2026 December Weekend Chess Classic – Irvine Entry List
December 19 - 20, 2026
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| Section Name | Players |
|---|---|
| OPEN | 15 |
| Under 1800 | 6 |
| Under 1400 | 5 |
| Under 700 | 5 |
| Sat Blitz Open | 7 |
| Sat Blitz under 1400 | 1 |
| Sunday Blitz Open | 5 |
| Sunday u1400 Blitz | 0 |
There are 44 players registered as of 2026-10-27T10:20:08Z
| Player Name | Rating | FIDE | Fed. | US Chess ID | Expiration | Section | Byes | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM Varela, Carlos Francisco | 2287 | 2231 | MEX | 16399805 | 2027-05-31 | OPEN | |||
| Zhang, Glenn | 2228 | 2151 | USA | 30146519 | 2027-03-31 | OPEN | |||
| Miller, Ike S | 2208 | 1887 | USA | 12501097 | 2026-10-31 | OPEN | US Chess membership will expire. See TD. | ||
| Chen, Renae | 2076 | 1920 | USA | 31388631 | 2027-08-31 | OPEN | |||
| Wang, Howard | 2051 | 1865 | USA | 30291617 | 2028-10-31 | OPEN | |||
| Legvold, Douglas E | 2032 | 1823 | USA | 12329550 | 2026-12-31 | OPEN | |||
| Lew, Jet | 2014 | 1776 | USA | 16741607 | 2028-10-31 | OPEN | |||
| Ju, Jason Jialong | 2006 | 1933 | USA | 32103096 | 2027-10-31 | OPEN | |||
| Gopi, Sahishnu | 1971 | 1739 | USA | 30507691 | 2027-04-30 | OPEN | |||
| Yu, Benjamin | 1941 | 1777 | USA | 30360050 | 2028-11-30 | OPEN | 4 | ||
| Liu, Taylor | 1872 | 1732 | USA | 30752032 | 2027-10-31 | OPEN | |||
| Yang, Wenyi | 1835 | 1731 | USA | 17112846 | 2027-10-31 | OPEN | |||
| Kuang, Terence | 1821 | 1658 | USA | 30986199 | 2028-02-29 | OPEN | |||
| Vega, Paul Ricardo | 1790 | 1649 | USA | 32428482 | 2028-05-31 | OPEN | |||
| Padmanaban, Tamiliniyan | 1717 | 1583 | USA | 31814063 | 2027-03-31 | OPEN | 2 | ||
| Zhanaidarov, Orynbay | 1645 | 1501 | KAZ | 31676886 | 2027-06-30 | Under 1800 | |||
| Hong, Kye | 1532 | 1655 | USA | 30522792 | 2028-03-31 | Under 1800 | |||
| Nurliyev, Magzhan | 1479 | 1622 | KAZ | 33250711 | 2027-09-30 | Under 1800 | |||
| Linn, Ethan Soe | 1346 | Unrated | USA | 30666303 | 2027-09-30 | Under 1800 | |||
| Mishra, Reyansh Rio | 1344 | Unrated | USA | 32485141 | 2027-07-31 | Under 1800 | |||
| Jennings, Elijah | 1270 | Unrated | USA | 31987059 | 2027-08-31 | Under 1800 | |||
| Miller, Noah Ryley | 1352 | 31261775 | 2027-06-30 | Under 1400 | |||||
| Margaryan, Mher | 1134 | Unrated | USA | 33174871 | 2027-06-30 | Under 1400 | |||
| woodson, Christian Tatum | 832 | USA | 33158090 | 2027-06-30 | Under 1400 | ||||
| Linn, Liam Soe | 779 | Unrated | USA | 31319170 | 2026-09-30 | Under 1400 | US Chess membership will expire. See TD. | ||
| Wong, Kainos | Unrated | USA | 33337350 | 2027-10-31 | Under 1400 | ||||
| Xuan, Katherine | 625 | USA | 33047518 | 2027-03-31 | Under 700 | ||||
| Feng Rodriguez, Kyler | 484 | Unrated | USA | 32824344 | 2028-01-31 | Under 700 | |||
| Chen, Cynthia | 422 | 32837777 | 2027-01-31 | Under 700 | |||||
| Li, Yize | 215 | Unrated | USA | 32272463 | 2030-01-31 | Under 700 | |||
| Wu, Hardy | Unrated | USA | 33341820 | 2027-10-31 | Under 700 | ||||
| FM Varela, Carlos Francisco | 2287 | 2231 | MEX | 16399805 | 2027-05-31 | Sat Blitz Open | |||
| Vega, Paul Ricardo | 1790 | 1649 | USA | 32428482 | 2028-05-31 | Sat Blitz Open | |||
| Nurliyev, Magzhan | 1479 | 1622 | KAZ | 33250711 | 2027-09-30 | Sat Blitz Open | |||
| Mishra, Reyansh Rio | 1344 | Unrated | USA | 32485141 | 2027-07-31 | Sat Blitz Open | |||
| Nam, Nguyen Nhat | 1311 | Unrated | VIE | 32527337 | 2026-08-31 | Sat Blitz Open | US Chess membership has expired. See TD. | ||
| Margaryan, Mher | 1134 | Unrated | USA | 33174871 | 2027-06-30 | Sat Blitz Open | |||
| Wong, Kainos | Unrated | USA | 33337350 | 2027-10-31 | Sat Blitz Open | ||||
| Rawat, Srishti | 717 | 33169506 | 2027-06-30 | Sat Blitz under 1400 | |||||
| Vega, Paul Ricardo | 1790 | 1649 | USA | 32428482 | 2028-05-31 | Sunday Blitz Open | |||
| Nurliyev, Magzhan | 1479 | 1622 | KAZ | 33250711 | 2027-09-30 | Sunday Blitz Open | |||
| Mishra, Reyansh Rio | 1344 | Unrated | USA | 32485141 | 2027-07-31 | Sunday Blitz Open | |||
| Margaryan, Mher | 1134 | Unrated | USA | 33174871 | 2027-06-30 | Sunday Blitz Open | |||
| Wong, Kainos | Unrated | USA | 33337350 | 2027-10-31 | Sunday Blitz Open |