2026 FMCA Spring Championship
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Ashland, MA, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1915, and top seed was Lawyer Times (🇺🇸 USA, 1955).
William Wu (🇺🇸 USA, 1943) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Lacey Wang (3.5) and Royce Zhang (3.0). Wu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Ashland, MA, United States
Dates
17 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×14
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
2
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1
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Wu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
William Wu beat WFM Lacey Wang (Black).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Lawyer Times won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1William Wu | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2WFMLacey Wang | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Lawyer Times | — | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Royce Zhang | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu, William | 1943 | USA | F | +2N | =3B | +9N | +5B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.50 | 2217 | +46.8 |
| 2 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 1922 | USA | +12N | −1B | +15N | =3B | +4B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2017 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Zhang, Royce | 1912 | USA | +4B | F | =1N | =2N | +6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2135 | +46.4 |
| 4 | Times, Lawyer | 1955 | USA | −3N | +12B | +10N | +7B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1862 | -9.4 |
| 5 | Price, Alan | 1945 | USA | F | +11B | +8N | +6B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2053 | +8.6 |
| 6 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1949 | USA | =7B | +14N | +9B | −5N | −3N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1823 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Vellanki, Devansh | 1684 | USA | =6N | =8B | =11N | −4N | =14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1819 | +24.8 |
| 8 | Lewis, Franklin P | 1891 | USA | F | =7N | −5B | +11B | =9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1666 | -35.6 |
| 9 | Wu, Felix | 1743 | USA | F | +15B | −6N | −1B | =8B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1655 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Dai, Brian | 1493 | USA | F | =13N | −4B | +15N | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1700 | +13.6 |
| 11 | Kenisro Princeton Viyani | 1574 | IND | =13B | −5N | =7B | −8N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 12 | wang, Bohan | 1877 | USA | −2B | −4N | +14B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1777 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Alluri, Samanyu | 1923 | USA | =11N | =10B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1523 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Devata, Venkat Devarshi | 1830 | USA | F | −6B | −12N | F | =7N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1564 | -38.8 |
| 15 | Dey, Soumili | 0 | USA | F | −9N | −2B | −10B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wu, WilliamUSA+46.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Zhang, RoyceUSA+46.43.0 pts · #3
- 3Vellanki, DevanshUSA+24.82.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Devata, Venkat DevarshiUSA-38.80.5 pts · #13
- 2Lewis, Franklin PUSA-35.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Alluri, SamanyuUSA-16.81.0 pts · #11