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Sapporo Sakura Chess Open

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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Sapporo, Japan. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1804, and top seed was Maciej Dryglas (🇯🇵 JPN, 2088).

Yoshiki Honda (🇯🇵 JPN, 1873) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Maciej Dryglas (4.0) and Sotaro Ushiyama (3.5). Honda won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Nicholas Tsai (1563) beat Cedric Iseli (1864), a +301-point gap.

Location
🇯🇵Sapporo, Japan
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇯🇵Maciej Dryglas2088
Avg top 10
1,804
Participants
13
Federations · 3 represented
🇯🇵Japan×9
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Yoshiki Honda led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Yoshiki Honda held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yoshiki Honda beat Maciej Dryglas (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Yoshiki Honda won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Yoshiki Honda*
1
1
2Maciej Dryglas
0
*
1
3Sotaro Ushiyama*
0
4Yukihiko Yoshii
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Honda, Yoshiki1873JPN+6B+4N+2N+5B=7N4.512.014.013.002621+34.6
2Dryglas, Maciej2088JPN+12B+9N1B+6N+4B4.012.013.08.502007-6.2
3Ushiyama, Sotaro1892JPN4N+8B=7N+10B+5N3.59.511.07.001846-2.0
4Yoshii, Yukihiko1707JPN+3B1B+13N+8B2N3.014.014.05.501854+27.2
5Patil, Rushad1847JPN+7B+10N=9B1N3B2.512.013.54.501676-17.0
6Niori, Toma1639JPN1N+11N=10B2B+8N2.512.013.54.251759+25.6
7FIDE 700883005NF=3B+9N=1B2.012.512.56.0018610.0
8Tsai, Nicholas1563USA+11B3N+12B4N6B2.010.511.52.501696+30.4
9Takahashi, Taiga1830JPN+13N2B=5N7B=11N2.010.010.02.001808-4.0
10Niori, Nona1423JPNF5B=6N3N+13B1.58.58.51.251509+2.8
11Iseli, Cedric1864SUI8N6BF+12N=9B1.57.57.52.001605-54.0
12Sirimalla, Srivatsa1735JPN2N+13B8N11BF1.07.57.50.001038-46.8
13FIDE 700882109B12N4BF10N0.07.57.50.008820.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets