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 1800:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSC25: Under 1800 Section!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ben Chai | 30241040 | 1667 | NY | W66 (b) | W26 (w) | W7 (b) | W2 (w) | W13 (w) | D5 (b) | 5.5 | 1000.00 | |
| 2 | 2-5 | Jared S Montal | 12720458 | 1671 | NY | W50 (w) | W67 (b) | W32 (w) | L1 (b) | W14 (w) | W16 (b) | 5.0 | 450.00 | |
| 3 | Kirk Jobe | 14221707 | 1615 | NY | H--- | W48 (w) | D9 (b) | W35 (w) | W28 (b) | W10 (b) | 5.0 | 450.00 | ||
| 4 | Bruno Josef Arana Bello | 32544424 | 1571 | ARAARA | VT | L6 (w) | W58 (b) | W70 (w) | W30 (b) | W12 (w) | W13 (b) | 5.0 | 450.00 | |
| 5 | Rory Linus Shing | 17061126 | 1400 | WA | B--- | W22 (w) | W6 (b) | D10 (b) | W19 (w) | D1 (w) | 5.0 | 450.00 | ||
| 6 | 6-9 | Killian Cunjak | 31349918 | 1715 | MA | W4 (b) | D34 (w) | L5 (w) | W65 (b) | W45 (w) | W23 (b) | 4.5 | ||
| 7 | Ian Wohlhieter | 30673143 | 1689 | MA | W25 (w) | W65 (b) | L1 (w) | W32 (b) | D23 (w) | W21 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 8 | Dean Clark Tichy | 31329150 | 1647 | NY | F67 | W71 (b) | D66 (w) | W25 (b) | W34 (w) | W22 (w) | 4.5 | |||
| 9 | Gordon Sun | 31931105 | 1436 | NY | D24 (w) | W29 (b) | D3 (w) | W43 (b) | W20 (b) | H--- | 4.5 | 200.00 | ||
| 10 | 10-17 | James Asaro | 12752282 | 1764 | VT | W47 (b) | W15 (w) | W20 (b) | D5 (w) | D16 (b) | L3 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 11 | Kelvin Mcalister | 12519171 | 1700 | IL | W45 (w) | W33 (b) | L13 (w) | L23 (b) | W46 (w) | W38 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 12 | David Li | 30375278 | 1685 | NY | W56 (b) | W36 (w) | L14 (b) | W15 (w) | L4 (b) | W35 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 13 | Christopher DeDona | 16078015 | 1668 | NY | W57 (b) | W37 (w) | W11 (b) | W14 (w) | L1 (b) | L4 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | Aden Lexian Deng | 16816947 | 1600 | NY | W69 (w) | W70 (b) | W12 (w) | L13 (b) | L2 (b) | W37 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 15 | Charilaos Aneziris | 12751933 | 1582 | NY | W68 (w) | L10 (b) | W67 (w) | L12 (b) | W47 (w) | W30 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 16 | Thanveen Tej Katta | 30695054 | 1472 | NY | W53 (w) | D31 (b) | W54 (b) | W34 (b) | D10 (w) | L2 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 17 | Satyarjit Jandhyala | 30606917 | 1409 | NJ | H--- | W44 (b) | L34 (w) | D46 (b) | W33 (w) | W31 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 18 | 18-28 | Thomas A Warner | 12448829 | 1763 | NY | L65 (w) | D25 (b) | W55 (w) | W66 (b) | D31 (w) | H--- | 3.5 | ||
| 19 | Geoffrey Coleman | 12396782 | 1721 | NY | W51 (w) | W23 (b) | W21 (w) | H--- | L5 (b) | U--- | 3.5 | |||
| 20 | Ayden Spellman | 31086688 | 1648 | NY | W58 (w) | W49 (b) | L10 (w) | W33 (b) | L9 (w) | D28 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 21 | Shawn M Cimorelli | 13083981 | 1622 | NY | W61 (b) | D54 (w) | L19 (b) | W48 (w) | W40 (b) | L7 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 22 | Milana Ward | 16110640 | 1621 | WAROLI | NY | W71 (w) | L5 (b) | W49 (w) | D45 (b) | W29 (w) | L8 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 23 | Robert Presswood | 12031640 | 1610 | GA | W62 (b) | L19 (w) | W64 (b) | W11 (w) | D7 (b) | L6 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 24 | Yidong Dennis Chen | 30211648 | 1564 | NY | D9 (b) | D39 (w) | D26 (b) | D38 (w) | D27 (b) | W48 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 25 | Jerry Liang | 30624540 | 1517 | LIALIA | NY | L7 (b) | D18 (w) | W41 (b) | L8 (w) | W54 (b) | W40 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 26 | Tyshaune Mack | 13551062 | 1485 | NY | W55 (w) | L1 (b) | D24 (w) | L29 (b) | W66 (w) | W42 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 27 | Senulya Savindee Waduthanthree | 30104193 | 1441 | WADTRO | NY | L33 (w) | D55 (b) | D44 (w) | W64 (b) | D24 (w) | W45 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 28 | Sebastian Van Dooijeweert | 31249664 | 1357 | NY | D31 (b) | W38 (w) | W53 (b) | H--- | L3 (w) | D20 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 29 | 29-39 | Jaret Ryan Dawson | 14566505 | 1747 | NY | D48 (b) | L9 (w) | W56 (b) | W26 (w) | L22 (b) | D36 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 30 | Justin Scott Rosales | 12769690 | 1643 | NJ | L37 (b) | W57 (w) | W36 (b) | L4 (w) | W59 (b) | L15 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 31 | Nirvana Monsur | 16912978 | 1613 | MONMON | NY | D28 (w) | D16 (w) | W51 (b) | D40 (w) | D18 (b) | L17 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 32 | Mark Xu | 30156835 | 1608 | NJ | W59 (b) | W63 (w) | L2 (b) | L7 (w) | L37 (b) | W62 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 33 | Alex Benjamin Cooper | 31635840 | 1587 | LIECOO | NY | W27 (b) | L11 (w) | W37 (b) | L20 (w) | L17 (b) | W59 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 34 | Charlotte Tai-En Ch | 31490450 | 1571 | NY | W52 (w) | D6 (b) | W17 (b) | L16 (w) | L8 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | |||
| 35 | Balakrishnan Sreekum Maliekal | 30403202 | 1562 | SREMAL | ON | L70 (w) | W68 (b) | W60 (w) | L3 (b) | W49 (w) | L12 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 36 | Zoe Wong | 17171472 | 1518 | WONWON | NY | W42 (w) | L12 (b) | L30 (w) | D60 (b) | W43 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 37 | Charles Edward Pratt | 14051723 | 1502 | MA | W30 (w) | L13 (b) | L33 (w) | W62 (b) | W32 (w) | L14 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 38 | Zen Jiang | 30049564 | 1422 | CT | H--- | L28 (b) | W61 (w) | D24 (b) | W44 (w) | L11 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 39 | Plato Zhang | 31653750 | 1343 | NY | H--- | D24 (b) | D46 (w) | L44 (b) | W55 (w) | D41 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 40 | 40-52 | Cory Northrup | 12760541 | 1793 | BRINOR | NY | D46 (w) | D60 (b) | W47 (w) | D31 (b) | L21 (w) | L25 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 41 | Gene L Millard | 10676932 | 1744 | NY | L49 (w) | D50 (b) | L25 (w) | D58 (b) | W61 (w) | D39 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 42 | Narayana Gaddam | 31539319 | 1730 | NY | L36 (b) | D56 (w) | L48 (b) | W69 (w) | W63 (b) | L26 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 43 | Polly P Wright | 11041957 | 1700 | NY | H--- | D46 (b) | D65 (w) | L9 (w) | L36 (b) | W63 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 44 | Edwin Doscher | 13211475 | 1607 | NY | H--- | L17 (w) | D27 (b) | W39 (w) | L38 (b) | D49 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 45 | Ronald C Toifel | 10224829 | 1560 | NY | L11 (b) | W59 (w) | W63 (b) | D22 (w) | L6 (b) | L27 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 46 | Luoxi Lin | 17148935 | 1543 | LINZHO | NY | D40 (b) | D43 (w) | D39 (b) | D17 (w) | L11 (b) | D52 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 47 | Sathiesh Arunagiri | 30198199 | 1539 | SATARU | VA | L10 (w) | W69 (b) | L40 (b) | W51 (w) | L15 (b) | H--- | 2.5 | ||
| 48 | Kevin Zhou | 30734285 | 1530 | NY | D29 (w) | L3 (b) | W42 (w) | L21 (b) | W60 (w) | L24 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 49 | Kirill Sebastian Mcnaughton | 30311829 | 1520 | NY | W41 (b) | L20 (w) | L22 (b) | W52 (w) | L35 (b) | D44 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 50 | Knut Catania | 14673206 | 1505 | NY | L2 (b) | D41 (w) | W57 (b) | W54 (w) | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 51 | Nikolas Maldonado | 31424383 | 1435 | NY | L19 (b) | W62 (w) | L31 (w) | L47 (b) | W70 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |||
| 52 | Alex Wong | 30387888 | 1415 | NY | L34 (b) | L66 (w) | W68 (w) | L49 (b) | W67 (w) | D46 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 53 | 53-64 | Scott B Gorman | 12482647 | 1776 | NJ | L16 (b) | W61 (w) | L28 (w) | H--- | U--- | H--- | 2.0 | ||
| 54 | Alomgir Monsur | 16814647 | 1601 | MONMON | NY | W64 (w) | D21 (b) | L16 (w) | L50 (b) | L25 (w) | D60 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 55 | George L Oliveras | 12520533 | 1600 | WAROLI | L26 (b) | D27 (w) | L18 (b) | W56 (w) | L39 (b) | D64 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 56 | Mr. Arthur L Alowitz | 12104800 | 1507 | NY | L12 (w) | D42 (b) | L29 (w) | L55 (b) | D64 (w) | W69 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 57 | Steven Finette | 10127301 | 1500 | MD | L13 (w) | L30 (b) | L50 (w) | D68 (b) | D69 (w) | W67 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 58 | Wesley Ross | 31345016 | 1471 | NY | L20 (b) | L4 (w) | D69 (b) | D41 (w) | L62 (w) | W71 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 59 | Caroline Chu | 30081896 | 1455 | CHUCHU | NY | L32 (w) | L45 (b) | W71 (w) | W70 (b) | L30 (w) | L33 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 60 | Shyra Nigam | 31835127 | 1422 | PA | H--- | D40 (w) | L35 (b) | D36 (w) | L48 (b) | D54 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 61 | Lucas Chen | 16752105 | 1383 | NJ | L21 (w) | L53 (b) | L38 (b) | W71 (w) | L41 (b) | B--- | 2.0 | |||
| 62 | Brad Hung | 30461047 | 1343 | NJ | L23 (w) | L51 (b) | B--- | L37 (w) | W58 (b) | L32 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 63 | Noah Chen | 30876554 | 1260 | NY | W73 (w) | L32 (b) | L45 (w) | W67 (b) | L42 (w) | L43 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 64 | Gaochunxi Li | 31369771 | 955 | MA | L54 (b) | B--- | L23 (w) | L27 (w) | D56 (b) | D55 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 65 | 65-66 | Evelyn Liu | 30945318 | 1537 | LIUMAT | NY | W18 (b) | L7 (w) | D43 (b) | L6 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 66 | Evan Meyers | 14491825 | 1537 | PA | L1 (w) | W52 (b) | D8 (b) | L18 (w) | L26 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 67 | 67-70 | Eugeniusz Kizysztof Lugowski | 12518248 | 1519 | NY | X8 | L2 (w) | L15 (b) | L63 (w) | L52 (b) | L57 (w) | 1.0 | ||
| 68 | Robert A Carotenuto | 12422534 | 1463 | NY | L15 (b) | L35 (w) | L52 (b) | D57 (w) | H--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 69 | Tejas Shivakumar | 17127175 | 1445 | NJ | L14 (b) | L47 (w) | D58 (w) | L42 (b) | D57 (b) | L56 (w) | 1.0 | |||
| 70 | Allison J Zhang | 31378780 | 1327 | ZHAZHA | NY | W35 (b) | L14 (w) | L4 (b) | L59 (w) | L51 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 71 | 71-72 | Michael Mendez | 12495089 | 1500 | NY | L22 (b) | L8 (w) | L59 (b) | L61 (b) | D72 (w) | L58 (w) | 0.5 | ||
| 72 | Leonard Xing | 30492876 | 1090 | CT | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | D71 (b) | U--- | 0.5 | |||
| 73 | 73 | David Barthomew Carr | 30533899 | 1553 | NY | L63 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |