New York State High School Championships 2026
February 28, 2026 - March 01, 2026
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Standings for High School Under 1000:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSHSC26: High School Under 1000
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Grd | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | T-Mod. Med | T-Solk | T-Cumul. | T-Op. cumul. | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryce Chen | 32425691 | 986 | STUY | 9 | NY | W15 (w) | W8 (b) | W14 (w) | W3 (b) | W7 (w) | W4 (w) | 6.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 21 | 73 | First Place! |
| 2 | Arun Vaasan | 32865233 | unr. | BETHLM | 8 | NY | L8 (w) | W17 (w) | W13 (b) | W11 (w) | W3 (b) | W7 (b) | 5.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 15 | 64 | Second Place |
| 3 | Maxim Yevsyukov | 30893859 | 903 | EFF060 | 9 | NY | W11 (b) | W5 (w) | W9 (b) | L1 (w) | L2 (w) | W13 (b) | 4.0 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 78 | Third Place |
| 4 | David Kulman | 30744224 | 730 | COLLG | 10 | NY | L7 (w) | W18 (b) | W10 (b) | W9 (w) | W8 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 14 | 72 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Joshua Romero-romero | 32095118 | 577 | EMURR | 10 | NY | W12 (w) | L3 (b) | L15 (w) | W13 (w) | W9 (b) | W14 (b) | 4.0 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 58.5 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | Tomirisi Shamshod | 30940962 | 878 | BMO098 | 10 | NY | W18 (w) | L9 (b) | W17 (w) | L7 (b) | W10 (b) | W11 (w) | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13 | 53.5 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | Irene Fox | 30035877 | 997 | BXSCI | 9 | NY | W4 (b) | D10 (w) | W18 (b) | W6 (w) | L1 (b) | L2 (w) | 3.5 | 22 | 22 | 15.5 | 75 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | Marvin Rodriguez | 32598938 | 750 | EMURR | 11 | NY | W2 (b) | L1 (w) | D12 (b) | W15 (w) | L4 (b) | D16 (w) | 3.0 | 14 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 65 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | Julian Iliachenko | 32780667 | unr. | N62958 | 10 | NY | W13 (b) | W6 (w) | L3 (w) | L4 (b) | L5 (w) | W18 (b) | 3.0 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 62 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | Sophie Delilah Schechter | 16810100 | 826 | EMURR | 11 | NY | W16 (b) | D7 (b) | L4 (w) | W14 (b) | L6 (w) | D12 (b) | 3.0 | 12.5 | 18 | 12 | 63.5 | Tenth Place |
| 11 | Iosyf Bratslavsky | 32712413 | 466 | EMURR | 10 | NY | L3 (w) | W15 (b) | W16 (w) | L2 (b) | W14 (w) | L6 (b) | 3.0 | 12 | 18.5 | 11 | 62.5 | 1st Under 800 |
| 12 | Alexander Pataridze | 31237872 | 973 | XFT576 | 9 | NY | L5 (b) | L14 (b) | D8 (w) | W18 (w) | W17 (b) | D10 (w) | 3.0 | 9 | 13 | 7.5 | 49.5 | |
| 13 | Sheldon Taylor | 30536010 | 751 | EMURR | 11 | NY | L9 (w) | W16 (b) | L2 (w) | L5 (b) | W15 (b) | L3 (w) | 2.0 | 14.5 | 19.5 | 7 | 62.5 | 2nd Under 800 |
| 14 | Aqeel Panjwani | 32135054 | 509 | TPV335 | 7 | NY | W17 (b) | W12 (w) | L1 (b) | L10 (w) | L11 (b) | L5 (w) | 2.0 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 66.5 | 1st Under 600 |
| 15 | Mehr Saran | 32289577 | 702 | EMONJS | 8 | NY | L1 (b) | L11 (w) | W5 (b) | L8 (b) | L13 (w) | W17 (w) | 2.0 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 65.5 | |
| 16 | Tukin Nikolay | 32843545 | unr. | TBJ338 | 11 | NY | L10 (w) | L13 (w) | L11 (b) | L17 (b) | W18 (w) | D8 (b) | 1.5 | 9 | 12 | 2.5 | 44.5 | Top Unrated |
| 17 | Hannah Guachiac Tambriz | 16561935 | 942 | EMURR | 11 | NY | L14 (w) | L2 (b) | L6 (b) | W16 (w) | L12 (w) | L15 (b) | 1.0 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 3 | 54 | |
| 18 | Aaron Liu | 32860353 | unr. | EMURR | 10 | NY | L6 (b) | L4 (w) | L7 (w) | L12 (b) | L16 (b) | L9 (w) | 0.0 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 64.5 | 2nd Unrated |