2026 Western States Regional Chess Championship for Girls and Women - Megan Lee Championship
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Bothell, WA, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1299, and top seed was Chouchanik Airapetian (🇺🇸 USA, WFM, 1912).
Chouchanik Airapetian (🇺🇸 USA, WFM, 1912) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Deeksha Shankaranand (3.0) and Emel Bayrambeyli (2.5). Airapetian won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Anyi Li (1417) beat Emma Ge (1543), a +126-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsWFM Chouchanik Airapetian led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Chouchanik Airapetian never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WFM Chouchanik Airapetian beat Deeksha Shankaranand (Black).
WFM Chouchanik Airapetian went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMChouchanik Airapetian | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Deeksha Shankaranand | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Emel Bayrambeyli | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Anyi Li | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airapetian, ChouchanikWFM | 1912 | USA | +5B | +2N | =3B | +7N | +6B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 9.75 | 2041 | +9.0 |
| 2 | Shankaranand, Deeksha | 1641 | USA | +8N | −1B | −5N | +4B | +7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1652 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Bayrambeyli, Emel | 1709 | TUR | F | =6B | =1N | =5B | +8N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1826 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Li, Anyi | 1417 | USA | −6N | =5N | +8B | −2N | +9B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1576 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Marinescu, Andra | 1736 | USA | −1N | =4B | +2B | =3N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1670 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Karamali, Saiya | 1733 | USA | +4B | =3N | =7B | F | −1N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1679 | -3.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 39983846 | 0 | — | F | +9B | =6N | −1B | −2N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ge, Emma | 1543 | USA | −2B | F | −4N | =9N | −3B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 789 | -52.8 |
| 9 | Rachiba, Alisa | 0 | USA | F | −7N | F | =8B | −4N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1287 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Li, AnyiUSA+27.62.5 pts · #6
- 2Bayrambeyli, EmelTUR+24.42.5 pts · #2
- 3Airapetian, ChouchanikWFMUSA+9.04.5 pts · #1
- 1Ge, EmmaUSA-52.80.5 pts · #9
- 2Marinescu, AndraUSA-12.42.0 pts · #3
- 3Karamali, SaiyaUSA-3.42.0 pts · #5