2026 NL Rapid Chess Championships Results

The Rapid Championships concluded yesterday with many tense battles in both sections.

The Crown section was super competitive and points were hard to come by. Despite this, John David Farrell finished in clear first place with an incredible score of 6/7! He showed amazing form, losing only to Evan Fang in the final round. JD was able to score impressive wins against Moon, Anthony, and Ryan. Congratulations to our 2026 NL Rapid Chess Champion - JD Farrell!!



Moon Nguyen (pictured below on the left) lost only a single game and drew one and found himself near the top of the field again in clear second place with 5.5/7.

Anthony Leonard (pictured below on the right) returned to action with an impressive 3rd place finish and 5/7 (#notwashed).



Top Junior Prize for the crown section is shared by Owen Williams and Timothy Calacala (3.5/7). While Best Performance goes to Matthew Bendzsa (4/7).

In the Challengers section, Brandon Welsh came 1st place a clear full point ahead of the field. Congratulations Brandon!!



Tanav Sharma (pictured left below) and Shiven Chauhan (pictured right below) finished tied for second with 5/7, but Tanav won in a rapid playoff so Tanav finished 2nd and Shiven finished 3rd.



Top Junior went to Liam Tucker with 4/7 and best performance went to Aimee Wang who had 4/7 also.

Well done to all of our winners!!!! Thanks to everyone for playing great chess as always, and fighting hard.

Thank you to Ryan Pickard who had the idea for this event and put so much effort in to making it happen. Thanks also to sponsors CakeyHand, The Market Family Cafe, HypeBox, and to other donors. 

Full standings for both sections are below.

SwissSys Report: 2026 NL Rapid Ch

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. 2026 NL Rapid Ch: Crown

SwissSys 11.80.2 - Standings. 2026 NL Rapid Ch: Challenger