diff --git a/rcs/sycamore_2019.py b/rcs/sycamore_2019.py
index d581b9f..5c88999 100644
--- a/rcs/sycamore_2019.py
+++ b/rcs/sycamore_2019.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ def bench_qrack(width, depth):
     full_sim = QrackSimulator(width)
 
     lcv_range = range(width)
-    all_bits = list(lcv_range)
     last_gates = []
 
     # Nearest-neighbor couplers:
diff --git a/rcs/sycamore_2019_qiskit_validation.py b/rcs/sycamore_2019_qiskit_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d4f8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rcs/sycamore_2019_qiskit_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+# How good are Google's own "patch circuits" and "elided circuits" as a direct XEB approximation to full Sycamore circuits?
+# (Are they better than the 2019 Sycamore hardware?)
+
+import math
+import random
+import statistics
+import sys
+
+from collections import Counter
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from scipy.stats import binom
+
+from pyqrack import QrackSimulator
+
+from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
+from qiskit.compiler import transpile
+from qiskit_aer.backends import AerSimulator
+from qiskit.quantum_info import Statevector
+from qiskit.circuit.library import UnitaryGate, ExcitationPreserving
+
+
+def factor_width(width):
+    col_len = math.floor(math.sqrt(width))
+    while (((width // col_len) * col_len) != width):
+        col_len -= 1
+    row_len = width // col_len
+    if col_len == 1:
+        raise Exception("ERROR: Can't simulate prime number width!")
+
+    return (row_len, col_len)
+
+
+def sqrt_x(circ, q):
+    ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2 = 0.5 + 0.5j
+    ONE_MINUS_I_DIV_2 = 0.5 - 0.5j
+    circ.append(UnitaryGate([ [ ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2, ONE_MINUS_I_DIV_2 ], [ ONE_MINUS_I_DIV_2, ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2 ] ]), [q])
+
+
+def sqrt_y(circ, q):
+    ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2 = 0.5 + 0.5j
+    ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2_NEG = -0.5 - 0.5j
+    circ.append(UnitaryGate([ [ ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2, ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2_NEG ], [ ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2, ONE_PLUS_I_DIV_2 ] ]), [q])
+
+
+def sqrt_w(circ, q):
+    diag = math.sqrt(0.5)
+    m01 = -0.5 - 0.5j
+    m10 = 0.5 - 0.5j
+    circ.append(UnitaryGate([ [ diag, m01 ], [ m10, diag ] ]), [q])
+
+
+
+def bench_qrack(width, depth):
+    # This is a "nearest-neighbor" coupler random circuit.
+    circ = QuantumCircuit(width)
+    control = AerSimulator(method="statevector")
+    shots = 1 << (width + 1)
+    
+    dead_qubit = 3 if width == 54 else width
+
+    lcv_range = range(width)
+    all_bits = list(lcv_range)
+    last_gates = []
+
+    # Nearest-neighbor couplers:
+    gateSequence = [ 0, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 0, 3 ]
+    one_bit_gates = [ sqrt_x, sqrt_y, sqrt_w ]
+
+    row_len, col_len = factor_width(width)
+
+    for d in range(depth):
+        # Single-qubit gates
+        if d == 0:
+            for i in lcv_range:
+                g = random.choice(one_bit_gates)
+                g(circ, i)
+                last_gates.append(g)
+        else:
+            # Don't repeat the same gate on the next layer.
+            for i in lcv_range:
+                temp_gates = one_bit_gates.copy()
+                temp_gates.remove(last_gates[i])
+                g = random.choice(one_bit_gates)
+                g(circ, i)
+                last_gates[i] = g
+
+        # Nearest-neighbor couplers:
+        ############################
+        gate = gateSequence.pop(0)
+        gateSequence.append(gate)
+        for row in range(1, row_len, 2):
+            for col in range(col_len):
+                temp_row = row
+                temp_col = col
+                temp_row = temp_row + (1 if (gate & 2) else -1);
+                temp_col = temp_col + (1 if (gate & 1) else 0)
+
+                # Bounded:
+                if (temp_row < 0) or (temp_col < 0) or (temp_row >= row_len) or (temp_col >= col_len):
+                    continue
+
+                b1 = row * row_len + col
+                b2 = temp_row * row_len + temp_col
+
+                if (b1 >= width) or (b2 >= width) or (b1 == dead_qubit) or (b2 == dead_qubit):
+                    continue
+
+                mtrx = [
+                    [ 1, 0, 0, 0],
+                    [ 0, math.cos(-math.pi / 4), -1j * math.sin(-math.pi / 4), 0],
+                    [0, -1j * math.sin(-math.pi / 4), math.cos(-math.pi / 4), 0],
+                    [ 0, 0, 0, np.exp(-1j * math.pi / 6) ]
+                ]
+                circ.append(UnitaryGate(mtrx), [b1, b2])
+
+        circ_qrack = transpile(circ, basis_gates=['u', 'swap', 'iswap' 'cx', 'cy', 'cz'])
+        experiment = QrackSimulator(width)
+        experiment.run_qiskit_circuit(circ_qrack)
+
+        circ_aer = transpile(circ, backend=control)
+        circ_aer.save_statevector()
+        job = control.run(circ_aer)
+
+        experiment_counts = dict(Counter(experiment.measure_shots(all_bits, shots)))
+        control_probs = Statevector(job.result().get_statevector()).probabilities()
+
+        calc_stats(control_probs, experiment_counts, d + 1, shots)
+
+
+def calc_stats(ideal_probs, counts, depth, shots):
+    # For QV, we compare probabilities of (ideal) "heavy outputs."
+    # If the probability is above 2/3, the protocol certifies/passes the qubit width.
+    n_pow = len(ideal_probs)
+    n = int(round(math.log2(n_pow)))
+    threshold = statistics.median(ideal_probs)
+    u_u = statistics.mean(ideal_probs)
+    numer = 0
+    denom = 0
+    sum_hog_counts = 0
+    for i in range(n_pow):
+        count = counts[i] if i in counts else 0
+        ideal = ideal_probs[i]
+
+        # XEB / EPLG
+        denom += (ideal - u_u) ** 2
+        numer += (ideal - u_u) * ((count / shots) - u_u)
+
+        # QV / HOG
+        if ideal > threshold:
+            sum_hog_counts += count
+
+    hog_prob = sum_hog_counts / shots
+    xeb = numer / denom
+    # p-value of heavy output count, if method were actually 50/50 chance of guessing
+    p_val = (1 - binom.cdf(sum_hog_counts - 1, shots, 1 / 2)) if sum_hog_counts > 0 else 1
+
+    print({
+        'qubits': n,
+        'depth': depth,
+        'xeb': xeb,
+        'hog_prob': hog_prob,
+        'p-value': p_val
+    })
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        raise RuntimeError('Usage: python3 sycamore_2019.py [width] [depth]')
+
+    width = int(sys.argv[1])
+    depth = int(sys.argv[2])
+
+    # Run the benchmarks
+    bench_qrack(width, depth)
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())