2026 Eastside Open - Kirkland U1700
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40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1606, and top seed was Arihant Chaudhuri (🇺🇸 USA, 1664).
Yuntao Liu (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Guru Harshith Avula (4.0) and Snehil Ghosh (4.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Varshith Avula (1448) beat Arihant Chaudhuri (1664), a +216-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×27
🇨🇦Canada×5
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
17
7
3
4
5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Liu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yuntao Liu beat Ryan Lai (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ryan Lai won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuntao Liu | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Ryan Lai | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Snehil Ghosh | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Guru Harshith Avula | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu, Yuntao | 0 | USA | +39B | +18N | =3B | +5N | =2B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Avula, Guru Harshith | 1580 | USA | +17B | +11N | +9B | =4N | =1N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1797 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Ghosh, Snehil | 1653 | USA | +32N | +6B | =1N | +22B | =4B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1763 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Lou, Evelyn | 1569 | CAN | +37N | +21B | +16N | =2B | =3N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1617 | +5.6 |
| 5 | Lai, Ryan | 1608 | USA | +28B | +12N | +24N | −1B | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2410 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Wu, Jonathan | 1570 | USA | +10B | −3N | =13B | +36N | +27B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1606 | +5.6 |
| 7 | Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya | 1568 | USA | +8N | =38B | =22N | =24B | +11B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 8.75 | 2248 | +13.6 |
| 8 | Avula, Varshith | 1448 | USA | −7B | +33B | +30N | =27N | +15B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1691 | +38.8 |
| 9 | Juchau, Dave | 1638 | USA | +31N | +34B | −2N | +16B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 794 | -44.8 |
| 10 | Das, Sambuddha Sekhar | 1551 | USA | −6N | +32B | =15N | +17B | =25N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1471 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Memangalam Balasubramani, Mohan Kumar | 0 | USA | +26N | −2B | +37N | +?B | −7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Seethamraju, Sai Priyanka | 1582 | IND | +33N | −5B | +34N | −19B | +22N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 784 | -39.6 |
| 13 | Rish-Brown, Jacob | 1613 | USA | −15N | +40B | =6N | +35B | =24N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1672 | +12.0 |
| 14 | Khudyev, Elina Umi | 1584 | USA | +29B | =25N | F | +23B | =19N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 1739 | +31.6 |
| 15 | Chaudhuri, Arihant | 1664 | USA | +13B | −16N | =10B | +38N | −8N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1537 | -20.0 |
| 16 | Pavel, Laurentiu | 0 | USA | +40N | +15B | −4B | −9N | =23N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Zhang, Patrick | 0 | USA | −2N | =31B | +?B | −10N | +33N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Anbuselvam, Mithran | 1515 | USA | +35N | −1B | −23N | =28B | +38B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1522 | +0.8 |
| 19 | Sathish Raj, Kanish Raj | 1559 | CAN | F | F | +20B | +12N | =14B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 1807 | +35.6 |
| 20 | Ge, Emma | 1437 | USA | =22N | =23B | −19N | +34B | =29N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1418 | -2.8 |
| 21 | FIDE 33382999 | 0 | — | +?N | −4N | −27B | =30B | +?N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rahul, Rihaan | 0 | USA | =20B | +?N | =7B | −3N | −12B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Xu, Joanne | 1535 | CAN | F | =20N | +18B | −14N | =16B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1512 | -3.6 |
| 24 | FIDE 566013526 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −5B | =7N | =13B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sreraman, Rahul | 1555 | USA | +36N | =14B | F | F | =10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1568 | +1.2 |
| 26 | Karnik, Rohan | 0 | USA | −11B | −29N | F | +31B | +35N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rao, Che | 0 | CAN | F | F | +21N | =8B | −6N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 566011264 | 0 | — | −5N | −36B | +40N | =18N | −30B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Sreraman, Rohit | 1534 | USA | −14N | +26B | F | F | =20B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1318 | -22.4 |
| 30 | Banatwala, Kriyaansh | 1466 | CAN | F | F | −8B | =21N | +28N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 648 | -21.2 |
| 31 | FIDE 39995593 | 0 | — | −9B | =17N | −?B | −26N | +40B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Liu, Bihe | 0 | USA | −3B | −10N | +39B | =?N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Raeisi Dehkordi, Siavash | 0 | IRI | −12B | −8N | +?N | F | −17B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 39990664 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | −12B | −20N | −?B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Sridhar, Riya | 1509 | USA | −18B | +39N | F | −13N | −26B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 764 | -34.0 |
| 36 | Marquina Cancino, Juan | 0 | USA | −25B | +28N | F | −6B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 39977242 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Gokulakrishnan, Sriharsh | 0 | USA | F | =7N | −?B | −15B | −18N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Maokhampio, Olivia | 0 | USA | −1N | −35B | −32N | =?B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Dixit, Ved | 1564 | USA | −16B | −13N | −28B | F | −31N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 813 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lai, RyanUSA+40.04.0 pts · #7
- 2Avula, VarshithUSA+38.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Sathish Raj, Kanish RajCAN+35.62.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Juchau, DaveUSA-44.83.0 pts · #38
- 2Seethamraju, Sai PriyankaIND-39.63.0 pts · #32
- 3Sridhar, RiyaUSA-34.01.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R5+216 Elo gap