2026 Harmon Memorial Chess Tournament - Rivendell U1700

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44 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1627, and top seed was Harvey Wang (🇺🇸 USA, 1702).

Jimmy Yang (🇺🇸 USA, 1468) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Quinn Zhen Rampenthal (4.5). Yang shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ziliang Ma (1445) beat Harvey Wang (1702), a +257-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States

Dates

11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸Harvey Wang1702

Avg top 10

1,627

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×28

🇮🇳India×2

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
Jimmy Yang
🇺🇸USA·1468
4.5pts·2371perf+50.4
🥈
Quinn Zhen Rampenthal
🇺🇸USA
4.5pts·1649perf0.0
🥉
FIDE 566011361
—
4.0pts·1596perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Yang4.5Rampenthal4.5Ma44Rao43.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Jimmy Yang held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Yang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jimmy Yang 4 wins (R1–R4)Quinn Zhen Rampenthal 4 wins (R2–R5)Ziliang Ma 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jimmy Yang	*	—	1	½
2Quinn Zhen Rampenthal	—	*	—	—
3Ziliang Ma	0	—	*	—
4FIDE 566011361	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yang, Jimmy	1468	USA	+33B	+32N	+8B	+4N	=3B	4.5	13.0	14.5	12.50	2371	+50.4
2	Rampenthal, Quinn Zhen	0	USA	=38N	+18B	+34N	+17B	+10N	4.5	9.5	11.0	10.25	1649	0.0
3	FIDE 566011361	0	—	+26N	+7B	=17N	+?B	=1N	4.0	12.5	12.5	9.00	1596	0.0
4	Ma, Ziliang	1445	USA	+39N	+27B	+14N	−1B	+20N	4.0	12.0	13.0	8.50	1782	+69.6
5	Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya	1540	USA	=18N	+31B	=24N	+12B	+8N	4.0	10.5	12.5	10.25	2496	+28.4
6	Johnson, Kendrick	0	USA	=11N	=34B	+22N	=7B	+9B	3.5	12.0	13.5	9.50	1492	0.0
7	FIDE 566001900	0	—	+?B	−3N	+35B	=6N	+19B	3.5	11.5	11.5	5.75	1531	0.0
8	Glaser, Liam P	1696	USA	+12N	+16B	−1N	+27B	−5B	3.0	14.5	16.5	8.00	1428	-42.4
9	Singh, Atharva	0	USA	=40N	=11B	+15N	+13B	−6N	3.0	12.5	13.5	8.00	1568	0.0
10	Rish-Brown, Jackson	1588	USA	+22N	−17B	+28N	+24B	−2B	3.0	11.5	13.5	6.50	830	-17.6
11	Anbuselvam, Mithran	1492	USA	=6B	=9N	−19B	+25N	+27B	3.0	11.0	13.0	7.25	2343	+22.8
12	FIDE 566011280	0	—	−8B	+36N	+?B	−5N	+24N	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.50	1471	0.0
13	Lai, Ryan	1604	USA	+43B	+21N	−20B	−9N	+26B	3.0	10.0	10.5	5.00	1638	+3.6
14	Ganesan, Vidur	1605	USA	+29B	+25N	−4B	F	+34N	3.0	9.5	9.5	5.50	1494	-12.0
15	Nerella, Abhiram	0	USA	−25B	+33N	−9B	+29N	+28B	3.0	9.0	10.5	5.50	743	0.0
16	Evin, Terrick	1651	USA	+30B	−8N	+25B	F	+31N	3.0	9.0	9.0	6.00	1751	+15.6
17	Roy Chowdhury, Avyaan	1630	USA	+35B	+10N	=3B	−2N	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	6.50	2350	+31.2
18	FIDE 39987272	0	—	=5B	−2N	+41B	−32N	+33B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.50	1540	0.0
19	FIDE 39994945	0	—	−?B	+29N	+11N	=26B	−7N	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.00	1561	0.0
20	Wang, Harvey	1702	USA	+37N	=24B	+13N	F	−4B	2.5	10.5	10.5	5.50	1525	-18.0
21	Ma, Lewis	1573	USA	+28N	−13B	=26N	F	+30B	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.00	1622	+5.2
22	Kulkarni, Samik	0	USA	−10B	+43N	−6B	=33N	+?N	2.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	788	0.0
23	FIDE 39985857	0	—	+36B	=?N	+42B	F	F	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.50	1630	0.0
24	Lagzdin, Mikhail	0	USA	+?B	=20N	=5B	−10N	−12B	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.25	1485	0.0
25	Ge, Emma	1543	USA	+15N	−14B	−16N	−11B	+40N	2.0	12.0	13.0	4.00	783	-53.2
26	Gokulakrishnan, Sriharsh	0	USA	−3B	+?N	=21B	=19N	−13N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1396	0.0
27	Seethamraju, Sai Priyanka	0	IND	+?B	−4N	+30B	−8N	−11N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1493	0.0
28	Saloranta, Leo	0	USA	−21B	+?N	−10B	+35N	−15N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1432	0.0
29	Pande, Aryan	0	USA	−14N	−19B	+43N	−15B	+39B	2.0	9.5	10.0	1.50	1593	0.0
30	Rish-Brown, Jacob	1639	USA	−16N	+39B	−27N	+37B	−21N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1476	-26.0
31	FIDE 39991768	0	—	F	−5N	+40B	+42N	−16B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	796	0.0
32	FIDE 39949460	0	—	+44N	−1B	F	+18B	−?N	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.50	1429	0.0
33	Chaudhuri, Arihant	0	USA	−1N	−15B	+44N	=22B	−18N	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	1516	0.0
34	Dixit, Ved	0	USA	F	=6N	−2B	+?N	−14B	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.75	1578	0.0
35	Kartika Kalakoti	1511	IND	−17N	+44B	−7N	−28B	=41N	1.5	9.0	9.0	0.50	1597	+9.2
36	FIDE 566011353	0	—	−23N	−12B	+39N	−?B	=37N	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.75	1600	0.0
37	Sreraman, Rohit	0	USA	−20B	−?N	+?B	−30N	=36B	1.5	6.0	6.0	0.75	831	0.0
38	FIDE 39999289	0	—	=2B	+41N	−?B	F	F	1.5	5.5	5.5	3.25	830	0.0
39	Sreraman, Rahul	1580	USA	−4B	−30N	−36B	+44B	−29N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1424	-24.8
40	FIDE 8677735	0	—	=9B	−42N	−31N	=41B	−25B	1.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	743	0.0
41	Shah, Aariv	0	USA	F	−38B	−18N	=40N	=35B	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.25	1511	0.0
42	FIDE 39977242	0	—	F	+40B	−23N	−31B	−?N	1.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	751	0.0
43	FIDE 39995674	0	—	−13N	−22B	−29B	F	=?N	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.00	804	0.0
44	Szeto, Martina	1563	CAN	−32B	−35N	−33B	−39N	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	746	-42.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ma, ZiliangUSA
+69.6
4.0 pts · #1
2Yang, JimmyUSA
+50.4
4.5 pts · #2
3Roy Chowdhury, AvyaanUSA
+31.2
2.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Ge, EmmaUSA
-53.2
2.0 pts · #35
2Glaser, Liam PUSA
-42.4
3.0 pts · #23
3Szeto, MartinaCAN
-42.0
0.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R5+257 Elo gap
Ma, Ziliang1445 beat Wang, Harvey1702
R3+228 Elo gap
Yang, Jimmy1468 beat Glaser, Liam P1696
R3+160 Elo gap
Ma, Ziliang1445 beat Ganesan, Vidur1605