New York State Scholastic Championships 2026

March 07, 2026 - March 08, 2026

PLEASE EMAIL director@chess.us to contact Continental Chess (at least on hour before your game)

LETTER FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Join The What'sApp Group For Players In The Three Sections At The Courtyard Marriott 
(Middle School Championship, K-8 Under 1700, K-8 Under 1300 Only)

Join The What'sApp Group For Players In The Five Sections At The City Center
(K-8 Under 900, K-5 Under 1400, K-5 Under 1000, K-5 Under 600, K-3 Primary Championship Only)

Join The What'sApp Group For The Three Sections In The Saratoga Hilton Ballroom
(K-3 Under 800, K-1 Championship, K-1 Under 400 Only)

Join The What'sApp Group For The K-5 Elementary Championship At The Saratoga Music Hall

The K-5 Elementary Championship WhatsApp Group Also Includes Information on the Music Hall Player Dismissal Procedure)

Click here to Indicate your K-5 Elementary Championship dismissal preference

SCHEDULE  AWARDS  Tiebreaks  SATURDAY NIGHT BLITZ!

TOURNAMENT RULES - KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE RULES PARENTS' AND COACHES' GUIDE

Click Here For Rules, Round Times, Game Locations, Team Rooms, Parents' And Coaches' Guide, Etc.

View Live Games: https://lichess.org/broadcast/58th-annual-new-york-state-scholastic-championships-2026/p1LzWOrN

Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.


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

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