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!

Due To The Blizzard Warning, The School Closed Early.

To Accommodate The Earlier Closing Time,

We Had To Shorten Our Normal Playing Schedule:

Some Players Elected To Play Two Game/30, delay 5 Games;

Others Chose To Play One Game/60, delay 5 Game With One Half-Point Bye.

February 22, 2026

New York, NY

Visit Us At www.magnusleague.org!

FOR THE USCF-RATED RESULTS, CLICK HERE!

Varsity Section

#	Place	Name	USCF ID#	Rating	Team	Grade	State	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Prize!
1	1	Dominic Nathan Paragua	17106686	2081	CGPS	11	NY	W10 (w)	W7 (b)	2.0	$200.00 1st!
2	2-3	WCM Alice Chovanec	16898466	2041	TRINI	7	NY	W8 (b)	H---	1.5	$75.00 2nd-3rd
3		Louis Barry	16995547	1939	STUY	11	NY	W9 (w)	H---	1.5	$75.00 2nd-3rd
4	4-7	FM Megan Althea Paragua	17106692	2333	CGPS	7	NY	L7 (b)	W5 (b)	1.0
5		Christopher J Williams	16250362	2042	CGPS	9	NY	W6 (b)	L4 (w)	1.0
6		Arhan Javeri	16378223	1970	CGPS	9	NY	L5 (w)	W10 (b)	1.0
7		Nico Alvarado-Yoshida	16059387	1841	BTECH	10	NY	W4 (w)	L1 (w)	1.0
8	8-9	Jesse Lee	16262240	1905	P334M	8	NY	L2 (w)	H---	0.5
9		Noah Gillston	15800411	1862	FRIENY	11	NY	L3 (b)	H---	0.5
10	10	Roberto Hernandez	16108388	1805	CBS827	11	NY	L1 (b)	L6 (w)	0.0

Junior-Varsity Section

#	Place	Name	USCF ID#	Rating	Team	Grade	State	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Prize!
1	1-2	Gavin Liu	30736471	1873	IJH106	10	NY	W7 (b)	W6 (w)	2.0	$125.00 1st-2nd
2		Jonathan Zheng	16881748	1813	BTECH	11	NY	W8 (w)	W5 (b)	2.0	$125.00 1st-2nd
3	3-4	Aarush Bandreddi	16421685	1700	SPEYR	8	NY	W11 (w)	H---	1.5	$25.00 3rd
4		Jude Badawi	16942303	1657	CGPS	7	NY	W12 (b)	H---	1.5	$25.00 3rd
5	5-10	Chris DeDona	16078015	1761	FOREST	10	NY	W9 (b)	L2 (w)	1.0
6		Ryan Isaiah Saavedra	30882071	1637	CBS827	11	NY	W14 (w)	L1 (b)	1.0
7		Arjun Sarin Pradhan	16810507	1578	CGPS	8	NY	L1 (w)	W14 (b)	1.0
8		Daniel Novikov	17164448	1577	BROWN	8	NY	L2 (b)	W10 (w)	1.0
9		Leo Slabin	16856828	1531	BROWN	8	NY	L5 (w)	W13 (b)	1.0
10		Martina Ciccia	16974410	1469	J54M	7	NY	W13 (w)	L8 (b)	1.0
11	11-12	Lance Wolf	16631191	1380	CGPS	9	NY	L3 (b)	H---	0.5
12		Isaac Podhoretz	31275604	1364	HESCHL	10	NY	L4 (w)	H---	0.5
13	13-14	Yidong Dennis Chen	30211648	1618	TVD088	8	NY	L10 (b)	L9 (w)	0.0
14		Gabriel Negussie	17203877	1446	SACMW	8	NY	L6 (b)	L7 (w)	0.0

Novice Section

#	Place	Name	USCF ID#	Rating	Team	Grade	State	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Prize!
1	1-2	Roy Mkouonga	32611247	1130	DMB948	11	NY	W4 (w)	D2 (b)	1.5	$75.00 1st-2nd
2		Jayleen Rivera	16457732	1017	SACHSL	11	NY	W3 (w)	D1 (w)	1.5	$75.00 1st-2nd
3	3	Lucas Henry Jang	17190190	1253	CGPS	8	NY	L2 (b)	W4 (w)	1.0
4	4	Bryce Lewis	16171031	116	CGPS	11	NY	L1 (b)	L3 (b)	0.0

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

$800 In Individual Prizes February 22nd!

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).