New York State High School Championships 2026
February 28, 2026 - March 01, 2026
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Standings for High School Under 1900:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSHSC26: High School Under 1900
| # | 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 | Riju Bhattacharjee | 16538876 | 1750 | BTECH | 10 | NY | W17 (b) | W37 (w) | W13 (b) | W8 (w) | D3 (b) | W7 (w) | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22 | 20 | 84 | First Place! | $250 |
| 2 | Preston Li | 17243900 | 1532 | BTECH | 10 | NY | D25 (w) | W28 (b) | D14 (w) | W27 (b) | W8 (b) | W3 (w) | 5.0 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 84 | Second Place | $150 |
| 3 | Jonluke Pencille | 15351837 | 1626 | LOCPHS | 12 | NY | W33 (b) | W10 (w) | W5 (b) | W15 (w) | D1 (w) | L2 (b) | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25 | 19 | 90.5 | Third Place | $33.34 |
| 4 | Kasper David Hurst | 15916017 | 1667 | RYEHS | 11 | NY | W31 (w) | L7 (b) | W47 (w) | W29 (b) | D5 (b) | W14 (w) | 4.5 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 67.5 | Fourth Place | $33.34 |
| 5 | Michel Mourad | 17325022 | 1850 | DPM302 | 11 | QC | W42 (w) | W35 (b) | L3 (w) | W44 (b) | D4 (w) | W15 (b) | 4.5 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 74.5 | Fifth Place | |
| 6 | Shu Chen | 31124780 | 1869 | STUY | 11 | NY | W36 (b) | L13 (w) | W43 (b) | W9 (w) | D15 (b) | W21 (w) | 4.5 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 72 | Sixth Place | $33.34 |
| 7 | Benjamin Alperovich | 15812566 | 1545 | BTECH | 11 | NY | W22 (b) | W4 (w) | L8 (b) | W18 (w) | W25 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.0 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 85.5 | Seventh Place | |
| 8 | Arko Chakrabartiroy | 16129907 | 1783 | STUY | 12 | NY | W16 (w) | W34 (b) | W7 (w) | L1 (b) | L2 (w) | W25 (b) | 4.0 | 21 | 23.5 | 16 | 85.5 | Eighth Place | |
| 9 | Dean Tichy | 31329150 | 1615 | WBM272 | 11 | NY | W50 (w) | D14 (b) | D11 (w) | L6 (b) | W26 (w) | W24 (b) | 4.0 | 18 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 71.5 | Ninth Place | |
| 10 | Mikhail Razygraev | 32021343 | 1797 | TBJ383 | 11 | NY | W38 (w) | L3 (b) | D16 (w) | D34 (b) | W42 (w) | W13 (w) | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 70.5 | Tenth Place | |
| 11 | Ahnaf Shammo | 16499536 | 1793 | BTECH | 11 | NY | W43 (b) | D24 (w) | D9 (b) | W19 (w) | D13 (b) | H--- | 4.0 | 16 | 16 | 14.5 | 59.5 | ||
| 12 | Aziz Abdijalilov | 17044610 | 1701 | BTECH | 11 | NY | L37 (b) | L33 (w) | W45 (b) | W43 (w) | W36 (b) | W28 (w) | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10 | 49.5 | ||
| 13 | Tayga Vural | 16719316 | 1654 | RYEHS | 11 | NY | W49 (w) | W6 (b) | L1 (w) | W26 (b) | D11 (w) | L10 (b) | 3.5 | 21 | 22.5 | 15 | 76.5 | 1st Under 1700 | |
| 14 | Will Nieder | 30039151 | 1826 | SJW275 | 8 | NY | W19 (b) | D9 (w) | D2 (b) | D30 (w) | W23 (b) | L4 (b) | 3.5 | 20.5 | 24 | 14 | 79.5 | ||
| 15 | Shawn Epelbaum | 16736153 | 1671 | BTECH | 9 | NY | W29 (w) | W41 (b) | W26 (w) | L3 (b) | D6 (w) | L5 (w) | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16 | 81 | 2nd Under 1700 | |
| 16 | Steven Mcsween | 16445628 | 1551 | EMURR | 10 | NY | L8 (b) | W22 (w) | D10 (b) | L23 (b) | W41 (w) | W34 (b) | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10 | 68 | ||
| 17 | Jasper Lee | 30459558 | 1543 | BXSCI | 9 | NY | L1 (w) | L20 (b) | W49 (w) | W35 (b) | W44 (w) | D18 (w) | 3.5 | 17 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 64.5 | ||
| 18 | Anderson Woo | 17191700 | 1687 | CGPS | 9 | NY | D30 (w) | W52 (b) | D24 (w) | L7 (b) | W29 (w) | D17 (b) | 3.5 | 17 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 66 | ||
| 19 | Gabriella Tamisi | 16118604 | 1562 | SACHSL | 12 | NY | L14 (w) | W49 (b) | W41 (w) | L11 (b) | W27 (w) | D20 (b) | 3.5 | 16 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 63 | ||
| 20 | James Plotkin | 16831160 | 1712 | BTECH | 9 | NY | L24 (b) | W17 (w) | W37 (b) | D32 (w) | D28 (b) | D19 (w) | 3.5 | 15.5 | 18 | 12 | 65 | ||
| 21 | Rose Morden | 15644772 | 1717 | BTECH | 11 | NY | W46 (w) | L26 (b) | W38 (w) | D24 (b) | W32 (w) | L6 (b) | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 65 | ||
| 22 | Connor Galvez | 16992918 | 1702 | RYEHS | 11 | NY | L7 (w) | L16 (b) | W46 (w) | W47 (b) | D38 (w) | W32 (b) | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9 | 56.5 | ||
| 23 | Alexi De La Nuez | 16483958 | 1670 | BTECH | 12 | NY | D48 (b) | L32 (w) | W53 (b) | W16 (w) | L14 (w) | W38 (b) | 3.5 | 14 | 15.5 | 11 | 52.5 | ||
| 24 | Sanjay Singh | 31330651 | 1513 | BSE019 | 11 | NY | W20 (w) | D11 (b) | D18 (b) | D21 (w) | D30 (b) | L9 (w) | 3.0 | 14.5 | 22 | 13 | 78.5 | ||
| 25 | Kyla Mcroy | 17137715 | 1682 | SACHSL | 9 | NY | D2 (b) | W48 (w) | D32 (b) | W33 (w) | L7 (b) | L8 (w) | 3.0 | 13 | 19.5 | 13 | 75 | ||
| 26 | Ethan Xia | 17125706 | 1359 | EMONJS | 9 | NY | W40 (b) | W21 (w) | L15 (b) | L13 (w) | L9 (b) | W42 (b) | 3.0 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 72 | 1st Under 1500 | |
| 27 | Jonas Flores-zeledon | 16253843 | 1664 | EMURR | 11 | NY | D32 (b) | W45 (w) | D30 (b) | L2 (w) | L19 (b) | W33 (w) | 3.0 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 67.5 | ||
| 28 | Thoran Lambert | 32865544 | 1600 | GBD626 | 9 | QC | D45 (b) | L2 (w) | W48 (b) | W39 (w) | D20 (w) | L12 (b) | 3.0 | 12 | 18.5 | 11 | 58 | ||
| 29 | Noah Reyes | 30942058 | 1486 | HELPHS | 9 | NY | L15 (b) | W36 (w) | W40 (b) | L4 (w) | L18 (b) | W44 (w) | 3.0 | 12 | 18.5 | 10 | 67 | 2nd Under 1500 | |
| 30 | Oliver Chung | 16782640 | 1543 | BTECH | 10 | NY | D18 (b) | W53 (w) | D27 (w) | D14 (b) | D24 (w) | U--- | 3.0 | 11.5 | 15 | 12.5 | 53 | ||
| 31 | Liam Mcpeake | 15816753 | 1521 | BTECH | 11 | NY | L4 (b) | L40 (w) | L36 (b) | W51 (w) | W50 (b) | W41 (w) | 3.0 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 42.5 | ||
| 32 | Nirvana Monsur | 16912978 | 1474 | SHAKER | 11 | NY | D27 (w) | W23 (b) | D25 (w) | D20 (b) | L21 (b) | L22 (w) | 2.5 | 16.5 | 20 | 11.5 | 69.5 | ||
| 33 | Jacob Gecht | 16255133 | 1350 | MIDWOO | 12 | NY | L3 (w) | W12 (b) | W35 (w) | L25 (b) | D34 (w) | L27 (b) | 2.5 | 15 | 19.5 | 10 | 72 | ||
| 34 | Thihansa Waduthanthree | 16126955 | 1571 | TIF566 | 11 | NY | W51 (b) | L8 (w) | D39 (b) | D10 (w) | D33 (b) | L16 (w) | 2.5 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 58 | ||
| 35 | Andrew Beckles | 16112536 | 1640 | SACHSL | 12 | NY | W39 (b) | L5 (w) | L33 (b) | L17 (w) | W47 (b) | D37 (w) | 2.5 | 13 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 58 | ||
| 36 | Wanghan Xu | 16658505 | 1570 | TIF566 | 9 | NY | L6 (w) | L29 (b) | W31 (w) | W52 (b) | L12 (w) | D39 (b) | 2.5 | 13 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 54.5 | ||
| 37 | Nathan Schweitzer | 16529255 | 1513 | BYRAM | 11 | NY | W12 (w) | L1 (b) | L20 (w) | L42 (b) | W52 (w) | D35 (b) | 2.5 | 12.5 | 18 | 8.5 | 62.5 | ||
| 38 | Harshith Kaparthi | 30917712 | 1553 | SHAKER | 9 | NY | L10 (b) | W51 (w) | L21 (b) | W50 (w) | D22 (b) | L23 (w) | 2.5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 50 | ||
| 39 | Eva Yevdayev | 15931674 | 1402 | BTECH | 12 | NY | L35 (w) | W42 (b) | D34 (w) | L28 (b) | D40 (w) | D36 (w) | 2.5 | 12 | 15 | 8.5 | 51.5 | ||
| 40 | Arianna Lu | 16446141 | 1635 | SACHSL | 11 | NY | L26 (w) | W31 (b) | L29 (w) | L41 (b) | D39 (b) | W48 (w) | 2.5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 51 | ||
| 41 | Hudson Kreymerman | 15440808 | 1314 | BXSCI | 12 | NY | W44 (b) | L15 (w) | L19 (b) | W40 (w) | L16 (b) | L31 (b) | 2.0 | 14.5 | 18 | 9 | 59.5 | ||
| 42 | James Barr | 30109061 | 1566 | XJM482 | 11 | NY | L5 (b) | L39 (w) | W51 (b) | W37 (w) | L10 (b) | L26 (w) | 2.0 | 13 | 17.5 | 7 | 58.5 | ||
| 43 | Fionn Cavanagh | 30139880 | 1552 | BASISB | 10 | NY | L11 (w) | W50 (b) | L6 (w) | L12 (b) | D45 (w) | D46 (b) | 2.0 | 12.5 | 17 | 6.5 | 53 | ||
| 44 | Thanveen Katta | 30695054 | 1574 | SHAKEJ | 8 | NY | L41 (w) | W46 (b) | W52 (w) | L5 (w) | L17 (b) | L29 (b) | 2.0 | 11 | 15.5 | 9 | 54 | ||
| 45 | Jonah Yuhn | 30943283 | 1326 | EMONJS | 8 | NY | D28 (w) | L27 (b) | L12 (w) | D48 (w) | D43 (b) | D49 (b) | 2.0 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 46.5 | ||
| 46 | Charles Huang | 17137695 | 1530 | SACHSL | 9 | NY | L21 (b) | L44 (w) | L22 (b) | W49 (w) | D48 (b) | D43 (w) | 2.0 | 10.5 | 14 | 4.5 | 46 | ||
| 47 | Dheeksha Hemanth | 30051044 | 1499 | NISKAY | 10 | NY | H--- | H--- | L4 (b) | L22 (w) | L35 (w) | W50 (b) | 2.0 | 6.5 | 11 | 5.5 | 35.5 | ||
| 48 | Michael Sivion | 16558665 | 1482 | BXSCI | 9 | NY | D23 (w) | L25 (b) | L28 (w) | D45 (b) | D46 (w) | L40 (b) | 1.5 | 12.5 | 16 | 5.5 | 52.5 | ||
| 49 | Zachary Gaw | 16980957 | 1445 | GAYNO | 7 | NY | L13 (b) | L19 (w) | L17 (b) | L46 (b) | W51 (w) | D45 (w) | 1.5 | 12 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 47.5 | ||
| 50 | Christian Gaw | 16980942 | 1329 | GAYNO | 7 | NY | L9 (b) | L43 (w) | B--- | L38 (b) | L31 (w) | L47 (w) | 1.0 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 3 | 40.5 | ||
| 51 | Mehmet Kosebalaban | 32861229 | unr. | BRIGH | 10 | NY | L34 (w) | L38 (b) | L42 (w) | L31 (b) | L49 (b) | W52 (w) | 1.0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 40 | ||
| 52 | Louis Kim-reuter | 32652274 | 1166 | RYEHS | 11 | NY | B--- | L18 (w) | L44 (b) | L36 (w) | L37 (b) | L51 (b) | 1.0 | 8 | 11.5 | 5 | 38.5 | ||
| 53 | Milana Ward | 16110640 | 1642 | CGPS | 11 | NY | H--- | L30 (b) | L23 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 2.5 | 23.5 |