2026 February ICEA Chess Scholastic @ Irvine Tournament Results

♟️ Checkmate in Irvine! 🎉 The ICEA Chess Scholastic Tournament brought together young minds for an exciting day of strategy, competition, and learning. Congratulations to all the players for their hard work and determination! 🏆♟️ See you at the next event!

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March 1st, 2026

Open Section

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Modified
Median
Winner
1 FELIX SHEN 871 W14 (b) W11 (w) W3 (w) W2 (b) 4 7 1st Place
2 ZHUOYAN YU 951 W5 (b) W12 (w) W6 (b) L1 (w) 3 9 2nd Place
3 JOLIN JIANG 956 W8 (b) W7 (w) L1 (b) W6 (w) 3 8 3rd Place
4 SHAUN BOOTH 1018 W9 (w) L6 (b) W8 (w) W7 (b) 3 6  
5 AYAN TIWARI 779 L2 (w) W13 (b) W12 (b) W11 (w) 3 5  
6 NIVEK PULIMAMIDI 802 W11 (b) W4 (w) L2 (w) L3 (b) 2 6  
7 RYAN ZHAO SONG 881 W10 (w) L3 (b) W9 (w) L4 (w) 2 4.5  
8 DEVIN PADIA 816 L3 (w) W10 (b) L4 (b) W12 (w) 2 4.5  
9 VIHAAN HRISHIKESH 818 L4 (b) W14 (w) L7 (b) D10 (w) 1.5 3.5  
10 MARAT KUZMIN 546 L7 (b) L8 (w) W14 (b) D9 (b) 1.5 3.5  
11 HRIDHAAN KASHYAP DARJI 955 L6 (w) L1 (b) W13 (w) L5 (b) 1 6  
12 ARCHER JOSEPH HOU 838 W13 (w) L2 (b) L5 (w) L8 (b) 1 6  
13 AKHIL GHADIYAM U L12 (b) L5 (w) L11 (b) W14 (w) 1 2  
14 ANISHKA SIVAKUMAR U L1 (w) L9 (b) L10 (w) L13 (b) 0 4  
from left to right: FELIX SHEN (1st Place), ZHUOYAN YU (2nd Place) and Sindhu Baradhan (Chief TD)

U800 Section

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Modified
Median
Winner
1 NICOLAS POMAZUNOV 660 W10 (w) W7 (b) W4 (w) D2 (b) 3.5 8.5 1st Place
2 NISHANTH SAMPATH 608 W16 (w) W11 (b) W8 (w) D1 (w) 3.5 7.5 2nd Place
3 SAMRITH ASHWIN 743 D14 (w) W15 (b) W6 (w) W8 (b) 3.5 6 3rd Place
4 MATHI ESAKKIMUTHU 644 W18 (b) W9 (w) L1 (b) W7 (w) 3 7  
5 ALBERT SONG 684 L7 (w) W19 (b) W10 (w) W12 (b) 3 6  
6 JACKSON WU 620 D15 (w) W14 (b) L3 (b) W9 (w) 2.5 6.5  
7 LEA KOLAR 526 W5 (b) L1 (w) W16 (b) L4 (b) 2 6  
8 MINSUNG PARK 687 W19 (b) W12 (w) L2 (b) L3 (w) 2 5.5  
9 LEO JAMES-MUELLER 308 B--- L4 (b) W11 (w) L6 (b) 2 4.5  
10 JACKSON BRIAN STEPHEN 480 L1 (b) W17 (w) L5 (b) W16 (w) 2 4  
11 ZEKAI BI 682 W13 (b) L2 (w) L9 (b) W14 (b) 2 3  
12 ADAM XINGYAO LI 616 W17 (b) L8 (b) W18 (w) L5 (w) 2 3  
13 SAINA HARIKRISHNA 510 L11 (w) L16 (b) B--- W17 (w) 2 2  
14 LEON PARK 604 D3 (b) L6 (w) W15 (b) L11 (w) 1.5 6  
15 TYLER KWAN U D6 (b) L3 (w) L14 (w) W18 (b) 1.5 4.5  
16 NARAYAN ADHOLEKAR U L2 (b) W13 (w) L7 (w) L10 (b) 1 5.5  
17 KOTA KUIHARA U L12 (w) L10 (b) W19 (w) L13 (b) 1 4  
18 SOFIA KOLAR 412 L4 (w) B--- L12 (b) L15 (w) 1 3.5  
19 AGN BHATTACHARJEE 588 L8 (w) L5 (w) L17 (b) B--- 1 3  
from left to right: NICOLAS POMAZUNOV (1st Place), NISHANTH SAMPATH (2nd Place) and SAMRITH ASHWIN (3rd Place)

U400 Section

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Modified
Median
Winner
1 JUDE LESH U W8 (b) W3 (w) W2 (b) W4 (w) 4 8 1st Place
2 VIHAN VEGAMANGALAM SENTHIL 267 W7 (b) W4 (b) L1 (w) W5 (b) 3 8 2nd Place
3 WYATT WANG 105 W5 (w) L1 (b) W9 (b) W8 (w) 3 7 3rd Place
4 KINGSTON LIU 345 W6 (b) L2 (w) W8 (b) L1 (b) 2 5  
5 GAYAN SAI ANAND 288 L3 (b) W9 (w) W6 (b) L2 (w) 2 5  
6 EFRAIN ELIAS OLIVARES 235 L4 (w) W7 (b) L5 (w) W10 (w) 2 4  
7 KYLE WANG U L2 (w) L6 (w) W10 (b) W9 (w) 2 3  
8 VIVAAN PRASAD 283 L1 (w) W10 (b) L4 (w) L3 (b) 1 5  
9 TITUS CAO 335 W10 (w) L5 (b) L3 (w) L7 (b) 1 4  
10 CASPIAN KENNETH STERNBERG 188 L9 (b) L8 (w) L7 (w) L6 (b) 0 4  
from left to right: Jude Lesh (1st Place), Wyatt Wang (3rd Place) and Vihan Vegamangalam Senthil (2nd Place)

Rising Stars

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total Modified
Median
Winner
1 DEAN KEISSAMI W4 (w) W8 (b) W3 (w) D2 (b) 3.5 8.5 1st Place
2 ETHAN JOSEFSSON W10 (w) W9 (b) W5 (b) D1 (w) 3.5 6.5 2nd Place
3 ANDREW THRASHER W6 (b) W5 (w) L1 (b) W4 (b) 3 7.5 3rd Place
4 MUKTA KOTEKAR L1 (b) W7 (w) W6 (b) L3 (w) 2 5  
5 DHRUV SEETHAPATHY W7 (b) L3 (b) L2 (w) W8 (w) 2 5  
6 SHAWN KALAPALA L3 (w) W10 (b) L4 (w) W9 (w) 2 3  
7 AKSHA TIWARI L5 (w) L4 (b) W8 (w) W10 (b) 2 3  
8 GOKUL VENKATESH W9 (w) L1 (w) L7 (b) L5 (b) 1 5  
9 SHRIYANSH KANAPARTHI L8 (b) L2 (w) W10 (w) L6 (b) 1 3  
10 YUVAN MANDAVA L2 (b) L6 (w) L9 (b) L7 (w) 0 5  
from left to right: ANDREW THRASHER (3rd Place), ETHAN JOSEFSSON (2nd Place) and DEAN KEISSAMI (1st Place)

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