Boston Chess Congress 2026
January 02, 2026 - January 04, 2026
To contact Continental Chess, please email: director@chess.us (at least one hour before your game).
When your game is over, please confirm the result with your opponent by signing each other's notation sheets.
After you have done this, please also write the result of your game on the yellow pairing sheet in the hall.
If your result is not reported correctly, this may affect your pairings, rating and possible prize.
Thank You!
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Premier!:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_BCC26: Premier Section!
Tied players are listed in order of Modified Median Tiebreaks (used to decide winner of First Place Bonus Prize)
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | T-Med | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | FM Danila Poliannikov | 14969622 | 2459 | MA | W28 (b) | W25 (w) | D14 (b) | W22 (w) | W9 (b) | 4.5 | 12 | 1000.00 | |
| 2 | GM Alexander Ivanov | 12513936 | 2462 | ZHAIVA | MA | D59 (b) | W55 (w) | W39 (b) | W14 (w) | W8 (w) | 4.5 | 10.5 | 900.00 | |
| 3 | 3-7 | IM Aaron Jacobson | 13871294 | 2452 | NJ | W43 (w) | D16 (b) | W11 (w) | W24 (b) | D4 (w) | 4.0 | 13 | 133.33 | |
| 4 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2659 | PETZHO | MA | W52 (w) | D23 (b) | W27 (w) | W10 (w) | D3 (b) | 4.0 | 12.5 | 133.33 | |
| 5 | IM Denys K Shmelov | 13433622 | 2443 | MA | W48 (b) | W40 (w) | L8 (b) | W25 (w) | W17 (b) | 4.0 | 11 | 133.33 | ||
| 6 | Anton Barash | 13679247 | 2257 | MA | W41 (w) | W30 (b) | D24 (w) | D13 (b) | W19 (w) | 4.0 | 11 | 375.00 | ||
| 7 | Eshan Guha | 15473182 | 2285 | NJ | W61 (w) | L22 (b) | W43 (w) | W47 (b) | W13 (w) | 4.0 | 10.5 | 375.00 | ||
| 8 | 8-12 | CM Brandon Jiang | 15174987 | 2186 | WA | W65 (b) | W17 (w) | W5 (w) | H--- | L2 (b) | 3.5 | 13.5 | ||
| 9 | Aaron Yitian Wang | 30150762 | 2177 | SC | D49 (w) | W54 (b) | W16 (w) | W15 (b) | L1 (w) | 3.5 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Joaquin A. Carlson | 15794580 | 2254 | MA | W37 (b) | D39 (w) | W23 (w) | L4 (b) | W27 (w) | 3.5 | 11.5 | |||
| 11 | CM Shawn Xu | 30264362 | 2150 | MA | W50 (b) | D13 (w) | L3 (b) | W53 (w) | W26 (w) | 3.5 | 11.5 | |||
| 12 | Raymond Xu | 15248334 | 2166 | MA | L13 (b) | W29 (w) | D55 (b) | W33 (w) | W24 (b) | 3.5 | 10.5 | |||
| 13 | 13-21 | Charles Huang | 30427161 | 2045 | MA | W12 (w) | D11 (b) | W18 (b) | D6 (w) | L7 (b) | 3.0 | 15 | ||
| 14 | Dattasai Kilari | 16429310 | 2194 | MA | W56 (w) | W46 (b) | D1 (w) | L2 (b) | D16 (w) | 3.0 | 13.5 | |||
| 15 | Eric Z Feng | 15742464 | 2285 | ZHAFEN | MA | W33 (b) | W21 (w) | D22 (b) | L9 (w) | D18 (b) | 3.0 | 12.5 | ||
| 16 | Muhammed Sinan Gonullu | 31845989 | 2146 | VA | W60 (b) | D3 (w) | L9 (b) | W44 (w) | D14 (b) | 3.0 | 12.5 | |||
| 17 | WCM Stella Xin | 30733032 | 2053 | NY | W26 (w) | L8 (b) | W58 (w) | W45 (b) | L5 (w) | 3.0 | 12 | |||
| 18 | William Wu | 30020380 | 2160 | MA | W29 (w) | D53 (b) | L13 (w) | W41 (b) | D15 (w) | 3.0 | 10.5 | |||
| 19 | Michael P Carey | 10120560 | 2123 | RI | H--- | D51 (w) | W57 (b) | W20 (w) | L6 (b) | 3.0 | 10 | |||
| 20 | Jordan Groff | 14534054 | 2295 | COPGRO | CT | L22 (w) | W61 (b) | W53 (w) | L19 (b) | W35 (w) | 3.0 | 9.5 | ||
| 21 | Aiden Kennedy | 17268125 | 2103 | NJ | W63 (w) | L15 (b) | W46 (w) | D34 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | 9 | |||
| 22 | 22-38 | Hrishikesh Sai Vedula | 16099404 | 2094 | NH | W20 (b) | W7 (w) | D15 (w) | L1 (b) | U--- | 2.5 | 10 | ||
| 23 | Max Ingargiola | 15588925 | 2149 | CT | W38 (w) | D4 (w) | L10 (b) | D42 (b) | D28 (w) | 2.5 | 9 | |||
| 24 | Franklin Phillip Lewis | 15922026 | 2091 | MA | W45 (b) | W59 (w) | D6 (b) | L3 (w) | L12 (w) | 2.5 | 9 | |||
| 25 | Sivavishnu Srinivasan | 16778004 | 2141 | CA | W31 (w) | L1 (b) | W56 (w) | L5 (b) | D29 (w) | 2.5 | 8.5 | |||
| 26 | Zachary Pan | 30221502 | 2219 | MA | L17 (b) | W37 (w) | D28 (b) | W52 (w) | L11 (b) | 2.5 | 8 | |||
| 27 | Rocky Wang | 17133074 | 2152 | MI | D51 (b) | W42 (w) | L4 (b) | W39 (w) | L10 (b) | 2.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 28 | Luke Shin | 30650992 | 2099 | NJ | L1 (w) | W31 (b) | D26 (w) | D36 (b) | D23 (b) | 2.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 29 | Samanyu Alluri | 30185788 | 2044 | MA | L18 (b) | L12 (b) | W48 (w) | W57 (w) | D25 (b) | 2.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 30 | Shea Winter | 30178627 | 2061 | VT | W64 (b) | L6 (w) | L34 (b) | D50 (w) | W52 (b) | 2.5 | 6.5 | |||
| 31 | Nathan Max Peyton | 16452322 | 2005 | NY | L25 (b) | L28 (w) | B--- | W56 (b) | D36 (w) | 2.5 | 6.5 | |||
| 32 | Priyansh Garg | 17279963 | 2260 | NY | L39 (b) | D41 (w) | L35 (w) | W54 (b) | W42 (w) | 2.5 | 6 | |||
| 33 | Alexander Golosovker | 17055851 | 2092 | NY | L15 (w) | W63 (b) | D45 (w) | L12 (b) | W51 (w) | 2.5 | 6 | |||
| 34 | Robert P Cousins | 12653439 | 2191 | NH | H--- | D49 (b) | W30 (w) | D21 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | 5 | |||
| 35 | Kenneth Patrick Thomas | 10773571 | 2000 | MA | D47 (w) | H--- | W32 (b) | H--- | L20 (b) | 2.5 | 5 | |||
| 36 | Henry L Terrie | 10025265 | 2200 | NH | H--- | D47 (b) | H--- | D28 (w) | D31 (b) | 2.5 | 4.5 | |||
| 37 | John Blomer | 30072898 | 2071 | MN | L10 (w) | L26 (b) | W60 (w) | W46 (b) | H--- | 2.5 | 4.5 | |||
| 38 | WFM Ananya Ananth | 15971911 | 2014 | VA | L23 (b) | D62 (w) | W59 (b) | W40 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | 4.5 | |||
| 39 | 39-50 | Mark Leo Kogan | 30053068 | 2081 | NJ | W32 (w) | D10 (b) | L2 (w) | L27 (b) | D45 (w) | 2.0 | 10 | ||
| 40 | Muhammad Azimzade | 32438075 | 2113 | RI | W44 (w) | L5 (b) | D49 (w) | L38 (b) | D41 (w) | 2.0 | 9.5 | |||
| 41 | Arthur Zhou | 30350651 | 2073 | MA | L6 (b) | D32 (b) | W54 (w) | L18 (w) | D40 (b) | 2.0 | 9 | |||
| 42 | Mr. Dhruvesh Ravishankar | 16599760 | 2003 | TX | D58 (w) | L27 (b) | W62 (b) | D23 (w) | L32 (b) | 2.0 | 8.5 | |||
| 43 | Vlad Farfel | 13713073 | 2098 | MA | L3 (b) | W60 (w) | L7 (b) | D51 (w) | D44 (b) | 2.0 | 8 | |||
| 44 | Jericho Carlson | 16096060 | 2001 | MA | L40 (b) | W48 (w) | D52 (w) | L16 (b) | D43 (w) | 2.0 | 7.5 | |||
| 45 | Josue Velazquez Martinez | 16037324 | 2204 | MA | L24 (w) | B--- | D33 (b) | L17 (w) | D39 (b) | 2.0 | 7 | |||
| 46 | Andrew Jeselson | 15782648 | 2039 | MA | W62 (b) | L14 (w) | L21 (b) | L37 (w) | X56 | 2.0 | 7 | |||
| 47 | Andrew Zhang | 30277790 | 2103 | ZHAZHA | NY | D35 (b) | D36 (w) | W51 (b) | L7 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 48 | Leonhard Chang | 17018215 | 2097 | WANCHA | NJ | L5 (w) | L44 (b) | L29 (b) | W59 (w) | W53 (b) | 2.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 49 | Matt Chan | 13910194 | 2046 | CT | D9 (b) | D34 (w) | D40 (b) | U--- | H--- | 2.0 | 5 | |||
| 50 | Eric Cheng | 16921202 | 2021 | NY | L11 (w) | L52 (b) | W61 (w) | D30 (b) | H--- | 2.0 | 5 | |||
| 51 | 51-55 | Ben Palmer | 31322762 | 2042 | MA | D27 (w) | D19 (b) | L47 (w) | D43 (b) | L33 (b) | 1.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 52 | Toma Matsunaga | 17330352 | 2100 | L4 (b) | W50 (w) | D44 (b) | L26 (b) | L30 (w) | 1.5 | 9 | ||||
| 53 | Felix Wu | 30258050 | 1934 | MA | B--- | D18 (w) | L20 (b) | L11 (b) | L48 (w) | 1.5 | 8 | |||
| 54 | Venkat Devarshi Devata | 17324391 | 1981 | MA | H--- | L9 (w) | L41 (b) | L32 (w) | W60 (b) | 1.5 | 5 | |||
| 55 | Oskar Zoffer | 16471866 | 2087 | MA | B--- | L2 (b) | D12 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | 3.5 | |||
| 56 | 56-58 | Brian Qixuan Zhang | 30104944 | 2053 | NC | L14 (b) | W64 (w) | L25 (b) | L31 (w) | F46 | 1.0 | 6 | ||
| 57 | Charlie Creswell | 30359466 | 2081 | ME | H--- | D58 (b) | L19 (w) | L29 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | 4.5 | |||
| 58 | Alexander Fang Meng | 15844061 | 2130 | MA | D42 (b) | D57 (w) | L17 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | 3.5 | |||
| 59 | 59-62 | Michael Uwakwe | 15610873 | 2105 | CT | D2 (w) | L24 (b) | L38 (w) | L48 (b) | U--- | 0.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 60 | Brent Mccreesh | 14567906 | 2007 | CT | L16 (w) | L43 (b) | L37 (b) | D61 (w) | L54 (w) | 0.5 | 7 | |||
| 61 | Bohan Wang | 16880573 | 2083 | MA | L7 (b) | L20 (w) | L50 (b) | D60 (b) | U--- | 0.5 | 5.5 | |||
| 62 | Lacey Wang | 30313152 | 2151 | WANCHA | CT | L46 (w) | D38 (b) | L42 (w) | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 63 | 63-65 | Camden I Wagner | 13599730 | 1958 | PA | L21 (b) | L33 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 64 | Lawyer Times | 12167330 | 2236 | MA | L30 (w) | L56 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 1.5 | |||
| 65 | William E Ravn | 14925795 | 2048 | ME | L8 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 0 |