2026 FIDE CM & S Azhar Memorial Championship - BC
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Milpitas, CA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1722, and top seed was James Christian Wagner (🇺🇸 USA, 1808).
Rayna Yan (🇺🇸 USA, 1608) won with 5.5/7, ahead of James Christian Wagner (5.0) and Caleb Leong (4.5). Yan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Teresa Long (1434) beat Daniel Trimbach (1759), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Milpitas, CA, United States
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×42
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsRayna Yan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yan, Rayna | 1608 | USA | +24B | +15N | +3B | +12N | =25B | +40B | −22N | 5.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 16.75 | 1921 | +46.0 |
| 2 | Wagner, James Christian | 1808 | USA | +13N | +19B | −12N | +29B | +10N | −25N | +8B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 16.50 | 1968 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Leong, Caleb | 0 | USA | +6N | +4B | −1N | −9B | +29N | =33B | +12N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 15.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Roumpos, Georgios | 1596 | USA | +28B | −3N | +30B | =13N | +23B | −5N | +17N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 1710 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Kuritsyn, Alexander | 1630 | USA | +32B | =29N | +14B | −8N | +17N | +4B | −25B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.00 | 1742 | +44.0 |
| 6 | Han, Wilson | 1602 | USA | −3B | +24N | −13B | +39N | +20N | =21B | +48N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1605 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Liang, Ash Bowen | 1719 | USA | −18B | =28N | +50B | +14N | =13B | +43N | =40B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1617 | -29.2 |
| 8 | Sartorio, David | 1766 | USA | +31B | +9N | −10B | +5B | −22N | +12B | −2N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1711 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Patil, Anushka | 1658 | USA | +39B | −8B | +16N | +3N | =12B | −10N | =19B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1625 | -8.4 |
| 10 | Liu, Kaihan | 1529 | USA | +30N | +16B | +8N | F | −2B | +9B | F | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 1876 | +70.8 |
| 11 | Macharla, Vasisht | 1638 | USA | =47N | +23B | =17N | +20B | −40N | =13B | =34N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1506 | -29.6 |
| 12 | Maheshwari, Vivaan | 0 | USA | +35B | +18N | +2B | −1B | =9N | −8N | −3B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wu, Michael Liu | 1679 | USA | −2B | F | +6N | =4B | =7N | =11N | +45B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1673 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Ma, Ethan | 1524 | USA | =50B | +21N | −5N | −7B | +39B | =23N | =20N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1621 | +20.4 |
| 15 | Shao, Raymond | 1614 | USA | +27B | −1B | =39N | −23N | +41B | −19N | +47B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1550 | -15.2 |
| 16 | Anand, Advait | 1500 | USA | +42B | −10N | −9B | +30N | −33B | +29N | =43B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1486 | -4.4 |
| 17 | Hua, Joshua | 1526 | USA | F | +50N | =11B | =26N | −5B | +18N | −4B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1560 | +8.0 |
| 18 | Dai, Jonathan | 1537 | USA | +7N | −12B | =19N | +31B | −48N | −17B | =36N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1698 | +42.8 |
| 19 | Khandelwal, Pranav | 1756 | USA | +26B | −2N | =18B | F | F | +15B | =9N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1747 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Dogruoz, Kuzey | 0 | USA | F | +44N | =26B | −11N | −6B | +49N | =14B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Cheng, Aaron | 1560 | USA | F | −14B | +35N | +42B | F | =6N | =33N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1537 | -3.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 150109826 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +8B | +48B | +1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Zheng, Zhong Rui Zachary | 0 | USA | F | −11N | =44B | +15B | −4N | =14B | =46N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39983064 | 0 | — | −1N | −6B | −41N | =27N | +50B | =38B | =31N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1320 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Yuen, Toma | 1769 | CAN | F | F | F | F | =1N | +2B | +5N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.25 | 1955 | +13.0 |
| 26 | Trimbach, Daniel | 1759 | USA | −19N | +47B | =20N | =17B | −43N | −34B | =37N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1494 | -54.4 |
| 27 | Viaan Rai | 0 | IND | −15N | −42N | =32B | =24B | =36N | =31B | =29B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Chu, Rosalyn | 1623 | USA | −4N | =7B | F | +47N | +49B | F | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1694 | +14.8 |
| 29 | Dodia, Aryan | 1671 | USA | +41N | =5B | F | −2N | −3B | −16B | =27N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1373 | -44.4 |
| 30 | Gupta, Vaibhav | 0 | USA | −10B | +32N | −4N | −16B | −37B | +50N | −49B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Zhang, Lucas | 1569 | USA | −8N | +41B | F | −18N | −46B | =27N | =24B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 806 | -54.4 |
| 32 | Chen, Thomas | 1629 | USA | −5N | −30B | =27N | +50B | −44N | =39B | −38N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1316 | -46.4 |
| 33 | Zhang, Bob | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | +16N | =3N | =21B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 39993396 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =45B | +26N | =11B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1719 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Scheppler, Gary L | 1486 | USA | −12N | F | −21B | F | +51N | F | +44B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1701 | +34.4 |
| 36 | Bhimaraju, Venkat Abhinav Krishna | 1562 | USA | F | F | F | F | =27B | +41N | =18B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1537 | -1.2 |
| 37 | FIDE 39990222 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +30N | =42N | =26B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 39997138 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =47B | =24N | +32B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Jain, Ahaan | 1576 | USA | −9N | F | =15B | −6B | −14N | =32N | =41B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1365 | -52.0 |
| 40 | Shankar, Pranav | 1561 | USA | F | F | F | F | +11B | −1N | =7N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1655 | +15.6 |
| 41 | Aaditya Kanakatte, Varenya | 0 | USA | −29B | −31N | +24B | F | −15N | −36B | =39N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1232 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 39993159 | 0 | — | −16N | +27B | F | −21N | F | =37B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Long, Teresa | 1434 | USA | F | F | F | F | +26B | −7B | =16N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1659 | +32.0 |
| 44 | Eby, Devika | 1561 | USA | F | −20B | =23N | F | +32B | F | −35N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1558 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Ng, Preston | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | =34N | +46B | −13N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Biswas, Rishan | 1516 | USA | F | F | F | F | +31N | −45N | =23B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 2369 | +22.8 |
| 47 | Yenamandra, Srikar | 1607 | USA | =11B | −26N | F | −28B | =38N | F | −15N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1337 | -49.2 |
| 48 | Dasgupta, Snehin Shankar | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | +18B | −22N | −6B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Soltani, Mohammad | 1475 | USA | F | F | F | F | −28N | −20B | +30N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 823 | -6.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 566015456 | 0 | — | =14N | −17B | −7N | −32N | −24N | −30B | F | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Chilukuru, Vijay | 1607 | USA | F | F | F | F | −35B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 686 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liu, KaihanUSA+70.84.0 pts · #7
- 2Yan, RaynaUSA+46.05.5 pts · #17
- 3Wagner, James ChristianUSA+45.25.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, LucasUSA-54.42.0 pts · #50
- 2Trimbach, DanielUSA-54.42.5 pts · #24
- 3Jain, AhaanUSA-52.01.5 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R5+325 Elo gap
- R3+237 Elo gap
- R1+182 Elo gap