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2026 Intermat Candidates Chess Tournament - 10th 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. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 561, and top seed was Jeb Thacher Stroud (🇺🇸 USA, 1700).

Rhadean Rubaiyat (🇺🇸 USA, 1668) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Aayan Hetamsaria (3.5) and Jeb Thacher Stroud (2.0). Rubaiyat 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
🇺🇸Jeb Thacher Stroud1700
Avg top 10
561
Participants
6
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Rhadean Rubaiyat led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
1
1
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Hetamsaria takes leadRubaiyat takes lead
Rubaiyat4Hetamsaria3.52Stroud21.5Karnik1
R2 · LEADER CHANGE07 Mar

Aayan Hetamsaria takes the sole lead (1.5/2).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rhadean Rubaiyat beat Aayan Hetamsaria (White).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

Rhadean Rubaiyat won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Rhadean Rubaiyat*
1
—
1
2Aayan Hetamsaria
0
*
1
1
3FIDE 39999327—
0
*
1
4Jeb Thacher Stroud
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Rubaiyat, Rhadean1668USAF+3N+2B+5B+6N4.08.08.08.002501+22.0
2Hetamsaria, Aayan0FID=6B+4N−1N+3B+5N3.59.510.56.0016850.0
3Stroud, Jeb Thacher1700USA+5N−1B+6N−2N−4B2.011.012.02.50868-22.0
4FIDE 399993270—F−2B−5N+6B+3N2.08.08.03.0017210.0
5FIDE 5660065700—−3B=6N+4B−1N−2B1.511.512.52.508850.0
6Karnik, Rohan0USA=2N=5B−3B−4N−1B1.011.513.02.508850.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers