New York State Scholastic Championships 2026
March 07, 2026 - March 08, 2026
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LETTER FROM THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR
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(Middle School Championship, K-8 Under 1700, K-8 Under 1300 Only)
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(K-8 Under 900, K-5 Under 1400, K-5 Under 1000, K-5 Under 600, K-3 Primary Championship Only)
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(K-3 Under 800, K-1 Championship, K-1 Under 400 Only)
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TOURNAMENT RULES - KINDERGARTEN FIRST GRADE RULES PARENTS' AND COACHES' GUIDE
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Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for K-8 Under 1700:
SwissSys Standings. CCS_NYSCC26: K-8 Under 1700
| # | 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 | Ely Aminetzah | 16860852 | 1529 | FNT467 | 7 | NJ | W35 (b) | W10 (w) | D8 (b) | W9 (b) | W25 (w) | W7 (w) | 5½ | 21.5 | 24.5 | 19 | 92 | 1st Place |
| 2 | Seojoon Choi | 30628203 | 1527 | MANSEC | 8 | NY | W75 (b) | W67 (w) | W33 (b) | D7 (w) | W16 (b) | W4 (w) | 5½ | 18 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 82.5 | 2nd Place |
| 3 | Mateo Maurentt | 30208512 | 1652 | I318K | 6 | NY | D57 (w) | W78 (b) | W20 (w) | W11 (b) | D4 (b) | W8 (w) | 5 | 20 | 21.5 | 17 | 77.5 | 3rd Place |
| 4 | Senulya Savindee Waduthanthree | 30104193 | 1430 | HPX811 | 6 | NY | W40 (w) | W23 (b) | W15 (w) | W49 (b) | D3 (w) | L2 (b) | 4½ | 22.5 | 25.5 | 19 | 87.5 | 4th Place |
| 5 | Caleb Sharma | 17250666 | 1429 | BROWN | 7 | NY | W13 (b) | L7 (w) | W29 (b) | W22 (w) | W15 (w) | D6 (b) | 4½ | 21.5 | 25 | 15.5 | 87.5 | 5th Place |
| 6 | Harrison Fairgrieve | 31168081 | 1412 | XJM408 | 5 | NY | W22 (b) | D11 (w) | W40 (b) | D12 (w) | W18 (b) | D5 (w) | 4½ | 21.5 | 24.5 | 16.5 | 82.5 | 6th Place |
| 7 | Oscar J. Lee | 30628579 | 1561 | GREENE | 6 | NY | W66 (w) | W5 (b) | W68 (w) | D2 (b) | W14 (w) | L1 (b) | 4½ | 21.5 | 23.5 | 18.5 | 89 | 7th Place |
| 8 | Cristiano Nardi | 30920846 | 1294 | PACKER | 6 | NY | W76 (w) | W45 (b) | D1 (w) | W51 (b) | W24 (w) | L3 (b) | 4½ | 20 | 21.5 | 18 | 77.5 | 8th Place |
| 9 | Arjun Sarin Pradhan | 16810507 | 1587 | CGPS | 8 | NY | W17 (b) | D25 (w) | W37 (b) | L1 (w) | W32 (b) | W27 (w) | 4½ | 19.5 | 22.5 | 15.5 | 83.5 | 9th Place |
| 10 | Charles Burton | 15818958 | 1353 | HUNTER | 8 | NY | W47 (w) | L1 (b) | W56 (w) | W42 (b) | W38 (w) | D12 (w) | 4½ | 19 | 21.5 | 15.5 | 75.5 | 10th Place |
| 11 | Zachary Nazimowitz | 17325697 | 1529 | SALK | 7 | NY | W77 (w) | D6 (b) | W58 (w) | L3 (w) | W37 (b) | W28 (b) | 4½ | 18.5 | 20 | 15.5 | 71 | |
| 12 | Thanveen Tej Katta | 30695054 | 1574 | SHAKEJ | 8 | NY | W61 (w) | D55 (b) | W64 (w) | D6 (b) | W26 (w) | D10 (b) | 4½ | 17.5 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 73 | |
| 13 | Kirill Evenko | 31769239 | 1678 | MVD974 | 7 | QC | L5 (w) | W66 (b) | W76 (w) | W36 (b) | D19 (w) | W25 (b) | 4½ | 17 | 18.5 | 14 | 68.5 | |
| 14 | Maximilian Sharma | 17250672 | 1501 | BROWN | 7 | NY | W30 (w) | W36 (b) | W51 (w) | D16 (w) | L7 (b) | D21 (b) | 4 | 19 | 21.5 | 17 | 81.5 | |
| 15 | Hudson Kemnitzer | 30751767 | 1576 | I318K | 6 | NY | W71 (b) | W43 (w) | L4 (b) | W17 (w) | L5 (b) | W34 (w) | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 73 | |
| 16 | Neel Parwani | 32240928 | 1545 | FQI191 | 8 | MA | W82 (w) | W65 (b) | W26 (w) | D14 (b) | L2 (w) | D19 (b) | 4 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 77.5 | |
| 17 | Simon Rifkin | 17225271 | 1412 | P126M | 6 | NY | L9 (w) | W80 (b) | W23 (w) | L15 (b) | W46 (w) | W42 (b) | 4 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 12 | 67 | 1st U1500 |
| 18 | Mehmet Cemal Beritan | 31497708 | 1507 | TAGYOS | 6 | NY | W85 (w) | L26 (b) | W35 (w) | W20 (b) | L6 (w) | W33 (b) | 4 | 18 | 18.5 | 14 | 68 | |
| 19 | Adriella Nelson | 16892816 | 1451 | SASGMS | 8 | NY | L32 (b) | W60 (w) | W79 (b) | W33 (w) | D13 (b) | D16 (w) | 4 | 17 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 68 | 2nd U1500 |
| 20 | William Li | 30230054 | 1318 | LAB-M | 8 | NY | W53 (b) | W70 (w) | L3 (b) | L18 (w) | W64 (b) | W38 (b) | 4 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 14 | 69 | |
| 21 | Cameron Susila | 30135384 | 1430 | SALK | 6 | NY | D84 (w) | W27 (b) | L25 (b) | W53 (w) | W39 (b) | D14 (w) | 4 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 69.5 | |
| 22 | Johann Dela Luna-buder | 16755765 | 1603 | PACKER | 7 | NY | L6 (w) | W82 (b) | W62 (w) | L5 (b) | W65 (w) | W48 (b) | 4 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 12 | 63.5 | |
| 23 | Avya Chopra | 16713260 | 1563 | BASISB | 7 | NY | W72 (b) | L4 (w) | L17 (b) | W63 (w) | W66 (b) | W32 (w) | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 61.5 | |
| 24 | Elias Chu | 16959345 | 1638 | SALK | 7 | NY | L65 (b) | W72 (w) | W43 (b) | W34 (w) | L8 (b) | W45 (w) | 4 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 13 | 61 | |
| 25 | Leo Lin | 31023620 | 1450 | DPM130 | 8 | QC | W80 (w) | D9 (b) | W21 (w) | W39 (w) | L1 (b) | L13 (w) | 3½ | 21.5 | 22.5 | 15.5 | 79.5 | |
| 26 | Liam Feng | 30658890 | 1376 | JT3093 | 7 | NY | W59 (b) | W18 (w) | L16 (b) | W31 (w) | L12 (b) | D29 (w) | 3½ | 19.5 | 22 | 14.5 | 77 | |
| 27 | Mohan Wu | 31372035 | 1200 | GNECK | 6 | NY | H--- | L21 (w) | W57 (b) | W55 (b) | W41 (w) | L9 (b) | 3½ | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 58.5 | |
| 28 | Aariah Bose | 31642147 | 1230 | LFO277 | 4 | NJ | L64 (b) | W50 (b) | W48 (w) | D41 (w) | W51 (b) | L11 (w) | 3½ | 16 | 18 | 12.5 | 66 | |
| 29 | Sebastian Thomas Konzelmann | 17140421 | 1566 | COLLG | 6 | NY | W63 (w) | L68 (b) | L5 (w) | W82 (b) | W35 (w) | D26 (b) | 3½ | 15.5 | 16.5 | 11.5 | 60.5 | |
| 30 | Aadit Krishna Joshi | 17152932 | 1348 | UNIS | 7 | NY | L14 (b) | D59 (w) | W84 (b) | D64 (w) | D31 (b) | W56 (b) | 3½ | 14.5 | 15.5 | 10 | 58 | |
| 31 | Emmanuel Kopec Vazquez | 30790055 | 1527 | I318K | 7 | NY | L36 (w) | W85 (b) | W65 (w) | L26 (b) | D30 (w) | W55 (b) | 3½ | 14.5 | 15 | 11 | 56 | |
| 32 | Morgan Victoria Mayo | 17258396 | 1303 | I51K | 7 | NY | W19 (w) | W38 (b) | L49 (w) | W68 (b) | L9 (w) | L23 (b) | 3 | 15 | 21.5 | 14 | 80 | |
| 33 | Leo Hirano | 30685477 | 1246 | COLUNI | 6 | NY | W62 (w) | W48 (b) | L2 (w) | L19 (b) | W68 (w) | L18 (w) | 3 | 13.5 | 21 | 13 | 76.5 | |
| 34 | Maddie Y Moradi | 30468694 | 1429 | PACKER | 5 | NY | L51 (w) | W44 (b) | W46 (w) | L24 (b) | W40 (w) | L15 (b) | 3 | 13 | 19.5 | 11 | 65.5 | |
| 35 | Noah B Blatt | 31710443 | 1382 | RODEP | 7 | NY | L1 (w) | W47 (b) | L18 (b) | W70 (w) | L29 (b) | W64 (w) | 3 | 12.5 | 20 | 9 | 69 | |
| 36 | Jonathan Chin | 16995580 | 1381 | TAGYOS | 8 | NY | W31 (b) | L14 (w) | W70 (b) | L13 (w) | L42 (w) | W68 (b) | 3 | 12.5 | 19 | 11 | 71 | |
| 37 | Luke Starkand | 30865812 | 1448 | PACKER | 5 | NY | D78 (w) | W57 (b) | L9 (w) | W58 (b) | L11 (w) | D47 (b) | 3 | 12.5 | 18.5 | 11.5 | 59 | |
| 38 | Khalil Elgabry Wilson | 30739619 | 1511 | I318K | 6 | NY | W60 (b) | L32 (w) | W52 (b) | W67 (w) | L10 (b) | L20 (w) | 3 | 12 | 18.5 | 13 | 67.5 | |
| 39 | Enoch Ofori | 30803196 | 1585 | ZETAM | 8 | NY | W50 (w) | D64 (b) | W55 (w) | L25 (b) | L21 (w) | D41 (b) | 3 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 67.5 | |
| 40 | Leo Fleischauer | 17321301 | 1687 | I318K | 8 | NY | L4 (b) | W84 (b) | L6 (w) | W71 (w) | L34 (b) | W52 (w) | 3 | 12 | 17.5 | 9 | 67 | |
| 41 | Dylan J Rosa | 17292015 | 1457 | FBT442 | 8 | NJ | W44 (w) | L51 (b) | W83 (w) | D28 (b) | L27 (b) | D39 (w) | 3 | 12 | 16.5 | 12 | 61.5 | |
| 42 | Prateek C Karanam | 30660262 | 1548 | SPC994 | 5 | NY | L52 (b) | W77 (w) | W71 (b) | L10 (w) | W36 (b) | L17 (w) | 3 | 11.5 | 17.5 | 11 | 58.5 | |
| 43 | Lewis Zhao | 30141658 | 1437 | P184M | 8 | NY | W74 (w) | L15 (b) | L24 (w) | L44 (b) | W77 (w) | W69 (b) | 3 | 11 | 16.5 | 9 | 50.5 | |
| 44 | Luca Debenedittis | 30761150 | 1305 | I318K | 6 | NY | L41 (b) | L34 (w) | W72 (b) | W43 (w) | L47 (b) | W65 (w) | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 51.5 | |
| 45 | Tony Chen Zhuo | 32861341 | 1500 | NPO129 | 6 | QC | W81 (b) | L8 (w) | L67 (b) | W54 (w) | W69 (b) | L24 (b) | 3 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 11 | 59 | |
| 46 | Vladimir Chesbro | 30849108 | 1572 | I318K | 7 | NY | L58 (b) | W54 (w) | L34 (b) | W61 (w) | L17 (b) | W66 (w) | 3 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 9 | 52 | |
| 47 | Adurami Lasile | 16990535 | 1504 | SASGMS | 8 | NY | L10 (b) | L35 (w) | D77 (b) | W83 (b) | W44 (w) | D37 (w) | 3 | 10.5 | 16 | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 48 | Max Debenedittis | 30761164 | 1458 | I318K | 6 | NY | W73 (b) | L33 (w) | L28 (b) | W75 (w) | W67 (b) | L22 (w) | 3 | 10 | 15.5 | 11 | 56 | |
| 49 | Linus Chang | 17269862 | 1545 | J190Q | 8 | NY | W54 (b) | W52 (w) | W32 (b) | L4 (w) | --- | --- | 3 | 8 | 12.5 | 15 | 49 | |
| 50 | Moksha Varma Hasti | 17146415 | 1411 | SKH223 | 7 | MA | L39 (b) | L28 (w) | L75 (b) | W85 (w) | W79 (b) | W67 (w) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 47 | |
| 51 | Atticus Chen | 17111650 | 1659 | P184M | 7 | NY | W34 (b) | W41 (w) | L14 (b) | L8 (w) | L28 (w) | D58 (b) | 2½ | 16 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 80 | |
| 52 | Ryan Matthew Guon | 30723768 | 1402 | BBMS | 7 | NY | W42 (w) | L49 (b) | L38 (w) | D56 (b) | W62 (w) | L40 (b) | 2½ | 14 | 18 | 9.5 | 64 | |
| 53 | Dalvin Rodriguez | 30559446 | 1460 | LJQ663 | 8 | NY | L20 (w) | D69 (b) | W78 (w) | L21 (b) | D58 (w) | D54 (b) | 2½ | 12.5 | 16.5 | 8 | 55 | |
| 54 | Radna Lumbotsyrenov | 31418403 | 1397 | MFX300 | 6 | NJ | L49 (w) | L46 (b) | W74 (w) | L45 (b) | W70 (b) | D53 (w) | 2½ | 12.5 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 53 | |
| 55 | Dimitri Wright | 31603850 | 1441 | BOLDCS | 7 | NY | W83 (b) | D12 (w) | L39 (b) | L27 (w) | W80 (b) | L31 (w) | 2½ | 12 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 61.5 | |
| 56 | Edwin Tse | 31025119 | 1500 | WJT120 | 6 | QC | L67 (b) | W75 (w) | L10 (b) | D52 (w) | W57 (b) | L30 (w) | 2½ | 12 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 57 | |
| 57 | Matthew Gomez | 30328258 | 1428 | BROWN | 6 | NY | D3 (b) | L37 (w) | L27 (w) | W78 (b) | L56 (w) | W80 (b) | 2½ | 11.5 | 16.5 | 7 | 57 | |
| 58 | Qiwei Wang | 32078212 | 1406 | LAKVLE | 4 | NY | W46 (w) | H--- | L11 (b) | L37 (w) | D53 (b) | D51 (w) | 2½ | 11 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 55.5 | |
| 59 | Eric Lin Liu | 30973201 | 1511 | RYE | 4 | NY | L26 (w) | D30 (b) | D69 (w) | L66 (b) | W82 (w) | D63 (b) | 2½ | 11 | 14.5 | 7 | 49.5 | |
| 60 | Jacob Sivion | 30514394 | 1370 | ESM | 6 | NY | L38 (w) | L19 (b) | L61 (w) | D74 (b) | W84 (w) | W76 (b) | 2½ | 10 | 14 | 4.5 | 46 | |
| 61 | Liam Thomas | 30339263 | 1407 | SASGMS | 8 | NY | L12 (b) | L83 (w) | W60 (b) | L46 (b) | D73 (w) | W81 (w) | 2½ | 9.5 | 14 | 6 | 42.5 | |
| 62 | Woobin John | 30320804 | 1447 | SACHY | 6 | NY | L33 (b) | W73 (w) | L22 (b) | D80 (w) | L52 (b) | W75 (w) | 2½ | 9.5 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 47.5 | |
| 63 | Michael Szwarc | 31896096 | 1406 | I318K | 6 | NY | L29 (b) | L79 (w) | W85 (b) | L23 (b) | W83 (w) | D59 (w) | 2½ | 9 | 13 | 6.5 | 42 | |
| 64 | Mathias Chuqui | 31454915 | 1446 | SASGMS | 7 | NY | W28 (w) | D39 (w) | L12 (b) | D30 (b) | L20 (w) | L35 (b) | 2 | 17 | 21.5 | 10 | 75 | |
| 65 | Kabir Shankar Bhatia | 17242975 | 1416 | COLLG | 6 | NY | W24 (w) | L16 (w) | L31 (b) | W79 (w) | L22 (b) | L44 (b) | 2 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 66.5 | |
| 66 | Adrian Nardelli | 31191233 | 1403 | COLLG | 3 | NY | L7 (b) | L13 (w) | W81 (b) | W59 (w) | L23 (w) | L46 (b) | 2 | 15.5 | 20 | 7 | 64.5 | |
| 67 | Reidrer Zou | 31626005 | 1339 | GNECK | 7 | NY | W56 (w) | L2 (b) | W45 (w) | L38 (b) | L48 (w) | L50 (b) | 2 | 14.5 | 20 | 10 | 69 | |
| 68 | Yotam Doron-repa | 16771613 | 1434 | I318K | 8 | NY | W79 (b) | W29 (w) | L7 (b) | L32 (w) | L33 (b) | L36 (w) | 2 | 14 | 18.5 | 11 | 73.5 | |
| 69 | Sanaya Chisolm | 30338993 | 1334 | SACHW | 6 | NY | L70 (b) | D53 (w) | D59 (b) | W76 (b) | L45 (w) | L43 (w) | 2 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 48 | |
| 70 | Amin Tavakkoli | 31767325 | 1500 | DPM301 | 7 | QC | W69 (w) | L20 (b) | L36 (w) | L35 (b) | L54 (w) | W85 (b) | 2 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 49 | |
| 71 | William Cai | 30141851 | 1407 | HORACE | 6 | NY | L15 (w) | W74 (b) | L42 (w) | L40 (b) | D81 (w) | D73 (b) | 2 | 11 | 15 | 6.5 | 45.5 | |
| 72 | Nikita Vorobiov | 31331700 | 1404 | I228K | 6 | NY | L23 (w) | L24 (b) | L44 (w) | L81 (b) | W78 (w) | W83 (b) | 2 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 46 | |
| 73 | Milan Rajendran | 30117454 | 1306 | COLLG | 4 | NY | L48 (w) | L62 (b) | L82 (w) | B--- | D61 (b) | D71 (w) | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3.5 | 35 | |
| 74 | Parthav Poosarla | 30919717 | 1041 | SHAKEJ | 8 | NY | L43 (b) | L71 (w) | L54 (b) | D60 (w) | H--- | W82 (b) | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 30.5 | |
| 75 | Vanness Xu | 31167222 | 1378 | J194Q | 8 | NY | L2 (w) | L56 (b) | W50 (w) | L48 (b) | D76 (w) | L62 (b) | 1½ | 12.5 | 18 | 5 | 58.5 | |
| 76 | Eva Hu | 30670390 | 1450 | NBS073 | 8 | NY | L8 (b) | W81 (w) | L13 (b) | L69 (w) | D75 (b) | L60 (w) | 1½ | 12 | 16.5 | 6 | 53 | |
| 77 | Elim Li | 31446551 | 1384 | P300Q | 7 | NY | L11 (b) | L42 (b) | D47 (w) | D84 (w) | L43 (b) | D79 (w) | 1½ | 11.5 | 16 | 4 | 53 | |
| 78 | Joshua Deng | 31407083 | 1250 | NPV487 | 5 | NY | D37 (b) | L3 (w) | L53 (b) | L57 (w) | L72 (b) | W84 (b) | 1½ | 11 | 16 | 4 | 51 | |
| 79 | Luis-Jacob Casenas | 16923805 | 1009 | PELMS | 7 | NY | L68 (w) | W63 (b) | L19 (w) | L65 (b) | L50 (w) | D77 (b) | 1½ | 11 | 15 | 5.5 | 50 | |
| 80 | Maximus Patrikis | 31668379 | 1302 | I318K | 6 | NY | L25 (b) | L17 (w) | B--- | D62 (b) | L55 (w) | L57 (w) | 1½ | 11 | 15 | 4.5 | 52.5 | |
| 81 | Ethan Wang | 31384989 | 1331 | IJM267 | 6 | NY | L45 (w) | L76 (b) | L66 (w) | W72 (w) | D71 (b) | L61 (b) | 1½ | 10 | 13 | 4 | 39.5 | |
| 82 | Evan Hu | 30832472 | 1402 | WEOREL | 4 | NY | L16 (b) | L22 (w) | W73 (b) | L29 (w) | L59 (b) | L74 (w) | 1 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 4 | 54 | |
| 83 | Keshav Bhuyan | 17191668 | 1149 | COLLG | 6 | NY | L55 (w) | W61 (b) | L41 (b) | L47 (w) | L63 (b) | L72 (w) | 1 | 12.5 | 15.5 | 5 | 45.5 | |
| 84 | Jackson Rocco | 16984526 | 919 | COLLG | 6 | NY | D21 (b) | L40 (w) | L30 (w) | D77 (b) | L60 (b) | L78 (w) | 1 | 12 | 16 | 4.5 | 45 | |
| 85 | Oliver Fox Mueller | 30803299 | 1364 | NT5133 | 6 | NY | L18 (b) | L31 (w) | L63 (w) | L50 (b) | B--- | L70 (w) | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 44.5 |