2026 Washington Girls Championship - Elena Donaldson Championship
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Bothell, WA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1405, and top seed was Veronique Joseph (🇺🇸 USA, 1910).
Veronique Joseph (🇺🇸 USA, 1910) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Loida Guo (3.0) and Selina Cheng (3.0). Joseph broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Riya Sridhar (1103) beat FIDE 39991296 (1329), a +226-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Bothell, WA, United States
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVeronique Joseph led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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5
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE29 Mar
Veronique Joseph takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Veronique Joseph beat Iris Runyi Zhang (White).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Iris Runyi Zhang won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Veronique Joseph | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Iris Runyi Zhang | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Loida Guo | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Selina Cheng | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph, Veronique | 1910 | USA | =2B | +7B | =3N | +6N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1874 | -4.4 |
| 2 | Guo, Loida | 1541 | USA | =1N | +9B | −5N | +7B | =3N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1745 | +40.4 |
| 3 | Cheng, Selina | 1773 | USA | +9N | −4B | =1B | +8N | =2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1548 | -35.2 |
| 4 | Zhang, Iris Runyi | 1574 | USA | F | +3N | +6B | +5B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1942 | +74.8 |
| 5 | Khudyev, Elina Umi | 1572 | USA | +8N | −6B | +2B | −4N | +10B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1462 | -32.4 |
| 6 | Shankaranand, Deeksha | 1652 | USA | +11B | +5N | −4N | −1B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1590 | -10.8 |
| 7 | Patel, Aarya Pavan | 1595 | USA | +10B | −1N | F | −2N | +8B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 922 | -32.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 39992349 | 0 | — | −5B | +11N | +10N | −3B | −7N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 39991296 | 1329 | — | −3B | −2N | +11B | −10N | +?N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sridhar, Riya | 1103 | USA | −7N | F | −8B | +9B | −5N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 39999246 | 0 | — | −6N | −8B | −9N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhang, Iris RunyiUSA+74.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Guo, LoidaUSA+40.43.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 399912960.02.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Cheng, SelinaUSA-35.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Patel, Aarya PavanUSA-32.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Khudyev, Elina UmiUSA-32.43.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+226 Elo gap
- R2+199 Elo gap
- R5+119 Elo gap