Siyong Zhang 8d took first place in the Open Division at the 2026 Chicago Rapid. Yi Wang 5d finished second, followed by Runrui Wang 5d,
Jeremy Chiu 7d and Kenny Jin 6d.
Main Division prizewinners, listed by rating band, were:
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3–4d: Dino Wang 3d, James Funk 4d
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1–2d: Elias O’Malley 1d, Hongkai Pan 1d
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1–2k: Kacey Saff 2k, Peter Leung 1k
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3–4k: Teng Tu 3k, Hongyang Yu 3k
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7–8k: Matthew Wang 8k, Brian Lawrence 7k
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9–10k: Daniel Park 10k, Sabrina Zhu 9k
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11–12k: Jason Cheng 11k, Jake Massey 12k
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15–16k: Jonathan Bickel 15k, Connor Galarneau 16k
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17–18k: Zoey Zhang 18k, Zenith Zhang 18k
In the youth tournament, organized by Xinming (Simon) Guo, Phillip Zhao and Roberto Coria earned gold medals; Alec Huang and Raymond Zeng earned silver; and Dalia Coria earned bronze.
The “Josekle” activity, organized by Peter Leung, also recognized two winners: Elias O’Malley 1d in the dan division and Samantha Mougette 5k in the kyu division.
Read the full tournament report, view the complete standings, and browse the extensive photo album.
Report by Albert Yen