Southern Class 2026
March 13, 2026 - March 15, 2026
View Live Games: https://www.chess.com/events/23rd-annual-south-class-championships/games
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Expert:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_SCC26: Expert
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yu | 30094337 | 2054 | W28 (w) | W11 (b) | W25 (w) | W6 (w) | D2 (b) | 4.5 | 1200.00 |
| 2 | Malstrom Fonseca | 13274297 | 2157 | W27 (w) | W9 (b) | D3 (w) | W8 (b) | D1 (w) | 4.0 | 325.00 |
| 3 | Landon* Meadors | 31453265 | 2069 | W38 (w) | W22 (b) | D2 (b) | W25 (w) | D6 (b) | 4.0 | 325.00 |
| 4 | CM Yi Sha | 30451952 | 2129 | H--- | W17 (b) | D14 (w) | W19 (w) | W9 (b) | 4.0 | 325.00 |
| 5 | Devarsh* Kinra | 32487460 | 2053 | W37 (b) | L6 (w) | W24 (b) | W26 (w) | W12 (b) | 4.0 | 325.00 |
| 6 | Joshua Alan Harrison | 12897011 | 2133 | W23 (w) | W5 (b) | W10 (w) | L1 (b) | D3 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 7 | Hugh Siddeley | 12791252 | 2118 | W36 (w) | D19 (b) | L8 (w) | W18 (b) | W14 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 8 | Aarna Warekar | 16806496 | 1914 | H--- | W31 (w) | W7 (b) | L2 (w) | W20 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Aldo F Lopez | 12396122 | 2035 | W18 (w) | L2 (w) | W33 (b) | W15 (b) | L4 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 10 | Denis Bakhvalov | 32822234 | 1912 | W21 (b) | W20 (w) | L6 (b) | D13 (w) | D11 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 11 | Pracheth Godlaveti | 15635626 | 1968 | W43 (w) | L1 (w) | D20 (b) | W31 (w) | D10 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 12 | Michael Xukun Guan | 15641237 | 2070 | W24 (b) | D30 (w) | H--- | W16 (b) | L5 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 13 | Edward Shen | 16758518 | 2050 | W45 (b) | D15 (w) | D19 (w) | D10 (b) | D17 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 14 | Aakash Jani | 17179264 | 2029 | D33 (b) | W41 (w) | D4 (b) | W29 (w) | L7 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 15 | Vincent Gao | 30789435 | 1946 | W44 (w) | D13 (b) | D29 (b) | L9 (w) | W26 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 16 | Neel Sahai | 15676736 | 1980 | D42 (b) | D33 (w) | W21 (b) | L12 (w) | W24 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 17 | William Hardison | 30033801 | 1945 | D31 (b) | L4 (w) | W39 (w) | W32 (b) | D13 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 18 | Juan Jose Bello Diaz | 31884529 | 1905 | L9 (b) | W27 (b) | W36 (w) | L7 (w) | W31 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 19 | Madeline L Weber | 15631341 | 1967 | W46 (w) | D7 (w) | D13 (b) | L4 (b) | D21 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 20 | Stone* Wang | 31354875 | 2092 | W40 (w) | L10 (b) | D11 (w) | W35 (b) | L8 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 21 | Kai Tabor | 12943433 | 2052 | L10 (w) | W40 (b) | L16 (w) | W22 (b) | D19 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 22 | Kanishk Mahesh | 17039667 | 1877 | B--- | L3 (w) | D35 (b) | L21 (w) | W32 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 23 | Eric Wang | 16459676 | 2034 | L6 (b) | L24 (w) | W34 (b) | W33 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |
| 24 | Pharoah Pharel | 31170667 | 1945 | L12 (w) | W23 (b) | L5 (w) | W36 (b) | L16 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 25 | Rick M Long | 10449588 | 2145 | W47 (b) | W26 (w) | L1 (b) | L3 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 26 | Ayush Roy | 16710940 | 2012 | W34 (w) | L25 (b) | W37 (w) | L5 (b) | L15 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 27 | Melissa Valido | 32835666 | 2000 | L2 (b) | L18 (w) | D40 (b) | D28 (w) | W34 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 28 | Tristan Elvers | 16402658 | 1949 | L1 (b) | D34 (w) | L31 (b) | D27 (b) | B--- | 2.0 | |
| 29 | Maxwell Barnes | 15409954 | 2112 | H--- | W39 (b) | D15 (w) | L14 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 30 | Darren Wu | 30136086 | 1892 | W32 (w) | D12 (b) | H--- | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 31 | Marlon Garcia | 16738296 | 2050 | D17 (w) | L8 (b) | W28 (w) | L11 (b) | L18 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 32 | Kevin Luis Penton Cruz | 15930801 | 2050 | L30 (b) | D35 (w) | W41 (b) | L17 (w) | L22 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 33 | Sivaji Hariharan | 14749712 | 1903 | D14 (w) | D16 (b) | L9 (w) | L23 (b) | H--- | 1.5 | |
| 34 | Jack Firestone | 30441417 | 1854 | L26 (b) | D28 (b) | L23 (w) | B--- | L27 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 35 | Martin K Stengelin | 12587111 | 2000 | D39 (w) | D32 (b) | D22 (w) | L20 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 36 | Liam* Murphy | 12928582 | 1994 | L7 (b) | W38 (w) | L18 (b) | L24 (w) | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 37 | Lu-Chung Shih | 30677694 | 1914 | L5 (w) | B--- | L26 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 38 | Archer Declan* Berenson | 30158151 | 1933 | L3 (b) | L36 (b) | B--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 39 | WCM Alice Chovanec | 16898466 | 2120 | D35 (b) | L29 (w) | L17 (b) | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 40 | Quan Tanksley | 16600140 | 1947 | L20 (b) | L21 (w) | D27 (w) | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 41 | Srijan Ganta | 15429324 | 1908 | H--- | L14 (b) | L32 (w) | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 42 | Stone Wang | 31354875 | 2092 | D16 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 43 | Landon Meadors | 31453265 | 2069 | L11 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 44 | Devarsh Kinra | 32487460 | 2053 | L15 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 45 | Archer Declan Berenson | 30158151 | 1933 | L13 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 46 | Maxwell Hampton Barnes | 15409954 | 2112 | L19 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 47 | Liam Murphy | 12928582 | 1994 | L25 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |