2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship - Amateur
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Dunwoody, GA, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1822, and top seed was Jose Hernandez Torres (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2242).
Kanishk Mahesh (🇺🇸 USA, 1748) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Matias Zapata Sanchez (4.0) and Ekaterina Morgaenko (3.5). Mahesh shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Lucas Yiwen Xi (1541) beat Jose Hernandez Torres (FM, 2242), a +701-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Mahesh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Kanishk Mahesh 3 wins (R2–R4)Ekaterina Morgaenko 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kanishk Mahesh | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Matias Zapata Sanchez | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ekaterina Morgaenko | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Lucas Yiwen Xi | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahesh, Kanishk | 1748 | USA | =5B | +11N | +4B | +10N | =6B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.25 | 1949 | +49.6 |
| 2 | Zapata Sanchez, Matias | 1719 | USA | +17N | +18B | =6B | +7N | =3B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 1947 | +36.4 |
| 3 | Morgaenko, Ekaterina | 1869 | BLR | +12N | +16B | +9B | −6N | =2N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1887 | +2.8 |
| 4 | Xi, Lucas Yiwen | 1541 | USA | +11N | +20B | −1N | =14B | +13N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1974 | +86.0 |
| 5 | Santosh, Siddharth | 1647 | USA | =1N | −10N | +17B | +16B | +14N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1741 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Anantharaman, Aashish | 1870 | USA | F | +15B | =2N | +3B | =1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1947 | +7.6 |
| 7 | Purnell, George | 0 | USA | −15N | +8B | +13N | −2B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Joseph, Alisa | 1566 | USA | =10B | −7N | +11B | =15N | +12N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1923 | +74.8 |
| 9 | Kore, Anvika Mattam | 1620 | USA | +21B | +14B | −3N | F | +10N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1919 | +47.2 |
| 10 | Chelladorai, Joshua | 1750 | USA | =8N | +5B | +18N | −1B | −9B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1661 | -23.6 |
| 11 | Remick, William | 1736 | USA | −4B | −1B | −8N | +22B | +15N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1588 | -39.6 |
| 12 | Gan, Aiden | 1755 | USA | −3B | =21N | =19B | +20N | −8B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1751 | -6.4 |
| 13 | Dande, Ridhaan | 1699 | USA | F | +22N | −7B | +19N | −4B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1653 | -4.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 566011140 | 0 | — | F | −9N | +15B | =4N | −5B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Chen, Raymond | 1680 | USA | +7B | −6N | −14N | =8B | −11B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1451 | -33.2 |
| 16 | Xia, Benjamin | 1726 | USA | F | −3N | +20B | −5N | −7B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1756 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2058332 | 0 | — | −2B | =19N | −5N | F | =20B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rathi, Yashvardhan | 1726 | IND | +19B | −2N | −10B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 935 | -19.6 |
| 19 | Durak, Ege Su | 0 | TUR | −18N | =17B | =12N | −13B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hernandez Torres, JoseFM | 2242 | USA | F | −4N | −16N | −12B | =17N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1042 | -55.2 |
| 21 | Morgan, Lakshmi M | 1763 | USA | −9N | =12B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1495 | -28.0 |
| 22 | Polavarapu, Lalith Chetan | 1764 | USA | F | −13B | F | −11N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 918 | -45.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Xi, Lucas YiwenUSA+86.03.5 pts · #5
- 2Joseph, AlisaUSA+74.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Mahesh, KanishkUSA+49.64.0 pts · #1
- 1Hernandez Torres, JoseFMUSA-55.20.5 pts · #22
- 2Polavarapu, Lalith ChetanUSA-45.20.0 pts · #20
- 3Remick, WilliamUSA-39.62.0 pts · #10
- R2+701 Elo gap
- R3+516 Elo gap
- R4+487 Elo gap