2026 Washington Senior Championship
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Seattle, WA, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1820, and top seed was Geoffrey W Gale (🇺🇸 USA, 2142).
Leonid Gavrish (🇺🇦 UKR, 1960) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Paul Harwood (3.0) and Chouchanik Airapetian (3.0). Gavrish won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Paul Harwood (1800) beat Geoffrey W Gale (2142), a +342-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLeonid Gavrish led from R2; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Leonid Gavrish never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Leonid Gavrish beat WFM Chouchanik Airapetian (White).
Leonid Gavrish won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leonid Gavrish | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2WFMChouchanik Airapetian | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Paul Harwood | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Gerald Larson | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavrish, Leonid | 1960 | UKR | +9B | +7N | +3B | +2N | +6B | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2677 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Harwood, Paul | 1800 | USA | F | +6N | +4B | −1B | +7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2081 | +41.6 |
| 3 | Airapetian, ChouchanikWFM | 1912 | USA | =6B | +8N | −1N | =4B | +10N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1853 | -5.0 |
| 4 | Lavoice, Richard | 1767 | USA | F | +11B | −2N | =3N | +8B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1891 | +13.0 |
| 5 | Larson, Gerald | 1892 | USA | =11N | F | +8B | +7N | F | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 2144 | +17.8 |
| 6 | Kelly, Brian D | 0 | USA | =3N | −2B | +11N | =10B | −1N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gale, Geoffrey W | 2142 | USA | +10N | −1B | +9N | −5B | −2B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1755 | -45.4 |
| 8 | Pitre, Hanniegn | 1702 | USA | F | −3B | −5N | +9B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1613 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Scholz, Fritz | 1654 | USA | −1N | +10B | −7B | −8N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1636 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Hanson, Roger Oscar | 1601 | USA | −7B | −9N | F | =6N | −3B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1056 | -26.0 |
| 11 | Kuhner, MaryWCM | 1769 | USA | =5B | −4N | −6B | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1637 | -6.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Harwood, PaulUSA+41.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Gavrish, LeonidUKR+32.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Larson, GeraldUSA+17.82.5 pts · #3
- 1Gale, Geoffrey WUSA-45.42.0 pts · #6
- 2Hanson, Roger OscarUSA-26.00.5 pts · #11
- 3Pitre, HanniegnUSA-9.21.0 pts · #8
- R5+342 Elo gap
- R4+250 Elo gap
- R2+182 Elo gap