New York State Championship 2025
August 29, 2025 - September 01, 2025
Congratulations to 13-year-old Sam Luger, our new New York State Chess Champion!
Entry Fee Discounts For New York State Chess Association Members
Thank You Very Much for your support of America’s oldest State Chess Association!
Thank You Again, Everyone, for joining us in Albany, New York for America's longest-running annual tournament!
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Under 1200:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSC25: Under 1200 Section!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nathaniel Jp Wright | 31911466 | 858 | NY | W2 (w) | W10 (b) | W7 (w) | W8 (b) | W3 (w) | W4 (b) | 6.0 | 700.00 | |
| 2 | 2-3 | Tak Wong | 17348842 | 1185 | WONWON | NY | L1 (b) | W37 (w) | W30 (b) | W14 (w) | W17 (b) | W10 (w) | 5.0 | 350.00 |
| 3 | Noah Bakal | 31963474 | 767 | NY | B--- | W18 (b) | W35 (w) | W25 (w) | L1 (b) | W8 (b) | 5.0 | 350.00 | ||
| 4 | 4-5 | Joseph V Tantsyura | 16982562 | 990 | NY | W37 (b) | D17 (w) | W6 (b) | W23 (b) | W7 (w) | L1 (w) | 4.5 | 200.00 | |
| 5 | Allison Zhou | 32008042 | 903 | ZHOWAN | NY | W22 (b) | W13 (w) | D23 (w) | W11 (b) | H--- | H--- | 4.5 | 200.00 | |
| 6 | 6-16 | Roy Hunter Ku | 17127971 | 1178 | NY | D15 (w) | W45 (b) | L4 (w) | W43 (b) | W35 (w) | H--- | 4.0 | ||
| 7 | Michael Chung | 30512122 | 1176 | NY | W30 (b) | W14 (w) | L1 (b) | W28 (w) | L4 (b) | W17 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 8 | Mingjun Zhao | 30673526 | 1130 | MA | W16 (b) | W36 (w) | W21 (b) | L1 (w) | W25 (b) | L3 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 9 | James Pau Khai | 31927707 | 1123 | NY | W42 (w) | D29 (b) | L15 (w) | W48 (b) | D19 (w) | W27 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 10 | Finnegan Crawford | 17268194 | 1122 | PA | W38 (b) | L1 (w) | W36 (b) | W40 (w) | W12 (b) | L2 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 11 | John Femia | 13986060 | 1098 | NY | W31 (b) | D27 (w) | W22 (b) | L5 (w) | D21 (b) | W28 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 12 | Aiden Solorzano | 32446588 | 1061 | NY | W50 (w) | L43 (b) | W20 (w) | W26 (b) | L10 (w) | W29 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 13 | Matthew Levesque | 32233933 | 1058 | NY | W32 (w) | L5 (b) | W27 (b) | L16 (w) | W36 (b) | W30 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | Pavan Gupta Sivakoti | 30919631 | 1001 | NY | W46 (w) | L7 (b) | W41 (w) | L2 (b) | W31 (w) | W23 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 15 | Sathvik Reddy Gaddam | 31534127 | 841 | NY | D6 (b) | W49 (w) | W9 (b) | L17 (w) | D24 (b) | W26 (b) | 4.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 16 | Lucy Aymin Siu | 30579201 | 828 | SIUSIU | NY | L8 (w) | W44 (b) | W39 (w) | W13 (b) | D23 (w) | H--- | 4.0 | 50.00 | |
| 17 | 17-21 | Serena Zou | 32076199 | 1191 | ZOUZHU | NY | W41 (w) | D4 (b) | W29 (w) | W15 (b) | L2 (w) | L7 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 18 | Derek Pohl | 16556172 | 1187 | NY | L27 (b) | L3 (w) | W32 (b) | H--- | W48 (w) | W35 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 19 | Manvit Sai Vunnam | 30664700 | 1035 | NY | W47 (w) | L23 (b) | D48 (b) | W49 (w) | D9 (b) | D21 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 20 | Kian Siddique | 31337277 | 878 | NY | W52 (b) | L25 (w) | L12 (b) | D38 (w) | W49 (b) | W40 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 21 | Margarita Orlova | 30622522 | 800 | ORTMEY | NY | W39 (w) | W26 (b) | L8 (w) | D35 (b) | D11 (w) | D19 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 22 | 22-34 | Daniel Pohl | 16663422 | 1142 | NY | L5 (w) | W31 (b) | L11 (w) | H--- | W38 (b) | D24 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 23 | Grace Chen | 31267340 | 1113 | CHEGAO | NJ | W40 (b) | W19 (w) | D5 (b) | L4 (w) | D16 (b) | L14 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 24 | Chinmayi Maddali | 16651104 | 1113 | MADMAD | NY | L48 (w) | L34 (b) | W47 (w) | W33 (b) | D15 (w) | D22 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 25 | Edmund D Meyers | 30351109 | 1091 | ORTMEY | PA | W33 (w) | W20 (b) | W43 (w) | L3 (b) | L8 (w) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 26 | Henry Judd Mueller | 30803310 | 1021 | NY | W53 (b) | L21 (w) | W51 (b) | L12 (w) | W40 (b) | L15 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 27 | Brayden Liu | 31427834 | 1004 | NY | W18 (w) | D11 (b) | L13 (w) | D29 (b) | W41 (w) | L9 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 28 | Kyler Cheng | 32085077 | 956 | NY | L43 (w) | W50 (b) | W42 (w) | L7 (b) | W37 (w) | L11 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 29 | Rachel Britt-Busler | 30233091 | 933 | BRINOR | NY | W51 (b) | D9 (w) | L17 (b) | D27 (w) | W34 (b) | L12 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 30 | Harshith Kaparthi | 30917712 | 921 | NY | L7 (w) | W46 (b) | L2 (w) | W42 (b) | W43 (w) | L13 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 31 | Siddharth N Malapaka | 30181674 | 855 | NY | L11 (w) | L22 (w) | B--- | W50 (b) | L14 (b) | W46 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 32 | Umesh Prasad | 32408311 | 838 | NY | L13 (b) | B--- | L18 (w) | L34 (w) | W51 (b) | W43 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 33 | Waldemar Palaitis | 10150582 | 831 | NJ | L25 (b) | L51 (w) | W53 (b) | L24 (w) | W44 (b) | W39 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 34 | Madhavan Nair | 32539476 | unr. | NY | L35 (w) | W24 (w) | L40 (b) | W32 (b) | L29 (w) | W41 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 35 | 35-38 | Parthav Poosarla | 30919717 | 1041 | NY | W34 (b) | W48 (w) | L3 (b) | D21 (w) | L6 (b) | L18 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 36 | Wilhelmina Quon Wilms | 30018641 | 884 | NY | W44 (w) | L8 (b) | L10 (w) | W45 (b) | L13 (w) | D37 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 37 | Micah Zachariah Pratt | 30938038 | 741 | MA | L4 (w) | L2 (b) | W44 (w) | W39 (b) | L28 (b) | D36 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 38 | Charles S Eson | 12840766 | 735 | NY | L10 (w) | L39 (b) | W46 (w) | D20 (b) | L22 (w) | W45 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 39 | 39-47 | Abdiel Matos | 14215018 | 1027 | L21 (b) | W38 (w) | L16 (b) | L37 (w) | W50 (b) | L33 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 40 | Lucas Wang | 31669404 | 879 | NY | L23 (w) | W47 (b) | W34 (w) | L10 (b) | L26 (w) | L20 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 41 | Emily Lyu | 30797697 | 870 | LYULIN | NY | L17 (b) | W53 (w) | L14 (b) | W51 (w) | L27 (b) | L34 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 42 | Jonathan Lin | 30425908 | 814 | LYULIN | NY | L9 (b) | W52 (w) | L28 (b) | L30 (w) | L46 (b) | W51 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 43 | Kevin James O'Donnell | 32523581 | 574 | NY | W28 (b) | W12 (w) | L25 (b) | L6 (w) | L30 (b) | L32 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 44 | Yashaswini Samoju | 32191501 | 371 | NY | L36 (b) | L16 (w) | L37 (b) | B--- | L33 (w) | W50 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 45 | Evan Suh | 32521858 | 140 | MD | B--- | L6 (w) | L49 (b) | L36 (w) | W52 (b) | L38 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 46 | Meryl Mikaela Arana Bello | 32544410 | unr. | ARAARA | L14 (b) | L30 (w) | L38 (b) | W52 (w) | W42 (w) | L31 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 47 | Michael Tsitskishvili | 32552060 | unr. | L19 (b) | L40 (w) | L24 (b) | W53 (w) | H--- | H--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 48 | 48-49 | Colin Cai | 30978610 | 857 | NY | W24 (b) | L35 (b) | D19 (w) | L9 (w) | L18 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 49 | Leo Nikoghosyan | 17091750 | 732 | NY | H--- | L15 (b) | W45 (w) | L19 (b) | L20 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 50 | 50-52 | Sayujya Alluri | 31174773 | 697 | ALLALL | MA | L12 (b) | L28 (w) | W52 (b) | L31 (w) | L39 (w) | L44 (b) | 1.0 | |
| 51 | Rajvika Samoju | 32191518 | 390 | NY | L29 (w) | W33 (b) | L26 (w) | L41 (b) | L32 (w) | L42 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 52 | Reya Kalluri | 32518191 | unr. | NY | L20 (w) | L42 (b) | L50 (w) | L46 (b) | L45 (w) | B--- | 1.0 | |||
| 53 | 53 | Aqeel Aslam Panjwani | 32135054 | 627 | NY | L26 (w) | L41 (b) | L33 (w) | L47 (b) | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |