2026 World Chess Festival Orlando
Advanced Registrations (177 Players)
(Last Update: 7/6/26 7:07am 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 July 10
USCF Top 100 Rating Lists Tournament
NameQualifying List
Month & Year
Qualifying
Age
Qualifying
Rank
Qualifying
Rating
Current
Rating
FIDE ID#FIDE
Rating
Quad #State
Sree Harsha SiliveriApril 2026 (By Age)Age 10#861677162539998215 (USA)15611FL


NameFIDE ID#FIDE
Rating
USCF ID#USCF
Rating
ByesClub/TeamState/Country
Warm Up Scholastic
Open
Nihal Vajja39998835 (USA)UNR171410111662FL
Gus Bleakley566000300 (USA)UNR309690321584FL
Vihaan Prakhya566020468 (USA)UNR312685461387MN
Anekan Thyagarajan39989658 (USA)UNR304278061060FL
Under 1000
Madhura Karthic32583996826FL
Stephan Makarov31750316772CA
Vishakan Thyagarajan30427981769FL
Antharya Akarsh32536303750FL
Shivik Jeedigunta31896343535FL
Under 500 & UNR
Jayani Rajan32796918330FL
Cody Meyer32659172434FL
Elise Averyanova32759301289FL
Luke Fonger32789203102FL
William James Peet IV32950453UNRFL
Esme Cook33150295UNRCAYMAN ISLANDS
Adult Swiss
Fritz Valcourt Jr. 30995280 (USA)UNR331502951446FL
Grades K/6 Non-Rated, Capture the King
Evan JohnsonFL
Carmelo RiveraFL
Fri Night Youth Blitz
Open
Joseph Toth39941582 (USA)1701 306249261807FL
Allan Griffin566000025 (USA)16963116928891751FL
Carter Coen33101299 (CAY)1496 321334691704 (FC)CAYMAN ISLANDS
Micah Horowitz39964051 (USA)UNR309283671611FL
Krishna Chaitanya Santhosh Kumar 39978516 (USA)UNR312612461505MA
Vihaan Prakhya566020468 (USA)UNR312685461387MN
Zane Quiroz566020450 (USA)UNR31930125780FL
Under 1200
Anekan Thyagarajan329242151060FL
Casswyn Kurani32125155909FL
Vishakan Thyagarajan30427981769FL
Izran Kurani32373893695FL
Dylan Dawkins32924215485FL
Esme Cook33150295UNRCAYMAN ISLANDS
Fri Night Adult Blitz (Ages 15 and Over)
Rob Conrad33174636UNRFL
Saturday July 11
NameFIDE ID#FIDE
Rating
USCF ID#USCF
Rating
ByesClub/TeamState/Country
World Chess Festival - Youth Championship (Main Event; Sat & Sun)
Over 1500
Agrim Kumar30987059 (USA)1774 163832441941JAXCCFL
Joseph Toth39941582 (USA)1701 306249261807JAXCCFL
Allan Griffin56600025 (USA)1696 316928891751JAXCCFL
Arhan Bandaru39984362 (USA)1631 321334691747JAXCCFL
Carter Coen33101299 (CAY)1496 321334691704 (FC)CHWZKDCAYMAN ISLANDS
Nihal Vajja39998835 (USA)UNR171410111662STPETEFL
Sree Harsha Siliveri39998215 (USA)1561 320011091621JAXCCFL
Micah Horowitz39964051 (USA)UNR309283671611JAXCCFL
Aadyav Kattakindi39959686 (USA)1694309283671594FL
Axton Boonswang300363791589FL
Gus Bleakley566000300 (USA)UNR173106941584BYCFL
Ojas Bhushan566020441 (USA)UNR173106941579STRKCCMS
Zander Van Horn39975991 (USA)UNR322159371527FL
Krishna Chaitanya Santhosh Kumar 39978516 (USA)UNR312612461505MA
Under 1500
Vihaan Prakhya312685461387MN
Krish Muthaiyan171486801358QNTMCFL
Dhriti Singh322318741331STPETEFL
Ananya Hariharan304054211315QNTMCFL
Nikita Mylotskyi316974081283BYCFL
Jason Kabarnacius172309031271FL
Vladislav Nazarenko314415631263FL
Kenny Truong329058391182FL
Mithun Reddy Veeramreddy323420881096FL
Viaan Mohan306143381092QNTMCFL
Andre Aharonian163869451078MD
Anekan Thyagarajan304278061060QNTMCFL
Panos Kyriakou303379051060BYCFL
Riaan Patel319563341041FL
Aanya Kumar163832441033JAXCCFL
Under 1000
Shyam Garg30970943980BYCFL
Boris Ellsworth30337729960BYCFL
Alex Jacobson32382283926BYCFL
Pranavi Karthikeyan31765537912QNTMCFL
Casswyn Kurani32125155909WOODSFL
Harish Prathapkumar31877043905QNTMCFL
Finley Keller32873117884FL
Noah Perkins32032129794FL
Carl Jude Fields31770628773FL
Stephan Makarov31750316772NHCCA
Vishakan Thyagarajan30427981769QNTMCFL
Antharya Akarsh32536303750FL
Kwame Taylor31837283734WECHSSFL
Pranavi Chakravarthy32000443721QNTMCFL
Madhura Karthic32583996706FL
Myron Bizhko32384902697BYCFL
Izran Kurani32373893695WOODSFL
Lucas Meyer32821168615BYCFL
Declan Keller32873029609FL
Laksha Prabhu31765512499FL
Zane Soper32370472584OCPSFL
Dylan Dawkins32924215485BYCFL
Zoe Elliott31844683399WECHSSFL
Kevin Harrison Soper32398933256OCPSFL
Sat Under 600
Landon Worley32902909561BYCFL
Liam Forand32529746559VOLCCCFL
Timur Tulegenov31343823559FL
Shivik Jeedigunta31896343535FL
Aarosh Hariharan32197192495QNTMCFL
Nandan Kondal33101005472FL
Yonatan Beck32184553450FL
Cody Meyer32659172434BYCFL
Nalan Karthikeyan32171038427QNTMCFL
Raina Shanbhag31980621334FL
Jayani Rajan32796918330QNTMCFL
Noah Forand32529746328VOLCCCFL
Himantika Bandaru32282187327JAXCCFL
Mark Panda32265023264BYCFL
Oliver Kay33177478UNRFL
Sat Under 300
Elise Averyanova32759301289FL
Lucas Minyou Li31544646233FL
Braden Keller33061232196FL
Izabel Misir31837128102WECHSSNY
Luke Fonger32789203102FL
William James Peet IV32950453UNRFL
Javier Tran33086504UNRPNCRSTFL
Meredith Sosa-Sanchez33175271UNRBGCMCFL
Olivia Tran33086521UNRPNCRSTFL
Madeline Cristal33175696UNRBGCMCFL
Khanh Doan Vo Pham33104598UNRBGCMCFL
Vinh Phan33109582UNRBGCMCFL
Sebastian Sanchez33088833UNRPNCRSTFL
William Rowe33175262UNRBGCMCFL
Adam Abdo33101446UNRPNCRSTFL
Caiden Reese33109575UNRBGCMCFL
Connor Yu33101905UNRPNCRSTFL
Neo Hui33115897UNRFL
Noah Dawkins33141339UNRFL
Natalie Abdo33101931UNRPNCRSTFL
Aldon Mouzon33157643UNRFL
Esme Cook33150295UNRCAYMAN ISLANDS
Guruprayag Sekar Prabhakaran Ramya33165260UNRFL
Ishaanthan Barani33133431UNRFL
Beatriz Le'car Soliz Camacho33177390UNRFL
Jackson Kai Goldner32950080UNRBYCFL

World Chess Festival - Adult Open (Main Event; Sat & Sun)
NameUSCF Rating USCF IDExpirationByesClub/TeamState/Country
Brian Morris1368142160125/31/2028FL
Benjamin MurphyUNR331685946/30/2027FL
Rob ConradUNR331746366/30/2027FL
Grades K/6 Non-Rated, Capture the King
Andrew WuFL
Cody WuFL
Devin ShuchFL
Miles MurphyFL
Owen MurphyFL
Puzzle Solving
Open
Joseph Toth1807FL
Allan Griffin1751FL
Micah Horowitz1611FL
Under 1200
Anekan Thyagarajan1060FL
Vishakan Thyagarajan769FL
Antharya Akarsh750FL
Madhura Karthic706FL
Cody Meyer434FL
Raina Shanbhag334FL
Jayani Rajan330FL
Esme CookUNRCAYMAN ISLANDS

Sunday July 12
NameUSCF RatingUSCF ID#ExpirationByesClub/TeamState/Country
Sun Under 600
Liam Forand559325297468/31/2026VOLCCCFL
Shivik Jeedigunta535318963435/31/2026FL
Yonatan Beck450321845531/31/2028FL
Cody Meyer4343265917211/30/2026BYCFL
Jay Hemphill423328076931/31/2027FL
Zoe Elliott3993265917211/30/2026WECHSSJAMAICA
Lucas Morton388323385212/28/2027WOODSFL
Adrian Aharonian342309946434/30/2027MD
Raina Shanbhag3343198062110/31/2026FL
Jayani Rajan330327969181/31/2027QNTMCFL
Noah Forand328328332881/31/2027VOLCCCFL
Esme CookUNR33150295CAYMAN ISLANDS
Sun Under 300
Elise Averyanova2893275930112/31/2026 FL
Jackson Morton2703275930112/31/2026 WOODSFL
Lucas Minyou Li233315446461/31/2027FL
Max Xu217323159912/28/2027FL
Easton Woods McMillan217331389245/31/2028ORCAMS
Parin Vemana1183265226610/31/2026QNTMCFL
Evan Johnson105329057713/31/2027FL
Izabel Misir104318371287/31/2026WECHSSNY
Luke Fonger1023278920312/31/2026FL
Noah GambleUNRFL
Meredith Sosa-SanchezUNRBGCMCFL
Madeline CristalUNRBGCMCFL
Doan PhamUNRBGCMCFL
Vinh PhanUNRBGCMCFL
William RoweUNRBGCMCFL
Caiden ReeseUNRBGCMCFL
Jackson Kai GoldnerUNR329500803/31/2027BYCFL

Team/Club Abbreviations

  • BGCMC = Boys and Girls Club of Martin County; Florida
  • BYC = Backyard Chess Club; Florida
  • CHWZKD = Chess Whiz Kids Academy; Cayman Islands and Jamaica
  • JAXCC = Jacksonville Chess Club; Florida
  • NHC = Norcal House of Chess; California
  • OCPS = Orange County Public School; Florida
  • ORCA = ORCA - West Osceola Library; Florida
  • PNCRST = Pinecrest Academy Avalon K-5; Florida
  • QNTMC = Quantum Chess; Florida
  • STPETE = St. Pete Chess Club; Florida
  • STRKCCC = Starksville Knights Chess Club; Mississippi
  • VOLCCC = Volusia County Chess Club; Florida
  • WECHSS = WECHESS; Jamaica
  • WOODS = Woods Chess Club; Florida