58th annual Liberty Bell Open - U2100
Open SwissStandard
98 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 19 Jan 2026 in Philadelphia, PA, United States. 2 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1924, and top seed was Andres Castaneda (🇺🇸 USA, 2113).
Tanay Parripati (🇺🇸 USA, 1842) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Daniel Pomerantz (5.0) and Calvin Jiarui Wang (5.0). Parripati clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jesse N Hoffman (1681) beat Daniel Pomerantz (1971), a +290-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Philadelphia, PA, United States
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 19 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×86
🇮🇳India×5
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇯🇵Japan×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTanay Parripati led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan
Calvin Jiarui Wang takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Tanay Parripati 4 wins (R1–R4)Calvin Jiarui Wang 3 wins (R3–R5)Daniel Pomerantz 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tanay Parripati | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Calvin Jiarui Wang | — | * | — | — |
| 3Daniel Pomerantz | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ronan McDermott | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parripati, Tanay | 1842 | USA | +88N | +67B | +11N | +10B | −12N | =4B | +17B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 17.25 | 1938 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Pomerantz, Daniel | 1971 | CAN | +13B | =4N | =20N | −11B | +58N | +24B | +73N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 1921 | -5.0 |
| 3 | Wang, Calvin Jiarui | 0 | USA | +60N | =26B | +80B | +21N | +17B | =12N | −40B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 14.75 | 1852 | 0.0 |
| 4 | McDermott, Ronan | 1851 | USA | +34B | =2B | +23N | +22N | =9B | =1N | −50B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 17.50 | 1992 | +53.2 |
| 5 | Surya | 1799 | IND | +36B | −14N | +77B | =64N | −26B | +61N | +18N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1777 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Bernard, Jaron | 1774 | USA | +59N | +24B | −16B | +86N | −71B | +22N | =25B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1828 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Paas, Leo | 1781 | USA | +35N | −20B | +48N | +57B | =63N | =23B | =28N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1952 | +42.4 |
| 8 | Fugate, Lucas | 1861 | USA | +15B | −32N | +69B | +34N | −39N | +78B | =47N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 11.75 | 1832 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Kandikayala, Srikar | 1905 | USA | F | +61B | +78N | +26B | =4N | +14N | F | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2077 | +27.7 |
| 10 | Marchese, Nicolas | 1772 | USA | +19N | +58B | +40N | −1N | −16B | +13B | −23N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1808 | +12.0 |
| 11 | Hoffman, Jesse N | 1681 | USA | +97B | +33N | −1B | +2N | +25B | −16N | −71B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1872 | +34.8 |
| 12 | Cige, William | 1760 | USA | F | F | +32B | +16N | +1B | =3B | =39N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 16.50 | 2155 | +72.8 |
| 13 | Rajeev, Pallavi | 1753 | FID | −2N | +59B | =72B | +77N | =22B | −10N | +57B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1736 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Adhyam, Agustya | 1707 | USA | +86N | +5B | +47N | =39B | =50N | −9B | F | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.75 | 1996 | +87.2 |
| 15 | Xu, Jason N | 1598 | USA | −8N | +97B | =46B | =33N | =51B | +64N | =27B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.75 | 1780 | +64.8 |
| 16 | Ruiz Mautino, Arturo Florentino | 1893 | PER | F | F | +6N | −12B | +10N | +11B | +89B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.50 | 2017 | +29.6 |
| 17 | Sammons, Matthew Willis | 1671 | USA | +98B | +57N | F | +60B | −3N | +63B | −1N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1991 | +31.6 |
| 18 | Acharya, Kritarth | 1562 | USA | −33B | +87N | =63B | =46N | +86B | +65N | −5B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1782 | +79.2 |
| 19 | Yeung, Eric | 1732 | USA | −10B | −46N | +87B | +94N | +68B | −51N | +78N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1740 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Li, Xiaoyao | 1714 | CHN | +38B | +7N | =2B | −25N | −21B | +32N | −51B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Landau, Caleb | 1849 | USA | F | +30B | +29N | −3B | +20N | −50B | =43N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1857 | +1.6 |
| 22 | Farzaneh-Far, Ramin | 1808 | USA | F | +81N | +83B | −4B | =13N | −6B | +36N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1750 | -7.8 |
| 23 | Rama, Vikas | 1849 | USA | F | F | −4B | +74N | +27B | =7N | +10B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1876 | +4.6 |
| 24 | Mohammad, Sameer | 0 | USA | +90B | −6N | +68B | +80N | =37B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1845 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Wang, LilianWCM | 1839 | USA | F | F | +62B | +20B | −11N | +55B | =6N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1802 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Egelhof, Thomas | 1633 | USA | +45B | =3N | +96B | −9N | +5N | F | F | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1915 | +50.0 |
| 27 | Siu, Liam | 1665 | USA | F | F | +84N | +75B | −23N | +42B | =15N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 1684 | -1.6 |
| 28 | Li, Anthony | 0 | USA | F | F | −49N | +79B | +62B | +52N | =7B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Chang, Charlotte Tai-En | 1597 | USA | =80B | +82N | −21B | −37N | +96B | =57N | =85B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1745 | +54.0 |
| 30 | Qu, Mofei | 1672 | USA | F | −21N | −88B | =45N | +54B | +86N | +65B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1703 | +13.6 |
| 31 | Grazulis-Jacob, Cyrus | 1840 | USA | F | F | +45B | −52N | =53B | +77N | +66N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1881 | +6.4 |
| 32 | Ryerson, Olivia | 1600 | USA | +37N | +8B | −12N | −40B | =57N | −20B | =59N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1788 | +45.2 |
| 33 | Karell, Leif | 1714 | USA | +18N | −11B | −43N | =15B | =66N | =35B | =84N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1563 | -21.0 |
| 34 | Thakkar, Aarav Sachin | 1714 | USA | −4N | +36N | +90B | −8B | −55N | +58B | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1811 | +23.6 |
| 35 | Liu, Oliver Y | 1637 | USA | −7B | =38N | =53B | −68N | +94B | =33N | =64B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1668 | +11.6 |
| 36 | Wan, Yipei | 1705 | USA | −5N | −34B | +98N | =48B | =77B | +69N | −22B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1591 | -45.6 |
| 37 | Herman, Geoffrey | 1839 | USA | −32B | =72N | +66N | +29B | =24N | −73B | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 1525 | -29.0 |
| 38 | Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree | 1749 | USA | −20N | =35B | =79N | =42B | −75N | =81B | +58N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1636 | -23.2 |
| 39 | Yassky, Daniel | 1923 | USA | F | F | F | =14N | +8B | +71N | =12B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2006 | +8.4 |
| 40 | Cano, Roman | 0 | USA | F | F | −10B | +32N | F | +60B | +3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1753 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Shumowitz, Marvin | 1861 | USA | F | =45N | =52B | −58B | +79N | =66B | =42N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1596 | -19.4 |
| 42 | Goldin, Joshua | 0 | USA | F | F | +59B | =38N | +91B | −27N | =41B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Wu, Darren | 1681 | USA | F | F | +33B | −65N | =72B | +95N | =21B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1779 | +12.0 |
| 44 | Pratheek Madasu | 1662 | IND | F | F | =54N | +97N | =95B | +70N | −63N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1803 | +21.2 |
| 45 | Atharva Thapliyal | 1544 | IND | −26N | =41B | −31N | =30B | +67N | =56B | −76N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1619 | +38.4 |
| 46 | Gelman, Jeffrey A | 1602 | USA | −58N | +19B | =15N | =18B | =61B | F | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1657 | +11.2 |
| 47 | Miller, David C | 1828 | USA | F | F | −14B | +49N | +65B | −89N | =8B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1837 | +1.6 |
| 48 | Nettem, Subhang | 1534 | USA | F | F | −7B | =36N | +74B | −49N | +62B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1646 | +29.2 |
| 49 | Sadhu Venkata, Vahini | 1625 | USA | F | F | +28B | −47B | =70N | +48B | −60N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1589 | -4.8 |
| 50 | Castaneda, Andres | 2113 | USA | F | F | F | F | =14B | +21N | +4N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2077 | -1.2 |
| 51 | Li, Ricky | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | =15N | +19B | +20N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 1859 | -5.6 |
| 52 | Mak, Owen | 0 | USA | F | F | =41N | +31B | +85N | −28B | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1857 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Rana, Shyla | 1650 | USA | F | F | =35N | −70B | =31N | =82B | +77B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1672 | -0.8 |
| 54 | Mandl-Ciolek, Simon Noah | 0 | USA | F | F | =44B | −62N | −30N | +79B | +95B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Yuan, Shenghao | 1782 | USA | F | F | +81B | =83N | +34B | −25N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1731 | -9.2 |
| 56 | Weyman, Grant A | 1663 | USA | F | F | −86B | −69N | +87B | =45N | +61B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1600 | -16.4 |
| 57 | Wang, Devin V | 1611 | USA | F | −17B | +67N | −7N | =32B | =29B | −13N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1566 | -15.6 |
| 58 | Tower, Zachary Mark | 1759 | USA | +46B | −10N | −65B | +41N | −2B | −34N | −38B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 1671 | -37.2 |
| 59 | Kula, John Scott | 1529 | USA | −6B | −13N | −42N | F | +92B | =62N | =32B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1494 | -8.0 |
| 60 | Zhou, AbigailWCM | 1761 | USA | −3B | F | F | −17N | +64B | −40N | +49B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1802 | -0.8 |
| 61 | Zhu, Kenson | 1614 | USA | F | −9N | =94B | +67B | =46N | −5B | −56N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1603 | -15.6 |
| 62 | Majmudar, Aayush | 1583 | USA | F | =70B | −25N | +54B | −28N | =59B | −48N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1416 | -36.4 |
| 63 | Torrens, Jude Bae | 1916 | USA | F | F | =18N | F | =7B | −17N | +44B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1669 | -48.8 |
| 64 | Gillston, Noah | 1751 | USA | F | F | +70N | =5B | −60N | −15B | =35N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1610 | -38.0 |
| 65 | Tsen, Andrew | 0 | USA | F | F | +58N | +43B | −47N | −18B | −30N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1676 | -100.0 |
| 66 | Wagh, Shivam | 0 | USA | F | F | −37B | +81N | =33B | =41N | −31B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 67 | John Francis Kennedy, Kevin Andrew | 1690 | USA | +87B | −1N | −57B | −61N | −45B | −91N | +96B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1467 | -86.4 |
| 68 | Nallapareddygari, Premsai | 1701 | USA | F | F | −24N | +35B | −19N | −85B | +81N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1575 | -14.0 |
| 69 | Nulu, Avaneesh | 1676 | USA | F | F | −8N | +56B | −73N | −36B | +92N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1572 | -31.2 |
| 70 | Cai, Harrison | 1521 | USA | F | =62N | −64B | +53N | =49B | −44B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1581 | +12.0 |
| 71 | Kozikowski, Anthony | 1920 | USA | F | F | F | F | +6N | −39B | +11N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 1918 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Bangaru, Sahishn Sai | 1469 | USA | F | =37B | =13N | =78B | =43N | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1743 | +55.6 |
| 73 | Vaisali Garnepudi | 1796 | IND | F | F | F | F | +69B | +37N | −2B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1961 | +26.0 |
| 74 | Hoffman, Ari | 1534 | USA | F | −83N | +82B | −23B | −48N | +96N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1598 | +14.0 |
| 75 | Lou, Aileen | 1603 | USA | F | F | F | −27N | +38B | +76B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1824 | +35.2 |
| 76 | Davar, Ben | 1658 | USA | F | F | F | +96N | F | −75N | +45B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1712 | +4.4 |
| 77 | Karthikeyan, Adhinanth Krishna | 1623 | USA | F | +79B | −5N | −13B | =36N | −31B | −53N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1540 | -37.6 |
| 78 | Suthar, Viaan | 1676 | USA | F | F | −9B | =72N | +83B | −8N | −19B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1563 | -30.8 |
| 79 | Richard, Gideon Sunjay | 1542 | USA | F | −77N | =38B | −28N | −41B | −54N | +87B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1612 | +10.0 |
| 80 | Failon, Nick | 1856 | USA | =29N | +84B | −3N | −24B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1593 | -6.4 |
| 81 | Boyle, Brendan | 0 | USA | F | −22B | −55N | −66B | +97N | =38N | −68B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 82 | Nguyen, Sarah | 1650 | USA | F | −29B | −74N | +84B | −93N | =53N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1341 | -65.2 |
| 83 | Wong, Eugene | 1615 | USA | F | +74B | −22N | =55B | −78N | F | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1615 | -1.6 |
| 84 | Cheng, Liam | 1665 | USA | F | −80N | −27B | −82N | +98N | F | =33B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Sims II, Christopher | 1698 | USA | F | F | F | F | −52B | +68N | =29N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1821 | +9.2 |
| 86 | Endo van Dooijeweert, Sebastian | 1635 | JPN | −14B | F | +56N | −6B | −18N | −30B | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 1425 | -51.6 |
| 87 | Arias, Anthony | 1505 | USA | −67N | −18B | −19N | +98B | −56N | −92B | −79N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 837 | -65.6 |
| 88 | Chandan, Alok | 0 | USA | −1B | F | +30N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1738 | +22.0 |
| 89 | Goldman, Jacob Marq | 1854 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | +47B | −16N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1861 | -4.4 |
| 90 | Johnson, Will | 1872 | USA | −24N | +98B | −34N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 940 | -27.2 |
| 91 | Abdurasulov, Nurmukhammad | 1609 | USA | F | F | F | F | −42N | +67B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2497 | +24.8 |
| 92 | Arunkumar, Mirthvik | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | −59N | +87N | −69B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 93 | Syed, Taimoor | 1808 | USA | F | F | F | F | +82B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2487 | +11.2 |
| 94 | Tejas Kunala | 1689 | IND | F | F | =61N | −19B | −35N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1400 | -44.4 |
| 95 | Srinivasan, Pranav | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | =44N | −43B | −54N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 96 | Suthar, Manish | 1667 | FID | F | F | −26N | −76B | −29N | −74B | −67N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 831 | -109.6 |
| 97 | Rong, Sean | 1577 | USA | −11N | −15N | F | −44B | −81B | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 847 | -48.4 |
| 98 | FIDE 8688770 | 1682 | — | −17N | −90N | −36B | −87N | −84B | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Adhyam, AgustyaUSA+87.24.0 pts · #12
- 2Acharya, KritarthUSA+79.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Cige, WilliamUSA+72.84.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Suthar, ManishFID-109.60.0 pts · #98
- 2Tsen, AndrewUSA-100.02.0 pts · #56
- 3John Francis Kennedy, Kevin AndrewUSA-86.42.0 pts · #59
Biggest upsets
- R4+290 Elo gap
- R2+261 Elo gap
- R6+245 Elo gap