2026 World Chess Festival - Malvern
Advanced Registrations (49 Players)
(Last Update: 4/2/2026 12:28pm 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)".

Friday April 3
USCF Top 100 Lists Tournament
NameQualifying List
Month & Year 		Qualifying
Age
Qualifying
Rank		Qualifying
Rating		Current
Rating		Quad #Verified?State
Will LuoNovember 2025 (By Age)15#8620112010#1YesNJ
Pranav SrinivasanMarch 2026 (By Age)10#7817101739#1YesDE


NameSectionRatingIDUSCF Exp.ByesClub/TeamState/Country
Fri Grades K/6 Non-Rated, Capture the King
Warm Up Scholastic
Timothy HanOpen18381656/30/2026PA
Joshua GoldbergOpen1452300170897/31/2027TX
Grace GuoUnder 1000844317549182/28/2027PA
Jacob GoldbergUnder 1000519311065877/31/2027TX
Viraat SridharUnder 1000601319865487/31/2027IA
Krishiv Rithun PadiUnder 500 & UNR3603256207312/31/2027PA
Noah WangUnder 500 & UNRUNR329246173/31/2027PA
Adult Swiss (Ages 15 and Over)
Jayden Yang1643313211966/30/2027PA
Holly LoveUNR3261695610/31/2026PA
Fri Night Blitz
Jayden YangOpen1643313211966/30/2027PA
Kal NguyOpen15893212715211/30/2026PA
Konrad SlapekOpen1529320570239/30/2026NJ
Riaan LalbahadurOpen1503319169926/30/2026PA
Noah SteckelOpen15013070360710/31/2027PA
Joshua GoldbergOpen1452300170897/31/2027TX
Jacob GoldbergUnder 1200519311065877/31/2027TX
Yonatan GartenbergUnder 1200UNR3270003611/30/2026PA
Fri Night Adult Blitz (Ages 15 and Over)
Douglas GoldbergHex 11018301180028/31/2027TX
Saturday April 4
Sat Grades K/6 Non-Rated, Capture the King
Arjun Potluri2PA
World Chess Festival - Youth Championship (Main Event)
(Over 1500, U1500, and U1000 are both Sat and Sun)
Over 1500
Pranav Srinivasan1739301286465/31/2027TRBRCCDE
Saujanya Velraj1572301286469/30/2026MLCPA
Konrad Slapek1529320570239/30/2026NJ
Aravind Velraj1518301282849/30/2026MLCPA
Under 1500
Noah Steckel14933070360710/31/2027MASTCCPA
Shivani Sundar1228303362562/28/2027NJ
Simon Chen1206323020702/28/2027MD
Under 1000
Mihir Purkayastha629321077492/29/2028MD
Viraat Sridhar601319865487/31/20271TRBRCCIA
Sat Under 600
Vivaash Hariharasudhan507322462002/28/2027TRBRCCPA
Leonardo RamirezUNR32847047PA
Sat Under 300
Mithran Suresh Chandra Kumar1953259952310/31/2026TRBRCCPA
Ahaana Karthikeyan1393263900710/31/2026TRBRCCPA
Aditi AbburiUNRPA
Shreya AbburiUNRPA


NameSectionRatingIDUSCF Exp.ByesClub/TeamState/Country
World Chess Festival - Adult Open
James Nitz22161271807812/31/2099CT
Will Luo2010159968643/31/2028NJ
Aryan Roy1895167001262/28/2027PA
Ece Su Kiziltas1827 (FC)329210983/31/2027PA
Alok Chandan17341492670810/31/2026PA
Ali Al-Salameh1270313800633/31/20283PA
Puzzle Solving
Timothy HanOpen1838165270446/30/2026PA
Kal NguyOpen15893212715211/30/2026PA
Noah SteckelOpen14933070360710/31/2027PA
Sunday April 5
Sun Under 600
Vivaash Hariharasudhan507322462002/28/2027TRBRCCPA
Krishiv Rithun Padi3603256207312/31/2027TRBRCCPA
Sun Under 300 & UNR
Mithran Suresh Chandra Kumar1953259952310/31/2026TRBRCCPA
Ahaana Karthikeyan1393263900710/31/2026TRBRCCPA




  • MASTCC = Masterman Chess Club
  • MLC = Main Line Chess Club
  • TRBRCC = Tribridges Chess Club