2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship
SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Dunwoody, GA, United States. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2267, and top seed was Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2577).
Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2577) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Matt Dalthorp (3.5) and Benjamin Moon (3.5). Zhou won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alexander Joseph (1785) beat Alonso Zapata (GM, 2240), a +455-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Dunwoody, GA, United States
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 6
GM×3
FM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×35
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Jianchao Zhou led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Jianchao Zhou never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Jianchao Zhou 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Alonso Zapata 3 wins (R2–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2577 | USA | +22B | +7N | +30N | +8B | =6N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 11.00 | 2633 | +2.5 |
| 2 | Dalthorp, Matt | 2014 | USA | +37N | =6B | =19N | +23B | =3B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 2159 | +41.2 |
| 3 | Moon, BenjaminFM | 2194 | USA | +17N | =19B | +20N | =30B | =2N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2099 | -7.2 |
| 4 | Santosh, Saharsh | 2170 | USA | +34B | =20N | +12B | −6N | +15B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2170 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Zapata, AlonsoGM | 2240 | COL | −14B | +21N | +34B | +25N | =13B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 2071 | -7.8 |
| 6 | Fishbein, AlexanderGM | 2406 | USA | F | =2N | +25N | +4B | =1B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2400 | +1.3 |
| 7 | Mulay, Vivan PrakashFM | 2027 | USA | +24N | −1B | +14N | +19B | −8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 2072 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Ethan | 2321 | USA | F | +13B | +23N | −1N | +7B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2368 | +6.2 |
| 9 | Uz, Kagan | 2336 | USA | +16N | −25B | +28B | −13N | +22B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2061 | -28.6 |
| 10 | Chambers, Chris L | 1859 | USA | +18N | −23B | =35N | +26B | =12B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1953 | +12.8 |
| 11 | Studen, Damir | 2063 | USA | =26N | =35B | −24N | +27B | +19N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1879 | -20.8 |
| 12 | Kandikayala, Srikar | 1979 | USA | F | +15B | −4N | +16B | =10N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 2097 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Meruga, Shanmukha | 1985 | USA | F | −8N | +31B | +9B | =5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 2269 | +26.8 |
| 14 | Joseph, Alexander | 1785 | USA | +5N | −30B | −7B | =21N | +32B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1999 | +47.2 |
| 15 | Decord, Aaron | 1995 | USA | =21B | −12N | +38B | +24B | −4N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1934 | -7.8 |
| 16 | Balakumar, Arush | 1983 | USA | −9B | =27N | +32B | −12N | +31B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1965 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Wang, Eric | 1841 | USA | −3B | =36N | =21B | =31N | +35B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1877 | +6.4 |
| 18 | Desai, Jairaj | 1645 | USA | −10B | =38N | =37B | +34N | =20B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1848 | +50.4 |
| 19 | Yelisetti, Vishruth | 1629 | USA | +29B | =3N | =2B | −7N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1886 | +50.0 |
| 20 | Devarsh Kinra | 1849 | IND | +33N | =4B | −3B | −28N | =18N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1871 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Harris, Christopher A | 1743 | USA | =15N | −5B | =17N | =14B | =26N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1852 | +22.8 |
| 22 | Chaudhury, Anmay Kumar | 1974 | USA | −1N | =32B | =27N | +35B | −9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1976 | -8.4 |
| 23 | Kozower, Ethan | 2110 | USA | +31B | +10N | −8B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1998 | -10.6 |
| 24 | Li, Thomas | 1839 | USA | −7B | +29N | +11B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1944 | +10.6 |
| 25 | Peatman, Carter | 2067 | USA | +36B | +9N | −6B | −5B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2204 | +13.0 |
| 26 | Movva, Dhruva Ram | 1856 | USA | =11B | −28N | +36B | −10N | =21B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1811 | -13.2 |
| 27 | Pfeifer, Dylan Liu | 1859 | USA | F | =16B | =22B | −11N | +36B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1963 | +22.0 |
| 28 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1915 | USA | F | +26B | −9N | +20B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2132 | +30.0 |
| 29 | Sahiner, Firat | 1689 | TUR | −19N | −24B | =33N | =36N | +34B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1722 | +8.0 |
| 30 | Jiang, AndrewFM | 2253 | USA | F | +14N | −1B | =3N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 2208 | -2.6 |
| 31 | Katz, David A | 1799 | USA | −23N | +33B | −13N | =17B | −16N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1793 | -4.4 |
| 32 | Bang, Aditya | 1854 | USA | F | =22N | −16N | +33B | −14N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1797 | -14.4 |
| 33 | Firestone, Jack | 1792 | USA | −20B | −31N | =29B | −32N | +37B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1632 | -21.4 |
| 34 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 1878 | USA | −4N | +37B | −5N | −18B | −29N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1651 | -60.4 |
| 35 | Sun, Yi | 1817 | USA | F | =11N | =10B | −22N | −17N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1741 | -15.6 |
| 36 | Lathrop, Brad | 1833 | USA | −25N | =17B | −26N | =29B | −27N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1622 | -52.8 |
| 37 | Sadayappan, Rengenath Veera | 1713 | USA | −2B | −34N | =18N | =38B | −33N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1614 | -24.8 |
| 38 | Jones, Jacob Benjamin | 1940 | USA | F | =18B | −15N | =37N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1659 | -42.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Desai, JairajUSA+50.42.5 pts · #13
- 2Yelisetti, VishruthUSA+50.02.0 pts · #22
- 3Joseph, AlexanderUSA+47.22.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Basavaraju, Siddharth SriramUSA-60.41.0 pts · #38
- 2Lathrop, BradUSA-52.81.0 pts · #35
- 3Jones, Jacob BenjaminUSA-42.41.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R1+455 Elo gap
- R4+351 Elo gap
- R2+269 Elo gap