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!
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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 Championship:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSC25: Championship Section!
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize! | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2664 | LINZHO | MA | W28 (w) | W22 (b) | W34 (w) | W3 (b) | D4 (w) | W7 (w) | 5.5 | 2000.00 | |
| 2 | 2-3 | IM Eshaan Hebbar | 17075132 | 2298 | NJ | W57 (w) | W27 (b) | W29 (w) | D7 (b) | W5 (w) | D4 (b) | 5.0 | 1050.00 | ||
| 3 | Sam Luger | 16767486 | 2284 | CHOLUG | NY | W19 (b) | W58 (w) | W21 (b) | L1 (w) | W40 (b) | W16 (w) | 5.0 | 1150.00 | NY State Champion! | |
| 4 | 4-10 | GM Joel Benjamin | 10102511 | 2579 | NJ | W56 (b) | D23 (w) | W48 (b) | W12 (w) | D1 (b) | D2 (w) | 4.5 | 150.00 | ||
| 5 | IM Justin Joseph Sarkar | 12561884 | 2374 | NY | W42 (w) | D16 (b) | W38 (b) | W13 (w) | L2 (b) | W27 (w) | 4.5 | 150.00 | |||
| 6 | FM William Graif | 13346841 | 2338 | NY | D30 (b) | W63 (w) | W80 (b) | D23 (w) | W21 (b) | D9 (w) | 4.5 | 150.00 | |||
| 7 | Jasmine Zhixin Su | 16377701 | 2314 | CT | W31 (b) | W40 (w) | W36 (b) | D2 (w) | W11 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.5 | 150.00 | |||
| 8 | Jordan Groff | 14534054 | 2286 | CT | L58 (b) | W68 (w) | W56 (b) | W25 (w) | W23 (b) | D10 (w) | 4.5 | 400.00 | |||
| 9 | Priyansh Garg | 17279963 | 2236 | NY | W59 (w) | L29 (b) | W31 (w) | W18 (b) | W17 (w) | D6 (b) | 4.5 | 400.00 | |||
| 10 | IM Jay Richard Bonin | 10098327 | 2206 | NY | W71 (w) | D60 (b) | D41 (w) | W28 (b) | W29 (w) | D8 (b) | 4.5 | 400.00 | |||
| 11 | 11-19 | IM Liam Henry Putnam | 15969005 | 2574 | NY | W67 (b) | W24 (w) | D13 (b) | W14 (w) | L7 (b) | D15 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 12 | Qi Pang | 16695696 | 2331 | NY | W85 (w) | D25 (b) | W54 (w) | L4 (b) | W51 (w) | H--- | 4.0 | ||||
| 13 | CM Kevin Zhao | 30425013 | 2212 | LUMZHA | MA | W70 (b) | W47 (w) | D11 (w) | L5 (b) | W53 (w) | D20 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | Furqan Tanwir | 12840193 | 2200 | NY | H--- | W30 (w) | W26 (b) | L11 (b) | D41 (w) | W40 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 15 | Ethan Kozower | 15903686 | 2171 | NY | D81 (w) | D45 (b) | W32 (w) | D43 (b) | W30 (w) | D11 (b) | 4.0 | ||||
| 16 | Nicholas Belenky | 16048482 | 2143 | NY | W87 (b) | D5 (w) | D43 (b) | W45 (w) | W19 (b) | L3 (b) | 4.0 | ||||
| 17 | Abhishek Mallela | 12888811 | 2114 | NH | L47 (b) | W70 (w) | W75 (b) | W48 (w) | L9 (b) | W46 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 18 | Derek Chen | 14883880 | 2062 | NY | L63 (b) | W46 (w) | W76 (b) | L9 (w) | W45 (b) | W34 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 19 | Robert Li | 14230832 | 2006 | NY | L3 (w) | W52 (b) | W37 (w) | W50 (b) | L16 (w) | W38 (b) | 4.0 | ||||
| 20 | 20-33 | FM Daniel E Shapiro | 10094879 | 2266 | KENSHA | D32 (w) | L69 (b) | W64 (w) | W33 (b) | H--- | D13 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 21 | Zachary Pan | 30221502 | 2189 | MA | W33 (w) | W61 (b) | L3 (w) | W69 (b) | L6 (w) | D26 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 22 | Leo Xiaohang Shen | 17132332 | 2163 | NY | W74 (b) | L1 (w) | L33 (b) | W73 (w) | D32 (b) | W56 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 23 | Shawn Xu | 30264362 | 2163 | MA | W86 (w) | D4 (b) | W60 (w) | D6 (b) | L8 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 24 | Corin Gartenlaub | 16899496 | 2104 | NY | W88 (w) | L11 (b) | L45 (w) | W74 (b) | D33 (w) | W62 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 25 | Franklin Phillip Lewis | 15922026 | 2086 | MA | W77 (w) | D12 (w) | D35 (b) | L8 (b) | W60 (w) | H--- | 3.5 | ||||
| 26 | Yegna Sairam Jandhyala | 30294344 | 2045 | NJ | H--- | W49 (b) | L14 (w) | W77 (b) | D35 (w) | D21 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 27 | Michael Uwakwe | 15610873 | 2040 | CT | W79 (b) | L2 (w) | D63 (b) | W81 (w) | W36 (b) | L5 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 28 | Jude Kazan | 16350155 | 2036 | NY | L1 (b) | W74 (w) | W84 (b) | L10 (w) | D48 (b) | W50 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 29 | Connor Junda Wang | 16470052 | 2036 | NY | W64 (b) | W9 (w) | L2 (b) | W65 (w) | L10 (b) | D23 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 30 | Lucas Lu | 17119897 | 2026 | NY | D6 (w) | L14 (b) | W82 (w) | W54 (b) | L15 (b) | W52 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 31 | Austin Zhao | 17280624 | 2022 | NY | L7 (w) | W83 (b) | L9 (b) | W86 (w) | D50 (w) | W51 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 32 | David Wolf Milstein | 15780704 | 2019 | RADMIL | NJ | D20 (b) | D84 (w) | L15 (b) | W76 (w) | D22 (w) | W53 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 33 | Dave Finnerman | 12671728 | 1980 | NY | L21 (b) | W39 (b) | W22 (w) | L20 (w) | D24 (b) | W54 (b) | 3.5 | ||||
| 34 | 34-49 | Chenxuan Ling | 17159983 | 2251 | WANLIN | NY | W68 (b) | W75 (w) | L1 (b) | L40 (w) | W49 (w) | L18 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 35 | Mark DeDona | 14684907 | 2250 | NY | D69 (w) | W44 (b) | D25 (w) | D53 (b) | D26 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 36 | David E Carter | 10029732 | 2200 | VT | W46 (b) | W76 (w) | L7 (w) | D41 (b) | L27 (w) | H--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 37 | FM Sunil P Weeramantry | 11155189 | 2200 | NY | W73 (b) | L48 (w) | L19 (b) | L46 (w) | W86 (b) | W64 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 38 | Mubassar Uddin | 14603572 | 2136 | NY | H--- | W81 (b) | L5 (w) | D60 (b) | W69 (w) | L19 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 39 | Nicklas Breskin | 13696874 | 2077 | NY | L48 (b) | L33 (w) | L73 (b) | W79 (w) | W87 (b) | W75 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 40 | Carl Villar-Lopez | 30950789 | 2057 | NY | W83 (w) | L7 (b) | W61 (w) | W34 (b) | L3 (w) | L14 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 41 | Mark Leo Kogan | 30053068 | 2041 | NJ | D84 (b) | W78 (w) | D10 (b) | D36 (w) | D14 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 42 | Kimani A Stancil | 12481381 | 2028 | NY | L5 (b) | D87 (w) | D86 (b) | D47 (w) | W81 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 43 | Matt Chan | 13910194 | 2009 | CT | D50 (w) | W66 (b) | D16 (w) | D15 (w) | U--- | H--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 44 | Mr. Tommy Kozlek | 30347417 | 2008 | MA | H--- | L35 (w) | W87 (b) | L51 (w) | D78 (b) | W77 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 45 | Alek Safarian | 32544394 | 2000 | CT | D65 (b) | D15 (w) | W24 (b) | L16 (b) | L18 (w) | W67 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 46 | Viyaan Krishna Doddapaneni | 30316768 | 1976 | NJ | L36 (w) | L18 (b) | W85 (w) | W37 (b) | W55 (w) | L17 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 47 | WCM Alice Chovanec | 16898466 | 1936 | CHOLUG | NY | W17 (w) | L13 (b) | L53 (w) | D42 (b) | W71 (w) | H--- | 3.0 | |||
| 48 | Samuel Cheng | 30067638 | 1913 | VEMCHE | NY | W39 (w) | W37 (b) | L4 (w) | L17 (b) | D28 (w) | H--- | 3.0 | |||
| 49 | Hunter Ku | 16489566 | 1887 | NY | D55 (b) | L26 (w) | W57 (b) | W80 (w) | L34 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | ||||
| 50 | 50-64 | IM Edward William Formanek | 10349257 | 2200 | NV | D43 (b) | D55 (w) | W58 (b) | L19 (w) | D31 (b) | L28 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 51 | Michael P Carey | 10120560 | 2140 | RI | L60 (w) | D59 (b) | W72 (w) | W44 (b) | L12 (b) | L31 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 52 | Steven A Taylor | 11282008 | 2109 | NY | L75 (b) | L19 (w) | W79 (w) | W59 (b) | H--- | L30 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 53 | Marzouq Chowdhury | 31319470 | 2100 | NY | L76 (b) | W73 (w) | W47 (b) | D35 (w) | L13 (b) | L32 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 54 | Stella Xin | 30733032 | 2060 | NY | D82 (w) | W62 (b) | L12 (b) | L30 (w) | W63 (b) | L33 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 55 | Eric Cheng | 16921202 | 2040 | NY | D49 (w) | D50 (b) | D77 (b) | D63 (w) | L46 (b) | D61 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 56 | Nathan Max Peyton | 16452322 | 2031 | NY | L4 (w) | W88 (b) | L8 (w) | W61 (b) | D62 (w) | L22 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 57 | Samuel Nemiroff | 17055610 | 2021 | NY | L2 (b) | H--- | L49 (w) | W82 (b) | L64 (w) | W78 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 58 | Wyatt Wong | 17016313 | 2020 | NY | W8 (w) | L3 (b) | L50 (w) | L62 (b) | W74 (w) | D60 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 59 | Luke Shin | 30650992 | 2004 | NJ | L9 (b) | D51 (w) | D78 (b) | L52 (w) | D76 (b) | W81 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 60 | Goktug Bas | 16160527 | 1942 | NJ | W51 (b) | D10 (w) | L23 (b) | D38 (w) | L25 (b) | D58 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 61 | Akram Shehata | 31630927 | 1921 | NJ | B--- | L21 (w) | L40 (b) | L56 (w) | W73 (b) | D55 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 62 | Manish B Kashyap | 16792955 | 1913 | NJ | D80 (b) | L54 (w) | D67 (b) | W58 (w) | D56 (b) | L24 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 63 | Kavin Chandar Sathiesh | 30198201 | 1901 | ACHSAT | VA | W18 (w) | L6 (b) | D27 (w) | D55 (b) | L54 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |||
| 64 | Samuel Pozen | 16509885 | 1858 | NY | L29 (w) | B--- | L20 (b) | D70 (w) | W57 (b) | L37 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 65 | 65-79 | John Riddell | 10084369 | 2200 | NY | D45 (w) | W72 (b) | D69 (w) | L29 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 66 | Mr. Nivaan Shrivastava | 30075883 | 2058 | NJ | D78 (b) | L43 (w) | L81 (b) | W83 (w) | D75 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 67 | Peter Michelman | 12491610 | 2047 | NC | L11 (w) | D86 (b) | D62 (w) | D75 (b) | H--- | L45 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 68 | Derek Zhang | 17110950 | 2018 | NY | L34 (w) | L8 (b) | L74 (w) | D85 (b) | W82 (w) | D79 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 69 | Andrew Zhang | 30277790 | 2016 | ZHAZHA | NY | D35 (b) | W20 (w) | D65 (b) | L21 (w) | L38 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 70 | Sujia Diao | 17103011 | 2013 | NJ | L13 (w) | L17 (b) | W88 (w) | D64 (b) | D77 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 71 | Jon S Leisner | 12506242 | 2011 | NY | L10 (b) | H--- | H--- | D78 (w) | L47 (b) | D76 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 72 | Edward A Frumkin | 10136580 | 2000 | NY | H--- | L65 (w) | L51 (b) | D87 (w) | W83 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 73 | Dean Howard | 10126797 | 2000 | NY | L37 (w) | L53 (b) | W39 (w) | L22 (b) | L61 (w) | W86 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 74 | Samanyu Alluri | 30185788 | 1968 | ALLALL | MA | L22 (w) | L28 (b) | W68 (b) | L24 (w) | L58 (b) | W87 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 75 | Eric Luce | 11421431 | 1956 | NY | W52 (w) | L34 (b) | L17 (w) | D67 (w) | D66 (b) | L39 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 76 | Vedh Vinayak | 16575392 | 1916 | NJ | W53 (w) | L36 (b) | L18 (w) | L32 (b) | D59 (w) | D71 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 77 | Jayden Li | 30082341 | 1914 | NJ | L25 (b) | W85 (b) | D55 (w) | L26 (w) | D70 (b) | L44 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 78 | Leon Chu | 17015896 | 1893 | CHUCHU | NY | D66 (w) | L41 (b) | D59 (w) | D71 (b) | D44 (w) | L57 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 79 | Richardson Jingsi Qiao | 30311276 | 1887 | NY | L27 (w) | H--- | L52 (b) | L39 (b) | W85 (w) | D68 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 80 | 80-83 | Lacey Wang | 30313152 | 2073 | WANLIN | CT | D62 (w) | W82 (b) | L6 (w) | L49 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 81 | Leqi Han | 30045327 | 1968 | NY | D15 (b) | L38 (w) | W66 (w) | L27 (b) | L42 (w) | L59 (b) | 1.5 | ||||
| 82 | Eric Liu | 30136104 | 1900 | NY | D54 (b) | L80 (w) | L30 (b) | L57 (w) | L68 (b) | B--- | 1.5 | ||||
| 83 | Noah Gillston | 15800411 | 1890 | NY | L40 (b) | L31 (w) | B--- | L66 (b) | L72 (w) | D85 (b) | 1.5 | ||||
| 84 | 84-88 | Rodney A Malpert | 10374570 | 2327 | NE | D41 (w) | D32 (b) | L28 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 85 | Julian Ma | 30017413 | 2024 | NJ | L12 (b) | L77 (w) | L46 (b) | D68 (w) | L79 (b) | D83 (w) | 1.0 | ||||
| 86 | Michael O'donnell | 30578209 | 1952 | NY | L23 (b) | D67 (w) | D42 (w) | L31 (b) | L37 (w) | L73 (b) | 1.0 | ||||
| 87 | Milo Su | 31296341 | 1951 | NY | L16 (w) | D42 (b) | L44 (w) | D72 (b) | L39 (w) | L74 (b) | 1.0 | ||||
| 88 | Ryan Zheng | 30773001 | 1924 | CT | L24 (b) | L56 (w) | L70 (b) | B--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 |