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 1800:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_SO26: U1800 (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gus Bleakley | 30969032 | 1584 | GUSMAI | W32 (w) | W42 (b) | W2 (w) | D5 (b) | W8 (w) | 4.5 | 1400.00 |
| 2 | 2-5 | Zachary Jeffcoat | 32821577 | 1711 | W18 (b) | W12 (w) | L1 (b) | W22 (w) | W15 (b) | 4.0 | 350.00 | |
| 3 | Alexande Gonzalez | 12628349 | 1685 | W24 (w) | W9 (b) | L5 (w) | W29 (b) | W18 (w) | 4.0 | 350.00 | ||
| 4 | Kiani Walker | 17100775 | 1673 | W30 (w) | W7 (b) | D8 (w) | W6 (w) | D5 (b) | 4.0 | 350.00 | ||
| 5 | Chad R Davis | 14944890 | 1656 | W21 (b) | W19 (w) | W3 (b) | D1 (w) | D4 (w) | 4.0 | 350.00 | ||
| 6 | 6-7 | Bill Waite | 10130361 | 1700 | W31 (b) | D20 (w) | W29 (w) | L4 (b) | W22 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 7 | Brysen Dopson | 31158397 | 1475 | W14 (b) | L4 (w) | D11 (b) | W28 (w) | W26 (b) | 3.5 | 500.00 | ||
| 8 | 8-21 | Aaron Hawkins | 12745181 | 1763 | W17 (b) | W37 (w) | D4 (b) | D15 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 9 | David S Ketchum | 10309786 | 1757 | W44 (b) | L3 (w) | D20 (b) | W19 (w) | D12 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 10 | Felix Montanez | 12860216 | 1745 | D39 (w) | L22 (b) | W35 (w) | W37 (b) | D13 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 11 | James Patrick Williams | 12612413 | 1712 | W38 (w) | L29 (b) | D7 (w) | D32 (b) | W31 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 12 | Dylan Xavier O'brien | 31035637 | 1662 | W45 (w) | L2 (b) | D32 (w) | W38 (b) | D9 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 13 | Richard Brent | 14417466 | 1655 | D34 (b) | W41 (w) | L22 (b) | W39 (w) | D10 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 14 | Isaac Jackson | 12706260 | 1639 | L7 (w) | W30 (b) | W24 (w) | L20 (b) | W33 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 15 | Aadyav Kattakindi | 31950835 | 1612 | D23 (b) | W40 (w) | W39 (b) | D8 (b) | L2 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 16 | Augusto Angelo Lazzarotto | 33190340 | 1564 | L42 (w) | D21 (b) | W23 (w) | D33 (b) | W32 (w) | 3.0 | 42.00 | ||
| 17 | Srithan Ram Reddy Nallamilli | 32323305 | 1540 | L8 (w) | L32 (b) | W45 (w) | W41 (b) | W27 (w) | 3.0 | 42.00 | ||
| 18 | Viraaj Choyal | 32257599 | 1536 | L2 (w) | W45 (b) | W42 (w) | W26 (b) | L3 (b) | 3.0 | 42.00 | ||
| 19 | Coeus Li | 31334825 | 1519 | W26 (w) | L5 (b) | W27 (w) | L9 (b) | W29 (w) | 3.0 | 42.00 | ||
| 20 | Andrew George Pappas | 16959565 | 1519 | W43 (b) | D6 (b) | D9 (w) | W14 (w) | U--- | 3.0 | 42.00 | ||
| 21 | Avyukt Sathish | 17350471 | 1489 | L5 (w) | D16 (w) | D41 (b) | W42 (b) | W36 (w) | 3.0 | 42.00 | ||
| 22 | 22-25 | Talinn Sundaram | 32395347 | 1570 | D40 (b) | W10 (w) | W13 (w) | L2 (b) | L6 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 23 | Hamsini Chittibomma | 30718723 | 1467 | HAMCOR | D15 (w) | L26 (b) | L16 (b) | W35 (w) | W39 (b) | 2.5 | ||
| 24 | Coco Yao | 16335651 | 1430 | YAOYAO | L3 (b) | W43 (w) | L14 (b) | D30 (b) | W37 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 25 | Sagi Abiri | 16360461 | 1341 | L29 (w) | B--- | D28 (b) | L27 (b) | W38 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 26 | 26-35 | Amit Prasad | 14942040 | 1703 | L19 (b) | W23 (w) | W34 (b) | L18 (w) | L7 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 27 | Artem Tarnavskyi | 31473654 | 1685 | D33 (b) | D34 (w) | L19 (b) | W25 (w) | L17 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 28 | Daniel Smith | 12684427 | 1587 | DANHOU | D41 (w) | D33 (b) | D25 (w) | L7 (b) | D30 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 29 | Ben Blaney | 15718657 | 1557 | W25 (b) | W11 (w) | L6 (b) | L3 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 30 | Mithrran Sai Prakash | 30246004 | 1513 | L4 (b) | L14 (w) | W43 (b) | D24 (w) | D28 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 31 | Kevin J Pryor | 12544760 | 1473 | L6 (w) | D38 (b) | D36 (b) | W34 (w) | L11 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 32 | Johnny Jobst | 31281605 | 1442 | L1 (b) | W17 (w) | D12 (b) | D11 (w) | L16 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 33 | Aditeya Vijaywargi | 16463186 | 1408 | D27 (w) | D28 (w) | D37 (b) | D16 (w) | L14 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 34 | Kenny Truong | 32905839 | 1385 | D13 (w) | D27 (b) | L26 (w) | L31 (b) | W42 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 35 | Dhriti Singh | 32231874 | 1279 | DHRKRI | L37 (w) | B--- | L10 (b) | L23 (b) | W41 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 36 | 36-40 | David A Raymond | 10231841 | 1700 | H--- | L39 (b) | D31 (w) | H--- | L21 (b) | 1.5 | ||
| 37 | Gordon* Kleinpell | 12707718 | 1551 | W35 (b) | L8 (b) | D33 (w) | L10 (w) | L24 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 38 | George Junkin | 31945533 | 1546 | L11 (b) | D31 (w) | W40 (b) | L12 (w) | L25 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 39 | Christian Meadors | 32012686 | 1528 | D10 (b) | W36 (w) | L15 (w) | L13 (b) | L23 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 40 | Arnav Watwe | 30862448 | 1396 | D22 (w) | L15 (b) | L38 (w) | W45 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 41 | 41-42 | Ariane K Houston | 30630603 | 1374 | DANHOU | D28 (b) | L13 (b) | D21 (w) | L17 (w) | L35 (b) | 1.0 | |
| 42 | Pratheesh Mullaguru | 31291761 | 1307 | W16 (b) | L1 (w) | L18 (b) | L21 (w) | L34 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 43 | 43-45 | Beatriz Le'car Soliz Camacho | 33177390 | 1700 | L20 (w) | L24 (b) | L30 (w) | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | ||
| 44 | Gordon Kleinpell | 12707718 | 1551 | L9 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 45 | Grace Lingxin Yan | 31428855 | 1385 | L12 (b) | L18 (w) | L17 (b) | L40 (w) | U--- | 0.0 |