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2026 Western States Regional Chess Championship for Girls and Women - Megan Lee Championship

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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.

Location
🇺🇸Bothell, WA, United States
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇸WFMChouchanik Airapetian1912
Avg top 10
1,299
Participants
9
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×7
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

WFM Chouchanik Airapetian led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

WFM Chouchanik Airapetian never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Chouchanik Airapetian beat Deeksha Shankaranand (Black).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

WFM Chouchanik Airapetian went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMChouchanik Airapetian*
1
½
2Deeksha Shankaranand
0
*
1
3Emel Bayrambeyli
½
*
4Anyi Li
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Airapetian, ChouchanikWFM1912USA+5B+2N=3B+7N+6B4.59.511.09.752041+9.0
2Shankaranand, Deeksha1641USA+8N1B5N+4B+7B3.010.511.04.501652+2.0
3Bayrambeyli, Emel1709TURF=6B=1N=5B+8N2.59.09.04.751826+24.4
4Li, Anyi1417USA6N=5N+8B2N+9B2.57.58.02.001576+27.6
5Marinescu, Andra1736USA1N=4B+2B=3NF2.012.512.55.501670-12.4
6Karamali, Saiya1733USA+4B=3N=7BF1N2.011.011.04.501679-3.4
7FIDE 399838460F+9B=6N1B2N1.510.010.01.5014890.0
8Ge, Emma1543USA2BF4N=9N3B0.58.58.50.25789-52.8
9Rachiba, Alisa0USAF7NF=8B4N0.54.54.50.2512870.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets