Ziliang Ma
    🇺🇸USA·1459
    3.0pts·945perf-12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Rian Raja led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Raja4Cheng3Ma32.5Shah1.50
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Rian Raja never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rian Raja drew with Selina Cheng (Black).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Rian Raja went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Rian Raja*
½
1
½
2Selina Cheng
½
*
1
1
3Ziliang Ma
0
0
*
1
4FIDE 566007348
½
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Raja, Rian1718USA+5B=2N+6B+3N=4B4.010.010.07.251808+10.4
2Cheng, Selina1773USA+3N=1B+4NF=5B3.011.011.08.251781+2.4
3Ma, Ziliang1459USA−2B+4N+5B−1B+6N3.011.011.04.00945-12.8
4FIDE 5660073480—+6N−3B−2B+5N=1N2.511.511.53.5013760.0
5Shah, Aariv0USA−1N+6B−3N−4B=2N1.512.512.51.5013760.0
6FIDE 5660087940—−4B−5N−1NF−3B0.011.011.00.007880.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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