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.
Standings for Under 13 Championship Under 14:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_WU26: Under 1400
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | T-Med | T-Solkoff | T-Cumul. | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reyansh Dixit | 32055016 | 1392 | W40 (w) | W9 (b) | W11 (w) | D2 (w) | W10 (b) | W7 (w) | 5.5 | 20 | 21 | 19.5 | First |
| 2 | Karan Singh | 31074909 | 1316 | W4 (b) | W20 (w) | W19 (w) | D1 (b) | W8 (b) | D3 (w) | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 19 | Second |
| 3 | Randall Herbert | 31482203 | 1092 | W36 (b) | D25 (w) | W26 (w) | D7 (b) | W11 (w) | D2 (b) | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19 | 16.5 | Third |
| 4 | Sanjith Selvakumar | 30948440 | 1022 | L2 (w) | W37 (b) | W36 (w) | D12 (b) | W14 (w) | W10 (w) | 4.5 | 17 | 18.5 | 13.5 | Fourth |
| 5 | Annika Manchanda | 31464691 | 1142 | W37 (w) | W12 (b) | L13 (w) | D14 (b) | W25 (b) | W15 (w) | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18 | 15.5 | Fifth |
| 6 | Aidan Mathews | 31728100 | 1270 | W23 (w) | D7 (b) | H--- | W20 (b) | W21 (w) | H--- | 4.5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
| 7 | Rehan Samir | 31642781 | 1130 | W29 (b) | D6 (w) | W25 (b) | D3 (w) | W13 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Skyler Qin | 31466883 | 1293 | W21 (w) | L10 (b) | W22 (w) | W28 (b) | L2 (w) | W20 (b) | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20 | 14 | |
| 9 | Maeser Daniel Chang | 32012802 | 1224 | W35 (w) | L1 (w) | W30 (b) | L21 (b) | W16 (w) | W19 (b) | 4.0 | 17 | 19 | 13 | |
| 10 | Khelankumar Tellamekala | 31940261 | 1148 | W30 (b) | W8 (w) | W14 (w) | D13 (b) | L1 (w) | L4 (b) | 3.5 | 21 | 23 | 16.5 | |
| 11 | Gopal Komatlapalli | 31914557 | 1224 | W22 (b) | W33 (w) | L1 (b) | W19 (w) | L3 (b) | D17 (w) | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | Sloane Beth Murphy | 30941741 | 1371 | W27 (b) | L5 (w) | W17 (b) | D4 (w) | L15 (b) | W21 (b) | 3.5 | 19 | 21.5 | 12.5 | |
| 13 | Aaryasri Kotharu | 32086307 | 1284 | D15 (b) | W16 (w) | W5 (b) | D10 (w) | L7 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | 19 | 19 | 13.5 | |
| 14 | Cam Tsao | 31334984 | 1254 | W17 (b) | W32 (w) | L10 (b) | D5 (w) | L4 (b) | W27 (b) | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.5 | |
| 15 | Suraj Jani | 30731611 | 1004 | D13 (w) | L26 (b) | W18 (w) | W27 (b) | W12 (w) | L5 (b) | 3.5 | 17.5 | 20 | 12 | First 900-1099 |
| 16 | Zeynalabdin Najaf | 31170220 | 903 | D26 (w) | L13 (b) | W39 (w) | W31 (b) | L9 (b) | W25 (w) | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 11 | Second 900-1099 |
| 17 | Anton Vassiliev | 31467890 | 967 | L14 (w) | W34 (b) | L12 (w) | W36 (b) | W29 (w) | D11 (b) | 3.5 | 14 | 15.5 | 10.5 | |
| 18 | Maxat Babiyev | 32835491 | 894 | L19 (b) | D27 (w) | L15 (b) | W38 (b) | W32 (w) | W26 (w) | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15 | 8.5 | First U900/unr |
| 19 | Tom Metzer | 30916249 | 1166 | W18 (w) | W31 (w) | L2 (b) | L11 (b) | W22 (w) | L9 (w) | 3.0 | 14 | 21 | 13 | |
| 20 | Cyrus He | 32343504 | 1105 | W28 (w) | L2 (b) | W35 (b) | L6 (w) | W24 (b) | L8 (w) | 3.0 | 14 | 21 | 12 | |
| 21 | Sanjeev Vikram | 31902366 | 1012 | L8 (b) | W29 (w) | W31 (b) | W9 (w) | L6 (b) | L12 (w) | 3.0 | 13.5 | 20 | 12 | |
| 22 | Nihea Jehin | 31421027 | 959 | L11 (w) | W39 (b) | L8 (b) | W33 (w) | L19 (b) | W31 (w) | 3.0 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 9 | |
| 23 | Oliver Zhang | 32268546 | 997 | L6 (b) | L28 (w) | L29 (b) | W40 (b) | W38 (w) | W34 (w) | 3.0 | 7.5 | 13 | 6 | |
| 24 | Rehan Malek | 32861063 | 959 | L25 (b) | L36 (w) | W40 (w) | W34 (b) | L20 (w) | W29 (b) | 3.0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 8 | |
| 25 | Shlok Srivastava | 31639961 | 1244 | W24 (w) | D3 (b) | L7 (w) | W26 (b) | L5 (w) | L16 (b) | 2.5 | 17.5 | 22 | 11.5 | |
| 26 | Siddharth Chezhian | 32472657 | 1202 | D16 (b) | W15 (w) | L3 (b) | L25 (w) | W28 (w) | L18 (b) | 2.5 | 15.5 | 20 | 10 | |
| 27 | Ethan Qiao | 32480950 | 1035 | L12 (w) | D18 (b) | W33 (b) | L15 (w) | W30 (b) | L14 (w) | 2.5 | 14.5 | 18 | 8.5 | |
| 28 | Chizulu Agba | 32884631 | 797 | L20 (b) | W23 (b) | W32 (w) | L8 (w) | L26 (b) | D30 (w) | 2.5 | 12.5 | 16.5 | 9.5 | Second U900/unr |
| 29 | Avanya Kaul | 32455874 | 799 | L7 (w) | L21 (b) | W23 (w) | W35 (b) | L17 (b) | L24 (w) | 2.0 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 7 | |
| 30 | Nimai B Gandhi | 30180003 | 872 | L10 (w) | W38 (b) | L9 (w) | D32 (b) | L27 (w) | D28 (b) | 2.0 | 12 | 16 | 7 | |
| 31 | Murali Kongot | 30458663 | 1357 | W38 (w) | L19 (b) | L21 (w) | L16 (w) | W36 (b) | L22 (b) | 2.0 | 12 | 15.5 | 8 | |
| 32 | Ethan Miller | 30642537 | 1084 | W34 (w) | L14 (b) | L28 (b) | D30 (w) | L18 (b) | D33 (w) | 2.0 | 11.5 | 15 | 8 | |
| 33 | Stefania Souza | 32481438 | 754 | W39 (w) | L11 (b) | L27 (w) | L22 (b) | D37 (w) | D32 (b) | 2.0 | 10 | 13.5 | 7.5 | |
| 34 | Noah Samuel Pieniadz | 32549885 | 772 | L32 (b) | L17 (w) | B--- | L24 (w) | W39 (b) | L23 (b) | 2.0 | 9 | 12.5 | 5 | |
| 35 | Ananya Deb | 30529614 | 934 | L9 (b) | W40 (b) | L20 (w) | L29 (w) | H--- | H--- | 2.0 | 6 | 10 | 5.5 | |
| 36 | Lorraine He | 32343545 | 780 | L3 (w) | W24 (b) | L4 (b) | L17 (w) | L31 (w) | D37 (b) | 1.5 | 14.5 | 19 | 5.5 | |
| 37 | Henri Panzica | 32630522 | 825 | L5 (b) | L4 (w) | D38 (w) | L39 (b) | D33 (b) | D36 (w) | 1.5 | 10.5 | 15 | 3.5 | |
| 38 | Drew Villa Murphy | 30943218 | 1023 | L31 (b) | L30 (w) | D37 (b) | L18 (w) | L23 (b) | W39 (w) | 1.5 | 9.5 | 13 | 3 | |
| 39 | Ethan Metzer | 30916231 | 1076 | L33 (b) | L22 (w) | L16 (b) | W37 (w) | L34 (w) | L38 (b) | 1.0 | 9.5 | 13 | 3 | |
| 40 | Prarthana Arvind | 30529594 | 1061 | L1 (b) | L35 (w) | L24 (b) | L23 (w) | H--- | H--- | 1.0 | 8 | 13.5 | 0.5 |