What better way to celebrate National Chess Day than with a full day of chess! Chess A2Z October Open brought together players of different ages and skill levels for four rounds of exciting competition. Congratulations to everyone who participated and challenged themselves!
Congratulations to Our Winners!
OPEN I
1st place: Steven Witt (Perfect score!)
2nd place: Anthony Cheng
3rd place: Tim Hu
Plus medalists: Roger Wood, Pranav Nair, Tristan Zhai
Even medalists: Liam Pham, Dylan Caleb Randall, Dallas Samson, Shashin Dian, Atharv Murthy
OPEN II
1st place: Alicia Le
2nd place: Abhiram Ramesh
3rd place: Rajvi Das
Plus medalists: Stephen Chen, Aarna Dhar, Ruthwikksai Madhan, Sharanya Pingale, Tristan Hao, Angel Saju
Even medalists: Vishnu Chethan, Kester Saju, Shaarav Khetan, Daivik Yenduri, Michael Adzhigirey
UNDER 1000
1st place: Owen Thompson (Perfect score!)
2nd place: Nikhil Astekar
3rd place: Eric Bang
4th place: Aarna Hegde (Best female player!)
5th place: Sharvi Dian
Plus medalists: Suhaan Gupta, Hriday Kothari, Nishitha Tumati
Even medalists: Kai Wu, Isaac Waldemer, Elise Gordon, Aarav Hegde, Aneesh Bapat, Vishruth Mudgalmath, Bhoomi Puligundla, Aabha Khanolkar, Winter Turner, Ansh Khandwe, Anika Nair
UNDER 700
1st place: Andrew To (Perfect score!)
2nd place: Ishaan Vaidyanathan
3rd place: Avighna Kasireddy
4th place: Maxim Guffey
5th place: Thanvitha Tumati
Plus medalists: None
Even medalists: Aarav Kale, Janelle Nguyen, Jacksam Tran, Stuti Mudgalmath, Srinitha Yedupati
UNDER 400
1st place: Aazawn Khan (Perfect score!)
2nd place: Theo Winkleblack
3rd place: Sarabesh Sasikannan
4th place: Adhvik Ranade
5th place: Kaiden Fanthony
Plus medalists: Mayra Astekar, Oliver Pham
Even medalists: Suhani Gupta, Arika Kale, Srihaan Kumar, Meenakshi Saripalli
A big thank-you to our tournament staff, volunteers, and parents for helping everything run smoothly. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next Chess A2Z tournament on November 14, 2026!
Tournament Results:
Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Qe2nkLEaGYh0ayVdaTm9ilOZ8kFpuA0D
