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
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Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Under 1500:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSC26: Under 1500 Section
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | Nicholas Rossi | 31379731 | 1466 | NY | W19 (w) | W36 (b) | D29 (w) | W21 (b) | W3 (w) | W5 (b) | 5.5 | 750.00 | |
| 2 | Finnegan Crawford | 17268194 | 1386 | PA | W23 (b) | W22 (w) | W41 (b) | W8 (w) | D5 (w) | W13 (b) | 5.5 | 750.00 | ||
| 3 | 3-4 | Aidan Christopher Emmi | 17150763 | 1370 | NY | W30 (w) | W40 (b) | W16 (w) | W11 (w) | L1 (b) | W14 (b) | 5.0 | 250.00 | |
| 4 | Arun Vaasan | 32865233 | 1344 | NY | W46 (w) | L9 (b) | W38 (w) | W16 (b) | W8 (b) | W11 (w) | 5.0 | 250.00 | ||
| 5 | 5-7 | Gilbert Ge | 33049055 | 1490 | NY | W24 (b) | W45 (w) | W10 (b) | W6 (w) | D2 (b) | L1 (w) | 4.5 | ||
| 6 | Oskar Baran | 32597052 | 1401 | NY | W55 (w) | W31 (b) | W9 (w) | L5 (b) | W20 (w) | H--- | 4.5 | |||
| 7 | Nicholas Monteleone | 15734381 | 1314 | MA | L10 (w) | D12 (w) | W24 (b) | W37 (w) | W21 (b) | W17 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 8 | 8-14 | Sarvagna Teja Mandava | 30243097 | 1487 | RI | W27 (w) | W14 (b) | W17 (w) | L2 (b) | L4 (w) | W29 (b) | 4.0 | ||
| 9 | Jeremy Ho | 31566515 | 1475 | NY | W18 (b) | W4 (w) | L6 (b) | W30 (w) | L13 (b) | W27 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 10 | Michael* Ryndak r/e | 31220762 | 1457 | RI | W7 (b) | W47 (w) | L5 (w) | W45 (b) | L14 (w) | W30 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 11 | Lila Willow Reynolds | 31279934 | 1411 | REYMEA | NY | W50 (b) | W48 (w) | W21 (w) | L3 (b) | W29 (w) | L4 (b) | 4.0 | ||
| 12 | Manasvi Gandhi | 30110152 | 1407 | NY | L39 (w) | D7 (b) | W43 (w) | W32 (b) | D31 (b) | W22 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 13 | Thomas DeDona | 15154434 | 1399 | NY | H--- | D15 (w) | W54 (b) | W40 (b) | W9 (w) | L2 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | Yicheng Zhang | 31406977 | 1338 | NY | W49 (b) | L8 (w) | W48 (b) | W22 (w) | W10 (b) | L3 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 15 | 15-20 | Dylan Stein | 14472302 | 1495 | NY | H--- | D13 (b) | W36 (w) | D29 (b) | L17 (w) | W31 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 16 | Timothy Wang | 30496380 | 1446 | NY | W28 (b) | W54 (w) | L3 (b) | L4 (w) | W35 (b) | D18 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 17 | Shreya Om Vemulapalli | 30729152 | 1400 | VEMKAR | NY | W51 (b) | W32 (w) | L8 (b) | D31 (w) | W15 (b) | L7 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 18 | Marcus Shpigel | 32126027 | 1311 | NY | L9 (w) | D55 (b) | D46 (w) | W41 (w) | W23 (b) | D16 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 19 | Manvit Sai Vunnam | 30664700 | 1300 | NY | L1 (b) | W49 (w) | L40 (w) | D26 (b) | W50 (b) | W34 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 20 | Liam James Haley | 32616246 | 1243 | NY | L53 (b) | W35 (w) | W33 (b) | W23 (w) | L6 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | 400.00 | ||
| 21 | 21-32 | Oliver Fox Mueller | 30803299 | 1497 | NY | W35 (b) | W25 (w) | L11 (b) | L1 (w) | L7 (w) | W39 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 22 | Adam Scott Rosenberg | 31432845 | 1492 | NY | W43 (w) | L2 (b) | W39 (w) | L14 (b) | W36 (w) | L12 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 23 | Lucas Chen | 16752105 | 1463 | NJ | L2 (w) | W39 (b) | W47 (w) | L20 (b) | L18 (w) | W43 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 24 | Leonhard Hientzsch | 17250170 | 1396 | HIEHIE | NY | L5 (w) | L42 (b) | L7 (w) | B--- | W54 (b) | W40 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 25 | Jayadev Acharya | 31430958 | 1384 | ACHACH | NY | W38 (w) | L21 (b) | L31 (w) | W47 (b) | W45 (w) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 26 | John Sebas Denora | 32235338 | 1374 | NY | L48 (b) | W51 (w) | L30 (b) | D19 (w) | D28 (b) | W41 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 27 | Henry Judd Mueller | 30803310 | 1332 | NY | L8 (b) | W52 (w) | L32 (b) | W54 (w) | W40 (w) | L9 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 28 | Sathvik Reddy Gaddam | 31534127 | 1292 | SAMGAD | NY | L16 (w) | L38 (b) | D52 (w) | W49 (b) | D26 (w) | W42 (b) | 3.0 | 40.00 | |
| 29 | Daniel Jasper Zheng | 30839106 | 1268 | NY | W33 (b) | W53 (w) | D1 (b) | D15 (w) | L11 (b) | L8 (w) | 3.0 | 40.00 | ||
| 30 | Luca Negris | 32804591 | 1109 | NY | L3 (b) | B--- | W26 (w) | L9 (b) | W42 (w) | L10 (w) | 3.0 | 40.00 | ||
| 31 | Enkira Khasykova | 32704741 | 1040 | KHAKHA | NY | B--- | L6 (w) | W25 (b) | D17 (b) | D12 (w) | L15 (w) | 3.0 | 40.00 | |
| 32 | Tyler Landsman | 15418146 | 661 | NY | B--- | L17 (b) | W27 (w) | L12 (w) | H--- | H--- | 3.0 | 40.00 | ||
| 33 | 33-39 | Kyler Cheng | 32085077 | 1427 | NY | L29 (w) | W34 (b) | L20 (w) | D46 (b) | H--- | D36 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 34 | Michael Chung | 30512122 | 1329 | NY | H--- | L33 (w) | L50 (b) | W55 (b) | W46 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 35 | Maddox Kretschman | 32295068 | 1321 | NY | L21 (w) | L20 (b) | W55 (w) | W38 (b) | L16 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |||
| 36 | Lucy Aymin Siu | 30579201 | 1318 | SIUSIU | NY | W52 (b) | L1 (w) | L15 (b) | W48 (w) | L22 (b) | D33 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 37 | Neel Dubey | 31552280 | 1299 | NY | L40 (w) | D46 (b) | W44 (w) | L7 (b) | L39 (w) | W45 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 38 | Oliver Rodney Ho | 32305003 | 1171 | NY | L25 (b) | W28 (w) | L4 (b) | L35 (w) | D44 (b) | W50 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 39 | Vihaan Kota | 32282656 | 800 | MA | W12 (b) | L23 (w) | L22 (b) | D44 (w) | W37 (b) | L21 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 40 | 40-49 | Nathaniel Jp Wright | 31911466 | 1494 | NY | W37 (b) | L3 (w) | W19 (b) | L13 (w) | L27 (b) | L24 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 41 | Brad Hung | 30461047 | 1431 | NJ | L45 (w) | W43 (b) | L2 (w) | L18 (b) | X51 | L26 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 42 | Isaac Xiong | 32231914 | 1413 | NY | L47 (b) | W24 (w) | L45 (b) | W50 (w) | L30 (b) | L28 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 43 | Max Izmaylov | 13684473 | 1400 | SOSIZM | NY | L22 (b) | L41 (w) | L12 (b) | W52 (b) | W47 (w) | L23 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 44 | John B North | 12423887 | 1400 | NY | L54 (b) | D50 (w) | L37 (b) | D39 (b) | D38 (w) | D48 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 45 | Matthew Levesque | 32233933 | 1227 | NY | W41 (b) | L5 (b) | W42 (w) | L10 (w) | L25 (b) | L37 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 46 | Robert E Mcgough | 12520321 | 1213 | NY | L4 (b) | D37 (w) | D18 (b) | D33 (w) | L34 (b) | H--- | 2.0 | |||
| 47 | Maxat Babiyev | 32835491 | 1193 | MA | W42 (w) | L10 (b) | L23 (b) | L25 (w) | L43 (b) | W55 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 48 | Peter Mateunas | 12360360 | 1139 | KRAMAT | NY | W26 (w) | L11 (b) | L14 (w) | L36 (b) | D55 (w) | D44 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 49 | Aayan Dev Bhowmik | 32009965 | 1038 | PA | L14 (w) | L19 (b) | D51 (b) | L28 (w) | W52 (w) | H--- | 2.0 | |||
| 50 | 50-52 | Bianca Maria Gonzalez | 31451129 | 1232 | GONJAR | NY | L11 (w) | D44 (b) | W34 (w) | L42 (b) | L19 (w) | L38 (b) | 1.5 | |
| 51 | William Montross | 13381327 | 1204 | NY | L17 (w) | L26 (b) | D49 (w) | H--- | F41 | H--- | 1.5 | |||
| 52 | Victor Brice Esposito | 16815311 | 1200 | NY | L36 (w) | L27 (b) | D28 (b) | L43 (w) | L49 (b) | W56 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 53 | 53-55 | Michael Ryndak | 31220762 | 1457 | RI | W20 (w) | L29 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 54 | Pavan Gupta Sivakoti | 30919631 | 1234 | NY | W44 (w) | L16 (b) | L13 (w) | L27 (b) | L24 (w) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 55 | David C Sutor | 12480719 | 1231 | NY | L6 (b) | D18 (w) | L35 (b) | L34 (w) | D48 (b) | L47 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 56 | 56 | Jeremy Montague | 30472226 | 261 | NY | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | L52 (b) | 0.0 |