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 Under 13 Championship Under 70:
Pairings for Round 6. CCA_WU26: Under 700
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248 | 0 | Samarth Chaudhary ( 483 3.5) | 1 | Edison Wolfgang Loidolt ( 658 4.0) |
| 249 | 0 | Henry David Gomez Salas ( 538 3.5) | 1 | Ohm Barnwal ( 421 4.0) |
| 250 | 0 | Hallelujah Lee (unr. 0.0) | 1 | Roxana Reuter ( 624 4.0) |
| 251 | ½ | Nithilan Gopinath ( 101 3.0) | ½ | Yuvin Srinivasan ( 689 2.5) |
| 252 | 1 | Shlok V Mantena ( 514 3.0) | 0 | James Frei (unr. 1.0) |
| 253 | 0 | Archit Upadrasta ( 344 2.0) | 1 | Reggie Herbert ( 432 2.0) |
| 1 | Lowell Smith ( 674 2.5) | Please wait by yellow pairing sheet |