2026 Washington Open - Premier (U1800)
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87 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Redmond, WA, United States. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Evan Takayoshi (🇺🇸 USA, 1840).
Rian Raja (🇺🇸 USA, 1720) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Harvey Wang (5.0) and Evan Takayoshi (4.5). Raja shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Vivaan Krishna Sankrithi (1482) beat Andra Marinescu (1724), a +242-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Redmond, WA, United States
Dates
23 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×74
🇮🇳India×2
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRian Raja led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 May
Rian Raja takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Rian Raja 3 wins (R1–R3)Harvey Wang 5 wins (R2–R6)Brian D Kelly 4 wins (R2–R5)
R6 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Rian Raja held the sole lead at R6 but finished #44.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rian Raja | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Harvey Wang | — | * | — | — |
| 3Brian D Kelly | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Riaan Babbar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja, Rian | 1720 | USA | +84B | +55N | +22B | =7N | +8B | +4N | 5.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 16.00 | 1910 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Wang, Harvey | 1684 | USA | −20B | +81N | +74B | +22N | +12B | +7N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 2486 | +80.4 |
| 3 | Takayoshi, Evan | 1840 | USA | +14B | +50N | +20B | −8N | +16B | =5N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 16.25 | 1879 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Kelly, Brian D | 1756 | USA | =41B | +40N | +27B | +62B | +9N | −1B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1798 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Babbar, Riaan | 1611 | USA | =43N | +54B | =36N | +33B | +39N | =3B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.00 | 1840 | +60.8 |
| 6 | Gupta, Krishang | 1646 | USA | +52B | +15N | −8B | +14N | =11B | =17N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 14.50 | 1805 | +32.4 |
| 7 | Wu, Shanna | 1678 | USA | +38B | +42N | +67B | =1B | =23N | −2B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1605 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Wu, Ryan | 0 | USA | +51N | +28B | +6N | +3B | −1N | F | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 1761 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1649 | USA | +25B | +30N | =24B | +71N | −4B | =11N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1701 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Guo, Loida | 1589 | USA | +19N | =32B | =18B | =20N | =73B | +35N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 1783 | +52.4 |
| 11 | Nerella, Abhiram | 1583 | USA | −13N | +84N | +55B | +31B | =6N | =9B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1626 | +9.6 |
| 12 | Davies, Cedric | 1713 | USA | −42N | +38B | +56N | +36B | −2N | +29B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1763 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Rish-Brown, Jackson | 1570 | USA | +11B | −27N | =49B | +44N | +71B | =24N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1791 | +35.6 |
| 14 | Raj, Skandha | 1628 | USA | −3N | +86B | +68N | −6B | +30N | +27B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1728 | +27.6 |
| 15 | Ren, Easton | 1720 | USA | +35B | −6B | =28N | +65N | =32B | +58N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1779 | +18.4 |
| 16 | Kesavan, Vihaan | 0 | USA | +85B | =21N | +48B | =61B | −3N | +34N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Yang, Jimmy | 1518 | USA | −44N | +25B | +59N | +47B | =61N | =6B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 10.25 | 1740 | +35.2 |
| 18 | Pan, Peng-Ruei | 1580 | USA | =46N | +70B | =10N | +67B | =24N | =61B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1753 | +36.8 |
| 19 | Dann, William | 1661 | USA | −10B | +80N | +42B | +34N | +57B | F | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1570 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Arun, Axl | 0 | USA | +2N | +44B | −3N | =10B | +21N | −23B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rish-Brown, Jacob | 1613 | USA | +81B | =16B | +32N | −23N | −20B | +50N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1866 | +52.8 |
| 22 | Mohammed, Moinuddin | 0 | USA | +60N | +59B | −1N | −2B | =43N | +77B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Merrikin, David | 1785 | USA | −37N | +63B | F | +21B | =7B | +20N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1898 | +14.4 |
| 24 | Vanpoucke, Vernon Lee | 1760 | USA | +83N | +37B | =9N | F | =18B | =13B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1600 | -25.6 |
| 25 | Hyman, Daniel P | 0 | USA | −9N | −17N | +83B | =55B | +66N | +45B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Yang, Yuchang | 1706 | USA | =54N | =56B | −33N | +60B | =64N | +43B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1718 | +2.0 |
| 27 | Spletstoser, Eric | 0 | USA | +69N | +13B | −4N | −32B | +33N | −14N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Stroud, Jeb Thacher | 1679 | USA | +49B | −8N | =15B | =46N | −29B | +82N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1943 | +38.8 |
| 29 | Singhal, Aksh | 0 | USA | −31N | =51B | =54N | +37B | +28N | −12N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Anthony, Ralph | 1705 | USA | +58B | −9B | −45N | +38N | −14B | +69N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1544 | -44.0 |
| 31 | Juchau, Dave | 1638 | USA | +29B | −67N | +41B | −11N | =49B | =53N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1602 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Li, Bohan Jaden | 1603 | USA | +80B | =10N | −21B | +27N | =15N | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1516 | -14.0 |
| 33 | Rampenthal, Quinn Zhen | 0 | USA | −47N | +85B | +26B | −5N | −27B | +63N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Das, Sambuddha Sekhar | 1551 | USA | −39N | +83B | +37N | −19B | +69N | −16B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1470 | -12.8 |
| 35 | Lopez, Francisco | 1634 | USA | −15N | +52B | =43N | +75B | =62N | −10B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1464 | -34.8 |
| 36 | Bravenboer, Jake | 1650 | USA | =63N | +46B | =5B | −12N | +87B | −57N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1511 | -22.0 |
| 37 | Chung, Warren | 0 | USA | +23B | −24N | −34B | −29N | +70B | +87N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 566015162 | 0 | — | −7N | −12N | +80B | −30B | +59N | +67B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Vemuri Vihari | 1608 | IND | +34B | =48N | =47B | +73N | −5B | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1736 | +13.4 |
| 40 | Thanikonda, Kruti | 1562 | USA | =45N | −4B | =60N | =42B | +56N | =64B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1611 | +10.4 |
| 41 | Balasubramanyam, Santhosh | 1563 | USA | =4N | =45B | −31N | +59B | +76N | −62B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1654 | +28.8 |
| 42 | Mallapu, Mokshith Kumar | 0 | USA | +12B | −7B | −19N | =40N | −44B | +68N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya | 1568 | USA | =5B | =74N | =35B | =48N | =22B | −26N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1586 | +4.4 |
| 44 | FIDE 566015324 | 0 | — | +17B | −20N | =50B | −13B | +42N | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Sankrithi, Sarang Athreya | 1554 | USA | =40B | =41N | +30B | −57N | =46B | −25N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1735 | +28.8 |
| 46 | Brendemihl, Steven | 0 | USA | =18B | −36N | +51N | =28B | =45N | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Lamb, Anthony L | 0 | USA | +33B | F | =39N | −17N | =54B | =48N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Pande, Aryan | 1713 | USA | F | =39B | −16N | =43B | +68N | =47B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1691 | -3.2 |
| 49 | Glaser, Liam P | 1654 | USA | −28N | +69B | =13N | =64B | =31N | −76B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1554 | -34.4 |
| 50 | Ma, Lewis | 1578 | USA | +86N | −3B | =44N | −79B | +78N | −21B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1626 | +9.2 |
| 51 | Narkhede, Kshitij | 0 | USA | −8B | =29N | −46B | =70N | =80N | +60B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 566015154 | 0 | — | −6N | −35N | +84B | =68B | +75N | −71B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Lai, Ryan | 1608 | USA | F | F | F | +85N | +72B | =31B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1843 | +24.8 |
| 54 | Singh, Rushil | 1791 | USA | =26B | −5N | =29B | F | =47N | =73N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1544 | -40.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 566015146 | 0 | — | +72B | −1B | −11N | =25N | =82B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Avula, Guru Harshith | 1580 | USA | =68B | =26N | −12B | =72N | −40B | =66N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1484 | -26.0 |
| 57 | Urali, Sanjay S | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +45B | −19N | +36B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Tan, Nathan | 1735 | USA | −30N | F | +70B | F | +67N | −15B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1548 | -30.0 |
| 59 | Hack, Don | 1512 | CAN | +65B | −22N | −17B | −41N | −38B | =72N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1506 | -2.4 |
| 60 | Rahul, Rihaan | 0 | USA | −22B | =65N | =40B | −26N | =81B | −51N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Syal, Yash | 1688 | USA | F | F | F | =16N | =17B | =18N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1549 | -14.8 |
| 62 | Yuodelis, Kenneth | 1752 | USA | F | F | F | −4N | =35B | +41N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1651 | -16.0 |
| 63 | Khudyev, Elina Umi | 1584 | USA | =36B | −23N | −69B | F | +83N | −33B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1377 | -30.0 |
| 64 | Pai, Vihaan | 1552 | USA | F | F | F | =49N | =26B | =40N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1641 | +14.4 |
| 65 | Diwakar V U | 1629 | IND | −59N | =60B | +72N | −15B | −77N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1429 | -20.8 |
| 66 | FIDE 39965953 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +83N | −25B | =56B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 566014808 | 0 | — | F | +31B | −7N | −18N | −58B | −38N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Allen, Robert | 1522 | USA | =56N | F | −14B | =52N | −48B | −42B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1367 | -21.2 |
| 69 | Ma, Ziliang | 1515 | USA | −27B | −49N | +63N | F | −34B | −30B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1431 | -16.4 |
| 70 | Ganesan, Vidur | 1593 | USA | =74B | −18N | −58N | =51B | −37N | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1374 | -31.2 |
| 71 | Bloom, Corey | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −9B | −13N | +52N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Lagzdin, Mikhail | 1662 | USA | −55N | F | −65B | =56B | −53N | =59B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1389 | -57.6 |
| 73 | Rubaiyat, Rhadean | 1690 | USA | F | F | F | −39B | =10N | =54B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1538 | -24.4 |
| 74 | Wu, Harry | 1627 | USA | =70N | =43B | −2N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1490 | -22.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 39995658 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −35N | −52B | +80N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Kou, Jeffrey | 1713 | USA | F | F | F | F | −41B | +49N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1609 | -11.2 |
| 77 | Patel, Aarya Pavan | 1595 | USA | F | F | F | F | +65B | −22N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 2429 | +22.0 |
| 78 | Sankrithi, Vivaan Krishna | 1482 | USA | F | F | F | F | −50B | +81N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1651 | +17.2 |
| 79 | FIDE 566015170 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +50N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 80 | Manzon Jr., Pablo | 0 | USA | −32N | −19B | −38N | F | =51B | −75B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Marinescu, Andra | 1724 | USA | −21N | −2B | F | F | =60N | −78B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 793 | -40.2 |
| 82 | Kottcamp, Jeff | 1636 | USA | F | F | F | F | =55N | −28B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 879 | -17.6 |
| 83 | Johnson, Kendrick | 0 | USA | −24B | −34N | −25N | −66B | −63B | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Yau, Benjamin Yuen | 0 | USA | −1N | −11B | −52N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 85 | FIDE 2084180 | 0 | — | −16N | −33N | F | −53B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 86 | Sankrithi, Siva | 1569 | USA | −50B | −14N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 803 | -36.4 |
| 87 | Raeisi Dehkordi, Siavash | 0 | IRI | F | F | F | F | −36N | −37B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, HarveyUSA+80.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Babbar, RiaanUSA+60.84.5 pts · #4
- 3Rish-Brown, JacobUSA+52.83.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Lagzdin, MikhailUSA-57.61.0 pts · #51
- 2Anthony, RalphUSA-44.03.0 pts · #27
- 3Marinescu, AndraUSA-40.20.5 pts · #83
Biggest upsets
- R6+242 Elo gap
- R2+180 Elo gap
- R3+151 Elo gap