2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 9th Grade
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 725, and top seed was Keshav Beegala (🇺🇸 USA, 1798).
William Chen (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 3.5/5. Chen 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
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsWilliam Chen led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
3
1
2
1
1
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
William Chen held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
William Chen beat FIDE 39985857 (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 39985857 won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1William Chen | * | 1 | 0 | ½ |
| 2FIDE 39985857 | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Keshav Beegala | 1 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Deepak Sri Kartikeya Rao | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen, William | 0 | ENG | +2B | +5N | −3N | +6B | =4B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1692 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 39985857 | 0 | — | −1N | F | +5B | +4N | +6B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Beegala, Keshav | 1798 | USA | F | +4N | +1B | F | =5N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.25 | 1832 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya | 1548 | USA | +7N | −3B | =6N | −2B | =1N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 998 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Liu, Bichen | 1730 | USA | +6N | −1B | −2N | F | =3B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1798 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Rampenthal, Quinn Zhen | 0 | USA | −5B | +7N | =4B | −1N | −2N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 566008808 | 0 | — | −4B | −6B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liu, BichenUSA+4.01.5 pts · #4
- 2Beegala, KeshavUSA+3.62.5 pts · #2
- 3Chen, WilliamENG0.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Rao, Deepak Sri KartikeyaUSA-7.62.0 pts · #6
- 2Chen, WilliamENG0.03.5 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 399858570.03.0 pts · #1