Southern Open 2026
July 24, 2026 - July 26, 2026
View Live Games: https://www.chess.com/events/cca-34th-annual-southern-open-2026/games
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Blitz:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_SO26: Southern Blitz (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Landon Meadors | 31453265 | 2118 | W24 (w) | W24 (b) | W15 (b) | W15 (w) | W8 (w) | L8 (b) | W10 (b) | W10 (w) | 7.0 | 150.00 | |
| 2 | 2-6 | Eshan Guha | 15473182 | 2313 | W18 (w) | W18 (b) | W7 (b) | W7 (w) | D4 (b) | L4 (w) | W8 (w) | W8 (b) | 6.5 | 34.00 | |
| 3 | Oscar Iz Williams | 30262542 | 2265 | W21 (b) | W21 (w) | D11 (w) | W11 (b) | W12 (b) | W12 (w) | W4 (w) | L4 (b) | 6.5 | 34.00 | ||
| 4 | Aaron Marian | 15799497 | 2191 | W9 (b) | W9 (w) | W14 (w) | W14 (b) | D2 (w) | W2 (b) | L3 (b) | W3 (w) | 6.5 | 34.00 | ||
| 5 | Leandro Blanco Milhet | 30616873 | 2050 | H--- | H--- | D19 (b) | W19 (w) | W17 (b) | W17 (w) | W15 (b) | W15 (w) | 6.5 | 40.00 | ||
| 6 | Randas L Burns | 12778501 | 1918 | L27 (w) | D27 (b) | W23 (b) | W23 (w) | W16 (b) | W16 (w) | W30 (b) | W30 (w) | 6.5 | 40.00 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Neel Sahai | 15676736 | 2018 | W23 (w) | W23 (b) | L2 (w) | L2 (b) | W20 (b) | W20 (w) | W13 (w) | W13 (b) | 6.0 | ||
| 8 | 8-9 | Antony Timotey Gospodinov | 14968016 | 2231 | ANTFRY | W22 (w) | W22 (b) | W13 (b) | W13 (w) | L1 (b) | W1 (w) | L2 (b) | L2 (w) | 5.0 | |
| 9 | Srithan Ram Reddy Nallamilli | 32323305 | 1540 | L4 (w) | L4 (b) | W26 (b) | W26 (w) | W14 (w) | L14 (b) | W21 (w) | W21 (b) | 5.0 | 70.00 | ||
| 10 | 10-11 | Joshua Ramsey | 30777152 | 2018 | D28 (b) | W28 (w) | W17 (b) | W17 (w) | L11 (b) | W11 (w) | L1 (w) | L1 (b) | 4.5 | ||
| 11 | Abror Kurbanov | 15737464 | 1986 | W30 (b) | W30 (w) | D3 (b) | L3 (w) | W10 (w) | L10 (b) | W14 (w) | L14 (b) | 4.5 | |||
| 12 | 12-16 | Preston C Deleo | 15672597 | 2060 | W19 (b) | W19 (w) | W16 (w) | W16 (b) | L3 (w) | L3 (b) | U--- | U--- | 4.0 | ||
| 13 | Liam Storm Gale | 16845608 | 1893 | W29 (w) | W29 (b) | L8 (w) | L8 (b) | W22 (w) | W22 (b) | L7 (b) | L7 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 14 | Prajit Manivannan | 16776803 | 1846 | W25 (b) | W25 (w) | L4 (b) | L4 (w) | L9 (b) | W9 (w) | L11 (b) | W11 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 15 | Prajwal Reddy Chintamani | 17273428 | 1833 | W26 (w) | W26 (b) | L1 (w) | L1 (b) | W24 (w) | W24 (b) | L5 (w) | L5 (b) | 4.0 | |||
| 16 | Haoyang Liu | 30055113 | 1775 | W31 (b) | W31 (w) | L12 (b) | L12 (w) | L6 (w) | L6 (b) | W24 (b) | W24 (w) | 4.0 | |||
| 17 | 17-20 | Zoe Zelner | 14381821 | 2005 | W20 (w) | D20 (b) | L10 (w) | L10 (b) | L5 (w) | L5 (b) | W25 (w) | W25 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 18 | Allan Griffin | 31692889 | 1769 | L2 (b) | L2 (w) | W30 (w) | L30 (b) | D29 (w) | W29 (b) | W20 (w) | L20 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 19 | Christian Meadors | 32012686 | 1528 | L12 (w) | L12 (b) | D5 (w) | L5 (b) | L28 (b) | W28 (w) | W29 (b) | W29 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 20 | Mike Aldridge | 33140135 | 1217 | L17 (b) | D17 (w) | W28 (w) | W28 (b) | L7 (w) | L7 (b) | L18 (b) | W18 (w) | 3.5 | 50.00 | ||
| 21 | 21-23 | Artem Hause | 14079551 | 1709 | L3 (w) | L3 (b) | L29 (b) | W29 (w) | W30 (b) | W30 (w) | L9 (b) | L9 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 22 | George Junkin | 31945533 | 1546 | L8 (b) | L8 (w) | W25 (w) | W25 (b) | L13 (b) | L13 (w) | W23 (w) | L23 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 23 | Brysen Dopson | 31158397 | 1475 | L7 (b) | L7 (w) | L6 (w) | L6 (b) | W26 (w) | W26 (b) | L22 (b) | W22 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 24 | 24-26 | Viraaj Choyal | 32257599 | 1536 | L1 (b) | L1 (w) | W31 (w) | W31 (b) | L15 (b) | L15 (w) | L16 (w) | L16 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 25 | Vijwal Reddy Chintamani | 30430879 | 928 | L14 (w) | L14 (b) | L22 (b) | L22 (w) | W31 (b) | W31 (w) | L17 (b) | L17 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 26 | Casswyn Kurani | 32125155 | 909 | L15 (b) | L15 (w) | L9 (w) | L9 (b) | L23 (b) | L23 (w) | W31 (w) | W31 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 27 | 27-29 | Andrew B Rea | 11052452 | 2000 | W6 (b) | D6 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 28 | Hamsini Chittibomma | 30718723 | 1467 | HAMCOR | D10 (w) | L10 (b) | L20 (b) | L20 (w) | W19 (w) | L19 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 29 | Lakshmi Sankar Karupotula | 33173790 | 1104 | L13 (b) | L13 (w) | W21 (w) | L21 (b) | D18 (b) | L18 (w) | L19 (w) | L19 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 30 | 30 | Lucas Pineiro | 32315318 | 1133 | L11 (w) | L11 (b) | L18 (b) | W18 (w) | L21 (w) | L21 (b) | L6 (w) | L6 (b) | 1.0 | ||
| 31 | 31 | Maverick Aldridge | 33144928 | unr. | L16 (w) | L16 (b) | L24 (b) | L24 (w) | L25 (w) | L25 (b) | L26 (b) | L26 (w) | 0.0 |