New York State Scholastic Championships 2026
March 07, 2026 - March 08, 2026
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Standings for Blitz:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_NYSSC26: biltz
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Grd | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total | T-Mod. Med | T-Solk | T-Cumul. | T-Op. cumul. | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armaan Jain | 30230374 | 2117 | LISG | 6 | NY | W20 | W20 | W4 | W4 | W6 | D6 | W2 | W2 | 7.5 | 38 | 41 | 34.5 | 185 | First Place! |
| 2 | Aarav Singh | 32371070 | 1887 | DFO206 | 5 | NY | W16 | W16 | W13 | W13 | W3 | W3 | L1 | L1 | 6.0 | 38 | 41 | 33 | 191 | Second Place |
| 3 | Ali Iman Eini | 32316202 | 1363 | IZN157 | 3 | QC | W9 | W9 | W8 | W8 | L2 | L2 | W14 | W14 | 6.0 | 35.5 | 39 | 29 | 188 | Third Place |
| 4 | Neel Parwani | 32240928 | 1545 | FQI191 | 8 | MA | W21 | W21 | L1 | L1 | W11 | W11 | W12 | W12 | 6.0 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 163 | Fourth Place |
| 5 | Ari Drucker | 30133093 | 1948 | PELMS | 7 | NY | W17 | W17 | W7 | L7 | W14 | W14 | W6 | L6 | 6.0 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 161 | Fifth Place |
| 6 | David Carr | 30315361 | 1876 | IJM207 | 6 | NY | W10 | W10 | W12 | W12 | L1 | D1 | L5 | W5 | 5.5 | 39 | 43 | 28.5 | 205 | Sixth Place |
| 7 | Idan Zablocki | 17020462 | 1518 | SPEYR | 8 | NY | W18 | W18 | L5 | W5 | L8 | W8 | W10 | L10 | 5.0 | 33 | 36 | 25 | 154 | Seventh Place |
| 8 | Ayden Spellman | 31086688 | 1850 | I318K | 6 | NY | W11 | W11 | L3 | L3 | W7 | L7 | W21 | W21 | 5.0 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 158 | Eighth Place |
| 9 | Gautham Kirubakaran | 31971144 | 1653 | BTI189 | 6 | MA | L3 | L3 | W15 | W15 | L10 | W10 | W19 | W19 | 5.0 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 140 | Ninth Place |
| 10 | Haayun Cho | 31962739 | 1268 | NBV055 | 4 | NJ | L6 | L6 | W22 | W22 | W9 | L9 | L7 | W7 | 4.0 | 26.5 | 33 | 16 | 151 | Tenth Place |
| 11 | Atsumu Nomura | 31016777 | 1252 | P39K | 5 | NY | L8 | L8 | W17 | W17 | L4 | L4 | W13 | W13 | 4.0 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 148 | |
| 12 | Lila Reynolds | 31279934 | 1453 | NPV487 | 5 | NY | W19 | W19 | L6 | L6 | W23 | W23 | L4 | L4 | 4.0 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 157 | |
| 13 | Tony Chen Zhuo | 32861341 | 1500 | NPO129 | 6 | QC | W22 | W22 | L2 | L2 | W21 | W21 | L11 | L11 | 4.0 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 126 | |
| 14 | Ishan Kalivarapu | 32855404 | 1400 | EFT259 | 3 | QC | D15 | W15 | W23 | W23 | L5 | L5 | L3 | L3 | 3.5 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 170 | |
| 15 | Haajune Cho | 32191223 | 1012 | NBV055 | 2 | NJ | D14 | L14 | L9 | L9 | W18 | W18 | W16 | L16 | 3.5 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 116 | |
| 16 | Madison Wong | 30496363 | 1292 | BBMS | 7 | NY | L2 | L2 | L18 | W18 | W19 | L19 | L15 | W15 | 3.0 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 134 | |
| 17 | Weili Wen | 30321201 | 1317 | P77M | 4 | NY | L5 | L5 | L11 | L11 | W20 | L20 | B--- | B--- | 3.0 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 100 | |
| 18 | Emil Keser | 32316213 | 1077 | SPZ170 | 3 | QC | L7 | L7 | W16 | L16 | L15 | L15 | W22 | W22 | 3.0 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 106 | |
| 19 | Shanay Potti | 30454513 | 1034 | NEST | 3 | NY | L12 | L12 | B--- | B--- | L16 | W16 | L9 | L9 | 3.0 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 98 | |
| 20 | Halo Nomura | 32075302 | 1327 | P39K | 3 | NY | L1 | L1 | L21 | L21 | L17 | W17 | W23 | W23 | 3.0 | 17.5 | 25 | 6 | 127 | |
| 21 | Xavier Rodriguez | 30497146 | 1116 | PEARL | 5 | NY | L4 | L4 | W20 | W20 | L13 | L13 | L8 | L8 | 2.0 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 150 | |
| 22 | Arun Vaasan | 32865233 | 1075 | BETHLM | 8 | NY | L13 | L13 | L10 | L10 | B--- | B--- | L18 | L18 | 2.0 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 94 | |
| 23 | Jacob Subervi | 32097581 | 896 | P290Q | 1 | NY | B--- | B--- | L14 | L14 | L12 | L12 | L20 | L20 | 2.0 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 100 |