Current Tournament

NOTICE 8/20/26: Round 3 of 5 is Thursday, 8/27/26. Email Jack, at [email protected] with any questions or bye requests.

Current Tournament

This is a five-round Swiss format chess tournament. All USCF and club tournament rules will apply. Pairings and standings will be posted here as they become available. For a full schedule of tournaments, see the events page. If you cannot make your scheduled game, please use the contact form so we can adjust the pairings.

Pairings for August 27th
Posted August 21st

#		White		Black
1	3	Lennart Mathe (1985)	2	CM Marius Gabriel Lucan (2011)
2	12	Shaun Sweitzer (1817)	4	Advit Venkatesh (1978)
3	9	Sahishnu Gopi (1864)	1	OLM Alaa Moussa (2200)
4	16	Fred De Leon (1730)	5	Andrew Norman (1947)
5	7	Sai Krishna (1924)	20	Emon Bayrooti (1646)
6	11	Jim Boyd (1823)	8	Gary Boyle (1884)
7	14	Luka Morris (1750)	10	Jack Manata (1833)
8	6	Brent Underwood (1926)	25	Tom Williams (1600)
9	13	Greg Sullivan (1764)	18	Howard Heller (1701)
10	15	Pejman Sagart (1734)	19	Felix Castro (1658)
11	17	Ian Manarino (1714)	21	Luke Froning (1643)
12	22	Hernan Gonzalez (1621)	30	Ayaan Oswal (1477)
13	31	Bhagavat Nair (1460)	23	John Wickersham (1600)
14	34	Anika Macha (1320)	24	Tom Fogec (1600)
15	35	Brian Jing (1306)	27	Charles Clark (1532)
16	36	John Goddard (1292)	28	Keith Wilson (1500)
17	38	Uthran Narayanan (1245)	29	Ashwath Pradeep (1489)
18	40	Christopher Lin (1176)	41	Claudio Garcia (1141)
19	46	Howard Whitlock (873)	26	David Grischuk (1558)
20	33	Bowen Jing (1321)	44	Matthew Buller (953)
21	37	Jun Kang (1248)	47	Mark Boettger (868)
22	39	Gary Kellison (1220)	50	Richa Venkatesh (709)
23	49	David Povall (730)	42	Jose Esteban (1126)
24	43	Viha Dundigal (1049)	57	Ada Miller (unr.)
25	51	Noah Buller (702)	52	Richard Kelley (686)
26	58	Aaron Arellano (unr.)	53	Lucas Warachka (685)
27	54	Devon Aleshire (649)	56	Suhass Marupilla (unr.)
28	55	Caroline Broussard (138)	59	Brody Satterthwaite (unr.)
	32	Chris Mitchell (1400)		BYE
	45	Tyler Wang (919)		BYE
	48	Dereck Williams (809)		BYE

Current Standings

#	Name	Rtng	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	CM Marius Gabriel Lucan	2011	B-	B-	B-	W8	W6	5.0
2	Lennart Mathe	1985	B-	B-	B-	D11	W12	4.5
3	Advit Venkatesh	1978	B-	B-	B-	D4	W13	4.5
4	Sahishnu Gopi	1864	B-	B-	B-	D3	W11	4.5
5	Shaun Sweitzer	1817	B-	B-	B-	H-	W16	4.5
6	OLM Alaa Moussa	2200	B-	B-	B-	W16	L1	4.0
7	Andrew Norman	1947	B-	B-	B-	D12	H-	4.0
8	Sai Krishna	1924	B-	B-	B-	L1	W20	4.0
9	Fred De Leon	1730	B-	H-	H-	W23	W21	4.0
10	Emon Bayrooti	1646	B-	B-	U-	W17	W19	4.0
11	Gary Boyle	1884	B-	B-	B-	D2	L4	3.5
12	Jack Manata	1833	B-	B-	B-	D7	L2	3.5
13	Jim Boyd	1823	B-	B-	B-	H-	L3	3.5
14	Luka Morris	1750	B-	H-	H-	H-	W22	3.5
15	Tom Williams	1600	B-	B-	U-	W39	H-	3.5
16	Brent Underwood	1926	B-	B-	B-	L6	L5	3.0
17	Greg Sullivan	1764	B-	B-	U-	L10	W25	3.0
18	Pejman Sagart	1734	B-	B-	U-	L22	W26	3.0
19	Ian Manarino	1714	B-	H-	H-	B-	L10	3.0
20	Howard Heller	1701	B-	B-	U-	W25	L8	3.0
21	Felix Castro	1658	B-	B-	U-	W26	L9	3.0
22	Luke Froning	1643	B-	B-	U-	W18	L14	3.0
23	Hernan Gonzalez	1621	B-	B-	U-	L9	W27	3.0
24	Ayaan Oswal	1477	B-	U-	U-	D28	W39	2.5
25	John Wickersham	1600	B-	B-	U-	L20	L17	2.0
26	Tom Fogec	1600	B-	B-	U-	L21	L18	2.0
27	Charles Clark	1532	B-	U-	U-	W29	L23	2.0
28	Keith Wilson	1500	H-	H-	U-	D24	D30	2.0
29	Ashwath Pradeep	1489	B-	U-	U-	L27	W42	2.0
30	Bhagavat Nair	1460	B-	U-	U-	H-	D28	2.0
31	Chris Mitchell	1400	B-	U-	U-	B-	U-	2.0
32	Anika Macha	1320	U-	U-	U-	W48	W45	2.0
33	Brian Jing	1306	U-	U-	U-	W49	W50	2.0
34	John Goddard	1292	U-	U-	U-	W53	W57	2.0
35	Uthran Narayanan	1245	U-	U-	U-	W55	W51	2.0
36	Claudio Garcia	1141	U-	U-	U-	W58	W40	2.0
37	Christopher Lin	1176	U-	U-	U-	W57	D53	1.5
38	Howard Whitlock	873	U-	U-	U-	W59	H-	1.5
39	David Grischuk	1558	B-	U-	U-	L15	L24	1.0
40	Bowen Jing	1321	U-	U-	U-	W47	L36	1.0
41	Jun Kang	1248	U-	U-	U-	L50	W52	1.0
42	Gary Kellison	1220	U-	U-	U-	W56	L29	1.0
43	Jose Esteban	1126	U-	U-	U-	L51	W55	1.0
44	Viha Dundigal	1049	H-	U-	U-	U-	D46	1.0
45	Matthew Buller	953	U-	U-	U-	W54	L32	1.0
46	Tyler Wang	919	H-	U-	U-	U-	D44	1.0
47	Mark Boettger	868	U-	U-	U-	L40	W56	1.0
48	David Povall	730	U-	U-	U-	L32	W58	1.0
49	Richa Venkatesh	709	U-	U-	U-	L33	W59	1.0
50	Richard Kelley	686	U-	U-	U-	W41	L33	1.0
51	Ada Miller	unr.	U-	U-	U-	W43	L35	1.0
52	Dereck Williams	809	H-	U-	U-	U-	L41	0.5
53	Noah Buller	702	U-	U-	U-	L34	D37	0.5
54	Aaron Arellano	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L45	H-	0.5
55	Lucas Warachka	685	U-	U-	U-	L35	L43	0.0
56	Devon Aleshire	649	U-	U-	U-	L42	L47	0.0
57	Caroline Broussard	138	U-	U-	U-	L37	L34	0.0
58	Suhass Marupilla	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L36	L48	0.0
59	Brody Satterthwaite	unr.	U-	U-	U-	L38	L49	0.0

Tournament Results

Prize winners for the tournament ending on August 5th are as follows:

$270 Tournament Winner: Ruhan Vichare
$203 Runner Up: OLM/CM (FIDE) Alaa Moussa
$34 Best Under 2000: Andy Zhong & Vafa Bahmanzad
$34 Best Under 2000: Brent Underwood & Shaun Sweitz
$34 Best Under 1800: Vian Parikh & Pejman Sagart
$34 Best Under 1800: Matthew Mohyi & Howard Heller
$68 Best Under 1600: Luke Froning & Charles Clark
$68 Best Under 1400: Colin Liu & John Goddard
$135 Biggest Upset: Avika Khanna

Full results for completed tournaments can be found on our USCF tournament history page.