RECAP: 2025 2nd Annual Snohomish County Open Chess Tournament

Slow and steady won the race at the 2nd Annual Snohomish County Open Chess Tournament in Mukilteo on Saturday, Aug. 23, put on by the Lake Stevens Slugs chess club.

The competition was a five-round, G/25 + 5-second-increment, Swiss (Open, U1500, Unrated) format with 95 players traveling from cities all across Washington state. There was also a competitor from Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, and another from Silver Spring, Maryland.

Below are the top three placers for each division and their respective prizes.

Open

1st Place: Pratik Thorwe ($260)

2nd Place: Rafael Palothingal ($160)

3rd Place: Daniel Qian ($105)

U1500

1st Place: Vivaan Sankrithi ($160)

2nd Place: Jinhan Zou ($90)

3rd Place: Aleksandar Zavalijevski ($65)

Unrated Section

1st Place: Xavier Palathingal ($100)

2nd Place: Ryan Taggart ($65)