New York State High School Championships 2026
February 28, 2026 - March 01, 2026
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Standings for High School Under 1500:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSHSC26: High School Under 1500
| # | 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 | Daniel Kirmayer | 16569561 | 1236 | BTECH | 12 | NY | W16 (w) | D4 (b) | W10 (w) | D14 (b) | W18 (w) | W8 (b) | 5.0 | 19.5 | 23 | 17 | 83.5 | First Place! |
| 2 | Noah Betances | 16691295 | 1318 | SACHSL | 10 | NY | W38 (w) | W25 (b) | W20 (w) | D8 (b) | W4 (w) | D5 (b) | 5.0 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 80 | Second Place |
| 3 | Junxi Lin | 32823684 | 1312 | STUY | 10 | NY | W36 (b) | W45 (w) | L8 (w) | W17 (b) | W21 (b) | W9 (w) | 5.0 | 16.5 | 18 | 17 | 76 | Third Place |
| 4 | Sushanth Jothiram Mohan | 32165498 | 1420 | XJM482 | 10 | NY | W50 (b) | D1 (w) | W27 (b) | W6 (w) | L2 (b) | W16 (w) | 4.5 | 21 | 22 | 16.5 | 77.5 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Cheikh Diamanka | 30318933 | 1403 | SAHSBK | 12 | NY | D37 (w) | W12 (b) | D26 (w) | W11 (b) | W15 (w) | D2 (w) | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 15.5 | 78 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | Eric Chen | 16906378 | 1481 | BTECH | 11 | NY | W13 (w) | W46 (b) | D9 (w) | L4 (b) | W33 (w) | W15 (b) | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20 | 16 | 77 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | Jag Dixit | 16142783 | 1291 | BTECH | 11 | NY | W39 (w) | L20 (b) | W37 (w) | W23 (b) | W14 (w) | H--- | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 15 | 53.5 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | Lucas Chen | 16752105 | 1456 | TRENHS | 10 | NJ | W35 (b) | W34 (w) | W3 (b) | D2 (w) | D9 (b) | L1 (w) | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24 | 17.5 | 85 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | Dashiell Messinger | 15620781 | 1374 | BROWN | 11 | NY | W41 (b) | W23 (w) | D6 (b) | W22 (w) | D8 (w) | L3 (b) | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17 | 81 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | Joshua Rada | 32146072 | 1460 | UIF074 | 8 | NY | W31 (w) | L19 (b) | L1 (b) | W35 (w) | W25 (w) | W26 (b) | 4.0 | 18 | 20.5 | 12 | 69 | Tenth Place |
| 11 | Samuel Park | 31635688 | 1271 | BTECH | 12 | NY | W12 (w) | L14 (b) | W39 (w) | L5 (w) | W36 (b) | W28 (w) | 4.0 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 68 | 1st Under 1300 |
| 12 | Sean Carter | 17130843 | 1489 | SACHSL | 9 | NY | L11 (b) | L5 (w) | W49 (b) | W45 (w) | W24 (w) | W21 (b) | 4.0 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 62 | |
| 13 | Manvit Vunnam | 30664700 | 1248 | SHAKEJ | 8 | NY | L6 (b) | L36 (w) | W42 (b) | W40 (w) | W39 (b) | W30 (w) | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15 | 10 | 51.5 | 2nd Under 1300 |
| 14 | Brad Hung | 30461047 | 1434 | TRENHS | 10 | NJ | W24 (b) | W11 (w) | D15 (b) | D1 (w) | L7 (b) | D17 (w) | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 15 | 83 | |
| 15 | Alice Tardieu | 17262015 | 1190 | BYRAM | 11 | NY | W28 (b) | W21 (w) | D14 (w) | W20 (b) | L5 (b) | L6 (w) | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 16 | 82 | |
| 16 | Eric Katsman | 16726554 | 1472 | TPV110 | 10 | NY | L1 (b) | D37 (b) | W32 (w) | W36 (w) | W22 (b) | L4 (b) | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.5 | 70.5 | |
| 17 | Akaash Deshpande | 30941966 | 1248 | P414M | 9 | NY | L27 (b) | W49 (w) | W41 (b) | L3 (w) | W20 (w) | D14 (b) | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 63 | |
| 18 | Samantha Edwards | 30310272 | 1406 | SACHSL | 9 | NY | L23 (b) | W50 (w) | D24 (b) | W29 (w) | L1 (b) | W33 (w) | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 11 | 62 | |
| 19 | Benjamin Ostow | 15458137 | 1295 | CGPS | 12 | NY | W49 (b) | W10 (w) | D22 (b) | H--- | H--- | U--- | 3.5 | 8 | 8 | 14.5 | 27.5 | |
| 20 | Maksar Tysbikov | 30751508 | 1481 | EMURR | 12 | NY | W32 (b) | W7 (w) | L2 (b) | L15 (w) | L17 (b) | W40 (b) | 3.0 | 14.5 | 21.5 | 12 | 74.5 | |
| 21 | Dylan Shlachter | 16906185 | 1386 | BTECH | 10 | NY | W40 (w) | L15 (b) | W25 (w) | W26 (b) | L3 (w) | L12 (w) | 3.0 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 13 | 71.5 | |
| 22 | Justin Zheng | 16826148 | 1452 | BTECH | 11 | NY | W29 (w) | W33 (b) | D19 (w) | L9 (b) | L16 (w) | D24 (b) | 3.0 | 13.5 | 20 | 13.5 | 74 | |
| 23 | Timothy Milchevskiy | 15840198 | 1161 | STUY | 11 | NY | W18 (w) | L9 (b) | W46 (w) | L7 (w) | L30 (b) | W37 (b) | 3.0 | 12.5 | 18.5 | 11 | 66 | |
| 24 | Benjamin Tsay | 17322530 | 1197 | HCCRIT | 8 | NY | L14 (w) | W44 (b) | D18 (w) | W34 (w) | L12 (b) | D22 (w) | 3.0 | 12.5 | 18 | 10.5 | 61.5 | |
| 25 | Kristina Pyfrom | 30329735 | 1183 | SAHSBK | 11 | NY | W30 (b) | L2 (w) | L21 (b) | W46 (w) | L10 (b) | W39 (w) | 3.0 | 12 | 18.5 | 10 | 67.5 | |
| 26 | Cameron Mitchell | 31340301 | 1286 | UJU239 | 9 | NY | W42 (b) | D27 (w) | D5 (b) | L21 (w) | W38 (b) | L10 (w) | 3.0 | 12 | 18 | 12.5 | 63.5 | |
| 27 | Lance Wolf | 16631191 | 1472 | CGPS | 9 | NY | W17 (w) | D26 (b) | L4 (w) | L33 (b) | W47 (w) | D29 (b) | 3.0 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 66 | |
| 28 | Senulya Waduthanthree | 30104193 | 1430 | HPX811 | 6 | NY | L15 (w) | W40 (b) | D29 (w) | D38 (b) | W31 (w) | L11 (b) | 3.0 | 11.5 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 62 | |
| 29 | Theodore Christopoulos | 32865484 | 1200 | OPU990 | 10 | QC | L22 (b) | W47 (w) | D28 (b) | L18 (b) | W34 (w) | D27 (w) | 3.0 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 9.5 | 60 | |
| 30 | Jahongir Abduvaliev | 30695187 | 1411 | BTECH | 10 | NY | L25 (w) | L38 (b) | W48 (w) | W37 (b) | W23 (w) | L13 (b) | 3.0 | 10 | 15.5 | 9 | 51 | |
| 31 | Nicolas Tardieu | 16900996 | 1208 | HCCRIT | 8 | NY | L10 (b) | W42 (w) | L36 (b) | W41 (w) | L28 (b) | W38 (w) | 3.0 | 9 | 14.5 | 9 | 49.5 | |
| 32 | Zoya Kulkova | 17122644 | 1258 | BTECH | 9 | NY | L20 (w) | D48 (b) | L16 (b) | D43 (w) | W45 (b) | W36 (w) | 3.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 7 | 48.5 | |
| 33 | Gyanesh Prasad | 31399424 | 1272 | JERIMS | 6 | NY | W47 (b) | L22 (w) | D45 (b) | W27 (w) | L6 (b) | L18 (b) | 2.5 | 12.5 | 17 | 11 | 64.5 | |
| 34 | Samuel Chen | 32701912 | 1278 | BTECH | 10 | NY | W44 (w) | L8 (b) | D38 (w) | L24 (b) | L29 (b) | W45 (w) | 2.5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 57 | |
| 35 | Isadora Lambert | 32865557 | 1200 | GBD626 | 7 | QC | L8 (w) | L39 (b) | W44 (w) | L10 (b) | D42 (w) | W47 (b) | 2.5 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 6 | 49 | |
| 36 | Chinmayi Maddali | 16651104 | 1045 | SHAKER | 10 | NY | L3 (w) | W13 (b) | W31 (w) | L16 (b) | L11 (w) | L32 (b) | 2.0 | 17.5 | 22.5 | 9 | 67.5 | 1st Under 1100 |
| 37 | Zohirshoh Shodmonqulov | 32209183 | 1120 | EMURR | 11 | NY | D5 (b) | D16 (w) | L7 (b) | L30 (w) | W41 (b) | L23 (w) | 2.0 | 16 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 68 | |
| 38 | Kostiantyn Lapko | 32347582 | 1105 | EMURR | 11 | NY | L2 (b) | W30 (w) | D34 (b) | D28 (w) | L26 (w) | L31 (b) | 2.0 | 14.5 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 69 | |
| 39 | Miles Muren | 16997042 | 1037 | HCCRIT | 8 | NY | L7 (b) | W35 (w) | L11 (b) | W50 (w) | L13 (w) | L25 (b) | 2.0 | 14.5 | 19 | 8 | 57 | 2nd Under 1100 |
| 40 | Shodmoni Shamshod | 30893874 | 1112 | BMO098 | 12 | NY | L21 (b) | L28 (w) | W43 (w) | L13 (b) | W46 (b) | L20 (w) | 2.0 | 12.5 | 16.5 | 6 | 56 | |
| 41 | Usman Malhi | 32697954 | 1109 | BTECH | 10 | NY | L9 (w) | W43 (b) | L17 (w) | L31 (b) | L37 (w) | W50 (b) | 2.0 | 11.5 | 15.5 | 6 | 52 | |
| 42 | Yu Wang | 30809320 | 461 | BTECH | 10 | NY | L26 (w) | L31 (b) | L13 (w) | B--- | D35 (b) | D46 (w) | 2.0 | 10 | 14 | 3.5 | 44 | |
| 43 | Philippe-Antoine Gaudreault | 31021437 | 1400 | NPO972 | 10 | QC | L45 (b) | L41 (w) | L40 (b) | D32 (b) | W49 (w) | D44 (w) | 2.0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32 | |
| 44 | Owen Dirks | 32164711 | 1007 | IPS040 | 11 | NY | L34 (b) | L24 (w) | L35 (b) | D49 (w) | B--- | D43 (b) | 2.0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31.5 | |
| 45 | Ashley Onofre | 32279028 | 1113 | EMURR | 11 | NY | W43 (w) | L3 (b) | D33 (w) | L12 (b) | L32 (w) | L34 (b) | 1.5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 58 | |
| 46 | Faith Kelvin-okeke | 30339526 | 1298 | SACHSL | 9 | NY | W48 (w) | L6 (w) | L23 (b) | L25 (b) | L40 (w) | D42 (b) | 1.5 | 11 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 50.5 | |
| 47 | Lev Yukhananov | 32708455 | unr. | BTECH | 12 | NY | L33 (w) | L29 (b) | D50 (b) | W48 (w) | L27 (b) | L35 (w) | 1.5 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 5 | 44.5 | |
| 48 | Pavan Sivakoti | 30919631 | 1045 | JSP167 | 8 | NY | L46 (b) | D32 (w) | L30 (b) | L47 (b) | D50 (w) | D49 (b) | 1.5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 32.5 | |
| 49 | Parthav Poosarla | 30919717 | 1041 | SHAKEJ | 8 | NY | L19 (w) | L17 (b) | L12 (w) | D44 (b) | L43 (b) | D48 (w) | 1.0 | 12.5 | 16.5 | 2 | 47 | |
| 50 | Malakai Ross-chick | 31024867 | 1189 | GPP187 | 9 | NY | L4 (w) | L18 (b) | D47 (w) | L39 (b) | D48 (b) | L41 (w) | 1.0 | 10.5 | 15 | 3 | 50.5 |