ICEA Chess presents

2026 SuperStates

SoCal's Premier Chess Festival

March 20-22, 2026

State Qualifier for the National Invitational Championships •
Blitz • Bughouse • Club Competition • Scholastic Championships

Notification

1. SuperStates is on—good luck and enjoy!
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.

Los Angeles Airport Marriott,
5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045

100+
Club/School Teams
800+
Players
3000+
Attendees
Congrats to the SuperStates Champions and SoCal Representatives for the National Invitationals
Grand Rapids, MI from August 3-6
National Invitational SoCal Representative Alternate
Denker High School State Champions IM JULIAN COLVILLE IM ISAAC WANG
Haring Girls State Champions WCM TORI PORAT PEAR XU
Barber Middle School State Champions ARARAT BAGDASARIAN NM FOREST J SHERWOOD
Rockefeller Elementary School State Champions HOWARD WANG RYAN LU
Ashley Elementary K-3 State Champions RENAE CHEN BRIAN YE
We sincerely thank all of our volunteers, sponsors, chess parents, and coaches. Your incredible support made 2026 SuperStates such a great success—we truly couldn’t have done it without you.

We look forward to seeing all of you again at SuperStates 2027!
- Team ICEA

Scholastic Championships

March 21-22, 2026 (Sat. & Sun.)
6-SS, G/80;d10
  • Championship K-12
  • Championship Girls
  • Championship K-8
  • Championship K-5
  • Championship K-3

Junior Varsity

March 21-22, 2026 (Sat. & Sun.)
5x2SS, G/40;d5
  • K-12 Under 1600
  • K-8 Under 1400
  • K-5 Under 1000
  • K-3 Under 700
  • K-1 Under 400

Blitz Championship

March 20, 2026 (Fri.)
6:30 - 8:30 PM
(Congrats to Forest Sherwood for winning the 2026 SuperStates Blitz Open Championship and to Elliott Tinley for winning the 2026 SuperStates Blitz Reserve Championship)

Bughouse Championship

(Congrats to Felix Guo and Logan Kim for winning the 2026 SuperStates Bughouse Championship!)

Team Blitz Championship

(Congrats to FOUR HORSEMAN team for winning the 2026 SuperStates Team Blitz Championship!)

ALTO Team Competition

March 28, 2025 (Friday)

Championship Winners

Individual Winners
(Top 10)
1st-5th Place Winners 6th-10th Place Winners
Championship K-12
1 IM JULIAN COLVILLE 6 HAYK SARDARYAN
2 IM ISAAC WANG 7 TANUSH KOMATINENI
3 IM BRYAN XIE 8 JACK JUNRUI FANG
4 NM VEDANT MAHESHWARI 9 EVAN HAN
5 DAVID GALSTIAN 10 MANU PRASAD
Championship Girls
1 CM TORI PORAT 6 NAZIFA NIJATI
2 PEAR XU
3 KSENIA LABAZNIKOVA
4 EDIRA XIAO
5 BONNIE HE
Championship K-8
1 CM ARARAT BAGDASARIAN 6 JACOB WANG
2 NM FOREST J SHERWOOD 7 JASON JU
3 RAYANS MAHESHWARI 8 SABARISH KAILASAM
4 CHARLIE SUN 9 CALEB BEHARRELL
5 FRANCIS ORDANZA 10 SEAN JURA
Championship K-5
1 HOWARD WANG 6 ETHAN LONG
2 RYAN LU 7 SIDDHARTH KAUSHIK
3 WESLEY KWAN 8 ARJUN KUMAR
4 MILLER ZHANG 9 RYDER SEBASTIAN MARGALIT
5 MATTHEW CHOE 10 BENJAMIN YU
Championship K-3
1 RENAE CHEN 6 ANDREW DEUTSCH
2 BRIAN YE 7 ADHVIK AVADHANAM
3 TAYLOR LIU 8 LEONARDO LIEN
4 OJAS DAFTUAR 9 AARON NOSHADI
5 DAVIN NGUYEN 10 BHAGAVAT NAIR
Team Awards
# Club Team Winners School Team Winners
Champ K-12
1 ICEA Chess Burbank High School
2 San Diego Chess Club North Hollywood Senior High School
3 American Chess Academy Ayala High
Champ K-8
1 Beyond Chess N/A
2 San Diego Chess Club N/A
3 Alondra Park Chess Club N/A
Champ K-5
1 Beyond Chess Springbrook Elementary School
2 San Diego Chess Club N/A
3 Alondra Park Chess Club N/A
Champ K-3
1 San Diego Chess Club Lawrence School
2 Beyond Chess N/A
3 American Chess Academy N/A

Junior Varisity Winners

Individual Winners
(Top 10 + Top Under/Unrated)
1st-5th Place Winners 6th-10th Place Winners
Junior Varsity K-12 U1600
1 ALDAN WANG 6 KHANG NGUYEN
2 MICHAEL ZHANG 7 ADAM BEZRATI
3 JEFFREY ZOU 8 SIMON LI
4 RAFAEL BEKIAN 9 LEO TSENG
5 HUNTER YOUNG 10 PATTRICK WICKS
Top U1200 VIHA R DUNDIGAL Top U800 REMY-NAM PHAN
Top Unrated DAVID SOULAKHIAN
Junior Varsity K-8 U1400
1 IAN JUNG 6 ANGIE ZHENG
2 YUTUNG TAI 7 ALEX GALSTIAN
3 PAXON PHAMNGO 8 JAMES PHILL KASED
4 GEORGE YOO 9 MAXWELL SORENSON
5 JAYLEN HON 10 NOLAN TRUONG
Top U1000 PETER KAZIK Top U700 MARCUS BADEWITZ
Top Unrated BRANDON LAM
Junior Varsity K-5 U1000
1 ABHIRAAM RAO JOGINAPALLY 6 NIVEK PULIMAMIDI
2 BRIJ NIRMAL 7 AREN AGHAJANYAN
3 LEE GUILLERMO 8 BAO LE
4 ERIC YANG WANG 9 AGASTYA SHIVANAND MALI
5 WILLIAM XUAN 10 ALEXANDER NIC OEN
Top U500 HAOZE DENG Top Unrated DAVID YANG
Junior Varsity K-3 U700
1 MARK MAKARYAN 6 LEON PARK
2 LEO DAI ZHAO 7 NICOLAS POMAZUNOV
3 WESTON TRESIERRAS 8 INIYAAL RAJKUMAR
4 ELLERY M YIN 9 SKYLER HU
5 MICHAEL DAVID SOULAKHIAN 10 ETHAN HO
Top U300 MARCUS SI Top Unrated ALEN MKHITARYAN
Junior Varsity K-1 U400
1 LEO GHARAPETIAN 6 AUGUS WU
2 LUKA HUEN 7 AARINI SRIVASTAVA
3 AVYUKTH MENON 8 HANNAH YU
4 ETHAN DUNQI LIANG 9 ROMAN DUGAR
5 CHARLOTTE NI 10 ISAAC BOYADJIAN
Team Awards
# Club Team Winners School Team Winners
Junior Varsity K-12 U1600
1 Beyond Chess Foothills Middle School
2 Icea Chess Fountain Valley High School
3 Wing Chess N/A
Junior Varsity K-8 U1400
1 Chess Palace Haber Elementary School
2 Wing Chess John Muir Middle School
3 Beyond Chess Toll Middle School
Junior Varsity K-5 U1000
1 Icea Chess Agbu
2 San Diego Chess Club Lawrence School
3 Beyond Chess N/A
Junior Varsity K-3 U700
1 Beyond Chess Agbu
2 Advanced Chess Organization Laurence School
3 American Chess Academy N/A
Junior Varsity K-1 U400
1 Beyond Chess Farragut Elementary School
2 Advanced Chess Organization Agbu
3 N/A N/A

1-Day Event Winners

Saturday

Action
K-12 Action
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 5:
1. VEEREN MEHRA
2. JOEY WANG
3. MALAKAI LUCAS AGUILAR
4. LEO MEDVETSKY
5. JOSEPH E LI
K-6 Action
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 10:
1. A BALASUBRAMANIAN
2. LOUIS LU
3. CAYDEN LUE LIN
4. YIYANG LIU
5. BRANDON CHEUNG
6. SAMUEL ZHENG
7. JOSEPH YARMOUTH RAHIMZADEH
8. MAC RENFROE
9. ELIAS SALAS
10. AKASH ARISE
K-3 Action
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 6:
1. KEVIN LIU
2. HARVEY CHANG
3. LEO BLIKIAN
4. YUANZHE OSCAR JIANG
5. EMILINE PAN
6. GRANT SU
Rising Stars
K-12 Rising Stars
🏆 Team: John Muir Middle School
Top 4:
1. TRISTAN LORITA
2. AREG HOVHANYAN
3. STEVE GUINTO
4. ASHOK THOMPSON
K-5 Rising Stars
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 6:
1. JACKSON CHEN
2. JACOB LUO
3. MEDWIN YU
4. JULIO GARCIA
5. MAKAIO CUDIA
6. DANIEL DUNMIN LIANG
K-2 Rising Stars
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 3:
1. KRIS WANG
2. EVAN GUO
3. CASSANDRA HONG

Sunday

Action
K-12 Action
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 6:
1. JAYDEN WONG
2. ARISTON ZHANG
3. KHAI MAI
4. PATRICK QIN
5. ZACHARY LEE
6. ETHAN ZIYU ZHOU
K-6 Action
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 9:
1. CHRISTIAN FIGUEROA
2. AIDEN SUJO
3. MILES LADD
4. EUGENE LI
5. ALEXAND ZAKHARYAN
6. KEVIN YUE
7. SAMUEL M LIU
8. ARI CHI
9. ZERIAH GARRISON
K-3 Action
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 3:
1. TOMMY GAO
2. RYDER LI
3. LEONARDO DIESELDORFF
Rising Stars
K-12 Rising Stars
🏆 Team: John Muir Middle School
Top 4:
1. ARYA PRATHEEK THOTA
2. CHARLIE ZHANG
3. MANUEL ALVAREZ III
4. SERGIO GARCIA
K-5 Rising Stars
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 3:
1. JAYDEN LIU
2. LUCAS LIANG
3. EDDY SUN
K-2 Rising Stars
🏆 Team: Beyond Chess
Top 5:
1. CHONG LIU
2. CELINE WREN COUNTEE
3. LUSE GRIGORYAN
4. ASPEN HOWARD
5. CADEN ZHOU

Friday

March 20, 2026

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Saturday

March 21, 2026
10 am - 6 PM

Sunday

March 22, 2026
9 am - 4:30 PM
Team Blitz Championship – Final Team Ranking
# Team Name
1FOUR HORSEMAN
2THE MORPHY MARAUDERS
3KARL SNIPERS
4TGDW
5THE GREAT LINI'S
6ALONDRA PARK CHESS CLUB TEAM 1
7SANTA MONICA BAY CHESS CLUB TEAM A
8THE CHECKMATES
9STRANGER DANGER
10FIRE ON THE BOARD
11ALONDRA PARK CHESS CLUB TEAM 2
12RIO HONDO CHESS CLUB TEAM A
13SANTA MONICA BAY CHESS CLUB B TEAM
14RIO HONDO CHESS CLUB B

Masterful Fun
Chess Lecture + Simul
4 PM - 6 PM

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.)

Los Angeles Airport Marriott

5855 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Parking: $18 / Day (normally $67)
(Make a reservation using the link above or by calling (310) 641-5700)

Schedule

Friday

Side Events

  • 6:30 pm
    ⚡ Blitz Championship
    2x4SS/2x5SS;G/3;+2
    🐞 Bughouse Championship
    2x4SS/2x5SS;G/5
  • 8:30 pm
    🎖️ Blitz/Bughouse Awards Ceremony
    Right after all games (time may vary)

Saturday

Championship / JV + Action & Rising Stars (Sun.)

  • 9:00 am
    🎖️ Opening Ceremony
    All together
  • 10:00 am
    🏆 Round 1: Championship / JV
    ⚔️ Round 1: Action (Sat.)
    🌟 Round 1: Rising Stars (Sat.)
  • 11:15 am
    ⚔️ Round 2: Action (Sat.)
    🌟 Round 2: Rising Stars (Sat.)
  • 12:30 pm
    ⚔️ Round 3: Action (Sat.)
    🌟 Round 3: Rising Stars (Sat.)
  • 2:00 pm
    🏆 Round 2: Championship / JV
  • 2:30 pm
    ⚔️ Round 4: Action (Sat.)
    🌟 Round 4: Rising Stars (Sat.)
  • 3:45 pm
    ⚔️ Round 5: Action (Sat.)
    🌟 Round 5: Rising Stars (Sat.)
  • 5:00 pm
    🏆 Round 3: Championship / JV
  • 5:30 pm
    🎖️ Awards Ceremony
    Saturday 1-Day Event

Sunday

Championship / JV + Action & Rising Stars (Sun.)

  • 9:00 am
    🏆 Round 4: Championship / JV
    ⚔️ Round 1: Action (Sun.)
    🌟 Round 1: Rising Stars (Sun.)
  • 10:15 am
    ⚔️ Round 2: Action (Sun.)
    🌟 Round 2: Rising Stars (Sun.)
  • 11:30 am
    ⚔️ Round 3: Action (Sun.)
    🌟 Round 3: Rising Stars (Sun.)
  • 1:00 pm
    🏆 Round 5: Championship / JV
  • 1:30 pm
    ⚔️ Round 4: Action (Sun.)
    🌟 Round 4: Rising Stars (Sun.)
  • 2:45 pm
    ⚔️ Round 5: Action (Sun.)
    🌟 Round 5: Rising Stars (Sun.)
  • 4:00 pm
    🏆 Round 6: Championship
  • 4:30 pm
    🎖️ Awards Ceremony
    Sunday 1-Day Event
    🎖️ Awards Ceremony
    Junior Varsity
  • 7:30 pm
    🎖️ Awards Ceremony
    Championship Awards
Awards

Scholastic Championship

  • 🏆
    State Championship Qualifiers & National Invitationals
  • 🏆
    Top 10 Trophies
  • 💰
    $1000 Scholarship for SoCal Representatives
  • 🎫
    Free Entry to American Open for Champions
  • 🏆
    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
  • 🎫
    Free Entry to American Open for Champions
  • 🏆
    Top 3 School Awards
  • 🏆
    Top 3 Club Awards

1-Day Events

  • 🏆
    Top 25% Trophies
  • 🏆
    Medals for ALL players who complete the tournament
  • 🏆
    Team Awards for each section
🎟 National Invitationals
(Championship Section)
Champ K-12
Denker National Invitational Tournament High School (Grades 9–12) State Champions
Champ Girls
Haring National Invitational Tournament Girls (Grades K–12) State Champions
Champ K-8
Barber National Invitational Tournament Middle School (Grades 6–8) State Champions
Champ K-5
Rockefeller National Invitational Tournament Elementary School (Grades K–5) State Champions
Champ K-3
Ashley National Invitational Tournament Elementary School (Grades K–3) State Champions

Supporting Organizations

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
Beyond Chess
ICEA Chess
John Muir Middle School
Whittier High School
Day & Knight Chess Club
MasterPiece Chess Club
Wing Chess Academy
Dreamteam
Heber Elementary School
AGBU MD School
San Diego Chess Club
Temescal Valley Chess Club
ChessPalace
Farragut Elementary School
University High School Irvine
Fountain Valley High School
Cheetah Chess
Alondra Park Chess Club
Academia de Ajedrez Cavalier
Springbrook Elementary School
Laurence School
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School
 
AAA Chess Club
Santa Monica Bay Chess Club
ChessPalace
Portola Highly Gifted Magnet
St. Joseph Catholic School Long Beach (Knights Chess)
Curtis School
Harada Elementary School

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