Eastern Chess Congress 2026
October 23, 2026 - October 25, 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_ECCO26: Premier Section * Players are listed in order of Modified Median Tiebreaks, to determine 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 | 1-3 | GM Andrew Tang | 13215196 | 2645 | NY | W64 (b) | W21 (w) | W10 (b) | W6 (w) | D3 (b) | 4.5 | 15 | 1866.67 | |
| 2 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2637 | LIPZHO | MA | W75 (w) | W56 (b) | W22 (w) | D4 (b) | W12 (b) | 4.5 | 13.5 | 1766.67 | |
| 3 | GM Viktor Matviishen | 30176249 | 2618 | REUMAT | NY | W105 (b) | W101 (w) | W23 (b) | W5 (w) | D1 (w) | 4.5 | 13.5 | 1766.67 | |
| 4 | 4-9 | IM Kevin George | 31946530 | 2438 | CHAGEO | NJ | W54 (b) | W47 (w) | W8 (b) | D2 (w) | D7 (b) | 4.0 | 15 | 100.00 |
| 5 | IM Josiah Stearman | 14006506 | 2551 | SKESTE | NY | W103 (w) | W16 (b) | W13 (w) | L3 (b) | W27 (w) | 4.0 | 14.5 | 100.00 | |
| 6 | FM Gabriel Nicholas Petesch | 12737698 | 2385 | PA | W43 (w) | W46 (b) | W20 (w) | L1 (b) | W30 (w) | 4.0 | 13.5 | 100.00 | ||
| 7 | CM Carter Ho | 16196601 | 2342 | NY | W57 (w) | W33 (b) | W44 (w) | D9 (b) | D4 (w) | 4.0 | 13.5 | 100.00 | ||
| 8 | CM Tariq Yue | 30014129 | 2251 | CHOYUE | PA | W84 (w) | W11 (b) | L4 (w) | W46 (b) | W20 (w) | 4.0 | 13 | 1000.00 | |
| 9 | GM Joel Benjamin | 10102511 | 2579 | NJ | H--- | W42 (b) | W70 (w) | D7 (w) | W21 (b) | 4.0 | 12.5 | 100.00 | ||
| 10 | 10-19 | Kevin Wang | 17154490 | 2288 | DE | W26 (w) | W59 (b) | L1 (w) | W45 (b) | D11 (w) | 3.5 | 13.5 | 55.56 | |
| 11 | WFM Allyson Yu | 30721310 | 2012 | NY | W29 (b) | L8 (w) | W101 (b) | W28 (w) | D10 (b) | 3.5 | 13.5 | 55.56 | ||
| 12 | FM Jamison Edrich Kao | 31292230 | 2354 | CT | H--- | W79 (w) | W40 (b) | W24 (b) | L2 (w) | 3.5 | 12.5 | |||
| 13 | Jordan Groff | 14534054 | 2272 | CT | W55 (b) | W83 (w) | L5 (b) | W47 (w) | D14 (b) | 3.5 | 12.5 | 55.56 | ||
| 14 | Pranav Reddy Marri | 30067415 | 2138 | NJ | H--- | W32 (w) | D28 (b) | W22 (b) | D13 (w) | 3.5 | 12.5 | 55.56 | ||
| 15 | CM David Zhurbinsky | 14215292 | 2285 | ZLOZHU | NJ | W69 (b) | L44 (w) | W81 (b) | D19 (w) | W52 (b) | 3.5 | 11 | 55.56 | |
| 16 | Rocky Wang | 17133074 | 2204 | WANWAN | MI | W62 (b) | L5 (w) | W87 (b) | W38 (w) | H--- | 3.5 | 11 | 55.56 | |
| 17 | Pranav Shankar | 16071802 | 2117 | NJ | W49 (w) | D24 (b) | D31 (w) | W71 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | 11 | 55.56 | ||
| 18 | Vedansh Kumbharathi | 30024270 | 2226 | PA | D73 (w) | D78 (b) | W60 (w) | D26 (b) | W44 (w) | 3.5 | 9.5 | 55.56 | ||
| 19 | Anvith Reddy Marri | 16793462 | 2172 | NJ | H--- | D61 (b) | W85 (w) | D15 (b) | W51 (w) | 3.5 | 9.5 | 55.56 | ||
| 20 | 20-43 | Maxim Farberov | 13589163 | 2229 | NJ | W50 (b) | W65 (w) | L6 (b) | W33 (w) | L8 (b) | 3.0 | 13.5 | ||
| 21 | Bela Lorand Kis | 12891899 | 2200 | PA | W72 (w) | L1 (b) | W78 (w) | W70 (b) | L9 (w) | 3.0 | 13 | |||
| 22 | CM Shawn Xu | 30264362 | 2309 | MA | W87 (b) | W58 (w) | L2 (b) | L14 (w) | W45 (b) | 3.0 | 12.5 | |||
| 23 | Elliott Goodrich | 16831504 | 2282 | NY | W86 (w) | W60 (b) | L3 (w) | D31 (b) | D35 (w) | 3.0 | 12.5 | |||
| 24 | Vishnusankar Jonnalagadda | 16457328 | 2220 | GA | W104 (b) | D17 (w) | W48 (b) | L12 (w) | D36 (b) | 3.0 | 12.5 | |||
| 25 | Wesley Luo | 16424622 | 2152 | PA | W106 (b) | D94 (w) | D39 (b) | D34 (w) | D41 (b) | 3.0 | 12 | |||
| 26 | Aditya Ramkumar | 16245754 | 2093 | NC | L10 (b) | W97 (w) | W93 (b) | D18 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.0 | 12 | |||
| 27 | Yu-Cheng Liang | 16359401 | 2237 | MCCLIA | WA | H--- | W74 (w) | W92 (b) | D30 (w) | L5 (b) | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| 28 | WFM Ashley Qian | 30553838 | 2207 | ON | D61 (w) | W76 (b) | D14 (w) | L11 (b) | W75 (w) | 3.0 | 11 | |||
| 29 | WFM Aimee Yang | 30082227 | 2201 | PA | L11 (w) | W84 (b) | W61 (w) | D44 (b) | D26 (w) | 3.0 | 11 | |||
| 30 | Alisher Oskenbay | 33082562 | 2200 | NY | D96 (w) | W73 (b) | W88 (w) | D27 (b) | L6 (b) | 3.0 | 11 | |||
| 31 | Armaan Chandragupta Jain | 30230374 | 2197 | LIWJAI | NY | D67 (b) | W90 (w) | D17 (b) | D23 (w) | D32 (b) | 3.0 | 11 | ||
| 32 | Milo Su | 31296341 | 1990 | NY | H--- | L14 (b) | W54 (w) | W88 (b) | D31 (w) | 3.0 | 11 | |||
| 33 | Miles Hinson | 12893979 | 2150 | NY | W77 (w) | L7 (w) | W102 (b) | L20 (b) | W63 (w) | 3.0 | 10.5 | |||
| 34 | Rishith Bhoopathi | 30394882 | 2236 | NJ | L59 (w) | W86 (b) | W66 (w) | D25 (b) | D37 (w) | 3.0 | 10 | |||
| 35 | Evan Bates | 30745116 | 2192 | TX | L83 (b) | W91 (w) | W50 (b) | D39 (w) | D23 (b) | 3.0 | 10 | |||
| 36 | Yegna Sairam Jandhyala | 30294344 | 2155 | NJ | D45 (b) | L48 (w) | W76 (w) | W59 (b) | D24 (w) | 3.0 | 10 | |||
| 37 | WCM Alice Chovanec | 16898466 | 2135 | CHOYUE | NY | H--- | L45 (w) | W62 (b) | W48 (w) | D34 (b) | 3.0 | 10 | ||
| 38 | Sam Schenk | 14675052 | 2134 | VA | D63 (w) | D85 (b) | W49 (w) | L16 (b) | W60 (w) | 3.0 | 10 | |||
| 39 | Priyansh Garg | 17279963 | 2281 | NY | H--- | W100 (b) | D25 (w) | D35 (b) | D40 (w) | 3.0 | 9.5 | |||
| 40 | Benjamin Gu Lin | 15976160 | 2168 | PA | H--- | W99 (b) | L12 (w) | W58 (w) | D39 (b) | 3.0 | 9.5 | |||
| 41 | Roman Rychkov | 12985662 | 2229 | MOSRYC | NJ | L60 (w) | W72 (b) | D59 (w) | W74 (b) | D25 (w) | 3.0 | 9 | ||
| 42 | Alexander Golosovker | 17055851 | 2117 | NY | H--- | L9 (w) | D67 (b) | W95 (w) | W73 (b) | 3.0 | 8.5 | |||
| 43 | Daniel Antonio Moreno | 15216206 | 2100 | NJ | L6 (b) | H--- | H--- | W67 (w) | W68 (b) | 3.0 | 7.5 | |||
| 44 | 44-57 | Thomas Egelhof | 30224545 | 2011 | NY | W71 (w) | W15 (b) | L7 (b) | D29 (w) | L18 (b) | 2.5 | 10 | ||
| 45 | Grayson Xiang | 30650149 | 1976 | NY | D36 (w) | W37 (b) | W68 (b) | L10 (w) | L22 (w) | 2.5 | 9 | |||
| 46 | Ethan Kozower | 15903686 | 2187 | NY | W97 (b) | L6 (w) | W83 (b) | L8 (w) | D50 (b) | 2.5 | 8 | |||
| 47 | Mr. Nivaan Shrivastava | 30075883 | 2161 | NJ | W102 (w) | L4 (b) | W100 (w) | L13 (b) | D49 (w) | 2.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 48 | Sujia Diao | 17103011 | 1992 | DIASCH | NJ | H--- | W36 (b) | L24 (w) | L37 (b) | W84 (w) | 2.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 49 | Kavin Chandar Sathiesh | 30198201 | 1900 | VA | L17 (b) | W104 (w) | L38 (b) | W80 (w) | D47 (b) | 2.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 50 | Christian Nelio Carrasco | 15929632 | 2062 | VA | L20 (w) | W98 (b) | L35 (w) | W77 (b) | D46 (w) | 2.5 | 7 | |||
| 51 | Landon Meadors | 31453265 | 2234 | LIYMEA | DE | W91 (b) | L70 (w) | D65 (b) | W92 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 52 | WFM Lacey Wang | 30313152 | 2192 | WANWAN | CT | H--- | D82 (w) | W95 (b) | D53 (b) | L15 (w) | 2.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 53 | Ansh Milinkumar Shah | 17109163 | 2357 | NJ | L58 (b) | W69 (w) | W64 (b) | D52 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | 6 | |||
| 54 | Aiden Kennedy | 17268125 | 2108 | NJ | L4 (w) | H--- | L32 (b) | W104 (w) | W83 (b) | 2.5 | 5.5 | |||
| 55 | Mark Leo Kogan | 30053068 | 2081 | NJ | L13 (w) | L71 (b) | W98 (w) | D85 (b) | W89 (w) | 2.5 | 5.5 | |||
| 56 | Logan J Brain | 12703577 | 2216 | NY | W95 (b) | L2 (w) | D58 (b) | W65 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | 5 | |||
| 57 | Andrew Zhang | 30277790 | 2094 | NY | L7 (b) | D62 (w) | W90 (b) | H--- | H--- | 2.5 | 3.5 | |||
| 58 | 58-82 | Theodore Bernstein | 31096166 | 2094 | ZHABER | NJ | W53 (w) | L22 (b) | D56 (w) | L40 (b) | D59 (w) | 2.0 | 11 | |
| 59 | Jesse Hoffman | 14804351 | 2036 | NY | W34 (b) | L10 (w) | D41 (b) | L36 (w) | D58 (b) | 2.0 | 11 | |||
| 60 | Harry Li | 16988211 | 2030 | MA | W41 (b) | L23 (w) | L18 (b) | W102 (w) | L38 (b) | 2.0 | 10.5 | |||
| 61 | Pranav Prasanna | 17334890 | 2025 | NJ | D28 (b) | D19 (w) | L29 (b) | L81 (w) | W98 (b) | 2.0 | 9 | |||
| 62 | Winston Ruiying Chen | 31394432 | 2020 | NY | L16 (w) | D57 (b) | L37 (w) | W86 (b) | D74 (w) | 2.0 | 9 | |||
| 63 | Akram Shehata | 31630927 | 1951 | NJ | D38 (b) | L92 (w) | W79 (b) | D64 (w) | L33 (b) | 2.0 | 9 | |||
| 64 | Arhan Javeri | 16378223 | 2133 | NY | L1 (w) | W89 (b) | L53 (w) | D63 (b) | D66 (w) | 2.0 | 8.5 | |||
| 65 | Akhil Velampalli | 16522403 | 2123 | NJ | W98 (w) | L20 (b) | D51 (w) | L56 (b) | D76 (w) | 2.0 | 8 | |||
| 66 | WCM Rashmika Maringanti | 33238029 | 2074 | NJ | L94 (b) | W106 (w) | L34 (b) | D83 (w) | D64 (b) | 2.0 | 8 | |||
| 67 | Kristian Jacome | 14531740 | 2020 | NY | D31 (w) | L88 (b) | D42 (w) | L43 (b) | X | 2.0 | 8 | |||
| 68 | Kushagra Bhargava | 16956146 | 2183 | CT | D78 (w) | W96 (b) | L45 (w) | D75 (b) | L43 (w) | 2.0 | 7.5 | |||
| 69 | Vincent Yu | 17165368 | 2089 | NY | L15 (w) | L53 (b) | D89 (w) | W96 (b) | D72 (w) | 2.0 | 7.5 | |||
| 70 | Agustya Adhyam | 30038167 | 1962 | NJ | W107 (w) | W51 (b) | L9 (b) | L21 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | 7.5 | |||
| 71 | FM Gregory Markzon | 12057550 | 2200 | NJ | L44 (b) | W55 (w) | W80 (b) | L17 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | 7 | |||
| 72 | Vikas Rama | 15213714 | 2009 | NJ | L21 (b) | L41 (w) | W105 (b) | D87 (w) | D69 (b) | 2.0 | 7 | |||
| 73 | Theodore V Pimanoff | 17124861 | 2055 | NY | D18 (b) | L30 (w) | H--- | W100 (b) | L42 (w) | 2.0 | 6.5 | |||
| 74 | Jack Boyer-olson | 30489449 | 2118 | NY | H--- | L27 (b) | W96 (w) | L41 (w) | D62 (b) | 2.0 | 6 | |||
| 75 | Aayansh Pramanik | 30344898 | 2113 | NJ | L2 (b) | H--- | W99 (w) | D68 (w) | L28 (b) | 2.0 | 6 | |||
| 76 | WCM Elizabeth Zhou | 30081108 | 2054 | ZHOZHO | NY | H--- | L28 (w) | L36 (b) | W97 (w) | D65 (b) | 2.0 | 6 | ||
| 77 | Nirupam Kushalnagar | 17349316 | 1973 | NY | L33 (b) | L87 (w) | B--- | L50 (w) | W95 (b) | 2.0 | 5.5 | |||
| 78 | Matt Chan | 13910194 | 2016 | CT | D68 (b) | D18 (w) | L21 (b) | H--- | H--- | 2.0 | 5 | |||
| 79 | Derek Zhang | 17110950 | 2084 | NY | H--- | L12 (b) | L63 (w) | D99 (b) | W85 (w) | 2.0 | 4.5 | |||
| 80 | Leo Paas | 30337747 | 2050 | NY | H--- | H--- | L71 (w) | L49 (b) | W99 (w) | 2.0 | 3.5 | |||
| 81 | CM Ian Avery Singh | 30239811 | 2125 | NY | H--- | H--- | L15 (w) | W61 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | 2 | |||
| 82 | Jayden Li | 30082341 | 2063 | NJ | D93 (w) | D52 (b) | H--- | H--- | U--- | 2.0 | 2 | |||
| 83 | 83-94 | Leif Karell | 10176484 | 2000 | KARKAR | MD | W35 (w) | L13 (b) | L46 (w) | D66 (b) | L54 (w) | 1.5 | 10 | |
| 84 | Aaryan Mummidi | 16242623 | 2076 | NJ | L8 (b) | L29 (w) | D97 (b) | W90 (w) | L48 (b) | 1.5 | 8 | |||
| 85 | Isaac Noah Lui | 30138098 | 1965 | NY | H--- | D38 (w) | L19 (b) | D55 (w) | L79 (b) | 1.5 | 7.5 | |||
| 86 | Leon Shevelenko | 17268131 | 2085 | SHESHE | NJ | L23 (b) | L34 (w) | D91 (b) | L62 (w) | W100 (w) | 1.5 | 7 | ||
| 87 | Eric Yj Liu | 30136104 | 2093 | LIULIU | NY | L22 (w) | W77 (b) | L16 (w) | D72 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 88 | Brian Arthur | 14176605 | 2123 | NY | D90 (b) | W67 (w) | L30 (b) | L32 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | 6 | |||
| 89 | Vincent Gao | 30789435 | 1995 | NJ | L101 (b) | L64 (w) | D69 (b) | W105 (w) | L55 (b) | 1.5 | 6 | |||
| 90 | Raben Goel | 30336888 | 1953 | NJ | D88 (w) | L31 (b) | L57 (w) | L84 (b) | W105 (w) | 1.5 | 6 | |||
| 91 | WCM Wan Qin Li | 30427379 | 2033 | LIWJAI | NY | L51 (w) | L35 (b) | D86 (w) | D103 (b) | H--- | 1.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 92 | Rohit Bhatta | 13276665 | 2123 | CA | H--- | W63 (b) | L27 (w) | L51 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | 4.5 | |||
| 93 | FM Nelson Castaneda | 12564228 | 2243 | CT | D82 (b) | H--- | L26 (w) | H--- | U--- | 1.5 | 2.5 | |||
| 94 | Vihaan Saxena | 16458708 | 2235 | NJ | W66 (w) | D25 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | 2 | |||
| 95 | 95-103 | Julian Ma | 30017413 | 2027 | NJ | L56 (w) | W103 (b) | L52 (w) | L42 (b) | L77 (w) | 1.0 | 8.5 | ||
| 96 | Christopher J Williams | 16250362 | 2033 | NY | D30 (b) | L68 (w) | L74 (b) | L69 (w) | D97 (b) | 1.0 | 7 | |||
| 97 | Miles Nathaniel Griffin | 14946881 | 1994 | NJ | L46 (w) | L26 (b) | D84 (w) | L76 (b) | D96 (w) | 1.0 | 7 | |||
| 98 | Kevin Shen | 16963452 | 1982 | PA | L65 (b) | L50 (w) | L55 (b) | B--- | L61 (w) | 1.0 | 6.5 | |||
| 99 | Samuel Cheng | 30067638 | 1995 | YANCHE | NY | H--- | L40 (w) | L75 (b) | D79 (w) | L80 (b) | 1.0 | 6 | ||
| 100 | Kritarth Acharya | 31079746 | 1912 | PA | B--- | L39 (w) | L47 (b) | L73 (w) | L86 (b) | 1.0 | 6 | |||
| 101 | WIM Chloe Gaw | 16608942 | 2191 | NY | W89 (w) | L3 (b) | L11 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | 5 | |||
| 102 | Premsai Nallapareddygari | 31083400 | 1987 | NJ | L47 (b) | W105 (w) | L33 (w) | L60 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | 4.5 | |||
| 103 | Leonhard Chang | 17018215 | 2112 | NJ | L5 (b) | L95 (w) | D104 (b) | D91 (w) | U | 1.0 | 3.5 | |||
| 104 | 104 | Leon Chu | 17015896 | 2037 | NY | L24 (w) | L49 (b) | D103 (w) | L54 (b) | U--- | 0.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 105 | 105-107 | CM Stella Xin | 30733032 | 2113 | NY | L3 (w) | L102 (b) | L72 (w) | L89 (b) | L90 (b) | 0.0 | 6.5 | ||
| 106 | Darren Wu | 30136086 | 1995 | NY | L25 (w) | L66 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 2 | |||
| 107 | Andrey Ubushiev | 30149887 | 2150 | NJ | L70 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 0 |