23rd Konig Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
32 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2149, and top seed was Christopher Woojin Yoo (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2607).
Neil Chalissery (🇺🇸 USA, 1923) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Yoshodhan Gogte (3.0) and Mark Heimann (3.0). Chalissery clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Beckett Spence (1765) beat Theodore Biyiasas (2051), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsNeil Chalissery led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Neil Chalissery held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
Neil Chalissery beat Yoshodhan Gogte (White).
Neil Chalissery 3 wins (R2–R4)Yoshodhan Gogte 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Christopher Woojin Yoo 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Neil Chalissery | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Yoshodhan Gogte | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3GMChristopher Woojin Yoo | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMPranav Senthilkumar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalissery, Neil | 1923 | USA | =19B | +31N | +24N | +2B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.75 | 2186 | +22.6 |
| 2 | Gogte, Yoshodhan | 2173 | IND | +17B | +13N | +9B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2101 | -5.0 |
| 3 | Heimann, MarkGM | 2518 | USA | +10N | +12B | +5N | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2918 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Senthilkumar, PranavCM | 2044 | USA | +14B | +16N | =8B | =9N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2058 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1958 | USA | +20B | +29N | −3B | +12N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2158 | +18.6 |
| 6 | Karthi, JashithCM | 2081 | USA | −23B | +19N | +14B | +13N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 1994 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Yoo, Christopher WoojinGM | 2607 | USA | F | +23N | +15B | +8N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 3007 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1845 | USA | +30B | +15N | =4N | −7B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2127 | +53.6 |
| 9 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 2003 | USA | +22N | +21B | −2N | =4B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2009 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Zhu, Stephen | 1862 | USA | −3B | +20N | =11B | +29N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1993 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir | 1773 | USA | −12N | +32B | =10N | +24B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1920 | +15.6 |
| 12 | Kumar, Jay Dave | 1945 | USA | +11B | −3N | +23B | −5B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1971 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Mokeeva, Zlata | 1932 | RUS | +25N | −2B | +21N | −6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1939 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Nalakonda, Anish | 1784 | USA | −4N | +26B | −6N | +31B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1956 | +34.0 |
| 15 | Liu, PatrickFM | 2113 | USA | +32N | −8B | −7N | +25B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1972 | -27.2 |
| 16 | Malhotra, Rehaan | 1828 | USA | +26N | −4B | =22N | =28B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1828 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Brahmanapally, Sarvagnya | 1670 | USA | −2N | =27B | =20N | +26B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1826 | +28.4 |
| 18 | Biyiasas, Theodore | 2051 | USA | −21N | =25B | =27N | +22B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1707 | -30.6 |
| 19 | Yenamandra, Srinadh | 1679 | USA | =1N | −6B | =25N | =21B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1789 | +16.8 |
| 20 | Seidel, Eli | 1776 | USA | −5N | −10B | =17B | +30N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1717 | -14.0 |
| 21 | Spence, Beckett | 1765 | IRL | +18B | −9N | −13B | =19N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1829 | +9.6 |
| 22 | Krishnan, Shreyank | 1673 | USA | −9B | +30N | =16B | −18N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1815 | +23.2 |
| 23 | Suthar, Om | 1808 | USA | +6N | −7B | −12N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1953 | +17.2 |
| 24 | Shi, Evan | 1700 | USA | +27N | F | −1B | −11N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1643 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Indukuri, Suhas | 1737 | USA | −13B | =18N | =19B | −15N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1751 | -2.4 |
| 26 | Sevall, Daniel | 1851 | USA | −16B | −14N | +30B | −17N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1559 | -30.6 |
| 27 | Xu, Olivia | 1608 | USA | −24B | =17N | =18B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1667 | +5.2 |
| 28 | Yi, Colin | 1742 | USA | F | F | =29B | =16N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1804 | +6.8 |
| 29 | Rao, Arjun | 1781 | USA | F | −5B | =28N | −10B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1581 | -28.4 |
| 30 | Chakrabarty, Preron | 1728 | USA | −8N | −22B | −26N | −20B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 986 | -67.2 |
| 31 | Horowitz, Phineas F | 1848 | USA | F | −1B | F | −14N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1054 | -19.8 |
| 32 | Lee, Noah T | 1793 | USA | −15B | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1143 | -26.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pavuluri, VivaanUSA+53.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Nalakonda, AnishUSA+34.02.0 pts · #18
- 3Brahmanapally, SarvagnyaUSA+28.42.0 pts · #15
- 1Chakrabarty, PreronUSA-67.20.0 pts · #31
- 2Biyiasas, TheodoreUSA-30.62.0 pts · #17
- 3Sevall, DanielUSA-30.61.0 pts · #23
- R1+286 Elo gap
- R1+273 Elo gap
- R2+268 Elo gap