New York State Senior Championship 2026
February 28, 2026 - March 01, 2026
PLEASE EMAIL director@chess.us to contact Continental Chess (at least one hour before your game)
The New York State Chess Association is the USCF's oldest State Chess association, helping to promote Chess in the Empire State (NYSCA is not the same as USCF, the national organization. It is a separate organization from and was started well before the US Chess Federation). You can join NYSCA for $20/year for 4 issues of “Empire Chess” or $12/year for 2 issues. Continental Chess offers a discount to NYSCA members for most of the open tournaments it runs in New York (if you play in enough of our tournaments in a year, the discounts you receive can add up to more than or most of the cost of the annual membership dues you paid)! You do not need to be a resident of New York State to be a NYSCA member. The NYSCA website is www.nysca.net.
The New York State Chess Association is a 501(c)(3) corporation, and contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law (for most individuals, membership dues payments do not qualify as tax-deductible contributions).
One of the New York State tournaments which NYSCA helps to promote, in addition to the New York State Scholastic Championships, the New York State Senior Championship and the New York State Overall Championship, is the New York State Girls' Championship (the 10th Annual edition was held November 15-16, 2025 in New York City with over 600 players-- a record for any US Chess Girls Tournament).
If you took the $7 NYSCA Member discount but you are not a current NYSCA member, we ask that you please join NYSCA at the tournament (or if you prefer, please return the $7 NYSCA Member discount).
Thank You Very Much for your support of America’s longest-running State Chess Association and for supporting Chess in New York State!
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Young Adult/Middle Age:
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Probable Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Marzouq Chowdhury | 31319470 | 2100 | NY | W5 (b) | W8 (w) | W3 (b) | D2 (w) | W4 (b) | 4.5 | 800.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | Daniel G Pomerantz | 12592338 | 2110 | QC | W7 (w) | D4 (b) | W8 (w) | D1 (b) | W5 (w) | 4.0 | 400.00 | |
| 3 | 3-6 | Zachary Mark Tower | 30739679 | 1721 | GORTOW | MA | W9 (w) | W11 (b) | L1 (w) | L4 (b) | W10 (w) | 3.0 | 175.00 |
| 4 | Alomgir Monsur | 16814647 | 1627 | NY | W6 (b) | D2 (w) | D7 (b) | W3 (w) | L1 (w) | 3.0 | 175.00 | ||
| 5 | Nicholas Rossi | 31379731 | 1373 | NY | L1 (w) | W10 (b) | W6 (w) | W7 (b) | L2 (b) | 3.0 | 175.00 | ||
| 6 | Nathaniel Rundle | 12648257 | 1104 | MA | L4 (w) | W9 (b) | L5 (b) | B--- | W8 (w) | 3.0 | 175.00 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Dakota Wolf Rifenburg | 30307162 | 1497 | NY | L2 (b) | X12 | D4 (w) | L5 (w) | W11 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 8 | 8-10 | Sasha Ling Yan Keller | 31952568 | 1577 | KELKEL | NY | W10 (w) | L1 (b) | L2 (b) | W11 (w) | L6 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 9 | John R Zammillo | 30642124 | 1261 | NY | L3 (b) | L6 (w) | W11 (w) | L10 (b) | B--- | 2.0 | |||
| 10 | William Leigh Cummings | 30893112 | 932 | NY | L8 (b) | L5 (w) | B--- | W9 (w) | L3 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 11 | 11 | Evelyn Goroza | 32588332 | 637 | GORTOW | MA | B--- | L3 (w) | L9 (b) | L8 (b) | L7 (w) | 1.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Tai Zaidi | 32512090 | 739 | VA | H--- | F7 | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 |