2025 World Chess Festival (Orlando)
Advanced Registrations (30 Players)
(Last Update: 3/11/25 11:54am PST)

In the event a player competes from another country, their FIDE rating (which is the main "worldwide" rating)
will be converted to a USCF rating and be used as the official rating.
The formula is as follows: USCF = FIDE + 50 if FIDE >= 2200, USCF = 0.765 x FIDE + 560 if FIDE < 2200.
This will be noted by "(FC)". .

USCF Top 100 Lists Tournament
NameQualifying List
Month & Year
Qualifying
Age
Qualifying
Rank
Qualifying
Rating
Current
Rating
Group #Verified?State


NameSectionRatingIDUSCF Exp.ByesClub/TeamState/Country
Friday Grades K/6 Non-Rated, Capture the King
Friday Warm Up Scholastic
Prajit ManivannanOpen18481677680310/31/205 FL
Aashish JaganOpen1703171188253/31/2025 FL
Joshua GoldbergOpen1350300170897/31/2027 CHMSTHTX
Vivaan VarmaOpen12243075676310/31/2026 CA
Jayden HyltonUnder 1000643319518627/31/2025 NC
Steven TangUnder 10006083044489412/31/2025 CA
Jacob GoldbergUnder 500 & UNR361311065877/31/2027 CHMSTHTX
Friday Adult Swiss
Friday Night Blitz
Geoffrey Thomas BakerOpen1794307559352/28/2026FL
Aashish JaganOpen1703171188253/31/2025 FL
Hrehaan WaghmodeOpen16093001731110/31/2025FL
Joshua GoldbergOpen1350300170897/31/2027 TX
Vivaan VarmaOpen12243075676310/31/2026 CA
Jayden HyltonUnder 1200874319518627/31/2025 NC
Steven TangUnder 12006083044489412/31/2025 CA
World Chess Festival - Youth Championship (Main Event)
20 & Under
Lily Deng20 & Under1623166407014/30/205 WA
16 & Under
Prajit Manivannan16 & Under18481677680310/31/205 FL
Geoffrey Thomas Baker16 & Under1794307559352/28/2026VCCCFL
Vivaan Varma16 & Under12243075676310/31/2026CA
Krish Palisetti16 & Under1087303675703/31/2026 FL
Alexander Hronsky16 & UnderUNR323588913/31/2027 FL
12 & Under
Aashish Jagan12 & Under1703171188253/31/2025 FL
Hrehaan Waghmode12 & Under16093001731110/31/2025FL
Michael Wang12 & Under1028306244116/30/2025FL
Steven Tang12 & Under6083044489412/31/2025HCACA
8 & Under
Jayden Hylton8 & Under643319518627/31/2025 NC
Saturday Puzzle Solving
Hrehaan WaghmodeOpen16093001731110/31/2025FL
Vivaan VarmaOpen12243075676310/31/2026 CA
Steven TangUnder 12006083044489412/31/2025 CA
Sunday Under 750 Scholastic
Jayden Hylton643319518627/31/2025 NC
Alexander HronskyUNR323588913/31/2027 FL

Team/Club Abbreviations

  • CHMSTH = Chess Masters of Houston; Texas
  • HCA = Hanley Chess Academy; California
  • VCCC = Volusia County Chess Club; Florida