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 Under 1500:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_SO26: U1500 (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | Brody Lin | 31244763 | 1371 | D26 (b) | W11 (w) | W7 (w) | W15 (b) | W5 (w) | 4.5 | 900.00 | |
| 2 | Viaan Mohan | 30614338 | 1360 | MOHKAR | W19 (w) | W14 (b) | W4 (w) | D5 (b) | W6 (w) | 4.5 | 900.00 | |
| 3 | 3 | Zach Douglas | 20120010 | 1393 | W25 (w) | W17 (b) | L5 (w) | W19 (b) | W8 (w) | 4.0 | 400.00 | |
| 4 | 4-7 | Reyansh Dixit | 32055016 | 1404 | W30 (b) | W18 (w) | L2 (b) | D10 (w) | W12 (w) | 3.5 | 67.00 | |
| 5 | Archit Dev | 32350748 | 1358 | W20 (w) | W21 (b) | W3 (b) | D2 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.5 | 67.00 | ||
| 6 | Dev Sivaganesh Nagavalli | 31876236 | 1307 | D7 (b) | W26 (w) | W16 (w) | W13 (b) | L2 (b) | 3.5 | 67.00 | ||
| 7 | Anekan Thyagarajan | 30427806 | 1060 | D6 (w) | W24 (w) | L1 (b) | W16 (w) | W15 (b) | 3.5 | 400.00 | ||
| 8 | 8-12 | Krish Muthaiyan | 17148680 | 1358 | DHRKRI | L18 (b) | W22 (b) | W9 (w) | W11 (w) | L3 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Antonio Navas | 32950335 | 1260 | L13 (b) | W29 (w) | L8 (b) | W27 (b) | W21 (w) | 3.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 10 | Matthew Minear | 12780206 | 1256 | W14 (w) | L15 (b) | W21 (w) | D4 (b) | D13 (w) | 3.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 11 | Gonzalo Flores | 30350977 | 1079 | W23 (w) | L1 (b) | W17 (w) | L8 (b) | W19 (w) | 3.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 12 | Sanjivsai Saravanan | 32347769 | 1060 | L16 (b) | W30 (w) | W24 (b) | W23 (w) | L4 (b) | 3.0 | 50.00 | ||
| 13 | 13-18 | Varshini Venkat | 15278025 | 1433 | VENVEN | W9 (w) | D16 (b) | D15 (w) | L6 (w) | D10 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 14 | Oxford Michael Bates | 31493695 | 1414 | L10 (b) | L2 (w) | W20 (b) | D17 (w) | W22 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 15 | Ananya Hariharan | 30405421 | 1345 | ANASIV | X31 | W10 (w) | D13 (b) | L1 (w) | L7 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 16 | Kristeph Cassimire | 31922148 | 1314 | W12 (w) | D13 (w) | L6 (b) | L7 (b) | W26 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 17 | Nikita Mylotskyi | 31697408 | 1283 | W29 (b) | L3 (w) | L11 (b) | D14 (b) | W23 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 18 | Sanjoli* Ghosh | 30686774 | 1089 | SANOMM | W8 (w) | L4 (b) | D23 (w) | D22 (b) | H--- | 2.5 | ||
| 19 | 19-22 | Mike Aldridge | 33140135 | 1217 | L2 (b) | B--- | W27 (w) | L3 (w) | L11 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 20 | Lakshmi Sankar Karupotula | 33173790 | 1104 | L5 (b) | L23 (b) | L14 (w) | W25 (b) | W27 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 21 | Nolan Gray | 30931671 | 1081 | W27 (b) | L5 (w) | L10 (b) | W24 (w) | L9 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 22 | Suraj* Jani | 30731611 | 1004 | D24 (b) | L8 (w) | W26 (b) | D18 (w) | L14 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 23 | 23-26 | Srinivas Chittibomma | 31159229 | 1328 | L11 (b) | W20 (w) | D18 (b) | L12 (b) | L17 (w) | 1.5 | ||
| 24 | Lyric Gibbons | 30951584 | 1284 | D22 (w) | L7 (b) | L12 (w) | L21 (b) | W30 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 25 | Yohan Esakkimuthu | 31624828 | 1142 | L3 (b) | L27 (w) | D30 (b) | L20 (w) | B--- | 1.5 | |||
| 26 | Lucas Pineiro | 32315318 | 1133 | D1 (w) | L6 (b) | L22 (w) | W30 (w) | L16 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 27 | 27-29 | Timur Maksimov | 33115413 | 1354 | L21 (w) | W25 (b) | L19 (b) | L9 (w) | L20 (b) | 1.0 | ||
| 28 | Suraj Jani | 30731611 | 1004 | B--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 29 | Srihitha Neralla | 16781542 | 965 | L17 (w) | L9 (b) | B--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 30 | 30 | Sayan Sivaganesh Nagavalli | 31876340 | 1241 | L4 (w) | L12 (b) | D25 (w) | L26 (b) | L24 (b) | 0.5 | ||
| 31 | 31-32 | Sanjoli Ghosh | 30686774 | 1089 | F15 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | ||
| 32 | Arjun Gurram | 33052457 | 1013 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |