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 Women's Championship:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_WOWC26: Open
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Fed | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Probable Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaisali Garnepudi | 31390759 | 1900 | IND | W13 (w) | W4 (b) | L2 (b) | W7 (w) | W3 (w) | 4.0 | 700.00 |
| 2 | Veronique Joseph | 30297401 | 2028 | USA | W10 (w) | W6 (b) | W1 (w) | L3 (b) | D5 (w) | 3.5 | 176.00 |
| 3 | WCM Khanim Ismayilova | 31136841 | 2164 | AZE | W7 (b) | D9 (w) | W16 (b) | W2 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.5 | 176.00 |
| 4 | Valeria Malysheva | 16939817 | 1840 | USA | W21 (b) | L1 (w) | W13 (b) | D6 (w) | W9 (b) | 3.5 | 176.00 |
| 5 | WCM Sandhya Goli | 15460342 | 1957 | IND | D8 (b) | D12 (w) | W19 (b) | W9 (w) | D2 (b) | 3.5 | 176.00 |
| 6 | Grace Siqi Yang | 17122026 | 1842 | USA | W18 (w) | L2 (w) | W14 (b) | D4 (b) | W10 (w) | 3.5 | 176.00 |
| 7 | Aadya Kakarla | 30933942 | 1759 | USA | L3 (w) | W11 (b) | W12 (w) | L1 (b) | W13 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Elisa-andreea Dumitrache | 32893053 | 1610 | ROU | D5 (w) | L16 (b) | W11 (w) | D10 (b) | W14 (w) | 3.0 | 240.00 |
| 9 | Olivia Lin | 30174920 | 1868 | USA | W15 (w) | D3 (b) | W17 (w) | L5 (b) | L4 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 10 | Rhythm Singhal | 33138636 | 1611 | IND | L2 (b) | W15 (w) | W20 (b) | D8 (w) | L6 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 11 | Miriam Gallagher | 31559668 | 1349 | USA | H--- | L7 (w) | L8 (b) | W21 (b) | W12 (w) | 2.5 | 180.00 |
| 12 | Salbinaz Ismayilova | 31137025 | 1402 | AZE | D16 (w) | D5 (b) | L7 (b) | W18 (w) | L11 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 13 | Holly Mcroberts | 12822112 | 1600 | USA | L1 (b) | W21 (w) | L4 (w) | W15 (b) | L7 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Anika Shambhavi Kaul | 17072545 | 1569 | USA | L17 (w) | W18 (b) | L6 (w) | W20 (b) | L8 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 15 | Julia Wang | 30900275 | 1482 | USA | L9 (b) | L10 (b) | W21 (w) | L13 (w) | W20 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 16 | Olivia Panciu | 30124879 | 1850 | USA | D12 (b) | W8 (w) | L3 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 17 | Charithra Arvind | 15717256 | 1870 | USA | W14 (b) | D19 (w) | L9 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 18 | Win Persina | 14968174 | 1300 | USA | L6 (b) | L14 (w) | H--- | L12 (b) | W21 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 19 | Sophia Panciu | 30124887 | 1793 | USA | W20 (w) | D17 (b) | L5 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 20 | Nicole Kimberly Young | 33147733 | unr. | USA | L19 (b) | B--- | L10 (w) | L14 (w) | L15 (b) | 1.0 | |
| 21 | Sweta Upadrasta | 32387309 | 260 | USA | L4 (w) | L13 (b) | L15 (b) | L11 (w) | L18 (b) | 0.0 |