ICEA Chess presents
2025 SuperStates
SoCal's Premiere Chess Extravaganza
March 28-30, 2025
State Qualifier Competition for the National Invitational Championships •
Blitz • Bughouse • Club Competition • Scholastic & Senior (50+) Championships
Notification
2.Congrats to Forest S. and Felix G. for being crowned co-champions of the SuperStates Blitz Championship!
3. Congrats to Garrett Mag Davis and Ritsuki Miyazaki for winning the 2025 SuperStates Bughouse Championship!
4. Everyone is welcome to attend the Opening Ceremony on 3/29(Saturday) at 9 AM in the Biltmore Bowl.
5. The tournament rules can be accessed here [rules.SuperStates.org]. Please read them before the tournament.
6. Any questions? Get a faster response via the WhatsApp Group.
hosted at the exquisite and historic Biltmore Los Angeles
Congrats to the SuperStates Champions and SoCal Representatives for the National Invitationals
Middleton, WI from July 28-31
| National Invitational | SoCal Representative | Alternative |
|---|---|---|
| Denker High School State Champions | FM ISAAC WANG | FM SIHAN TAO |
| Haring Girls State Champions | NM ESTHER JOU | WCM AVERY YU |
| Barber Middle School State Champions | FM BENJAMIN BEN TANG | GLENN ZHANG |
| Rockefeller Elementary School State Champions | JACOB S WANG | BENJAMIN YU |
| Irwin Senior State Champions | GM MELIKSET KHACHIYAN | NM REYNALD DEL PILAR |
Scholastic Championships
March 29-30, 2025 (Sat. & Sun.)
- Championship K-12
- Championship K-8
- Championship K-5
- Championship K-3
- Championship K-1
Individual Winners
| Place | Winners | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Champ K-12 | ||
| 1 | FM ISAAC WANG | 5.5 |
| 2 | FM SIHAN TAO | 5 |
| 3 | NM DAVID GASPARYAN | 5 |
| 4 | YANFENG GUO | 4.5 |
| 5 | FM TOMMY WEN | 4.5 |
| Champ K-8 | ||
| 1 | FM BENJAMIN BEN TANG | 5.5 |
| 2 | GLENN ZHANG | 5 |
| 3 | SABARISH KAILASAM | 5 |
| 4 | MARC BRONSHTEIN | 5 |
| 5 | NAIR AHSAN | 4.5 |
| Champ K-5 | ||
| 1 | JACOB S WANG | 5 |
| 2 | BENJAMIN YU | 5 |
| 3 | RYAN LU | 5 |
| 4 | FRANCIS G ORDANZA | 4.5 |
| 5 | BLAKE ZHANG | 4.5 |
| Champ K-3 | ||
| 1 | VIHAAN NELAKURTHY | 5 |
| 2 | BRIAN YE | 5 |
| 3 | RENAE CHEN | 4.5 |
| 4 | ETHAN LONG | 4 |
| 5 | MATTHEW HAJO CHOE | 4 |
| Champ K-1 | ||
| 1 | JUSTIN PANG | 5 |
| 2 | OJAS DAFTUAR | 5 |
| 3 | YINKAI JASPER ZHU | 4 |
| 4 | SEVAK AKOPIAN | 4 |
| 5 | ARJJUN RAMBHA | 4 |
Team Awards
| # | Club Team Winners | School Team Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Champ K-12 | ||
| 1 | ICEA Chess | University High School Irvine |
| 2 | San Diego Chess Club | Dos Pueblos High School |
| 3 | American Chess Academy | Oak Park High School |
| Champ K-8 | ||
| 1 | Beyond Chess | John Muir Middle School |
| 2 | ICEA Chess | N/A |
| 3 | San Diego Chess Club | N/A |
| Champ K-5 | ||
| 1 | Beyond Chess | Springbrook Elementary School |
| 2 | San Diego Chess Club | N/A |
| 3 | Wing Chess Academy | N/A |
| Champ K-3 | ||
| 1 | San Diego Chess Club | N/A |
| 2 | Beyond Chess | N/A |
| 3 | Wing Chess Academy | N/A |
| Champ K-1 | ||
| 1 | Cheetah Chess | Agbu Md School |
| 2 | Beyond Chess | N/A |
| 3 | N/A | N/A |
Champions and SoCal Representatives for the National Invitationals (from left to right): NM Esther Jou (Haring Girls), FM Isaac Wang (Denker High School), FM Benjamin Ben Tang (Barber Middle School), GM Melikset Khachiyan (Irwin Senior).
Junior Varsity
March 29-30, 2025 (Sat. & Sun.)
- K-12 Under 1600
- K-8 Under 1400
- K-5 Under 1000
- K-3 Under 700
- K-1 Under 300
NOTE:
- SCCF Membership is NOT required for all Junior Varsity sections.
- The tournaments are USCF-rated, so USCF membership is required.
- The March 2005 Supplement USCF rating will be used for pairing and section eligibility.
Individual Winners
| 1st-5th Place | Winners | 6th-10th Place | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Varsity K-12 U1600 | |||
| 1 | DAVIT DURYAN | 6 | TIGRAN SUKIASYAN |
| 2 | GLEN LIU | 7 | JIHENG YANG |
| 3 | SHARON CHEUNG | 8 | ARTHUR MATHIAS MARCAL JR |
| 4 | JIAYI QIN | 9 | ANDRES GUTIERREZ |
| 5 | EVAN MAC | 10 | HARRY FURST |
| Junior Varsity K-8 U1400 | |||
| 1 | MAXIMUS MAR | 6 | JACK CHONG |
| 2 | DEREK HAN | 7 | ROY HUANG |
| 3 | JASON JU | 8 | RYAN MORDENO |
| 4 | LEON WANG | 9 | RICHARD WANG |
| 5 | ROY HUANG | 10 | ZIPENG TIAN |
| Junior Varsity K-5 U1000 | |||
| 1 | JADEN CHEN | 6 | JEREMY WANG |
| 2 | RONITH PINN REDDY | 7 | SHIRLEY HU |
| 3 | CAMERON TWU | 8 | LEE GUILLERMO |
| 4 | ROMAN TSATURYAN | 9 | HAROLD HAN |
| 5 | IAN JUNG | 10 | GRACE YUAN |
| Junior Varsity K-3 U700 | |||
| 1 | BRADEN JAVIER | 6 | IAN SEAN PAN |
| 2 | KIMI XIANG | 7 | ETHAN YE WANG |
| 3 | ERIC HSIEH | 8 | GIANNA YIN |
| 4 | ALLAN GOMEZ | 9 | TZOVINAR SATCHYAN |
| 5 | ALINA ZHANG | 10 | AUSTIN ZHANG |
| Junior Varsity K-1 U300 | |||
| 1 | AARON LEI | 6 | ELLERY YIN |
| 2 | YOUZHEN ZHU | 7 | ISAAC BOYADJIAN |
| 3 | KANIN JAX OLSON | 8 | CHRISTOPHE ATOIAN |
| 4 | AVYUKTH MENON | 9 | DIANA ESTAKHRIAN |
| 5 | ARMEN MANUKYAN | 10 | STEVEN NGUYEN |
Team Awards
| # | Club Team Winners | School Team Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Varsity K-12 U1600 | ||
| 1 | Wing Chess Academy | Whittier High School |
| 2 | American Chess Academy | University High School Irvine |
| 3 | Beyond Chess | Fountain Valley High School |
| Junior Varsity K-8 U1400 | ||
| 1 | Wing Chess Academy | John Muir Middle School |
| 2 | Beyond Chess | Heber Elementary School |
| 3 | American Chess Academy | Huntington Middle School |
| Junior Varsity K-5 U1000 | ||
| 1 | Wing Chess Academy | Heber Elementary School |
| 2 | Beyond Chess | Agbu Md School |
| 3 | American Chess Academy | Laurence School |
| Junior Varsity K-3 U700 | ||
| 1 | Wing Chess Academy | Agbu Md School |
| 2 | Beyond Chess | Mountain Avenue Elementary |
| 3 | Masterpiece Chess Academy | Chadwick School |
| Junior Varsity K-1 U300 | ||
| 1 | Advanced Chess Organization | Agbu Md School |
| 2 | Wing Chess Academy | N/A |
| 3 | Beyond Chess | N/A |
Senior (50+) State Championship
March 29-30, 2025 (Sat. & Sun.)
Congrats to GM MELIKSET KHACHIYAN (right) for being 2025 Southern California 50+ Senior State Champion and FARROKH HAMEDANI (left) for being 2025 Southern California 65+ Senior State Champion !
NOTE:
- SCCF Membership is required for all Championship sections.
- Free Entry for IMs/GMs
Blitz Championship
March 28, 2025 (Fri.)
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Congrats to Forest S. and Felix G. for being crowned co-champions of the SuperStates Blitz Championship!
| # | Winners | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOREST J SHERWOOD | 8 |
| 2 | NM FELIX GUO | 8 |
| 3 | NM EPHRAI ROSENSTOCK | 7.5 |
Bughouse
March 28, 2025 (Fri.)
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Congrats to Garrett Mag Davis and Ritsuki Miyazaki for winning the 2025 SuperStates Bughouse Championship!
ALTO Team Competition
March 28, 2025 (Friday)
What People Are Saying About SuperStates
Enormous event. Incredible efforts by hosts and volunteers.
So many things could have gone terribly wrong but didn’t. That’s a miracle we are thankful for.
Every child and parent has gone home with some learning experience.
**Truly appreciated at all levels, especially the patience, politeness, and calmness shown in answering questions, both, in person there, and on this chat here.**
We will all together hope to learn how to do it better for everyone else, as we go along. 🙏✌️👍♥️
~RenukaChess ParentThank you so much for the opportunity for us to participate in our very first chess tournament!! It was a good experience and we learn a lot!! Thank you for all the hardworking staff and volunteers!!! My son has a lot of fun time today and it was a memorable event!!
~ MaryChess ParentThank you to all the organizers, staff and volunteers for pulling off such a great event! The location was fabulous. It was great connecting with other parents too! My kiddo really enjoyed playing and most important - he had fun! Thanks all.
~SurabhiChess ParentThank you ICEA and all volunteers! Amazing tournament! We are ready to go back in 2026!
~HarryChess ParentThank you organizers, staff , volunteers and all the participants ( kids and parents) for this amazing event. Location is spectacular and bringing So Cal vibe with historic hotel.
Thank team for constantly communicating with parents and listening their comments and feedbacks via this WhatsApp group. We all connected today with a shared goal - Chess. Let’s rock for next event .
~ SailajaChess Parent1-Day Events
Friday
March 28, 2025
Saturday
March 29, 2025
10 am - 6 PM
Sunday
March 30, 2025
9 am - 4:30 PM
Team Rapid (21+)
(USCF-rated)
1:15 PM - 6 pm
Format: 3-SS, G/30; d5
Team Blitz (21+)
(USCF-rated)
6 pm- 8:15 pm
Format: 4-2SS, G/5+0
Saturday Action
(USCF-rated)
- K-3 U300 (Sat.)
- K-6 U600 (Sat.)
- K-12 Open (Sat.)
Saturday Rising Stars
(Not Rated)
- K-2 (Sat.)
- K-5 (Sat.)
- K-12 (Sat.)
Sunday Action
(USCF-rated)
- K-3 U300 (Sun.)
- K-6 U600 (Sun.)
- K-12 Open (Sun.)
Sunday Rising Stars
(Not Rated)
- K-2 (Sun.)
- K-5 (Sun.)
- K-12 (Sun.)
Valencia Hyatt
(Venue & Main Hotel)
24500 Town Center Dr. Valencia, CA 91355
Parking:
Day Event Parking is Free.
Overnight Parking is $10 + tax per night.
The Biltmore Los Angeles
506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071, US
Hotel Overnight Parking: $35 / Day (parking is not included in the room rate)
(Alternative Parking is available at Pershing Square Garage, located across the street. Weekend $9 all day until 2:00am)
Schedule
Awards
Scholastic Championship
- State Qualifiers
- Top 5 Trophies
- Top 3 School Awards
- Top 3 Club Awards
JV Sections
- Top 10 Trophies
- Top Under/Unrated Trophy
- Medals for ALL players who complete the tournament
- Top 3 School Awards
- Top 3 Club Awards
1-Day Events
- Top 25% Trophies
- Medals for ALL players who complete the tournament
- Top 3 Team Awards
National Invitationals - How to earn the opportunity to represent SoCal
The following finishers who are residents of Southern California will be invited to represent Southern California at the respective invitational events at the 2025 US Open:
- Top 9th-12th Grade Finisher in the K-12th Championship - Denker Tournament of State High School Champions
- Top Female Finisher in the Championship K-12 - Haring Tournament of State Girl Champions
- Top 6-8th Grade Finisher in the Championship K-8 - Barber Tournament of State Middle School Champions
- Top K-5th Grade Finisher in the Championshiop K-5 - Rockefeller Tournament of State Elementary School Champions
- Senior (50+) State Champion - Irwin Tournament of Senior State Champions
For top 9th-12th Grade & top female finisher in the K-12 Championship, Chess Prodigies will award two $4,000 scholarships from the 1000GM College Scholarship Fund (for a total of $8,000) to the college of choice. Additionally, Chess Prodigies will gift a $400 travel stipend and SCCF will gift an additional $400 travel stipend ($800 in total) for each of the all scholastic state representatives upon completion of all rounds of their respective National Invitationals.
Competition Teams
(Please note that only certified teams are eligible to compete for Team Awards at SuperStates.)
Club Teams
School Teams
Advanced Chess Organization
American Chess Academy
Wing Chess Academy
Supporting Organizations
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