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 1700 Section:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_LBO26: Under 1700 Section
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | Oleg Dmitryevich Khrulev | 32079039 | 1650 | PA | W50 (b) | W13 (w) | W28 (b) | W6 (w) | W4 (b) | L2 (w) | W8 (b) | 6.0 | 950.00 | |
| 2 | Akshaj Bodla | 16472064 | 1440 | PA | H--- | W56 (w) | W51 (b) | W21 (w) | W13 (b) | W1 (b) | D3 (w) | 6.0 | 950.00 | ||
| 3 | 3-4 | Jayvin Zoleta | 30558149 | 1672 | PA | W30 (w) | L27 (b) | W54 (w) | W19 (b) | W28 (w) | W7 (w) | D2 (b) | 5.5 | 350.00 | |
| 4 | Kai Gesteland | 32249368 | 1454 | NJ | D41 (w) | W45 (b) | W46 (w) | W20 (b) | L1 (w) | W17 (b) | W6 (b) | 5.5 | 350.00 | ||
| 5 | 5-8 | Alex O Strettle | 30852290 | 1681 | PA | W18 (b) | W8 (w) | L7 (b) | W11 (w) | L15 (b) | W25 (w) | W13 (b) | 5.0 | 50.00 | |
| 6 | Carter Sparacio | 12777626 | 1676 | NJ | W24 (w) | W16 (b) | W9 (w) | L1 (b) | W21 (w) | W15 (b) | L4 (w) | 5.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 7 | Esom-nitain Omari | 32401513 | 1397 | NJ | W48 (b) | W38 (w) | W5 (w) | L8 (b) | W14 (w) | L3 (b) | W15 (w) | 5.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 8 | Joshua P Pau | 12826592 | 1187 | NJ | W11 (w) | L5 (b) | W38 (b) | W7 (w) | W22 (b) | W9 (w) | L1 (w) | 5.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 9 | 9-12 | Brandon Howard Schell | 30788086 | 1580 | NJ | W34 (w) | W19 (b) | L6 (b) | D17 (w) | W44 (b) | L8 (b) | W18 (w) | 4.5 | ||
| 10 | Divyesh Girish Purohit | 31353199 | 1557 | NJ | D55 (b) | L48 (w) | W35 (w) | L18 (b) | W54 (w) | W43 (b) | W27 (w) | 4.5 | |||
| 11 | Aaron Chawynn Piao | 30831560 | 1544 | CT | L8 (b) | W55 (w) | W48 (b) | L5 (b) | D32 (w) | W44 (w) | W30 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 12 | Jane Stripunsky | 15218156 | 1503 | STRKLE | NJ | L14 (w) | W58 (b) | D22 (w) | X51 | W37 (b) | H--- | H--- | 4.5 | ||
| 13 | 13-19 | Anaisha Choksy | 32649942 | 1698 | CHOBEL | CA | W23 (w) | L1 (b) | W24 (w) | W16 (b) | L2 (w) | W28 (b) | L5 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 14 | David Melnikov | 16743275 | 1662 | PA | W12 (b) | L28 (w) | W30 (b) | W49 (w) | L7 (b) | L18 (b) | W35 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 15 | Marajabov Abduvoxid | 31257540 | 1656 | PA | L19 (w) | W34 (b) | W43 (w) | W27 (b) | W5 (w) | L6 (w) | L7 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 16 | Gregory T Thomas | 12395035 | 1555 | W36 (b) | L6 (w) | W31 (b) | L13 (w) | D43 (w) | W33 (b) | D17 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 17 | Elizabeth Tara Hoffman | 30571301 | 1517 | HOFHOF | PA | W57 (w) | D46 (b) | D37 (w) | D9 (b) | W26 (b) | L4 (w) | D16 (b) | 4.0 | ||
| 18 | Vivaan Khambhati | 16578014 | 1493 | VA | L5 (w) | L35 (b) | W55 (b) | W10 (w) | W48 (b) | W14 (w) | L9 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 19 | William F Hoffman | 15473003 | 1471 | PA | W15 (b) | L9 (w) | W47 (b) | L3 (w) | L25 (b) | W48 (w) | W41 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 20 | 20-36 | Thanveen Tej Katta | 30695054 | 1693 | NY | W39 (b) | D51 (w) | D26 (b) | L4 (w) | D27 (b) | D29 (w) | D36 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 21 | Matthew K Moore | 30203186 | 1618 | MA | W32 (w) | W29 (b) | W27 (w) | L2 (b) | L6 (b) | D30 (w) | U--- | 3.5 | |||
| 22 | Jack Holder | 30685259 | 1614 | NJ | H--- | D49 (w) | D12 (b) | W45 (b) | L8 (w) | D26 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 23 | Mack Pokorny | 30194125 | 1555 | NM | L13 (b) | D50 (w) | H--- | D34 (b) | W45 (w) | L31 (w) | W44 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 24 | Jeffrey Wu | 32415969 | 1542 | PA | L6 (b) | W36 (w) | L13 (b) | L44 (w) | W52 (b) | W53 (w) | D26 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 25 | Kate R Stripunsky | 30246586 | 1531 | STRSTR | NJ | H--- | L37 (b) | W40 (w) | D46 (b) | W19 (w) | L5 (b) | D28 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 26 | Brandon Tran | 30512382 | 1530 | YANTRA | PA | D45 (w) | W40 (b) | D20 (w) | D37 (b) | L17 (w) | D22 (b) | D24 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 27 | Nicholas Kan | 17055578 | 1528 | NY | W52 (b) | W3 (w) | L21 (b) | L15 (w) | D20 (w) | W41 (b) | L10 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 28 | Jason Haas | 14239125 | 1522 | PA | W58 (w) | W14 (b) | L1 (w) | W41 (b) | L3 (b) | L13 (w) | D25 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 29 | Ali Hawkes | 15777743 | 1519 | PA | W53 (b) | L21 (w) | H--- | L42 (b) | W34 (w) | D20 (b) | D22 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 30 | Pranav Srinivasula | 31310926 | 1507 | PA | L3 (b) | W52 (w) | L14 (w) | W53 (b) | W46 (w) | D21 (b) | L11 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 31 | Nicholas McCahey | 30943944 | 1466 | NJ | L46 (w) | W57 (b) | L16 (w) | W50 (b) | D41 (w) | W23 (b) | U--- | 3.5 | |||
| 32 | Shyra Nigam | 31835127 | 1455 | NIGOSA | PA | L21 (b) | W53 (w) | L49 (b) | W47 (w) | D11 (b) | H--- | H--- | 3.5 | ||
| 33 | Lavin Donadi | 32003163 | 1444 | NJ | H--- | L41 (b) | D50 (w) | D54 (b) | W40 (w) | L16 (w) | W45 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 34 | Saujanya Velraj | 30128646 | 1426 | VELVEL | PA | L9 (b) | L15 (w) | W36 (b) | D23 (w) | L29 (b) | W40 (w) | W43 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 35 | Neil Rao | 30602582 | 1284 | NJ | L38 (b) | W18 (w) | L10 (b) | W55 (w) | W49 (b) | D37 (w) | L14 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 36 | Nandan Prasad Moleyar | 32404073 | unr. | DC | L16 (w) | L24 (b) | L34 (w) | W57 (b) | W38 (w) | W39 (b) | D20 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 37 | 37-39 | Michael Douglas Cook | 12885053 | 1683 | PA | D49 (b) | W25 (w) | D17 (b) | D26 (w) | L12 (w) | D35 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 38 | Manpreet Parihar | 16764224 | 1549 | PA | W35 (w) | L7 (b) | L8 (w) | L48 (w) | L36 (b) | W50 (b) | W53 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 39 | Lamar Warren | 15043258 | 1509 | UT | L20 (w) | L44 (b) | L45 (w) | B--- | W56 (b) | L36 (w) | W52 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 40 | 40-45 | Brendan S Currier | 31944067 | 1646 | PA | H--- | L26 (w) | L25 (b) | W52 (w) | L33 (b) | L34 (b) | W54 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 41 | Garry P Portugal | 30671310 | 1613 | NJ | D4 (b) | W33 (w) | H--- | L28 (w) | D31 (b) | L27 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 42 | Douglas Proll | 12625722 | 1600 | NJ | H--- | D54 (b) | H--- | W29 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 43 | Aryan Amirtharaj | 30250074 | 1455 | PA | H--- | D47 (w) | L15 (b) | W56 (w) | D16 (b) | L10 (w) | L34 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 44 | Chloe Zheng | 30300866 | 1409 | NY | L51 (w) | W39 (w) | D56 (b) | W24 (b) | L9 (w) | L11 (b) | L23 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 45 | Sahil Gandhi | 30258445 | 1386 | NY | D26 (b) | L4 (w) | W39 (b) | L22 (w) | L23 (b) | W54 (b) | L33 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 46 | 46-53 | Noam Brodetzki | 31196033 | 1628 | PA | W31 (b) | D17 (w) | L4 (b) | D25 (w) | L30 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 47 | Hannah Chan | 16857178 | 1579 | CHAHEM | NY | H--- | D43 (b) | L19 (w) | L32 (b) | W50 (w) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 48 | Timot Christensen | 30508604 | 1572 | NJ | L7 (w) | W10 (b) | L11 (w) | W38 (b) | L18 (w) | L19 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 49 | Mark A Chanel | 12473370 | 1551 | PA | D37 (w) | D22 (b) | W32 (w) | L14 (b) | L35 (w) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 50 | Jeffrey Ian Gugliotta | 15295830 | 1534 | PA | L1 (w) | D23 (b) | D33 (b) | L31 (w) | L47 (b) | L38 (w) | B--- | 2.0 | |||
| 51 | Steven Cano | 13501623 | 1532 | PA | W44 (b) | D20 (b) | L2 (w) | F12 | H--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 52 | Francis Zhou | 31535718 | 1376 | ZHOZHO | NY | L27 (w) | L30 (b) | W58 (w) | L40 (b) | L24 (w) | W57 (b) | L39 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 53 | Ely Feldman | 16720328 | 1336 | PA | L29 (w) | L32 (b) | B--- | L30 (w) | W57 (w) | L24 (b) | L38 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 54 | 54-55 | Steven Finette | 10127301 | 1500 | MD | D56 (b) | D42 (w) | L3 (b) | D33 (w) | L10 (b) | L45 (w) | L40 (b) | 1.5 | ||
| 55 | Yicheng* Zhang r/e | 31406977 | 1361 | LIUZHA | NY | D10 (w) | L11 (b) | L18 (w) | L35 (b) | B--- | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 56 | 56-57 | Tha Dun | 13613012 | 1578 | DE | D54 (w) | L2 (b) | D44 (w) | L43 (b) | L39 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 57 | Mohan Wu | 31372035 | 1251 | NY | L17 (b) | L31 (w) | H--- | L36 (w) | L53 (b) | L52 (w) | H--- | 1.0 | |||
| 58 | 58 | Yicheng Zhang | 31406977 | 1361 | NY | L28 (b) | L12 (w) | L52 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |