23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Class A
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Kissimmee, FL, United States. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1834, and top seed was Zoe Zelner (🇺🇸 USA, 1907).
Jesse N Hoffman (🇺🇸 USA, 1726) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nicholas Tadros (3.5) and Ridhaan Dande (3.0). Hoffman won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Quintin Tico Tanksley (1595) beat Yonney Dominguez Fundora (1893), a +298-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Kissimmee, FL, United States
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×25
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJesse N Hoffman led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jesse N Hoffman never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jesse N Hoffman 4 wins (R1–R4)Zoe Zelner 3 wins (R3–R5)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoffman, Jesse N | 1726 | USA | +31B | +7N | +12N | +21B | =8N | 4.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2562 | +43.8 |
| 2 | Tadros, Nicholas | 1709 | USA | +11B | −6N | =3B | +22N | +27B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1833 | +26.0 |
| 3 | Dande, Ridhaan | 1644 | USA | −14B | +30B | =2N | =11N | +19B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1870 | +60.4 |
| 4 | Zelner, Zoe | 1907 | USA | F | F | +11B | +6N | +15B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2599 | +21.0 |
| 5 | Gao, Mark | 1695 | USA | F | F | +23N | +16B | +21N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2497 | +62.0 |
| 6 | Barthe, Facundo | 1773 | USA | +13N | +2B | −21N | −4B | =7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1754 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Tadros, Guirguiss | 1719 | USA | +30N | −1B | +18N | −17N | =6B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1885 | +35.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 39948463 | 0 | — | F | F | +15B | +27N | =1B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1798 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chelladorai, Isabelle | 1602 | USA | +28N | +14N | =27B | −12B | F | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1919 | +49.2 |
| 10 | McCormick, Richard Patrick | 1729 | USA | F | F | =28N | +30B | +29N | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2055 | +34.4 |
| 11 | Zabbia, Stephen | 1798 | USA | −2N | +19B | −4N | =3B | =13N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1701 | -26.4 |
| 12 | Bershanskiy, Vladimir | 1855 | USA | F | F | −1B | +9N | +17B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1664 | -19.2 |
| 13 | Mason, Donald M | 1717 | USA | −6B | +28B | −16N | =24N | =11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1714 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Chelladorai, Joshua | 1697 | USA | +3N | −9B | =29N | =20B | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1669 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Sha, Rui | 1830 | USA | F | +22B | −8N | +29B | −4N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1827 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Von Hoff, Christopher Daniel | 1745 | USA | F | F | +13B | −5N | +20N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1848 | +8.2 |
| 17 | Chai, Ben A | 0 | USA | F | F | +31N | +7B | −12N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gale, Liam Storm | 1773 | USA | F | F | −7B | +26N | +25B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1657 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Mason, Mike W | 1893 | USA | F | −11N | =24B | +23B | −3N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1625 | -28.2 |
| 20 | Ganesh, Rishab | 1766 | CAN | F | F | +25B | =14N | −16B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1528 | -25.2 |
| 21 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 1720 | USA | F | F | +6B | −1N | −5B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1602 | -18.8 |
| 22 | Dominguez, Juan | 1747 | USA | F | −15N | F | −2B | +24N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1650 | -7.6 |
| 23 | Tisminezky, Tavi | 1630 | USA | F | F | −5B | −19N | +28B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1678 | +6.8 |
| 24 | Liu, Richard | 1786 | USA | F | F | =19N | =13B | −22B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1661 | -20.8 |
| 25 | Temiraliev, Umar | 0 | KGZ | F | F | −20N | +28B | −18N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1665 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Tanksley, Quintin Tico | 1595 | USA | F | F | +30N | −18B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1833 | +23.2 |
| 27 | FIDE 2032481 | 0 | — | F | F | =9N | −8B | −2N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Han, Andrew Brian | 1830 | KOR | −9B | −13N | =10B | −25N | −23N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1346 | -93.6 |
| 29 | Baumstark, Addison | 0 | USA | F | F | =14B | −15N | −10B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Dominguez Fundora,Yonney | 1893 | PUR | −7B | −3N | −26B | −10N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 871 | -124.4 |
| 31 | Venkatasubba, Krishna | 1752 | USA | −1N | F | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 926 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gao, MarkUSA+62.03.0 pts · #3
- 2Dande, RidhaanUSA+60.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Chelladorai, IsabelleUSA+49.22.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Dominguez Fundora,YonneyPUR-124.40.0 pts · #31
- 2Han, Andrew BrianKOR-93.60.5 pts · #28
- 3Mason, Mike WUSA-28.21.5 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R3+298 Elo gap
- R2+249 Elo gap
- R5+249 Elo gap