Sapporo Sakura Chess Open
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 3 represented
🇯🇵Japan×9
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsYoshiki Honda led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yoshiki Honda | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Maciej Dryglas | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Sotaro Ushiyama | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Yukihiko Yoshii | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honda, Yoshiki | 1873 | JPN | +6B | +4N | +2N | +5B | =7N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 13.00 | 2621 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Dryglas, Maciej | 2088 | JPN | +12B | +9N | −1B | +6N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2007 | -6.2 |
| 3 | Ushiyama, Sotaro | 1892 | JPN | −4N | +8B | =7N | +10B | +5N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1846 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Yoshii, Yukihiko | 1707 | JPN | +3B | −1B | +13N | +8B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1854 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Patil, Rushad | 1847 | JPN | +7B | +10N | =9B | −1N | −3B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1676 | -17.0 |
| 6 | Niori, Toma | 1639 | JPN | −1N | +11N | =10B | −2B | +8N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1759 | +25.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 7008830 | 0 | — | −5N | F | =3B | +9N | =1B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1861 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tsai, Nicholas | 1563 | USA | +11B | −3N | +12B | −4N | −6B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1696 | +30.4 |
| 9 | Takahashi, Taiga | 1830 | JPN | +13N | −2B | =5N | −7B | =11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1808 | -4.0 |
| 10 | Niori, Nona | 1423 | JPN | F | −5B | =6N | −3N | +13B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1509 | +2.8 |
| 11 | Iseli, Cedric | 1864 | SUI | −8N | −6B | F | +12N | =9B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1605 | -54.0 |
| 12 | Sirimalla, Srivatsa | 1735 | JPN | −2N | +13B | −8N | −11B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1038 | -46.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 7008821 | 0 | — | −9B | −12N | −4B | F | −10N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Honda, YoshikiJPN+34.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Tsai, NicholasUSA+30.42.0 pts · #7
- 3Yoshii, YukihikoJPN+27.23.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Iseli, CedricSUI-54.01.5 pts · #9
- 2Sirimalla, SrivatsaJPN-46.81.0 pts · #12
- 3Patil, RushadJPN-17.02.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R1+301 Elo gap
- R2+225 Elo gap
- R3+215 Elo gap