Mid-America Open 2026
March 20, 2026 - March 22, 2026
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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 Major:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_MAO26: Major 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 | 1-5 | Lev Paciorkowski | 14774846 | 2449 | MO | W8 (w) | W11 (b) | W2 (w) | D3 (b) | D4 (w) | 4.0 | 15.5 | $1,060.00 | 1st/Bonus*/2nd/$800 Prize**/3rd/4th | |
| 2 | Erik Tkachenko | 14524502 | 2185 | MO | W25 (w) | W14 (b) | L1 (b) | W16 (w) | W17 (b) | 4.0 | 11.5 | $960.00 | 1st/2nd/1st Under 2300**/3rd/4th | ||
| 3 | FM Gabriel Petesch | 12737698 | 2454 | PA | D22 (b) | W27 (w) | W32 (b) | D1 (w) | W10 (b) | 4.0 | 11 | $960.00 | 1st/2nd/$800 Prize**/3rd/4th | ||
| 4 | Luke O Hengen | 30728935 | 2143 | NE | W23 (w) | D30 (b) | W19 (w) | W17 (w) | D1 (b) | 4.0 | 11 | $960.00 | 1st/2nd/1st Under 2300**/3rd/4th | ||
| 5 | Julian Proleiko | 14836268 | 2321 | MO | W28 (w) | W24 (b) | W16 (b) | H--- | H--- | 4.0 | 5.5 | $960.00 | 1st/2nd/$800 Prize**/3rd/4th | ||
| 6 | 6-8 | Trevor S Magness | 12845588 | 2331 | WI | L24 (b) | W22 (w) | W18 (b) | W9 (w) | D7 (b) | 3.5 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Ethan Kozower | 15903686 | 2187 | NY | W18 (b) | D32 (w) | D9 (b) | W23 (w) | D6 (w) | 3.5 | 11 | $200.00 | 2nd Under 2300 | ||
| 8 | Ben M Boaz | 14947548 | 2051 | MO | L1 (b) | W28 (w) | D13 (w) | W32 (b) | W26 (w) | 3.5 | 10.5 | $200.00 | 2nd Under 2300 | ||
| 9 | 9-15 | Muthu Avaneesh Prem | 17264211 | 2117 | KY | D15 (w) | W12 (b) | D7 (w) | L6 (b) | W25 (w) | 3.0 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Aidan Baker | 17194941 | 2196 | IL | D12 (w) | D20 (b) | W25 (w) | W11 (b) | L3 (w) | 3.0 | 12.5 | ||||
| 11 | Justin Lee | 16713783 | 2072 | TANLEE | IL | W13 (b) | L1 (w) | W27 (b) | L10 (w) | W23 (b) | 3.0 | 11.5 | |||
| 12 | Alvin He | 30598551 | 2077 | MO | D10 (b) | L9 (w) | W35 (b) | W33 (w) | D15 (w) | 3.0 | 11 | ||||
| 13 | Srikar Jayam | 16586674 | 1899 | IL | L11 (w) | B--- | D8 (b) | D14 (w) | W30 (b) | 3.0 | 11 | ||||
| 14 | Wilson Gao | 14957833 | 2121 | MO | W26 (b) | L2 (w) | D24 (w) | D13 (b) | W22 (b) | 3.0 | 10.5 | ||||
| 15 | Charles Lee Troutman | 14268556 | 2224 | MANTRO | MO | D9 (b) | L16 (w) | W29 (b) | W30 (w) | D12 (b) | 3.0 | 9.5 | |||
| 16 | 16-21 | Paul Royal | 12687514 | 1904 | WI | B--- | W15 (b) | L5 (w) | L2 (b) | D20 (w) | 2.5 | 9.5 | |||
| 17 | Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi | 30149738 | 2147 | WI | D21 (b) | W31 (w) | W30 (w) | L4 (b) | L2 (w) | 2.5 | 8 | ||||
| 18 | Edward Shen | 16758518 | 2050 | MO | L7 (w) | W34 (b) | L6 (w) | D27 (b) | W31 (w) | 2.5 | 6.5 | ||||
| 19 | Vidyuth Kamesh | 16698696 | 2136 | MO | D31 (b) | W35 (w) | L4 (b) | D22 (w) | D21 (b) | 2.5 | 6 | ||||
| 20 | Ryan Zhou | 30770532 | 2112 | MN | H--- | D10 (w) | L23 (b) | W34 (w) | D16 (b) | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| 21 | Kenneth Patrick Thomas | 10773571 | 2019 | MA | D17 (w) | H--- | D33 (b) | H--- | D19 (w) | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| 22 | 22-29 | Havish Nagasai Sa Kunchanapalli | 30136759 | 2068 | AR | D3 (w) | L6 (b) | W31 (w) | D19 (b) | L14 (w) | 2.0 | 10.5 | |||
| 23 | Rakshith Seetharaman | 17314901 | 2016 | NE | L4 (b) | W36 (b) | W20 (w) | L7 (b) | L11 (w) | 2.0 | 10.5 | ||||
| 24 | Sean Gao | 16727955 | 2001 | MO | W6 (w) | L5 (w) | D14 (b) | L26 (b) | D27 (w) | 2.0 | 10 | ||||
| 25 | Sara Herman | 14345441 | 2033 | MO | L2 (b) | W26 (w) | L10 (b) | W29 (w) | L9 (b) | 2.0 | 9.5 | ||||
| 26 | Steven J Szpisjak | 11464459 | 2200 | IL | L14 (w) | L25 (b) | W28 (b) | W24 (w) | L8 (b) | 2.0 | 8.5 | ||||
| 27 | Gautham Ramkumar | 16592023 | 1889 | IL | B--- | L3 (b) | L11 (w) | D18 (w) | D24 (b) | 2.0 | 7.5 | ||||
| 28 | Mahendra Lavanur | 16971170 | 1985 | IL | L5 (b) | L8 (b) | L26 (w) | B--- | W34 (b) | 2.0 | 6 | ||||
| 29 | Paul Wonsidler | 32097558 | 1854 | CHEWON | MO | H--- | H--- | L15 (w) | L25 (b) | B--- | 2.0 | 2 | |||
| 30 | 30-33 | James Mclaughlin | 11243053 | 2100 | MO | W36 (w) | D4 (w) | L17 (b) | L15 (b) | L13 (w) | 1.5 | 9.5 | |||
| 31 | Kawin Sayi Suresh | 30082137 | 2009 | TX | D19 (w) | L17 (b) | L22 (b) | W35 (w) | L18 (b) | 1.5 | 8 | ||||
| 32 | Sudeep Vadderaju | 16285567 | 2122 | MO | W34 (w) | D7 (b) | L3 (w) | L8 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| 33 | Shreya B Mangalam | 14385521 | 2127 | MANTRO | MO | H--- | H--- | D21 (w) | L12 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | 2.5 | |||
| 34 | 34 | Anish Suddala | 30546906 | 1914 | SUDSUD | MO | L32 (b) | L18 (w) | B--- | L20 (b) | L28 (w) | 1.0 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 35 | Ashvath Reddy Pittala | 30813081 | 2030 | IL | H--- | L19 (b) | L12 (w) | L31 (b) | U--- | 0.5 | 4 | |||
| 36 | 36 | Leonard S Dickerson | 11324355 | 2200 | TN | L30 (b) | L23 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | 1.5 |
**Rule 32B3. Ties for more than one prize.
If winners of different prizes tie with each other, all the cash prizes involved shall be summed and divided equally among the tied winners unless any of the winners would receive more money by winning or dividing only a particular prize for which others in the tie are ineligible. No player may receive an amount greater from the division of those prizes than the largest prize for which he would be eligible if there were no tie. No more than one cash prize shall go into the pool for each winner.