World Open 2026
June 25, 2026 - July 05, 2026
The Open Section of the World Open ended in a 3-way tie for First, with GM Haowen Xue, GM Prraneeth Vuppala and IM Evan Park scoring 7.5 out of 9, each winning $11,666.67. Evan Park and Haowen Xue had the best tiebreaks of the three, and played an Armageddon Game for an additional $500 and the title of World Open Champion. Xue won the playoff (he played White with 5 minutes while Park took Black and 4 minutes with draw odds) and is the 2026 World Open Champion.
FM Ted Wang finished with 6.5 points and earned an IM norm.
View Live Games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/54th-annual-world-open-2026/2WsZz8R3
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Pairings for Game/10 Under 1900:
Pairings for Round 5. CCA_WOQ26: Under 1900
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 921 | Lorenzo Antonio (1795 3.5) | Sophia Zada Rosenholtz (1875 3.5) | ||
| 922 | Gennadiy Reznikov (1800 3.5) | Arko Chakrabartiroy (1784 3.5) | ||
| 923 | Samuel Reznikov (1719 3.0) | Gautham Kirubakaran (1688 3.0) | ||
| 924 | Logan White (1887 2.5) | Theodore Ejirogene Tasker (1673 3.0) | ||
| 925 | Jabari Mcgreen (1767 2.5) | Aryan Vuyyuru (1828 2.5) | ||
| 926 | Ibrahim Shakarim (1874 2.0) | Isaac Koh (1469 2.5) | ||
| 927 | Riley Dosh (1569 2.0) | Michael Bulychev-okser (1804 2.0) | ||
| 928 | David Yomtobian (1556 2.0) | Anish Saravanan (1780 2.0) | ||
| 929 | Praneetha Kuppili (1454 2.0) | Holly Mcroberts (1600 2.0) | ||
| 930 | Joaquin Bustillo (1712 1.5) | Nimgir Bazyrov (1222 2.0) | ||
| 931 | Danelson A Rosa (1678 1.5) | Dhanvanth Prem Kumar (1604 1.5) | ||
| 932 | Alexander Dshalalow (1669 1.0) | Jeffrey Bai (1322 1.5) | ||
| 933 | Emanuel Stoute (1432 1.0) | Abyalew Bayu (1639 1.0) | ||
| 934 | Vikraman Boobalan (1454 1.0) | Aaryash Palaparthi (1312 1.0) | ||
| 935 | Hyindhav Murugesh (1167 1.0) | Arielle Shack (unr. 0.0) | ||
| 957 | Jessica T Lauser (1702 3.0) | Willy Edgard (1836 3.0) | ||
| 1 | Iam Saige (unr. 0.0) | Please wait for possible game | ||
| ½ | Deven Somaya (1781 2.5) | BYE |