2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship - Reserve

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Dunwoody, GA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1333, and top seed was Ethan Yichen Li (🇨🇦 CAN, 1769).

Nikhil Karthik (🇺🇸 USA, 1613) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Rohan Limaye (4.0) and Ethan Yichen Li (3.5). Karthik won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Nikhil Karthik (1613) beat Rohan Limaye (1769), a +156-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

Top seed

🇨🇦Ethan Yichen Li1769

Avg top 10

1,333

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×8

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
Nikhil Karthik
🇺🇸USA·1613
4.5pts·1954perf+50.8
🥈
Rohan Limaye
🇺🇸USA·1769
4.0pts·1788perf+2.8
🥉
Ethan Yichen Li
🇨🇦CAN·1769
3.5pts·1791perf+1.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Nikhil Karthik led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Karthik4.5Limaye4Li3.53.5Poon3Moore3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Nikhil Karthik held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikhil Karthik beat Rohan Limaye (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nikhil Karthik 4 wins (R1–R4)Rohan Limaye 3 wins (R1–R3)Ethan Yichen Li 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nikhil Karthik	*	1	½	—
2Rohan Limaye	0	*	—	—
3Ethan Yichen Li	½	—	*	—
4FIDE 566009260	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Karthik, Nikhil	1613	USA	+5N	+11B	+13B	+2N	=3B	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.75	1954	+50.8
2	Limaye, Rohan	1769	USA	+19N	+18B	+9N	−1B	+7B	4.0	11.5	12.5	8.00	1788	+2.8
3	Li, Ethan Yichen	1769	CAN	F	+12N	+14B	+8B	=1N	3.5	11.0	11.0	8.75	1791	+1.0
4	FIDE 566009260	0	—	−?B	+?N	+11B	=13N	+8B	3.5	6.5	6.5	5.50	1593	0.0
5	Poon, Andy	1506	USA	−1B	+10N	=6B	=12N	+19B	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.00	1615	+18.0
6	FIDE 39981045	0	—	−8N	+16B	=5N	+15B	=?N	3.0	9.5	9.5	5.50	1506	0.0
7	Moore, Lane Higgins	1727	USA	F	+20B	+15N	+9B	−2N	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	1740	+1.6
8	FIDE 39927253	0	—	+6B	=14N	+18B	−3N	−4N	2.5	12.0	13.5	5.50	969	0.0
9	FIDE 2076799	0	—	+?B	+?N	−2B	−7N	=12B	2.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	1576	0.0
10	Kollipara, Arun Karthik	0	USA	−11N	−5B	=16N	+?B	+20N	2.5	7.5	7.5	1.50	1609	0.0
11	FIDE 566011183	0	—	+10B	−1N	−4N	+17B	−15N	2.0	12.5	14.5	4.50	813	0.0
12	Das, Bhaavik	1583	FID	F	−3B	+20N	=5B	=9N	2.0	9.5	9.5	3.25	1662	+12.0
13	FIDE 566011175	0	—	F	+?B	−1N	=4B	=18N	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	813	0.0
14	FIDE 30915538	0	—	+17N	=8B	−3N	=?B	F	2.0	8.0	8.0	3.25	969	0.0
15	FIDE 39966658	0	—	F	+?N	−7B	−6N	+11B	2.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	927	0.0
16	FIDE 566011159	0	—	F	−6N	=10B	=20B	+?N	2.0	6.0	6.0	1.50	1711	0.0
17	FIDE 39915352	0	—	−14B	−19N	+?B	−11N	+?N	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1611	0.0
18	Presswood, Robert	0	USA	F	−2N	−8N	+?B	=13B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.00	1671	0.0
19	Kipersztok, William	1648	USA	F	+17B	F	F	−5N	1.0	5.0	5.0	2.00	838	-41.2
20	Bellamy, Carlos V	1711	USA	F	−7N	−12B	=16N	−10B	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	855	-46.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Karthik, NikhilUSA
+50.8
4.5 pts · #1
2Poon, AndyUSA
+18.0
3.0 pts · #5
3Das, BhaavikFID
+12.0
2.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Bellamy, Carlos VUSA
-46.0
0.5 pts · #16
2Kipersztok, WilliamUSA
-41.2
1.0 pts · #14
3Presswood, RobertUSA
0.0
1.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R4+156 Elo gap
Karthik, Nikhil1613 beat Limaye, Rohan1769
R5+142 Elo gap
Poon, Andy1506 beat Kipersztok, William1648
R3+128 Elo gap
Das, Bhaavik1583 beat Bellamy, Carlos V1711