Magnus League!

The New York State Magnus High School And Junior High Chess League

Season Eleven: 2025-2026 Third Match!

Presented By The Chess Center of New York

With Grateful Appreciation To Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School

First Game At 10:00 AM!

December 7, 2025

New York, NY

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FOR THE USCF-RATED RESULTS, CLICK HERE!

(Live) Games From December 7th!

Varsity Section

#	Place	*Name*	USCF ID#	*Rating*	Team	Grade	State	*Round 1*	Round 2	*Total*	*Prize!*
1	1-2	*Dominic Nathan Paragua*	17106686	2096	CGPS	11	NY	W10 (w)	W6 (b)	*2.0*	*$150.00* *1st-2nd*
2		*Austin Zhao*	17280624	2040	SACMW	8	NY	W5 (w)	W7 (b)	*2.0*	*$150.00* *1st-2nd*
3	3-7	*Arhan Javeri*	16378223	1993	CGPS	9	NY	L6 (b)	W9 (w)	*1.0*	*$10.00* *3rd*
4		*Samuel Nemiroff*	17055610	1976	SPEYR	7	NY	L7 (w)	W8 (b)	*1.0*	*$10.00* *3rd*
5		*Jesse Lee*	16262240	1892	P334M	8	NY	L2 (b)	W10 (b)	*1.0*	*$10.00* *3rd*
6		*Gavin Liu*	30736471	1863	IJH026	11	NY	W3 (w)	L1 (w)	*1.0*	*$10.00* *3rd*
7		*Riaan Javeri*	16378238	1783	CGPS	9	NY	W4 (b)	L2 (w)	*1.0*	*$10.00* *3rd*
8	8-9	*Christopher J Williams*	16250362	2049	CGPS	9	NY	D9 (b)	L4 (w)	*0.5*
9		*Samuel Pozen*	16509885	1926	ECFSBX	9	NY	D8 (w)	L3 (b)	*0.5*
10	10	*Ishaan Rajendran*	16484910	1928	COLLG	8	NY	L1 (b)	L5 (w)	*0.0*

Junior-Varsity Section

#	Place	*Name*	USCF ID#	*Rating*	Team	Grade	State	*Round 1*	Round 2	*Total*	*Prize!*
1	1-2	*Jonathan Zheng*	16881748	1794	BTECH	11	NY	W13 (w)	W8 (b)	*2.0*	*$125.00* *1st-2nd*
2		*Roberto Hernandez*	16108388	1642	CBS827		NY	W11 (w)	W7 (b)	*2.0*	*$125.00* *1st-2nd*
3	3-5	*Myles Sussman*	31518258	1705	TREVO	9	NY	W9 (w)	D4 (b)	*1.5*	*$16.67* *3rd*
4		*Chris DeDona*	16078015	1672	FOREST	10	NY	W16 (b)	D3 (w)	*1.5*	*$16.67* *3rd*
5		*Milana Ward*	16110640	1599	CGPS	11	NY	W6 (w)	H---	*1.5*	*$16.67* *3rd*
6	6-12	*Anthony Zhu*	30653319	1719	STUY	10	NY	L5 (b)	W12 (w)	*1.0*
7		*Jude Badawi*	16942303	1683	CGPS	7	NY	W10 (b)	L2 (w)	*1.0*
8		*You Zhou*	30825175	1677	STUY	12	NY	W14 (w)	L1 (w)	*1.0*
9		*Yidong Dennis Chen*	30211648	1546	SACMW	8	NY	L3 (b)	W16 (w)	*1.0*
10		*Ryan Isaiah Saavedra*	30882071	1499	CBS827	11	NY	L7 (w)	W15 (b)	*1.0*
11		*Lance Wolf*	16631191	1445	CGPS	9	NY	L2 (b)	B---	*1.0*
12		*Martina Ciccia*	16974410	1440	J54M	7	NY	W15 (w)	L6 (b)	*1.0*
13	13-14	*Jackson Joyce*	31717849	1620	PTT608	8	NY	L1 (b)	D14 (w)	*0.5*
14		*Leo Slabin*	16856828	1454	BROWN	8	NY	L8 (b)	D13 (b)	*0.5*
15	15-16	*Arjun Sarin Pradhan*	16810507	1637	CGPS	8	NY	L12 (b)	L10 (w)	*0.0*
16		*Noah Betances*	16691295	1448	SACHSL	10	NY	L4 (w)	L9 (b)	*0.0*

Novice Section

#	Place	*Name*	USCF ID#	*Rating*	Team	Grade	State	*Round 1*	Round 2	*Total*	*Prize!*
1	1	*Benjamin Ostow*	15458137	1228	CGPS	12	NY	W11 (w)	W8 (b)	*2.0*	*$100.00* *1st*
2	2-5	*Alain Chocolatl*	31728719	1290	BXCHS	12	NY	W7 (w)	D4 (b)	*1.5*	*$12.50* *2nd*
3		*Subi Bencosme-lee*	16470527	1229	SACHSL	11	NY	D5 (b)	W9 (w)	*1.5*	*$12.50* *2nd*
4		*Lucas Henry Jang*	17190190	1184	CGPS	8	NY	W12 (b)	D2 (w)	*1.5*	*$12.50* *2nd*
5		*Bryce Chen*	32425691	830	STUY	9	NY	D3 (w)	W10 (b)	*1.5*	*$12.50* *2nd*
6	6-9	*Naomi Villion*	30395680	1135	NFT877	8	NY	L8 (w)	W11 (b)	*1.0*
7		*Roy Mkouonga*	32611247	1073	CLARE	11	NY	L2 (b)	W12 (w)	*1.0*
8		*Ricardo Erick Leal*	32200141	764	BXCHS	10	NY	W6 (b)	L1 (w)	*1.0*
9		*Ed Torreblanca*	32389427	640	BXCHS	10	NY	W10 (w)	L3 (b)	*1.0*
10	10-12	*Sofia Madeline Fanti*	31128412	1104	CGPS	7	NY	L9 (b)	L5 (w)	*0.0*
11		*Jayleen Rivera*	16457732	1056	SACHSL	11	NY	L1 (b)	L6 (w)	*0.0*
12		*Cashea Henry*	30339995	917	SACHSL	9	NY	L4 (w)	L7 (b)	*0.0*

Tied Players Are Listed Above In Order Of Their Pre-Tournament Ratings

$800 In Individual Prizes December 7th!

1. Varsity Section (rated 1800/above within 12 months of match date, or players rated 1700/above who also scored 2-0 in a J-V or Varsity Section, Season 10 or Season 11 match) or invitees:

$200 to First, $100 to Second, $50 to Third!

2. Junior-Varsity Section (rated Under 1900 Official Rating at match date and also rated 1300/above within past 12 months of match date) or invitees:

$150 to First, $100 to Second, $50 to Third, with $25 minimum prize to all players scoring 2-0!

(accelerated pairings may be used)

3. Novice Section (Under 1400 Official Rating or Unrated at match date): $100 to First, $50 to Second

(there is a $50 prize limit to Unrated Players in the Novice Section)

Prizes not claimed at site may be paid by PayPal (may take a couple of weeks).