Chicago Class 2026
July 17, 2026 - July 19, 2026
View Live Games: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-chicago-class/games
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Expert:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_CHCC26: Expert
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | T-Med | T-Solkoff | T-Cumul. | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deshawn L Kelley | 14113448 | 2197 | W35 (w) | W10 (b) | W9 (w) | D2 (b) | W6 (w) | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15 | 14 | 2000.00 |
| 2 | Akshay Padmanabhan | 14297271 | 2100 | W38 (b) | W27 (w) | W20 (b) | D1 (w) | D3 (b) | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 500.00 |
| 3 | Roman P* Malyshev | 16939802 | 2129 | H--- | W15 (w) | W17 (b) | W8 (b) | D2 (w) | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 500.00 |
| 4 | Aarav Karthik | 30413685 | 2069 | W18 (w) | W26 (b) | W12 (w) | L6 (b) | W10 (w) | 4.0 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 500.00 |
| 5 | Mark P Hamilton | 12874655 | 1990 | H--- | D11 (b) | W40 (w) | W26 (b) | W9 (w) | 4.0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 500.00 |
| 6 | Ethan Y Liang | 16310431 | 2109 | D8 (b) | W31 (w) | W13 (b) | W4 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | Sean Gao | 16727955 | 1984 | L21 (w) | W19 (b) | W24 (w) | D11 (b) | W17 (w) | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9 | |
| 8 | Gallagher Kelsch | 31597048 | 1969 | D6 (w) | W14 (b) | W33 (b) | L3 (w) | D12 (w) | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Aayush Thakkar | 16353223 | 2060 | W19 (w) | W40 (b) | L1 (b) | W20 (w) | L5 (b) | 3.0 | 13 | 15 | 11 | |
| 10 | Vaibhav Kailash | 15185182 | 1980 | W24 (b) | L1 (w) | W27 (b) | W22 (w) | L4 (b) | 3.0 | 13 | 15 | 10 | |
| 11 | Andrew Cai | 16271017 | 1915 | D13 (b) | D5 (w) | W29 (b) | D7 (w) | D22 (b) | 3.0 | 13 | 15 | 9 | |
| 12 | Gautham Ramkumar | 16592023 | 2000 | W34 (b) | W23 (w) | L4 (b) | D17 (w) | D8 (b) | 3.0 | 12 | 13.5 | 10.5 | |
| 13 | Karthik Sai Padmanabhan | 14297265 | 2020 | D11 (w) | W25 (b) | L6 (w) | D18 (b) | W26 (w) | 3.0 | 11 | 13 | 8.5 | |
| 14 | Clara Mcgrew | 13377446 | 2131 | H--- | L8 (w) | W30 (b) | W23 (w) | D16 (b) | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | Hari Rangan Nadathur | 15816554 | 1965 | D36 (w) | L3 (b) | W25 (w) | W28 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | 10 | 10 | 7.5 | |
| 16 | William H Brock | 10152763 | 1968 | L17 (b) | D30 (w) | W31 (b) | W33 (w) | D14 (w) | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 7.5 | |
| 17 | Samraj S Nayak | 16602847 | 1868 | W16 (w) | W32 (b) | L3 (w) | D12 (b) | L7 (b) | 2.5 | 9.5 | 15 | 10 | |
| 18 | Nirav Nikhil | 30971145 | 1953 | L4 (b) | W39 (w) | D21 (b) | D13 (w) | D23 (b) | 2.5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
| 19 | Sean Mccarter | 14959192 | 1931 | L9 (b) | L7 (w) | W41 (b) | W29 (w) | D21 (b) | 2.5 | 7.5 | 12 | 5.5 | |
| 20 | Gaofei Wang | 17192683 | 1981 | X42 | W21 (b) | L2 (w) | L9 (b) | D24 (w) | 2.5 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 8.5 | |
| 21 | Cameron Heino | 13433711 | 1863 | W7 (b) | L20 (w) | D18 (w) | D36 (b) | D19 (w) | 2.5 | 7 | 12.5 | 8 | |
| 22 | WCM Elizabeth Xia | 30428139 | 2032 | L27 (b) | W37 (w) | W28 (w) | L10 (b) | D11 (w) | 2.5 | 7 | 11.5 | 7.5 | |
| 23 | Riley Scott Mcculloch | 30329967 | 1926 | W41 (w) | L12 (b) | W32 (w) | L14 (b) | D18 (w) | 2.5 | 7 | 11 | 8.5 | |
| 24 | Stanley Ren | 16922191 | 1899 | L10 (w) | B--- | L7 (b) | W38 (w) | D20 (b) | 2.5 | 6 | 9.5 | 5.5 | |
| 25 | Edward Jiayi Tang | 30688439 | 1898 | H--- | L13 (w) | L15 (b) | X41 | W32 (w) | 2.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 4 | |
| 26 | Evan Y Jin | 30495540 | 1901 | W39 (b) | L4 (w) | W38 (b) | L5 (w) | L13 (b) | 2.0 | 9 | 13 | 8 | |
| 27 | Michael E Aaron | 12000890 | 1925 | W22 (w) | L2 (b) | L10 (w) | D32 (b) | D28 (w) | 2.0 | 9 | 13 | 6.5 | |
| 28 | Brian Peterson | 20101371 | 1969 | D33 (b) | W41 (w) | L22 (b) | L15 (w) | D27 (b) | 2.0 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 7 | |
| 29 | Srikar Jayam | 16586674 | 2002 | L40 (w) | W34 (b) | L11 (w) | L19 (b) | W37 (w) | 2.0 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 5 | |
| 30 | Roy Benedek | 10344549 | 1912 | L32 (w) | D16 (b) | L14 (w) | D35 (b) | W38 (b) | 2.0 | 7 | 10 | 4 | |
| 31 | Emily Jiaying Tang | 30897070 | 1933 | H--- | L6 (b) | L16 (w) | D34 (w) | W39 (b) | 2.0 | 5.5 | 9 | 4 | |
| 32 | Robert David Sax | 11071708 | 2000 | W30 (b) | L17 (w) | L23 (b) | D27 (w) | L25 (b) | 1.5 | 8.5 | 11 | 6 | |
| 33 | Matthew Kent Pikus | 17324061 | 2108 | D28 (w) | W36 (b) | L8 (w) | L16 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | 7 | 10 | 6.5 | |
| 34 | Amitai Sebba | 15807085 | 1903 | L12 (w) | L29 (w) | D39 (b) | D31 (b) | D35 (w) | 1.5 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 3 | |
| 35 | Anirudh Anand | 30324099 | 1974 | L1 (b) | L38 (w) | D37 (b) | D30 (w) | D34 (b) | 1.5 | 6 | 10.5 | 3 | |
| 36 | Christopher Anthony Ventura | 12784958 | 2084 | D15 (b) | L33 (w) | H--- | D21 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 4.5 | |
| 37 | Jacob Tran | 31537801 | 1885 | H--- | L22 (b) | D35 (w) | D39 (w) | L29 (b) | 1.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 4.5 | |
| 38 | Faris Adan Pena | 30373791 | 1961 | L2 (w) | W35 (b) | L26 (w) | L24 (b) | L30 (w) | 1.0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 4 | |
| 39 | Lawrence S Cohen | 10341841 | 2000 | L26 (w) | L18 (b) | D34 (w) | D37 (b) | L31 (w) | 1.0 | 7 | 9.5 | 2.5 | |
| 40 | Kaden Scott | 31400171 | 1909 | W29 (b) | L9 (w) | L5 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| 41 | Louis Cedeno | 30130207 | 2026 | L23 (b) | L28 (b) | L19 (w) | F25 | U--- | 0.0 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 42 | Roman P Malyshev | 16939802 | 2129 | F20 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |