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.
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Pairings for Women's Championship:
Pairings for Round 5. CCA_WOWC26: Open
| Bd | Res | White | Res | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 1 | Vaisali Garnepudi (1900 3.0) | 0 | WCM Khanim Ismayilova (2164 3.5) |
| 402 | ½ | Veronique Joseph (2028 3.0) | ½ | WCM Sandhya Goli (1957 3.0) |
| 403 | 0 | Olivia Lin (1868 2.5) | 1 | Valeria Malysheva (1840 2.5) |
| 404 | 1 | Grace Siqi Yang (1842 2.5) | 0 | Rhythm Singhal (1611 2.5) |
| 405 | 1 | Aadya Kakarla (1759 2.0) | 0 | Holly Mcroberts (1600 2.0) |
| 406 | 1 | Elisa-andreea Dumitrache (1610 2.0) | 0 | Anika Shambhavi Kaul (1569 2.0) |
| 407 | 1 | Miriam Gallagher (1349 1.5) | 0 | Salbinaz Ismayilova (1402 2.0) |
| 408 | 1 | Julia Wang (1482 1.0) | 0 | Nicole Kimberly Young (unr. 1.0) |
| 409 | 1 | Win Persina (1300 0.5) | 0 | Sweta Upadrasta ( 260 0.0) |