Southwest Class 2026
February 12, 2026 - February 16, 2026
View Live Games: https://www.chess.com/events/17th-annual-southwest-class-championship/games
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Expert:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_SWCC26: Expert (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arya Roy Choudhury | 30381329 | 1886 | W40 (w) | D75 (w) | W51 (b) | W67 (b) | W6 (w) | D10 (b) | W11 (w) | 6.0 | 2000.00 |
| 2 | Samuel Gu | 30050913 | 2098 | W42 (w) | D19 (b) | W37 (w) | D10 (b) | D20 (w) | W39 (b) | W17 (w) | 5.5 | 600.00 |
| 3 | Rishi Kolli | 30358373 | 2082 | W62 (w) | W25 (b) | L10 (w) | W71 (b) | D39 (w) | W37 (b) | W12 (w) | 5.5 | 600.00 |
| 4 | Ishaan Ikkurthi | 30361280 | 2003 | D49 (w) | W45 (b) | D14 (w) | W33 (b) | D7 (w) | W34 (b) | W13 (w) | 5.5 | 600.00 |
| 5 | Gheorghe Secheli | 12854494 | 2161 | D27 (w) | W64 (b) | L20 (w) | D21 (b) | W26 (w) | W49 (b) | W30 (w) | 5.0 | 40.00 |
| 6 | FM Levi Kalani Alexa Fogo Esquivel | 30159592 | 2084 | W71 (w) | W52 (b) | W22 (w) | D32 (w) | L1 (b) | W20 (b) | D8 (w) | 5.0 | 40.00 |
| 7 | Arturo Inda | 30026121 | 2062 | W56 (b) | W43 (w) | D29 (b) | D28 (w) | D4 (b) | W38 (w) | H--- | 5.0 | 40.00 |
| 8 | Zelin Fang | 17083043 | 2027 | L47 (b) | W56 (w) | W73 (b) | W55 (w) | W29 (b) | D11 (w) | D6 (b) | 5.0 | 40.00 |
| 9 | Yang Yu | 30094337 | 2026 | H--- | D72 (w) | W57 (b) | W47 (w) | L31 (b) | W24 (w) | W28 (b) | 5.0 | 40.00 |
| 10 | Ty Dutoit | 30941608 | 1970 | W50 (b) | W24 (w) | W3 (b) | D2 (w) | W32 (b) | D1 (w) | U--- | 5.0 | |
| 11 | Nikhil C Joshi | 31883902 | 2179 | D21 (b) | W65 (w) | D19 (w) | W40 (b) | W49 (w) | D8 (b) | L1 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 12 | David Luscomb | 12921254 | 2131 | D28 (b) | W53 (w) | L38 (b) | W44 (w) | W52 (b) | W31 (w) | L3 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 13 | Maxwell Barnes | 15409954 | 2102 | H--- | D27 (b) | D43 (w) | W23 (w) | W54 (b) | W18 (w) | L4 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 14 | Robert Sanchez | 13114854 | 2082 | W76 (b) | D38 (w) | D4 (b) | D54 (w) | W64 (b) | D28 (w) | D22 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 15 | Jose Raul Diaz | 13909600 | 2077 | W55 (b) | D54 (w) | L28 (b) | W74 (w) | L38 (b) | W29 (w) | W31 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 16 | Srikar Kandikayala | 16803213 | 2075 | H--- | D26 (b) | L71 (w) | W76 (b) | D21 (w) | W56 (w) | W38 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 17 | Rohith Kaliyur | 13388205 | 2047 | W77 (b) | D47 (w) | D54 (b) | W22 (w) | D28 (b) | W32 (w) | L2 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 18 | Krishnan Warrier | 12837312 | 2034 | W48 (b) | L29 (w) | W72 (b) | H--- | W27 (w) | L13 (b) | W39 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 19 | Veronique Joseph | 30297401 | 2027 | W46 (w) | D2 (w) | D11 (b) | D30 (b) | L37 (w) | W62 (b) | X43 | 4.5 | |
| 20 | Edward Shen | 16758518 | 2023 | H--- | W74 (w) | W5 (b) | D29 (w) | D2 (b) | L6 (w) | W41 (b) | 4.5 | |
| 21 | WFM Aradh Kaur | 15085398 | 1997 | D11 (w) | D36 (b) | D44 (w) | D5 (w) | D16 (b) | W60 (b) | W34 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 22 | Joel Ethan Jeyaraj | 30163972 | 1995 | W82 (w) | W80 (w) | L6 (b) | L17 (b) | W67 (w) | W33 (b) | D14 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 23 | Asher Chodniewicz | 30288162 | 1916 | L33 (w) | W59 (b) | D52 (w) | L13 (b) | W69 (b) | W54 (w) | W37 (w) | 4.5 | |
| 24 | Grant Redfield | 12994555 | 2039 | W78 (w) | L10 (b) | W76 (w) | D27 (b) | D30 (w) | L9 (b) | W49 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 25 | WFM Manuela Hernandez Bermudez | 32173857 | 2000 | W79 (w) | L3 (w) | D66 (b) | L64 (w) | D48 (b) | W74 (b) | W57 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 26 | Oliver Ohly | 16469982 | 1998 | D66 (b) | D16 (w) | L31 (b) | W58 (w) | L5 (b) | W65 (w) | X51 | 4.0 | |
| 27 | Chase Rugby Lonie | 16392562 | 1987 | D5 (b) | D13 (w) | W80 (b) | D24 (w) | L18 (b) | D51 (w) | W52 (b) | 4.0 | |
| 28 | Dhruva Ram Movva | 30245279 | 1978 | D12 (w) | W50 (b) | W15 (w) | D7 (b) | D17 (w) | D14 (b) | L9 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 29 | Kai Zhou* Lan | 30658202 | 1935 | W84 (w) | W18 (b) | D7 (w) | D20 (b) | L8 (w) | L15 (b) | W50 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 30 | Finn Belew | 15220601 | 1927 | L75 (b) | W81 (b) | W69 (w) | D19 (w) | D24 (b) | W36 (w) | L5 (b) | 4.0 | |
| 31 | Daniel Marmer | 12889369 | 1812 | L54 (b) | B--- | W26 (w) | W61 (b) | W9 (w) | L12 (b) | L15 (w) | 4.0 | |
| 32 | Faris Zafar | 16646544 | 2116 | W41 (w) | W69 (b) | W34 (w) | D6 (b) | L10 (w) | L17 (b) | U--- | 3.5 | |
| 33 | Landon Meadors | 31453265 | 2061 | W23 (b) | D51 (w) | D47 (b) | L4 (w) | W55 (b) | L22 (w) | D44 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 34 | James Douglas Huddleston | 12029800 | 2054 | W85 (w) | W44 (b) | L32 (b) | H--- | W43 (w) | L4 (w) | L21 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 35 | Srihas Maddipati | 17152864 | 2030 | L44 (b) | L73 (w) | W78 (b) | W72 (w) | D56 (b) | D45 (w) | D48 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 36 | Leonel Bee | 30444207 | 2028 | H--- | D21 (w) | L55 (b) | W73 (b) | W71 (w) | L30 (b) | D42 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 37 | Rusheel Nigudkar | 30274219 | 2017 | W60 (b) | D67 (w) | L2 (b) | W66 (w) | W19 (b) | L3 (w) | L23 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 38 | Siddharth Bhaskaran | 30043807 | 2012 | W58 (w) | D14 (b) | W12 (w) | L49 (b) | W15 (w) | L7 (b) | L16 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 39 | Christopher Motley | 16231534 | 2012 | D64 (w) | W61 (b) | H--- | W60 (w) | D3 (b) | L2 (w) | L18 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 40 | Shuyi Han | 17101695 | 2002 | L1 (b) | W77 (w) | W65 (b) | L11 (w) | D47 (b) | D44 (w) | D45 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 41 | Julian Joseph | 16783177 | 1996 | L32 (b) | L57 (w) | W79 (b) | W65 (w) | D51 (b) | W47 (w) | L20 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 42 | WCM Elizabeth Xia | 30428139 | 1994 | L2 (b) | D46 (w) | L48 (b) | W77 (w) | D66 (b) | W59 (w) | D36 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 43 | Kevin Alejandro Reyes Melendez | 17182775 | 1991 | W68 (w) | L7 (b) | D13 (b) | W75 (w) | L34 (b) | W64 (w) | F19 | 3.5 | |
| 44 | Ellery Zhang | 30167442 | 1925 | W35 (w) | L34 (w) | D21 (b) | L12 (b) | W61 (w) | D40 (b) | D33 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 45 | Benjamin Munro Austin | 15852652 | 1914 | H--- | L4 (w) | W62 (b) | D51 (w) | H--- | D35 (b) | D40 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 46 | Tanish Seelam | 17061896 | 1911 | L19 (b) | D42 (b) | L61 (w) | L50 (w) | W77 (b) | W69 (w) | W64 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 47 | Evan Sherman | 30198948 | 1911 | W8 (w) | D17 (b) | D33 (w) | L9 (b) | D40 (w) | L41 (b) | W62 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 48 | Nikhil Ramkumar | 30040897 | 1903 | L18 (w) | D63 (b) | W42 (w) | L52 (b) | D25 (w) | W70 (b) | D35 (w) | 3.5 | |
| 49 | Jorge Fernandez | 31646394 | 1886 | D4 (b) | W83 (w) | W75 (b) | W38 (w) | L11 (b) | L5 (w) | L24 (b) | 3.5 | |
| 50 | WIM Alejandra Guerrero Rodriguez | 13985202 | 2105 | L10 (w) | L28 (w) | L64 (b) | W46 (b) | W73 (w) | W55 (w) | L29 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 51 | Yajur J Chandar | 30198476 | 2034 | W59 (w) | D33 (b) | L1 (w) | D45 (b) | D41 (w) | D27 (b) | F26 | 3.0 | |
| 52 | Aakash Jani | 17179264 | 2023 | W86 (b) | L6 (w) | D23 (b) | W48 (w) | L12 (w) | D57 (b) | L27 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 53 | Zachary John Haskin | 12827624 | 2000 | D61 (w) | L12 (b) | D63 (w) | D57 (b) | D74 (w) | D66 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | |
| 54 | Rithul Raj Dhanekula | 15357870 | 1999 | W31 (w) | D15 (b) | D17 (w) | D14 (b) | L13 (w) | L23 (b) | D58 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 55 | Kawin Sayi Suresh | 30082137 | 1954 | L15 (w) | W68 (b) | W36 (w) | L8 (b) | L33 (w) | L50 (b) | W74 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 56 | Leon Chu | 17015896 | 1940 | L7 (w) | L8 (b) | W59 (w) | W70 (b) | D35 (w) | L16 (b) | H--- | 3.0 | |
| 57 | Renae Chen | 31388631 | 1922 | L69 (b) | W41 (b) | L9 (w) | D53 (w) | W75 (b) | D52 (w) | L25 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 58 | Lawrence C Zhang | 30167437 | 1904 | L38 (b) | L71 (b) | W81 (w) | L26 (b) | D76 (w) | W79 (w) | D54 (b) | 3.0 | |
| 59 | Shahin Cazares Masoumi | 16669663 | 1869 | L51 (b) | L23 (w) | L56 (b) | W78 (w) | W81 (w) | L42 (b) | W72 (w) | 3.0 | |
| 60 | Kavin Aravind | 30844505 | 1859 | L37 (w) | W78 (b) | W70 (w) | L39 (b) | H--- | L21 (w) | H--- | 3.0 | |
| 61 | Roman P Malyshev | 16939802 | 2171 | D53 (b) | L39 (w) | W46 (b) | L31 (w) | L44 (b) | D63 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |
| 62 | Leo Olivera Jackson | 30226167 | 1963 | L3 (b) | D82 (b) | L45 (w) | W68 (b) | W63 (w) | L19 (w) | L47 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 63 | Christos Konstantakos | 17130487 | 1922 | L67 (b) | D48 (w) | D53 (b) | D69 (w) | L62 (b) | D61 (b) | D65 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 64 | Yixin Wang | 31926688 | 1857 | D39 (b) | L5 (w) | W50 (w) | W25 (b) | L14 (w) | L43 (b) | L46 (w) | 2.5 | |
| 65 | Olivia Xu | 31352797 | 1836 | W81 (w) | L11 (b) | L40 (w) | L41 (b) | W68 (w) | L26 (b) | D63 (b) | 2.5 | |
| 66 | Ahaan Alsisaria | 31961053 | 1802 | D26 (w) | D70 (b) | D25 (w) | L37 (b) | D42 (w) | D53 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | |
| 67 | Daniel Yassky | 14138715 | 2098 | W63 (w) | D37 (b) | H--- | L1 (w) | L22 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 68 | WFM Rachel Palmero Martinez | 30505251 | 2086 | L43 (b) | L55 (w) | D77 (b) | L62 (w) | L65 (b) | W81 (b) | D69 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 69 | Alexander Joseph | 30585306 | 2027 | W57 (w) | L32 (w) | L30 (b) | D63 (b) | L23 (w) | L46 (b) | D68 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 70 | Arjun Bupeshnath | 15891702 | 2012 | D74 (b) | D66 (w) | L60 (b) | L56 (w) | W72 (b) | L48 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 71 | Patrick Young | 16058253 | 1990 | L6 (b) | W58 (w) | W16 (b) | L3 (w) | L36 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 72 | Krrish Kaul | 16596843 | 1961 | H--- | D9 (b) | L18 (w) | L35 (b) | L70 (w) | W77 (w) | L59 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 73 | Tarsicio Nunez Sanudo | 32646094 | 1950 | L80 (b) | W35 (b) | L8 (w) | L36 (w) | L50 (b) | U--- | W81 (w) | 2.0 | |
| 74 | Chase Wang | 15015852 | 1904 | D70 (w) | L20 (b) | W82 (w) | L15 (b) | D53 (b) | L25 (w) | L55 (b) | 2.0 | |
| 75 | William Molina | 12623645 | 2038 | W30 (w) | D1 (b) | L49 (w) | L43 (b) | L57 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 76 | Navid Ahmad Hakim | 14643301 | 1975 | L14 (w) | W79 (b) | L24 (b) | L16 (w) | D58 (b) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |
| 77 | Joshua Chelladorai | 31161091 | 1929 | L17 (w) | L40 (b) | D68 (w) | L42 (b) | L46 (w) | L72 (b) | B--- | 1.5 | |
| 78 | Doyle* Akin | 16827080 | 1907 | L24 (b) | L60 (w) | L35 (w) | L59 (b) | U--- | B--- | D79 (b) | 1.5 | |
| 79 | Anish Nalakonda | 16969295 | 1880 | L25 (b) | L76 (w) | L41 (w) | L81 (b) | B--- | L58 (b) | D78 (w) | 1.5 | |
| 80 | Advay Singi | 30201175 | 2062 | W73 (w) | L22 (b) | L27 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 81 | Robert D Whitaker | 11268005 | 2000 | L65 (b) | L30 (w) | L58 (b) | W79 (w) | L59 (b) | L68 (w) | L73 (b) | 1.0 | |
| 82 | Shriyan Vuyyuru | 17035355 | 2113 | L22 (b) | D62 (w) | L74 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 83 | Karstein Bee | 30444186 | 2007 | H--- | L49 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 84 | Maxwell Hampton Barnes | 15409954 | 2102 | L29 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 85 | Kai Zhou Lan | 30658202 | 1935 | L34 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 86 | Doyle Akin | 16827080 | 1907 | L52 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |