Eastern Class Championships 2026
October 16, 2026 - October 18, 2026
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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.
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Standings for Expert (1900-2199):
SwissSys Standings. CCA_ECC26: Experts!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Peter Davis | 15949766 | 2073 | MA | W38 (w) | W30 (b) | D4 (w) | W24 (b) | W2 (w) | 4.5 | 1200.00 | |
| 2 | 2-5 | Omkar Maralappanavar | 30512002 | 2080 | CT | W19 (b) | W22 (w) | W5 (b) | W6 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.0 | 275.00 | |
| 3 | Vincent Gao | 30789435 | 1995 | NJ | H--- | W39 (w) | W31 (b) | D15 (b) | W9 (w) | 4.0 | 275.00 | ||
| 4 | Michael Uwakwe | 15610873 | 1932 | SMIUWA | CT | W43 (b) | W12 (w) | D1 (b) | D8 (w) | W15 (w) | 4.0 | 275.00 | |
| 5 | Kritarth Acharya | 31079746 | 1912 | PA | W26 (w) | W41 (b) | L2 (w) | W18 (b) | W11 (w) | 4.0 | 275.00 | ||
| 6 | 6-10 | Roman P Malyshev | 16939802 | 2148 | NY | W18 (w) | W16 (b) | D9 (w) | L2 (b) | W17 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 7 | Harry Li | 16988211 | 2030 | MA | D31 (w) | W36 (b) | L24 (w) | W35 (b) | W23 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 8 | Matt Chan | 13910194 | 2016 | CT | W33 (w) | W32 (b) | D10 (w) | D4 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | |||
| 9 | Xiaoman Chu | 14991055 | 2005 | NH | W23 (w) | W11 (b) | D6 (b) | W10 (w) | L3 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 10 | Ronan Mcdermott | 14255627 | 1930 | NY | W37 (w) | W17 (w) | D8 (b) | L9 (b) | W16 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 11 | 11-15 | Michael P Carey | 10120560 | 2108 | RI | W20 (b) | L9 (w) | W27 (b) | W19 (w) | L5 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 12 | Will Schiminger | 30855496 | 2052 | MD | W27 (w) | L4 (b) | L18 (w) | W32 (b) | W24 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 13 | Jesse Hoffman | 14804351 | 2036 | WEBHOF | NY | D39 (b) | D35 (w) | D22 (b) | D21 (w) | W31 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 14 | Winston Ruiying Chen | 31394432 | 2020 | NY | H--- | L21 (w) | W39 (b) | D31 (w) | W27 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 15 | Luca Festa | 30719751 | 1829 | CT | W45 (w) | H--- | W21 (b) | D3 (w) | L4 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 16 | 16-24 | Leon* Chu r/e | 17015896 | 2037 | NY | W29 (b) | L6 (w) | D35 (b) | W28 (w) | L10 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 17 | Brian Dai | 31223384 | 2021 | CT | W40 (w) | L10 (b) | W30 (w) | D23 (b) | L6 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 18 | Eric Cheng | 16921202 | 2007 | NY | L6 (b) | W29 (w) | W12 (b) | L5 (w) | D21 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 19 | Sebastian Gueler | 12808565 | 2005 | MA | L2 (w) | W43 (w) | W25 (b) | L11 (b) | D22 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 20 | Jorge Jimenez Acosta | 16903404 | 2000 | NY | L11 (w) | D33 (b) | D34 (b) | D30 (w) | W36 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 21 | Devansh Vellanki | 30349631 | 1959 | MA | D41 (w) | W14 (b) | L15 (w) | D13 (b) | D18 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 22 | Leah Yang | 30127892 | 1905 | YANZHU | NY | B--- | L2 (b) | D13 (w) | D26 (w) | D19 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 23 | Theodore Emile Businger | 30365687 | 1900 | MA | L9 (b) | B--- | W37 (w) | D17 (w) | L7 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 24 | Cody Wu | 30484179 | 1850 | CT | H--- | W34 (w) | W7 (b) | L1 (w) | L12 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 25 | 25-34 | Leo Paas | 30337747 | 2050 | NY | H--- | H--- | L19 (w) | D29 (b) | D30 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 26 | WFM Allyson Yu | 30721310 | 2012 | NY | L5 (b) | W40 (w) | D32 (w) | D22 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 27 | r/e Alexander Xu* Li | 31814635 | 2005 | MA | L12 (b) | B--- | L11 (w) | W33 (b) | L14 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 28 | Abhinav Chinnambeti | 14742546 | 1979 | NJ | H--- | L31 (b) | W36 (w) | L16 (b) | D32 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 29 | Grayson Xiang | 30650149 | 1976 | NY | L16 (w) | L18 (b) | W40 (b) | D25 (w) | H--- | 2.0 | |||
| 30 | Jeremiah Farley | 33132698 | 1950 | W42 (b) | L1 (w) | L17 (b) | D20 (b) | D25 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 31 | WCM Charlotte Tai-en Chang | 31490450 | 1945 | CHAART | NY | D7 (b) | W28 (w) | L3 (w) | D14 (b) | L13 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 32 | Zoe Zelner | 14381821 | 1918 | ZELGIR | FL | W44 (w) | L8 (w) | D26 (b) | L12 (w) | D28 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 33 | Owen Chance Anatra | 30379415 | 1917 | CT | L8 (b) | D20 (w) | D38 (b) | L27 (w) | W39 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 34 | Jack Boey Kamen | 16717812 | 1839 | NY | H--- | L24 (b) | D20 (w) | W38 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 35 | 35-36 | Eugene Wong | 17157923 | 1965 | NY | H--- | D13 (b) | D16 (w) | L7 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 36 | Calliste Herve-mignucci | 16787928 | 1855 | CT | H--- | L7 (w) | L28 (b) | W40 (b) | L20 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 37 | 37-40 | Brent Mccreesh | 14567906 | 2029 | CT | L10 (b) | D38 (w) | L23 (b) | D39 (w) | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 38 | Praharsh Varada | 30168995 | 1996 | CT | L1 (b) | D37 (b) | D33 (w) | L34 (w) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 39 | Nishka Sree Doddapaneni | 30766009 | 1947 | NJ | D13 (w) | L3 (b) | L14 (w) | D37 (b) | L33 (w) | 1.0 | |||
| 40 | Christian Mingdong Wang | 32054208 | 1923 | NY | L17 (b) | L26 (b) | L29 (w) | L36 (w) | B--- | 1.0 | |||
| 41 | 41 | Eric Ren | 16753438 | 2068 | CT | D21 (b) | L5 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | ||
| 42 | 42-45 | Leon Chu | 17015896 | 2037 | NY | L30 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | ||
| 43 | Stanley* Targonski r/e | 10001838 | 2016 | CT | L4 (w) | L19 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 44 | Stanley Targonski | 10001838 | 2016 | CT | L32 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 45 | Alexander Xu Li | 31814635 | 2005 | MA | L15 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |