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 2100:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSC25: Under 2100 Section!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cijun Zhang | 30774659 | 2046 | NY | W48 (b) | W37 (w) | W27 (b) | D12 (w) | W19 (w) | W10 (b) | 5.5 | 1200.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | Davit Gabunia | 16091791 | 1850 | NY | W34 (w) | D20 (w) | W4 (b) | D5 (w) | W22 (b) | W13 (b) | 5.0 | 700.00 | |
| 3 | 3-9 | Daniel Yassky | 14138715 | 2023 | NY | W30 (w) | H--- | D15 (b) | D9 (w) | W41 (b) | W23 (w) | 4.5 | 160.00 | |
| 4 | Abigail Zhou | 30290965 | 1976 | ZHOSTA | NY | W55 (w) | D39 (b) | L2 (w) | W56 (b) | W24 (w) | W25 (b) | 4.5 | 160.00 | |
| 5 | Jayden Chan | 30730684 | 1914 | NY | W50 (w) | W18 (b) | D33 (w) | D2 (b) | W16 (w) | D7 (b) | 4.5 | 160.00 | ||
| 6 | Matthew Shirvell | 15470470 | 1904 | CT | W51 (w) | W63 (b) | D41 (w) | L19 (b) | W53 (w) | W32 (b) | 4.5 | 160.00 | ||
| 7 | Krishna Maddali | 16651084 | 1903 | MADMAD | NY | W42 (w) | D24 (b) | W54 (w) | D41 (b) | W33 (w) | D5 (w) | 4.5 | 160.00 | |
| 8 | Jonathan Ingellis | 13172162 | 1899 | MA | D70 (b) | W66 (w) | D32 (b) | D42 (w) | W40 (b) | W20 (w) | 4.5 | 300.00 | ||
| 9 | Liam Siu | 30022059 | 1759 | SIUSIU | NY | D14 (w) | W75 (b) | W34 (w) | D3 (b) | W27 (b) | H--- | 4.5 | 300.00 | |
| 10 | 10-19 | Kushagra Bhargava | 16956146 | 2051 | CT | W67 (w) | D28 (b) | W64 (w) | D25 (b) | W12 (b) | L1 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 11 | Vitaliano V Rafael | 12433444 | 1993 | NY | L31 (w) | W49 (b) | W29 (w) | L16 (b) | W55 (w) | W39 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 12 | Jacob Green | 15609395 | 1954 | NY | W49 (w) | W31 (b) | W26 (w) | D1 (b) | L10 (w) | D15 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 13 | Takki Tanaka | 17214690 | 1919 | NY | W69 (b) | L41 (w) | W62 (b) | W48 (w) | W39 (b) | L2 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | Leah Yang | 30127892 | 1905 | NY | D9 (b) | W52 (w) | D39 (b) | D40 (w) | W42 (b) | D19 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 15 | Jordan Zamor | 14696058 | 1870 | NY | H--- | W68 (b) | D3 (w) | W63 (w) | D20 (b) | D12 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 16 | Lige Bi | 17217788 | 1862 | NY | L45 (w) | W44 (b) | W18 (w) | W11 (w) | L5 (b) | W43 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 17 | Anna Sophia Radchenko | 15975240 | 1849 | RADMIL | NJ | L72 (b) | L55 (w) | W78 (b) | W65 (w) | W63 (b) | W41 (w) | 4.0 | ||
| 18 | Harry Li | 16988211 | 1792 | MA | W76 (b) | L5 (w) | L16 (b) | W34 (b) | W46 (w) | W38 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 19 | Adrian Harrison Sommerstein | 30575100 | 1778 | NY | W46 (w) | W22 (w) | D25 (b) | W6 (w) | L1 (b) | D14 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 20 | 20-33 | Dale Eugene Sharp | 10254451 | 2010 | NY | W29 (w) | D2 (b) | W28 (w) | D33 (b) | D15 (w) | L8 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 21 | Isaac Hart Statz | 30163816 | 1983 | ZHOSTA | NY | D32 (b) | W77 (w) | D40 (b) | L39 (w) | W48 (b) | D31 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 22 | Chloe A Stark | 16138806 | 1911 | STABER | NY | W43 (w) | L19 (b) | W30 (w) | W64 (b) | L2 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 23 | WIM Shernaz Kennedy | 11322000 | 1900 | KENSHA | NY | W53 (w) | L64 (b) | W31 (w) | D55 (b) | W28 (w) | L3 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 24 | Yujeong Yeo | 30169804 | 1894 | NJ | W54 (b) | D7 (w) | L42 (b) | W52 (w) | L4 (b) | W50 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 25 | Jim Troyan | 12602503 | 1884 | WADTRO | NY | W44 (w) | W45 (b) | D19 (w) | D10 (w) | D32 (b) | L4 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 26 | Ken Wakida | 16287282 | 1879 | NY | W65 (b) | W72 (w) | L12 (b) | L32 (w) | D51 (b) | W55 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 27 | Samuel Ludlow | 12920663 | 1877 | NJ | W80 (w) | W56 (b) | L1 (w) | W45 (b) | L9 (w) | D33 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 28 | Marissa Lu | 17119902 | 1868 | LUMZHA | NY | W71 (b) | D10 (w) | L20 (b) | W72 (w) | L23 (b) | W57 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 29 | Alan Lecours | 10125472 | 1839 | NY | L20 (b) | W65 (w) | L11 (b) | W73 (w) | W56 (b) | D22 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 30 | Jack Boey Kamen | 16717812 | 1834 | NY | L3 (b) | W73 (w) | L22 (b) | W74 (w) | D35 (w) | W51 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 31 | David Johnathan Carr | 30315361 | 1810 | NY | W11 (b) | L12 (w) | L23 (b) | W66 (w) | W59 (w) | D21 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 32 | Melanie Liang | 30351272 | 1803 | LIALIA | NY | D21 (w) | W58 (b) | D8 (w) | W26 (b) | D25 (w) | L6 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 33 | John L Phillips | 10121353 | 1800 | NY | W79 (w) | W35 (b) | D5 (b) | D20 (w) | L7 (b) | D27 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 34 | 34-45 | Jeremy Larsen | 12412785 | 2062 | NY | L2 (b) | W70 (w) | L9 (b) | L18 (w) | W72 (b) | W63 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 35 | Vahan Sargsyan | 16298077 | 1966 | SARSAR | NY | W78 (b) | L33 (w) | D67 (b) | D51 (w) | D30 (b) | D42 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 36 | Paul I Rachlin | 12491761 | 1900 | NY | D52 (b) | D62 (w) | D72 (b) | D57 (w) | L43 (w) | W64 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 37 | Jon Rigai | 14379293 | 1857 | NY | W74 (w) | L1 (b) | L63 (w) | L43 (b) | W78 (w) | W62 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 38 | Charles B Bernstein | 31390648 | 1847 | STABER | NY | L56 (w) | W80 (b) | L45 (w) | W44 (b) | W64 (w) | L18 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 39 | Mahati B Kashyap | 16792961 | 1841 | NJ | W73 (b) | D4 (w) | D14 (w) | W21 (b) | L13 (w) | L11 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 40 | Robert A Simmons | 10104424 | 1827 | NY | D58 (w) | W57 (b) | D21 (w) | D14 (b) | L8 (w) | H--- | 3.0 | |||
| 41 | Zihan Brendon Zhou | 31417777 | 1789 | NY | W59 (w) | W13 (b) | D6 (b) | D7 (w) | L3 (w) | L17 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 42 | Thomas Egelhof | 30224545 | 1785 | NY | L7 (b) | W54 (w) | W24 (w) | D8 (b) | L14 (w) | D35 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 43 | Aaron Eli Krasinski | 16230112 | 1761 | NY | L22 (b) | L46 (b) | W80 (w) | W37 (w) | W36 (b) | L16 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 44 | Samuel M Curran | 16393868 | 1717 | NY | L25 (b) | L16 (w) | W69 (b) | L38 (w) | W74 (b) | W61 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 45 | Andrew Palmer | 12630765 | 1600 | VT | W16 (b) | L25 (w) | W38 (b) | L27 (w) | H--- | H--- | 3.0 | |||
| 46 | 46-57 | Eustacchio Alexander Raulli | 12908759 | 1913 | NY | L19 (b) | W43 (w) | L55 (b) | W62 (w) | L18 (b) | D56 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 47 | Kevin Xu | 30156827 | 1888 | NJ | L63 (b) | L53 (w) | L65 (b) | W77 (w) | D71 (b) | W70 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 48 | Grant Liu | 30292022 | 1835 | NY | L1 (w) | W74 (b) | W59 (w) | L13 (b) | L21 (w) | D52 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 49 | Joshua A Kuperman | 10121167 | 1801 | NY | L12 (b) | L11 (w) | L73 (b) | D54 (b) | W80 (w) | W71 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 50 | Anish Saravanan | 16732165 | 1780 | MA | L5 (b) | D76 (w) | D66 (b) | D61 (w) | W67 (b) | L24 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 51 | Jeremy K Yoon | 16880148 | 1759 | NY | L6 (b) | D61 (w) | W76 (b) | D35 (b) | D26 (w) | L30 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 52 | Sarah Nguyen | 30640330 | 1749 | NGUCAI | NY | D36 (w) | L14 (b) | W75 (w) | L24 (b) | D61 (b) | D48 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 53 | Paul Charles Becotte | 15330240 | 1742 | PA | L23 (b) | W47 (b) | D60 (w) | W67 (w) | L6 (b) | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 54 | Caliva Joseph | 32513910 | 1708 | NY | L24 (w) | L42 (b) | L7 (b) | D49 (w) | W77 (b) | W69 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 55 | Erica Li | 15513325 | 1693 | LIECOO | NY | L4 (b) | W17 (b) | W46 (w) | D23 (w) | L11 (b) | L26 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 56 | Gayathri Sreekumar | 30061958 | 1566 | SREMAL | ON | W38 (b) | L27 (w) | W58 (b) | L4 (w) | L29 (w) | D46 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 57 | Sathvik Birudavolu | 17230292 | 1550 | NJ | H--- | L40 (w) | W77 (b) | D36 (b) | D58 (w) | L28 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 58 | 58-66 | Brian Lawson | 10637317 | 2021 | NY | D40 (b) | L32 (w) | L56 (w) | W76 (b) | D57 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 59 | Leonard B Chipkin | 10119031 | 1932 | NY | L41 (b) | W69 (w) | L48 (b) | W71 (w) | L31 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 60 | Harold Scott | 12393953 | 1924 | NY | D68 (w) | H--- | D53 (b) | H--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 61 | Michael K Goodman | 10085284 | 1900 | NY | L64 (w) | D51 (b) | D71 (w) | D50 (b) | D52 (w) | L44 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 62 | Myra Nigam | 31420695 | 1734 | PA | H--- | D36 (b) | L13 (w) | L46 (b) | W73 (w) | L37 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 63 | Saanvi Acharya | 30427998 | 1719 | ACHSAT | NY | W47 (w) | L6 (w) | W37 (b) | L15 (b) | L17 (w) | L34 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 64 | Ani Sargsyan | 31235176 | 1669 | SARSAR | NY | W61 (b) | W23 (w) | L10 (b) | L22 (w) | L38 (b) | L36 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 65 | Harrison Cai | 30368621 | 1651 | NGUCAI | NY | L26 (w) | L29 (b) | W47 (w) | L17 (b) | L66 (b) | W72 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 66 | Armen Nikoghosyan | 17091085 | unr. | NY | H--- | L8 (b) | D50 (w) | L31 (b) | W65 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 67 | 67-74 | Siddharth Bose | 16808451 | 1835 | L10 (b) | W78 (w) | D35 (w) | L53 (b) | L50 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 68 | Gauri Sreekumar | 30026228 | 1785 | ON | D60 (b) | L15 (w) | W70 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 69 | Nishka Sree Doddapaneni | 30766009 | 1781 | NJ | L13 (w) | L59 (b) | L44 (w) | D80 (b) | W76 (w) | L54 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 70 | Steven White | 30700294 | 1606 | NY | D8 (w) | L34 (b) | L68 (w) | D75 (b) | H--- | L47 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 71 | Thihansa Ovindee Waduthanthree | 16126955 | 1602 | NY | L28 (w) | H--- | D61 (b) | L59 (b) | D47 (w) | L49 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 72 | Abhinav Korra | 31905997 | 1589 | NY | W17 (w) | L26 (b) | D36 (w) | L28 (b) | L34 (w) | L65 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 73 | Arnav Adepu | 16718361 | 1506 | NJ | L39 (w) | L30 (b) | W49 (w) | L29 (b) | L62 (b) | D74 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 74 | Judy Dean | 12559868 | 1400 | NY | L37 (b) | L48 (w) | B--- | L30 (b) | L44 (w) | D73 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 75 | 75-78 | Ateeq Aslam Panjwani | 30018285 | 1947 | NY | D77 (b) | L9 (w) | L52 (b) | D70 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 76 | David A Kolb | 12550399 | 1944 | NY | L18 (w) | D50 (b) | L51 (w) | L58 (w) | L69 (b) | D77 (w) | 1.0 | |||
| 77 | Arthur S Antler | 10639212 | 1800 | NJ | D75 (w) | L21 (b) | L57 (w) | L47 (b) | L54 (w) | D76 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 78 | Javier Andres Miranda | 30062375 | 1615 | CT | L35 (w) | L67 (b) | L17 (w) | B--- | L37 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 79 | 79-80 | Edward A Frumkin | 10136580 | 2000 | NY | L33 (b) | H--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | ||
| 80 | Luca Festa | 30719751 | 1627 | CT | L27 (b) | L38 (w) | L43 (b) | D69 (w) | L49 (b) | U--- | 0.5 |