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/50 Open:
Pairings for Round 4. CCA_WOFIFTY26: Open
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 0 | Aakash Jani (2030 2.0) | 1 | FM Raja Ashwath (2407 2.0) |
| 202 | 1 | Thanh Chi Can (2191 2.0) | 0 | CM Advik Manchanda (2077 2.0) |
| 203 | ½ | Devansh Vellanki (1931 1.5) | ½ | Sambarta Banerjee (2100 1.5) |
| 204 | 0 | Veronique Joseph (2028 1.5) | 1 | Vaughn Wampole (1890 1.5) |
| 205 | 0 | Kirk Donovan Anderson (1536 1.0) | 1 | Walker W Gilbert (2000 1.0) |
| 206 | 1 | William Pi Rothe-kushel (1788 0.0) | 0 | Aryan Vuyyuru (1888 0.0) |
| ½ | GM Jianchao Zhou (2672 3.0) | BYE |