2026 Phillip ONeal Taylor Georgia State Championship - Reserve
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.
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNikhil Karthik led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Nikhil Karthik held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Nikhil Karthik beat Rohan Limaye (Black).
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.
- 1Karthik, NikhilUSA+50.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Poon, AndyUSA+18.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Das, BhaavikFID+12.02.0 pts · #6
- 1Bellamy, Carlos VUSA-46.00.5 pts · #16
- 2Kipersztok, WilliamUSA-41.21.0 pts · #14
- 3Presswood, RobertUSA0.01.5 pts · #8
- R4+156 Elo gap
- R5+142 Elo gap
- R3+128 Elo gap