New York State Scholastic Championships 2025
March 08, 2025 - March 09, 2025
This Event is for Grades K-8 Only. The NY State High School Championship will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, March 15-16, 2025.
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LETTER FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
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TOURNAMENT RULES - KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE RULES
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- Saratoga Springs City Center, First Floor (BOARDS 301-684): Main Hall D (K5 Champ, K5 U1000, K5 U600, K3 Champ) and Room B (K5 U1400: BOARDS 701-789)
- Saratoga Ballroom, Hilton Hotel (BOARDS 801-1000): K-3 U800, K1 Champ, K1 U400
- Courtyard Marriot, Event Center (BOARDS 1-205): Excelsior Ballroom, Canfield/Casino Rooms, Yaddo Room: K8 Champ, K8 U1600, K8 U900
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS 2:00 AM SUNDAY MARCH 9th: SET CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR!
TOURNAMENT FORUM AND FEEDBACK MEETING (9:30 am EDT Sunday March 9th)
NEW YORK STATE SCHOLASTIC BUGHOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP (Hilton Hotel: 8 PM Saturday)!
View Live Games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-new-york-state-scholastic-chess-championships/H06KrisQ
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
- Section:
- Middle School Championship
- K-8 Under 1600
- K-8 Under 900
- Elementary Championship
- K-5 Under 1400
- K-5 Under 1000
- K-5 Under 600
- Primary Championship
- K-3 Under 800
- K-1 Championship
- K-1 Under 400
- Bughouse
Standings for K-8 Under 1600:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSSC25: K-8 Under 1600
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Grd | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | T-Med | T-Solkoff | T-Cumul. | T-Op. cumul. | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matteo Lillo | 31769337 | 1450 | EUDES | 7 | QC | W136 (b) | W38 (w) | W78 (b) | W11 (w) | D4 (b) | W13 (w) | 5.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 20 | 90 | 1st Place |
| 2 | Mingrui Ju | 30280420 | 1475 | ZPS213 | 6 | NY | W97 (b) | W83 (w) | W59 (b) | W8 (w) | D13 (b) | W6 (w) | 5.5 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 92.5 | 2nd Place |
| 3 | Vihaan Parikh | 31423099 | 1534 | XJM408 | 6 | NY | X182 | D25 (w) | W66 (b) | W37 (b) | W33 (w) | W16 (b) | 5.5 | 20 | 20 | 17.5 | 79 | 3rd Place |
| 4 | Daniel Novikov | 17164448 | 1483 | BROWN | 7 | NY | W126 (w) | W56 (b) | W30 (w) | W26 (b) | D1 (w) | D7 (b) | 5.0 | 22 | 24.5 | 19.5 | 90 | 4th Place |
| 5 | Jonathan Hsieh | 30410694 | 1458 | GNECK | 7 | NY | W84 (w) | W61 (b) | W17 (w) | W35 (b) | L6 (w) | W33 (b) | 5.0 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 90.5 | 5th Place |
| 6 | Carson Ziccardi | 31335392 | 1442 | TXF340 | 8 | NY | W137 (w) | W65 (b) | W85 (w) | W24 (w) | W5 (b) | L2 (b) | 5.0 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 89 | 6th Place |
| 7 | Mason Lally | 17275033 | 1408 | SAMW | 6 | NY | D118 (b) | W130 (w) | W29 (b) | W15 (w) | W18 (b) | D4 (w) | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23 | 17.5 | 80 | 7th Place |
| 8 | Dihren Hemdev | 17302150 | 1413 | BARMID | 6 | NY | W93 (w) | W86 (b) | W27 (w) | L2 (b) | W87 (w) | W23 (w) | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 18 | 85 | 8th Place |
| 9 | Spencer Early | 17183914 | 1571 | BETHLM | 8 | NY | D43 (w) | W177 (b) | W28 (w) | D51 (b) | W41 (w) | W26 (b) | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 79.5 | 9th Place |
| 10 | Johann Dela Luna-buder | 16755765 | 1448 | PACKER | 6 | NY | W80 (w) | D32 (b) | D53 (w) | W86 (b) | W25 (w) | W57 (b) | 5.0 | 18 | 21 | 16.5 | 79.5 | 10th Place |
| 11 | Emerson Gaskins | 30680977 | 1347 | I318K | 8 | NY | W139 (w) | W158 (b) | W36 (w) | L1 (b) | W92 (w) | W52 (b) | 5.0 | 18 | 19.5 | 18 | 76 | 1st U1400 |
| 12 | Henry Gu | 30270498 | 1451 | NEST | 4 | NY | L81 (w) | W142 (b) | W96 (w) | W53 (b) | W40 (w) | W31 (b) | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 15 | 69 | |
| 13 | Linus Chang | 17269862 | 1428 | J190Q | 7 | NY | W102 (w) | W103 (b) | W14 (w) | W34 (b) | D2 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 19 | 89.5 | |
| 14 | Lucas Rong Chen Wang | 17322572 | 1250 | ASD967 | 6 | QC | W181 (w) | W48 (b) | L13 (b) | D39 (w) | W58 (b) | W55 (w) | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 71.5 | 2nd U1400 |
| 15 | Eyden Zinder | 17169267 | 1535 | MAZEL | 6 | NY | W104 (w) | D79 (b) | W74 (w) | L7 (b) | W61 (w) | W59 (b) | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 15.5 | 76 | |
| 16 | Leo Fleischauer | 17321301 | 1413 | I318K | 7 | NY | W147 (b) | D29 (w) | W71 (b) | W111 (w) | W51 (b) | L3 (w) | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 17.5 | 79 | |
| 17 | Atman Dev Prahlad | 16945324 | 1308 | AVENUE | 6 | NY | W172 (w) | W44 (b) | L5 (b) | D58 (w) | W111 (b) | W54 (w) | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 74 | |
| 18 | Aarush Bandreddi | 16421685 | 1495 | SPEYR | 7 | NY | H--- | W72 (b) | W123 (w) | W32 (b) | L7 (w) | W70 (b) | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 15.5 | 67 | |
| 19 | Noah Reyes | 30942058 | 1369 | M582K | 8 | NY | W157 (w) | L51 (b) | W84 (w) | W81 (b) | D52 (w) | W73 (b) | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18 | 15 | 68 | |
| 20 | Luoxi Lin | 17148935 | 1384 | SAMW | 6 | NY | W143 (b) | W156 (w) | L23 (b) | W131 (w) | D24 (b) | W51 (w) | 4.5 | 15.5 | 17 | 16 | 71.5 | |
| 21 | Sam Kokorin | 31534318 | 1325 | QT3228 | 8 | NY | W171 (w) | L28 (b) | W80 (w) | W160 (b) | D42 (w) | W62 (b) | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 15 | 60 | |
| 22 | Leo Slabin | 16856828 | 1496 | BROWN | 7 | NY | L111 (b) | W143 (w) | W113 (b) | D78 (w) | W56 (b) | W66 (w) | 4.5 | 15 | 17 | 13.5 | 67 | |
| 23 | Alexei Kumar | 17108793 | 1529 | P184M | 7 | NY | W113 (w) | D37 (b) | W20 (w) | D25 (b) | W35 (w) | L8 (b) | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24 | 16 | 89 | |
| 24 | Clark Shlisky | 16812662 | 1551 | SPEYR | 6 | NY | W89 (w) | W68 (b) | W64 (w) | L6 (b) | D20 (w) | D30 (b) | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 16.5 | 87.5 | |
| 25 | Jacer Caraballo | 30337414 | 1302 | SABX3M | 7 | NY | W125 (w) | D3 (b) | W46 (w) | D23 (w) | L10 (b) | W93 (b) | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23 | 15 | 76.5 | |
| 26 | Abilseit Marat | 30886275 | 1421 | ACLEAD | 6 | NY | W98 (b) | W100 (w) | W132 (b) | L4 (w) | W38 (b) | L9 (w) | 4.0 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 80 | |
| 27 | Michael Chen | 31304945 | 1187 | TAGYOS | 8 | NY | W58 (w) | W41 (b) | L8 (b) | L31 (w) | W94 (b) | W101 (w) | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 14 | 81 | 1st U1200 |
| 28 | Alice Demuth | 16911975 | 957 | BARMID | 7 | NY | W109 (w) | W21 (w) | L9 (b) | L40 (b) | W103 (w) | W79 (b) | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 14 | 78 | 2nd U1200 |
| 29 | Austin Jet Wong | 31166413 | 1214 | J185Q | 8 | NY | W159 (w) | D16 (b) | L7 (w) | W121 (b) | W76 (w) | D39 (w) | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21 | 14 | 77 | |
| 30 | Dylan J Rosa | 17292015 | 1360 | FBT442 | 7 | NJ | W135 (b) | W60 (w) | L4 (b) | W94 (w) | D54 (b) | D24 (w) | 4.0 | 19 | 21 | 15.5 | 82 | |
| 31 | Trinity Tan | 30133655 | 1380 | SABSMS | 8 | NY | D116 (w) | W164 (b) | D52 (w) | W27 (b) | W34 (w) | L12 (w) | 4.0 | 19 | 20.5 | 15 | 71.5 | |
| 32 | Nicolas Tardieu | 16900996 | 1234 | HCCRIT | 7 | NY | W154 (b) | D10 (w) | W120 (b) | L18 (w) | D69 (b) | W67 (w) | 4.0 | 19 | 20.5 | 14.5 | 71.5 | |
| 33 | Atticus Chen | 17111650 | 1405 | P184M | 6 | NY | W173 (w) | W99 (b) | W112 (w) | W54 (w) | L3 (b) | L5 (w) | 4.0 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 79 | |
| 34 | Sebastian De Jesus Derikson | 17335824 | 1531 | SAMW | 6 | NY | W73 (b) | W106 (w) | W57 (b) | L13 (w) | L31 (b) | W83 (w) | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 16 | 81.5 | |
| 35 | Patrick Vitale | 30067723 | 1370 | PELMS | 6 | NY | W146 (b) | W82 (w) | W67 (b) | L5 (w) | L23 (b) | W95 (w) | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 16 | 73.5 | |
| 36 | Ziva Marcal | 16237692 | 1469 | SPEYR | 6 | NY | W144 (b) | W91 (w) | L11 (b) | W88 (w) | D70 (b) | D37 (w) | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 78 | |
| 37 | Vladimir Chesbro | 30849108 | 1289 | I318K | 6 | NY | W152 (b) | D23 (w) | W136 (b) | L3 (w) | W63 (w) | D36 (b) | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 15 | 69 | |
| 38 | Christian Djanie | 30339229 | 1236 | SACEFM | 7 | NY | W145 (w) | L1 (b) | W129 (w) | W45 (b) | L26 (w) | W92 (b) | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 14 | 76 | |
| 39 | Max Goldsand | 17288030 | 1465 | SPEYR | 6 | NY | W96 (w) | D53 (b) | D79 (w) | D14 (b) | W128 (w) | D29 (b) | 4.0 | 18 | 20.5 | 14.5 | 74.5 | |
| 40 | Caleb Sharma | 17250666 | 1368 | BROWN | 6 | NY | W138 (b) | W133 (w) | L54 (b) | W28 (w) | L12 (b) | W80 (w) | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 15 | 69 | |
| 41 | William Rubinchuk | 31024958 | 1400 | MPV208 | 8 | QC | W63 (b) | L27 (w) | W144 (b) | W132 (w) | L9 (b) | W89 (w) | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 14 | 70.5 | |
| 42 | Ely Aminetzah | 16860852 | 1464 | MORRW | 6 | NJ | L82 (b) | W138 (w) | W156 (b) | W91 (w) | D21 (b) | D43 (w) | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18 | 13.5 | 62 | |
| 43 | Shea Michael Miranda | 31025022 | 1200 | STLUC | 6 | QC | D9 (b) | D131 (w) | D160 (w) | W157 (b) | W64 (w) | D42 (b) | 4.0 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 64.5 | |
| 44 | Mehmet Cemal Beritan | 31497708 | 1599 | UPMID | 5 | NJ | W117 (b) | L17 (w) | L111 (b) | W136 (w) | W97 (b) | W78 (w) | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 12 | 66.5 | |
| 45 | Lewis Zhao | 30141658 | 1443 | P184M | 7 | NY | L60 (b) | W135 (w) | W97 (b) | L38 (w) | W133 (b) | W99 (w) | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 12 | 63 | |
| 46 | Niklas Kelletshofer | 30809719 | 1495 | P198M | 4 | NY | D72 (w) | X179 | L25 (b) | W134 (w) | D78 (b) | W91 (w) | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12 | 61 | |
| 47 | Kaitlyn Feng | 30067944 | 1458 | GNNMS | 8 | NY | L133 (b) | L90 (w) | W124 (b) | W102 (w) | W82 (b) | W87 (w) | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10 | 54 | |
| 48 | Zoe Wong | 17171472 | 1472 | SREMAN | 6 | NY | W122 (b) | L14 (w) | L119 (b) | W167 (w) | W144 (b) | W100 (w) | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 12 | 57.5 | |
| 49 | Akaash Deshpande | 30941966 | 1059 | M582K | 8 | NY | L55 (b) | W174 (w) | L88 (w) | W175 (b) | W85 (w) | W109 (b) | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15 | 11 | 55 | |
| 50 | Morgan Victoria Mayo | 17258396 | 1473 | I51K | 6 | NY | L51 (w) | L157 (b) | W166 (w) | W159 (b) | W112 (w) | W86 (b) | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14 | 10 | 57.5 |