Liberty Bell Open 2026
January 16, 2026 - January 19, 2026
Thank You, Everyone, for joining us in a record turnout (with 55 Mixed Doubles Teams!) in Philadelphia for the 58th Edition of the Liberty Bell Open!
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 Under 1500 Section:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_LBO26: Under 1500 Section
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kyle Ian Lu | 30833510 | 1400 | NJ | W26 (w) | X--- | W36 (b) | W24 (b) | W6 (w) | W14 (w) | D3 (b) | 6.5 | 1200.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | Valen Li | 16813466 | 1424 | RYELIV | PA | X53 | L13 (w) | W53 (b) | W9 (w) | W43 (b) | W22 (b) | W7 (w) | 6.0 | 700.00 |
| 3 | 3-6 | Soham Deepak Satpute | 31417102 | 1445 | NJ | W51 (w) | D17 (b) | D22 (w) | W54 (b) | W24 (w) | W19 (b) | D1 (w) | 5.5 | 300.00 | |
| 4 | Lucas Chen | 16752105 | 1353 | NJ | W74 (w) | W73 (b) | L5 (w) | D26 (b) | W17 (w) | W34 (b) | W16 (w) | 5.5 | 300.00 | ||
| 5 | Onyedikachi Francis Osondu | 15920056 | 1302 | NIGOSA | NJ | W71 (b) | W40 (w) | W4 (b) | D14 (w) | W18 (w) | L7 (b) | W15 (w) | 5.5 | 300.00 | |
| 6 | Eric Katsman | 16726554 | 1237 | NY | W19 (w) | W59 (w) | W44 (b) | W11 (w) | L1 (b) | D18 (b) | W14 (w) | 5.5 | 350.00 | ||
| 7 | 7-10 | Namir Dobbs | 15884067 | 1430 | PA | W8 (b) | D15 (w) | D43 (b) | W60 (w) | W44 (b) | W5 (w) | L2 (b) | 5.0 | ||
| 8 | Leo Cao | 31779242 | 1292 | NJ | L7 (w) | W20 (b) | L57 (w) | W73 (b) | W47 (w) | W49 (b) | W18 (w) | 5.0 | 66.67 | ||
| 9 | Saanvi Borra | 15832952 | 1276 | BORCAR | NJ | W20 (w) | L14 (b) | W41 (w) | L2 (b) | W40 (w) | W39 (b) | W22 (w) | 5.0 | 66.67 | |
| 10 | Evan Lu | 16817172 | 1247 | LUSLUE | NY | W70 (b) | W27 (w) | L11 (b) | L44 (w) | W60 (b) | W43 (w) | W24 (w) | 5.0 | 66.67 | |
| 11 | 11-17 | Andrew Thomas Granville | 13557255 | 1423 | NY | W67 (w) | W16 (b) | W10 (w) | L6 (b) | L22 (w) | D37 (b) | W27 (w) | 4.5 | ||
| 12 | Hariharasudhan Ayyappasamy | 31292186 | 1368 | PA | D34 (b) | L38 (w) | W61 (b) | W70 (w) | W46 (w) | L15 (b) | W36 (w) | 4.5 | |||
| 13 | Ridhan Venkatesan | 32128802 | 1365 | PA | W79 (w) | W2 (b) | L24 (w) | D17 (b) | W26 (w) | L16 (b) | W37 (w) | 4.5 | |||
| 14 | Adam* Hinton | 16770385 | 1346 | PA | W37 (b) | W9 (w) | W29 (w) | D5 (b) | W34 (w) | L1 (b) | L6 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 15 | Cole Connors | 16482646 | 1314 | PA | W58 (w) | D7 (b) | L18 (w) | W56 (b) | W21 (w) | W12 (w) | L5 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 16 | Vedu Koyyalamudi | 31968556 | 1240 | NJ | W28 (w) | L11 (w) | H--- | W62 (b) | W30 (b) | W13 (w) | L4 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 17 | Jeremy I Smolen | 31653221 | 1231 | PA | W72 (b) | D3 (w) | D58 (b) | D13 (w) | L4 (b) | W30 (w) | W34 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 18 | 18-27 | Brad Hung | 30461047 | 1437 | NJ | W77 (b) | D43 (w) | W15 (b) | W30 (w) | L5 (b) | D6 (w) | L8 (b) | 4.0 | ||
| 19 | Braxton Louis Pica | 31646892 | 1410 | NJ | L6 (b) | W32 (w) | W27 (b) | W38 (w) | W48 (b) | L3 (w) | U--- | 4.0 | |||
| 20 | River-travis Lawson | 15277346 | 1394 | NY | L9 (b) | L8 (w) | L74 (b) | W51 (b) | W73 (w) | W45 (w) | W38 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 21 | Jacob Hunter Womick | 30734175 | 1381 | SC | W33 (b) | L36 (w) | D47 (b) | W50 (w) | L15 (b) | D35 (w) | W48 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 22 | Even Ni | 31705525 | 1372 | PA | D48 (b) | W55 (w) | D3 (b) | W63 (w) | W11 (b) | L2 (w) | L9 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 23 | Adam Del Busto | 16491964 | 1334 | MORDEL | FL | W65 (w) | L29 (b) | D56 (w) | D31 (b) | D54 (w) | W46 (b) | H--- | 4.0 | ||
| 24 | Gal Reichfeld | 31573205 | 1322 | PA | W50 (b) | W66 (w) | W13 (b) | L1 (w) | L3 (b) | W48 (w) | L10 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 25 | John R Zammillo | 30642124 | 1320 | NY | D69 (w) | D54 (b) | D50 (w) | D47 (b) | L37 (w) | W56 (b) | W41 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 26 | Ms. Kahla Morales | 16117120 | 1216 | MORDEL | FL | L1 (b) | W68 (w) | W42 (b) | D4 (w) | L13 (b) | W53 (w) | H--- | 4.0 | ||
| 27 | Andrew Boyuan Yang | 15480131 | 1109 | MA | W61 (w) | L10 (b) | L19 (w) | W28 (b) | W52 (w) | W44 (w) | L11 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 28 | 28-38 | Sathiesh* Arunagiri r/e | 30198199 | 1437 | SATARU | VA | L16 (b) | L34 (w) | W64 (b) | L27 (w) | D33 (b) | W61 (w) | W53 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 29 | Lane Mergler | 12791360 | 1407 | PA | W47 (b) | W23 (w) | L14 (b) | L48 (w) | D55 (b) | H--- | D32 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 30 | Vaibhavi Borra | 14739962 | 1389 | BORCIG | NJ | D54 (w) | W57 (b) | W46 (w) | L18 (b) | L16 (w) | L17 (b) | W49 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 31 | Leo Xiao | 32106956 | 1290 | NJ | L40 (b) | W71 (w) | D66 (b) | D23 (w) | L49 (b) | D50 (w) | W55 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 32 | Evan Hu | 30832472 | 1235 | NY | L59 (b) | L19 (b) | D67 (w) | W61 (w) | D50 (b) | W60 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 33 | Dennis Werner | 14512295 | 1208 | PA | L21 (w) | D51 (b) | D35 (w) | L39 (b) | D28 (w) | W68 (b) | W52 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 34 | Riaan* Gandhi | 32301953 | 1200 | PA | D12 (w) | W28 (b) | W38 (b) | W59 (w) | L14 (b) | L4 (w) | L17 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 35 | Roshni Alvarez | 16873644 | 1199 | ALVALV | FL | H--- | L72 (w) | D33 (b) | D41 (b) | W70 (w) | D21 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | ||
| 36 | Lucky Lucchesi | 30292645 | 1154 | VT | X76 | W21 (b) | L1 (w) | D58 (b) | L39 (w) | W55 (w) | L12 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 37 | Mason Issac Wang | 31214677 | 1120 | NY | L14 (w) | L45 (b) | B--- | W42 (w) | W25 (b) | D11 (w) | L13 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 38 | Alvaro Gabriel Ulloa Morales | 16914666 | 393 | PA | W80 (w) | W12 (b) | L34 (w) | L19 (b) | W66 (w) | D41 (b) | L20 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 39 | 39-50 | Mr. Yong Chang | 30307849 | 1419 | NJ | H--- | L46 (b) | H--- | W33 (w) | W36 (b) | L9 (w) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 40 | Daylin Barry Leach | 13780848 | 1397 | PA | W31 (w) | L5 (b) | H--- | D55 (w) | L9 (b) | W57 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | |||
| 41 | Bryan Martinez-hernandez | 31697174 | 1385 | PA | D55 (b) | D48 (w) | L9 (b) | D35 (w) | W64 (b) | D38 (w) | L25 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 42 | Claire Xin | 32712034 | 1373 | NY | L73 (w) | W74 (b) | L26 (w) | L37 (b) | W65 (w) | D52 (b) | D46 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 43 | Irene Lin | 31225265 | 1342 | LINCHE | NY | W56 (w) | D18 (b) | D7 (w) | W57 (b) | L2 (w) | L10 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 44 | Jessica Yongxin* Liu r/e | 31952635 | 1297 | LIUZHA | NY | W64 (w) | W49 (b) | L6 (w) | W10 (b) | L7 (w) | L27 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 45 | Maeser Daniel Chang | 32012802 | 1295 | PA | L66 (b) | W37 (w) | L48 (b) | H--- | D56 (w) | L20 (b) | W64 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 46 | Emma Shevelenko | 30648537 | 1234 | SHESHE | NJ | H--- | W39 (w) | L30 (b) | W66 (w) | L12 (b) | L23 (w) | D42 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 47 | Alex Glashausser | 15785701 | 1219 | KS | L29 (w) | W65 (b) | D21 (w) | D25 (w) | L8 (b) | H--- | H--- | 3.0 | |||
| 48 | Daniel Li | 30925614 | 1191 | PA | D22 (w) | D41 (b) | W45 (w) | W29 (b) | L19 (w) | L24 (b) | L21 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 49 | Sidharth* Srinivasan r/e | 31046881 | 1147 | NJ | B--- | L44 (w) | L59 (b) | W67 (b) | W31 (w) | L8 (w) | L30 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 50 | Yashvi Natarajan | 31812042 | 1030 | NATBHO | PA | L24 (w) | B--- | D25 (b) | L21 (b) | D32 (w) | D31 (b) | D51 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 51 | 51-57 | William Jere Green | 12232750 | 1300 | PA | L3 (b) | D33 (w) | L55 (b) | L20 (w) | W68 (b) | D64 (w) | D50 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 52 | Shivani Sathiesh | 30526905 | 1280 | SATARU | VA | H--- | L63 (b) | H--- | W68 (w) | L27 (b) | D42 (w) | L33 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 53 | Daniel D Nelson | 31311500 | 1278 | PA | F2 | W79 (b) | L2 (w) | W65 (b) | D57 (w) | L26 (b) | L28 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 54 | James Daniel Ford | 30693166 | 1250 | PA | D30 (b) | D25 (w) | W72 (b) | L3 (w) | D23 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 55 | Jasper Noel Wang | 30689452 | 1235 | NY | D41 (w) | L22 (b) | W51 (w) | D40 (b) | D29 (w) | L36 (b) | L31 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 56 | Sudiksha Kottha | 31620057 | 1072 | KOTKOT | DE | L43 (b) | W77 (w) | D23 (b) | L15 (w) | D45 (b) | L25 (w) | D61 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 57 | Arhaan Rao | 17336702 | 972 | NJ | B--- | L30 (w) | W8 (b) | L43 (w) | D53 (b) | L40 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 58 | 58-65 | David Kiknadze | 32190201 | 1478 | PA | L15 (b) | W69 (b) | D17 (w) | D36 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 59 | Max Greenfield | 30483411 | 1397 | PA | W32 (w) | L6 (b) | W49 (w) | L34 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 60 | Maggie Delano | 31940275 | 1336 | PA | H--- | H--- | W73 (w) | L7 (b) | L10 (w) | L32 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 61 | Yuvanti Sutharsan Uma Maheswari | 31269733 | 1327 | NJ | L27 (b) | D64 (w) | L12 (w) | L32 (b) | W67 (w) | L28 (b) | D56 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 62 | Gregory Murray | 12649055 | 1300 | PA | H--- | H--- | D70 (b) | L16 (w) | U--- | U--- | D67 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 63 | Ned Walthall | 12515055 | 1211 | NJ | H--- | W52 (w) | H--- | L22 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 64 | Lohith Sri Krishna Enagalla | 31641814 | 1069 | PA | L44 (b) | D61 (b) | L28 (w) | B--- | L41 (w) | D51 (b) | L45 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 65 | Dhruv Kurudi | 31659235 | 1029 | NJ | L23 (b) | L47 (w) | W77 (b) | L53 (w) | L42 (b) | H--- | H--- | 2.0 | |||
| 66 | 66-70 | Viaan Sharma | 31972716 | 1432 | VENSHA | PA | W45 (w) | L24 (b) | D31 (w) | L46 (b) | L38 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 67 | David Raytsen | 30149457 | 1239 | NY | L11 (b) | L70 (w) | D32 (b) | L49 (w) | L61 (b) | D69 (w) | D62 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 68 | Darren N Wang | 31521737 | 1022 | NY | L75 (w) | L26 (b) | W79 (w) | L52 (b) | L51 (w) | L33 (w) | D69 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 69 | Riddhima Banerjee | 30617727 | 1000 | BANYAK | NJ | D25 (b) | L58 (w) | L71 (b) | U--- | U--- | D67 (b) | D68 (w) | 1.5 | ||
| 70 | Abhijit Sheth | 31498625 | 987 | PA | L10 (w) | W67 (b) | D62 (w) | L12 (b) | L35 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 71 | 71-75 | Sathiesh Arunagiri | 30198199 | 1437 | VA | L5 (w) | L31 (b) | W69 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 72 | Marty Chambers | 12501937 | 1414 | NJ | L17 (w) | W35 (b) | L54 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 73 | Aariah Bose | 31642147 | 1202 | BOSSAT | NJ | W42 (b) | L4 (w) | L60 (b) | L8 (w) | L20 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 74 | Sidharth Srinivasan | 31046881 | 1147 | NJ | L4 (b) | L42 (w) | W20 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 75 | Rachitha Sai Chandar | 30507432 | 1128 | NJ | W68 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 76 | 76-80 | Adam Hinton | 16770385 | 1346 | PA | F36 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | ||
| 77 | Jessica Yongxin Liu | 31952635 | 1297 | NY | L18 (w) | L56 (b) | L65 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 78 | Udeg Ahuja | 30476882 | 1283 | NJ | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 79 | Riaan Gandhi r/e | 32301953 | 1200 | PA | L13 (b) | L53 (w) | L68 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 80 | Philip-mitchell Luk | 32644502 | 323 | PA | L38 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |