147th Annual New York State Championship America's Oldest Annual Tournament - U2100

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80 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Albany, NY, United States. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1883, and top seed was Jeremy Larsen (🇺🇸 USA, 1928).

Cijun Zhang (🇺🇸 USA, 1860) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Davit Gabunia (5.0) and Jayden Chan (4.5). Zhang won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Gayathri Sreekumar (1443) beat Brian Lawson (1856), a +413-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Albany, NY, United States

Dates

29 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸Jeremy Larsen1928

Avg top 10

1,883

Participants

Titled players · 3

WIM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×73

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇬🇪Georgia×1

Top 3

🥇
Cijun Zhang
🇺🇸USA·1860
5.5pts·2147perf+31.6
🥈
Davit Gabunia
🇬🇪GEO·1803
5.0pts·2206perf+45.2
🥉
Jayden Chan
🇺🇸USA
4.5pts·1771perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Cijun Zhang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Zhang5.5Gabunia5Chan4.5Shirvell4.5Ingellis4.5Zhou4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Cijun Zhang held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Cijun Zhang won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Cijun Zhang	*	—	—	—
2Davit Gabunia	—	*	½	—
3Jayden Chan	—	½	*	—
4Matthew M Shirvell	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zhang, Cijun	1860	USA	+42N	+38B	+22N	=8B	+7B	+10N	5.5	18.5	21.0	19.00	2147	+31.6
2	Gabunia, Davit	1803	GEO	+34B	=18B	+4N	=3B	+21N	+16N	5.0	20.0	23.0	19.00	2206	+45.2
3	Chan, Jayden	0	USA	+50B	+12N	=24B	=2N	+9B	=61N	4.5	19.0	21.0	15.75	1771	0.0
4	Zhou, AbigailWCM	1869	USA	+41B	=32N	−2B	+43N	+62B	+20N	4.5	16.5	18.5	12.00	1767	-17.6
5	Shirvell, Matthew M	1793	USA	+44B	+53N	=33B	−7N	+49B	+19N	4.5	15.5	17.5	12.00	1916	+12.4
6	Ingellis, Jonathan	1717	USA	=71N	+67B	=19N	=74B	+46N	+18B	4.5	12.0	13.0	10.25	1823	+11.2
7	Sommerstein, Adrian Harrison	1731	USA	+45B	+21B	=20N	+5B	−1N	=14N	4.0	21.0	23.5	14.25	1828	+26.0
8	Green, Jacob	1730	USA	+48B	+23N	+29B	=1N	−10B	=28N	4.0	20.0	22.5	14.00	1846	+24.0
9	Bi, Lige	1724	USA	−56B	+36N	+12B	+13B	−3N	+35N	4.0	18.5	20.5	14.00	2547	+63.2
10	Bhargava, Kushagra	1779	USA	+68B	=30N	+54B	=20N	+8N	−1B	4.0	18.5	20.0	11.00	1840	+16.8
11	Yassky, Daniel	1912	USA	+31B	F	=28N	=15B	+33N	+25B	4.0	17.5	17.5	13.75	1976	+4.4
12	Li, Harry	1658	USA	+70N	−3B	−9N	+34N	+45B	+37B	4.0	17.0	18.0	9.50	1912	+39.6
13	Rafael, Vitaliano V	0	USA	−23B	+48N	+26B	−9N	+41B	+32B	4.0	16.5	19.0	11.50	1700	0.0
14	Yang, Leah	1701	USA	=15N	+47B	=32N	=46B	+74N	=7B	4.0	16.0	17.0	10.25	1831	+34.4
15	Siu, Liam	1724	USA	=14B	+75N	+34B	=11N	+22N	F	4.0	15.5	15.5	11.50	2076	+89.2
16	Tanaka, Takki	1853	USA	+66N	−33B	+65N	+42B	+32N	−2B	4.0	15.0	16.5	8.50	1922	+16.8
17	Radchenko, Anna Sophia	1743	USA	−63N	−41B	+79N	+55B	+53N	+33B	4.0	11.0	11.0	7.00	2410	+26.4
18	Sharp, Dale Eugene	1822	USA	+26B	=2N	+30B	=24N	=28B	−6N	3.5	20.0	23.5	13.00	1828	+0.8
19	Liang, Melanie	1734	USA	=27B	+59N	=6B	+29N	=20B	−5B	3.5	19.5	21.5	11.25	1824	+31.6
20	Troyan, Jim	1698	USA	+36B	+56N	=7B	=10B	=19N	−4B	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.75	1754	+15.6
21	Stark, Chloe A	1728	USA	+35B	−7N	+31B	+54N	−2B	=26N	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.25	1764	+9.2
22	Ludlow, Samuel	1757	USA	+77B	+43N	−1B	+56N	−15B	=24N	3.5	17.5	18.0	6.75	1700	-13.2
23	Carr, David Johnathan	1622	USA	+13N	−8B	−25N	+67B	+60B	=27N	3.5	17.0	18.5	9.25	1708	+15.2
24	Phillips Jr, John L	1729	USA	+80B	+39N	=3N	=18B	−61N	=22B	3.5	16.5	16.5	8.75	1980	+52.8
25	Kennedy, ShernazWIM	1759	USA	+49B	−54N	+23B	=41N	+30B	−11N	3.5	16.0	18.0	10.75	1902	+11.4
26	LeCours, Alan R	1737	USA	−18N	+55B	−13N	+64B	+43N	=21B	3.5	15.5	17.0	7.75	1722	-0.8
27	Statz, Isaac Hart	1801	USA	=19N	+73B	=46N	−32B	+42N	=23B	3.5	15.0	16.0	8.25	1789	-2.4
28	Zamor, Jordan	0	USA	F	+69N	=11B	+53B	=18N	=8B	3.5	15.0	15.0	9.25	1813	0.0
29	Wakida, Ken	1742	USA	+55N	+63B	−8N	−19B	=44N	+41B	3.5	14.5	16.0	7.25	1588	-33.6
30	Lu, Marissa	1796	USA	+72N	=10B	−18N	+63B	−25N	+58B	3.5	14.5	15.5	6.50	1702	-23.6
31	Kamen, Jack Boey	1607	USA	−11N	+64B	−21N	+78B	=39B	+44N	3.5	14.5	15.0	6.00	1702	+13.6
32	Kashyap, Mahati B	1719	USA	+64N	=4B	=14B	+27N	−16B	−13N	3.0	20.0	21.5	9.25	1806	+18.8
33	Zhou, Zihan Brendon	0	USA	+60B	+16N	=5N	=61B	−11B	−17N	3.0	18.5	20.5	9.25	1838	0.0
34	Larsen, Jeremy	1928	USA	−2N	+71B	−15N	−12B	+63N	+53B	3.0	16.5	17.5	4.50	1649	-36.2
35	Krasinski, Aaron Eli	1924	USA	−21N	−45N	+77B	+38B	+40N	−9B	3.0	16.0	16.5	6.50	1829	-23.6
36	Curran, Samuel M	1659	USA	−20N	−9B	+66N	−37B	+78N	+57B	3.0	14.0	14.5	4.00	1693	+7.6
37	Bernstein, Charles B	0	USA	−43B	+77N	−56B	+36N	+54B	−12N	3.0	13.5	14.0	5.50	1626	0.0
38	Rigai, Jon	1757	USA	+78B	−1N	−53B	−35N	+79B	+65N	3.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1563	-19.8
39	Sargsyan, Vahan	1795	USA	+79N	−24B	=68N	=44B	=31N	=74B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.25	1622	-48.0
40	Rachlin, Paul	1832	USA	=47N	=65B	=63N	=58B	−35B	+54N	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.75	1570	-26.6
41	Li, Erica J	0	USA	−4N	+17N	+45B	=25B	−13N	−29N	2.5	19.5	22.0	8.25	1691	0.0
42	Liu, Grant	1719	USA	−1B	+78N	+60B	−16N	−27B	=47N	2.5	17.5	18.0	3.75	1649	-18.8
43	Sreekumar, Gayathri	1443	CAN	+37N	−22B	+59N	−4B	−26B	=45N	2.5	17.0	19.0	6.25	1602	+22.0
44	Yoon, Jeremy K	1719	USA	−5N	=57B	+70N	=39N	=29B	−31B	2.5	16.5	17.5	5.25	1673	-16.8
45	Raulli, Eustacchio Alexander	0	USA	−7N	+35B	−41N	+65B	−12N	=43B	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.75	1658	0.0
46	Simmons, Robert A	0	USA	=59B	+58N	=27B	=14N	−6B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.75	1730	0.0
47	Nguyen, Sarah	1592	USA	=40B	−14N	+75B	−62N	=57N	=42B	2.5	13.5	14.5	4.75	1769	+45.2
48	Kuperman, Joshua	0	USA	−8N	−13B	−64N	=52N	+77B	+72B	2.5	13.0	13.5	2.75	1704	0.0
49	Becotte, Paul C	0	USA	−25N	+51N	=76B	+68B	−5N	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	4.50	1778	0.0
50	Saravanan, Anish	1638	USA	−3N	=70B	=67N	=57B	+68N	−62N	2.5	11.5	12.5	3.75	1850	+34.4
51	Xu, Kevin	1719	USA	−53N	−49B	−55N	+73B	=72N	+71B	2.5	8.5	9.5	2.50	1660	-15.6
52	FIDE 39992225	0	—	F	F	F	=48B	+73N	+66B	2.5	5.0	5.0	3.75	1755	0.0
53	Acharya, Saanvi	1706	USA	+51B	−5B	+38N	−28N	−17B	−34N	2.0	18.0	20.5	5.50	1716	+1.6
54	Sargsyan, Ani	0	USA	+57N	+25B	−10N	−21B	−37N	−40B	2.0	17.0	19.0	5.50	1690	0.0
55	Cai, Harrison	1483	USA	−29B	−26N	+51B	−17N	−67N	+63B	2.0	15.0	16.5	4.00	1542	+4.8
56	Palmer, Andrew	0	USA	+9N	−20B	+37N	−22B	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	7.00	1601	0.0
57	Goodman, Michael K	1711	USA	−54B	=44N	=72B	=50N	=47B	−36N	2.0	12.5	13.5	4.25	1564	-20.6
58	Birudavolu, Sathvik	1578	USA	F	−46B	+73N	=40N	=59B	−30N	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	1819	+48.0
59	Lawson, Brian	1856	USA	=46N	−19B	−43B	+70N	=58N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.25	1531	-32.2
60	Chipkin, Leonard	1887	USA	−33N	+66B	−42N	+72B	−23N	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	1638	-24.2
61	Maddali, Krishna	0	USA	F	F	F	=33N	+24B	=3B	2.0	11.0	11.0	7.25	1749	0.0
62	Yeo, Yujeong	0	USA	F	F	F	+47B	−4N	+50B	2.0	9.5	9.5	5.00	1720	0.0
63	Korra, Abhinav	0	USA	+17B	−29N	=40B	−30N	−34B	−55N	1.5	17.0	19.0	5.50	1566	0.0
64	FIDE 39992195	0	—	−32B	−31N	+48B	−26N	−65N	=78B	1.5	14.0	14.5	2.75	854	0.0
65	Nigam, Myra	1534	USA	F	=40N	−16B	−45N	+64B	−38B	1.5	14.0	14.0	3.00	1541	0.0
66	Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree	1635	USA	−16B	−60N	−36B	=77N	+70B	−52N	1.5	12.5	13.0	1.25	1622	-5.2
67	Nikoghosyan, Armen	0	USA	F	−6N	=50B	−23N	+55B	F	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.25	1536	0.0
68	Siddharth Bose	1754	USA	−10N	+79B	=39B	−49N	−50B	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	1.50	1465	-42.8
69	Sreekumar, GauriWCM	1694	CAN	=76N	−28B	+71N	F	F	F	1.5	5.5	5.5	1.50	1982	+30.0
70	Kolb, David A	1709	USA	−12B	=50N	−44B	−59B	−66N	=73B	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.75	1444	-77.6
71	White, Steven	1714	USA	=6B	−34N	−69B	=75N	F	−51N	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.75	1548	-41.2
72	Waduthanthree, Thihansa Ovindee	1573	USA	−30B	F	=57N	−60N	=51B	−48N	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.25	1586	+1.2
73	Antler, Arthur	1793	USA	=75B	−27N	−58B	−51N	−52B	=70N	1.0	11.5	12.5	1.00	1497	-37.4
74	Egelhof, Thomas	1643	USA	F	F	F	=6N	−14B	=39N	1.0	11.5	11.5	3.75	1613	-4.4
75	Panjwani, Ateeq Aslam	1881	USA	=73N	−15B	−47N	=71B	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1513	-75.6
76	Scott, Harold	1863	USA	=69B	F	=49N	F	F	F	1.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1695	-4.4
77	Festa, Luca	1746	USA	−22N	−37B	−35N	=66B	−48N	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	1499	-36.0
78	FIDE 39989828	0	—	−38N	−42B	F	−31N	−36B	=64N	0.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	890	0.0
79	FIDE 6636063	0	—	−39B	−68N	−17B	F	−38N	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	963	0.0
80	Frumkin, Edward	1773	USA	−24N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	929	-11.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Siu, LiamUSA
+89.2
4.0 pts · #3
2Bi, LigeUSA
+63.2
4.0 pts · #10
3Phillips Jr, John LUSA
+52.8
3.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Kolb, David AUSA
-77.6
1.0 pts · #62
2Panjwani, Ateeq AslamUSA
-75.6
1.0 pts · #67
3Sargsyan, VahanUSA
-48.0
3.0 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R3+413 Elo gap
Sreekumar, Gayathri1443 beat Lawson, Brian1856
R3+289 Elo gap
Nguyen, Sarah1592 beat Panjwani, Ateeq Aslam1881
R4+270 Elo gap
Li, Harry1658 beat Larsen, Jeremy1928