New York State Championship 2026
September 04, 2026 - September 07, 2026
To contact Continental Chess, please email: director@chess.us (at least one hour before your game).
When your game is over, please confirm the result with your opponent by signing each other's notation sheets.
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.
Entry Fee Discounts For New York State Chess Association Members
Thank You, 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_NYSC26: Under 1200 Section
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | Jonatha Denysenko | 32176137 | 1150 | NY | W33 (w) | W12 (b) | W11 (w) | W3 (w) | L2 (b) | W5 (b) | 5.0 | $700.00 | |
| 2 | Adams T Evans | 33246708 | unr. | MD | W22 (w) | W17 (w) | W4 (b) | D5 (b) | W1 (w) | H--- | 5.0 | $150.00 | ||
| 3 | 3-5 | Vadim Tantsyura | 32551225 | 1168 | NY | W19 (b) | D23 (w) | W9 (w) | L1 (b) | W11 (w) | W7 (w) | 4.5 | $300.00 | |
| 4 | Elliott Crawford | 16416245 | 1031 | NY | W24 (w) | W21 (b) | L2 (w) | W9 (b) | D6 (w) | W10 (w) | 4.5 | $300.00 | ||
| 5 | Roger Liang | 33242795 | unr. | NY | W18 (b) | W8 (w) | W15 (b) | D2 (w) | W13 (b) | L1 (w) | 4.5 | $150.00 | ||
| 6 | 6-9 | Aliza C Newton | 17193430 | 1103 | NEWTEM | OH | W28 (b) | L11 (w) | W20 (b) | W12 (w) | D4 (b) | H--- | 4.0 | |
| 7 | Keith Magnussen | 32244441 | 1078 | NY | L23 (b) | W19 (w) | W24 (b) | W20 (w) | W21 (w) | L3 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 8 | Simin Gao | 32464297 | 723 | NY | W14 (w) | L5 (b) | L10 (b) | W28 (w) | W27 (b) | W13 (w) | 4.0 | $150.00 | ||
| 9 | Cesar A Ortiz | 32484169 | 707 | NY | W10 (b) | W13 (w) | L3 (b) | L4 (w) | W15 (b) | W17 (w) | 4.0 | $150.00 | ||
| 10 | 10-12 | Siddharth N Malapaka | 30181674 | 1138 | NY | L9 (w) | W22 (b) | W8 (w) | D11 (b) | W23 (w) | L4 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 11 | Timothy Raskin | 16843665 | 947 | NY | W30 (w) | W6 (b) | L1 (b) | D10 (w) | L3 (b) | W20 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 12 | Harrison Wan | 32629228 | 862 | NY | W31 (b) | L1 (w) | W25 (w) | L6 (b) | D24 (w) | W23 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 13 | 13-21 | Joseph Tantsyura | 16982562 | 1179 | NY | W35 (w) | L9 (b) | W23 (b) | W17 (w) | L5 (w) | L8 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 14 | Samuel Htun | 32943323 | 1084 | NY | L8 (b) | W26 (w) | L21 (w) | W33 (b) | L20 (b) | W27 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 15 | Waldemar Palaitis | 10150582 | 988 | NJ | W34 (w) | W27 (b) | L5 (w) | L21 (b) | L9 (w) | W24 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 16 | Lindsay Krajewski | 33114011 | 967 | KRAMAT | NY | L27 (b) | L24 (w) | D19 (b) | W34 (w) | W29 (w) | H--- | 3.0 | ||
| 17 | Yashaswini Samoju | 32191501 | 924 | SAMGAD | NY | W29 (w) | L2 (b) | W27 (w) | L13 (b) | W26 (w) | L9 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 18 | Charles S Eson | 12840766 | 795 | NY | L5 (w) | W34 (b) | L29 (b) | L27 (w) | W30 (b) | X26 | 3.0 | |||
| 19 | Vihaas R Chemarla | 32190166 | 728 | NY | L3 (w) | L7 (b) | D16 (w) | D22 (b) | W34 (b) | W31 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 20 | Mira Guo | 32790235 | 715 | NY | W25 (w) | W33 (b) | L6 (w) | L7 (b) | W14 (w) | L11 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 21 | Gino Lorca | 31955868 | 475 | NY | B--- | L4 (w) | W14 (b) | W15 (w) | L7 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | |||
| 22 | 22-24 | Rajvika Samoju | 32191518 | 871 | SAMKAT | NY | L2 (b) | L10 (w) | L26 (b) | D19 (w) | B--- | W29 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 23 | Shane Sorkin | 30546284 | 636 | NY | W7 (w) | D3 (b) | L13 (w) | W29 (b) | L10 (b) | L12 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 24 | Reyansh Reddy Thumu | 30957534 | 610 | NY | L4 (b) | W16 (b) | L7 (w) | W31 (w) | D12 (b) | L15 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 25 | 25-31 | Noah Bakal | 31963474 | 1199 | NY | L20 (b) | W31 (w) | L12 (b) | L26 (w) | W28 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 26 | Dhrupadh Velagapudi | 32948796 | 672 | DE | L32 (w) | L14 (b) | W22 (w) | W25 (b) | L17 (b) | F18 | 2.0 | |||
| 27 | Ashe Nervil | 31191956 | 416 | NERJAC | NY | W16 (w) | L15 (w) | L17 (b) | W18 (b) | L8 (w) | L14 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 28 | Jeremy Montague | 30472226 | 261 | NY | L6 (w) | W30 (b) | L33 (w) | L8 (b) | L25 (w) | B--- | 2.0 | |||
| 29 | August Sieg | 33162193 | 182 | NY | L17 (b) | B--- | W18 (w) | L23 (w) | L16 (b) | L22 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 30 | Malick Camara | 33160834 | 100 | NY | L11 (b) | L28 (w) | L31 (b) | B--- | L18 (w) | W33 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 31 | Elliott Torres | 33247296 | unr. | L12 (w) | L25 (b) | W30 (w) | L24 (b) | W33 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 32 | 32-34 | Tyler Landsman | 15418146 | 661 | NY | W26 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 33 | Elizabeth Hientzsch | 17250164 | 503 | HIEHIE | NY | L1 (b) | L20 (w) | W28 (b) | L14 (w) | L31 (b) | L30 (w) | 1.0 | ||
| 34 | Akshita Sivakoti | 32228905 | 227 | NY | L15 (b) | L18 (w) | B--- | L16 (b) | L19 (w) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 35 | 35 | Erik Sidnam | 33050968 | 792 | NY | L13 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |