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 Major:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_SO26: Major (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Samy Shoker | 15496384 | 2529 | REBSHO | W41 (w) | W36 (b) | W15 (w) | D2 (b) | W6 (w) | 4.5 | 2000.00 | + 100 |
| 2 | 2-5 | GM Gabriel Battaglini Flom | 12720448 | 2468 | JASGAB | W16 (b) | W24 (w) | W8 (b) | D1 (w) | D7 (b) | 4.0 | 875.00 | |
| 3 | Vikram Srivastava | 14058382 | 2278 | D43 (w) | W39 (b) | H--- | W15 (b) | W13 (w) | 4.0 | 875.00 | |||
| 4 | Lyubomir Timoteev Gospodinov | 13398238 | 2277 | SARGOS | W37 (b) | W28 (w) | L11 (b) | W32 (w) | W14 (b) | 4.0 | 875.00 | ||
| 5 | Antony Timotey Gospodinov | 14968016 | 2231 | ANTFRY | W38 (b) | L11 (w) | W26 (b) | W17 (w) | W18 (w) | 4.0 | 875.00 | ||
| 6 | 6-11 | Raghav Venkat | 14668233 | 2352 | VENVEN | X46 | W31 (w) | D14 (b) | W11 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 7 | Nickolas Arthur Moore | 13338987 | 2304 | W42 (b) | L14 (w) | W31 (b) | W16 (w) | D2 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 8 | Oscar Izzy Williams | 30262542 | 2270 | W44 (w) | W22 (b) | L2 (w) | D23 (b) | W20 (w) | 3.5 | 125.00 | |||
| 9 | Abhiram Sai Pothuri | 15560780 | 2219 | D39 (w) | W43 (b) | D13 (w) | W33 (b) | D11 (w) | 3.5 | 125.00 | |||
| 10 | Eric Alexander Dumitru | 17164035 | 2211 | H--- | W30 (w) | D27 (b) | D19 (w) | X23 | 3.5 | 125.00 | |||
| 11 | Diego Jimenez Leyva | 30721391 | 2135 | W33 (w) | W5 (b) | W4 (w) | L6 (b) | D9 (b) | 3.5 | 125.00 | |||
| 12 | 12-18 | Marvin Gao | 14976367 | 2380 | L36 (w) | W29 (b) | L18 (w) | W21 (b) | W30 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 13 | FM Vivan Prakash Mulay | 30366447 | 2197 | VIVSOP | D30 (b) | W26 (w) | D9 (b) | W27 (w) | L3 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 14 | Aaron Marian | 15799497 | 2191 | W25 (w) | W7 (b) | D6 (w) | D18 (b) | L4 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 15 | Goran Markovic | 12737367 | 2140 | W45 (b) | W19 (w) | L1 (b) | L3 (w) | W32 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 16 | Leo Le-Tran | 30587257 | 2076 | L2 (w) | W35 (b) | W40 (w) | L7 (b) | W33 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 17 | WFM Raehanna Brown | 17085453 | 1950 | L22 (w) | B--- | W24 (b) | L5 (b) | W29 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 18 | Saharsh Darsh Shetty | 16728985 | 1939 | H--- | W21 (w) | W12 (b) | D14 (w) | L5 (b) | 3.0 | ||||
| 19 | 19-26 | Eshan Guha | 15473182 | 2313 | W23 (w) | L15 (b) | W36 (w) | D10 (b) | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 20 | Jeremy Mandelkern | 12939202 | 2179 | L26 (b) | D38 (w) | W43 (b) | W34 (w) | L8 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 21 | CM Maxwell Z Yang | 16416795 | 2131 | H--- | L18 (b) | W39 (w) | L12 (w) | W34 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 22 | WFM Sophie Li | 17143614 | 2123 | VIVSOP | W17 (b) | L8 (w) | L32 (b) | W38 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |||
| 23 | Jerry Yao | 15860426 | 2121 | YAOYAO | L19 (b) | W25 (w) | W45 (b) | D8 (w) | F10 | 2.5 | |||
| 24 | Landon Meadors | 31453265 | 2118 | W34 (w) | L2 (b) | L17 (w) | W40 (b) | D25 (w) | 2.5 | ||||
| 25 | Neel Sahai | 15676736 | 2018 | L14 (b) | L23 (b) | W42 (w) | W28 (w) | D24 (b) | 2.5 | ||||
| 26 | Manish B Kashyap | 16792955 | 2006 | MANMAB | W20 (w) | L13 (b) | L5 (w) | D37 (b) | W35 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 27 | 27-34 | FM Corey Acor | 12788211 | 2341 | HAMCOR | D29 (w) | W40 (b) | D10 (w) | L13 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 28 | Nelson M Lopez | 12706502 | 2141 | W32 (w) | L4 (b) | L33 (w) | L25 (b) | W37 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 29 | Nick Ricci | 16726004 | 2048 | D27 (b) | L12 (w) | D38 (b) | W31 (w) | L17 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 30 | WCM Celine Chen | 30485114 | 2022 | D13 (w) | L10 (b) | D35 (w) | W36 (b) | L12 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 31 | Ana Muneepeerakul | 16128815 | 2009 | W35 (w) | L6 (b) | L7 (w) | L29 (b) | W44 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 32 | Dominic James Earle | 30704717 | 2000 | L28 (b) | W42 (w) | W22 (w) | L4 (b) | L15 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 33 | Evan Zeyu Qian | 17323973 | 1969 | L11 (b) | W37 (w) | W28 (b) | L9 (w) | L16 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 34 | Darren Wu | 30136086 | 1942 | L24 (b) | B--- | W41 (w) | L20 (b) | L21 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 35 | 35-40 | Maxwell Hampton Barnes | 15409954 | 2121 | L31 (b) | L16 (w) | D30 (b) | W45 (w) | L26 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 36 | Preston C Deleo | 15672597 | 2060 | W12 (b) | L1 (w) | L19 (b) | L30 (w) | D39 (b) | 1.5 | ||||
| 37 | Vincent Gao | 30789435 | 2046 | L4 (w) | L33 (b) | W46 (b) | D26 (w) | L28 (b) | 1.5 | ||||
| 38 | Aakash Jani | 17179264 | 2030 | L5 (w) | D20 (b) | D29 (w) | L22 (b) | D40 (w) | 1.5 | ||||
| 39 | Sunny Zhang | 15903555 | 2024 | D9 (b) | L3 (w) | L21 (b) | D43 (w) | D36 (w) | 1.5 | ||||
| 40 | Pharoah Pharel | 31170667 | 1921 | B--- | L27 (w) | L16 (b) | L24 (w) | D38 (b) | 1.5 | ||||
| 41 | 41-45 | Truman Hoang | 14234767 | 2100 | L1 (b) | W46 (w) | L34 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 42 | Sanjay Kumar | 16238130 | 2091 | L7 (w) | L32 (b) | L25 (b) | X46 | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 43 | Justin Trey | 15592064 | 2048 | D3 (b) | L9 (w) | L20 (w) | D39 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 44 | Nicholas Tadros | 30186237 | 2037 | L8 (b) | L45 (w) | U--- | B--- | L31 (b) | 1.0 | ||||
| 45 | William Hardison | 30033801 | 1970 | L15 (w) | W44 (b) | L23 (w) | L35 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 46 | 46 | Joshua A Harrison | 12897011 | 2058 | F6 | L41 (b) | L37 (w) | F42 | U--- | 0.0 |