Event Registrants for 2025 Phillip O’Neal Taylor Georgia State Championship *

--- Championship Section ---
Registrant Name Rating FIDE Rating Sch Byes
Matthew Puckett 2278 2197 3 day
Kagan Uz 2251 2068 3 day 3
Theodore Slade 2248 2092 3 day
Damir Studen 2244 2087 3 day
SAHARSH SANTOSH 2213 2118 3 day
Bill Melvin 2210 1959 3 day
SHANMUKHA MERUGA 2182 1985 2 day
Aaron DeCord 2117 2042 3 day
Christian Friedman 2080 2 day 1
Gnanadatta Rambha 2017 1793 3 day
Kevin Rojas 1992 1956 3 day
Erik Walker 1987 3 day
Anmay Chaudhury 1978 1811 3 day
Sasha Creighton 1967 1898 3 day
Eric Wang 1943 1757 3 day
Kanishk Mahesh 1939 1665 2 day
Daniel Gentry 1923 1658 3 day
Ramchandra Nadar 1912 3 day
Jeffrey Rymuza 1900 3 day
Arjun Garg 1887 1766 3 day
Arush Balakumar 1877 1812 3 day
Christopher Harris 1856 1778 3 day
Dhruva Ram Movva 1853 1523 3 day
Landon Meadors 1849 1721 2 day
James Taylor 1840 1826 3 day 2,3
Firat Şahiner 1833 3 day
Ruben Quintans 1815 1738 2 day 3
Isaac Gordon 1804 3 day
ALEXANDER JOSEPH 1798 1653 3 day
Aayush Shrivastava 1743 1713 3 day 2
Siddharth Basavaraju 1671 3 day
Joshua Chelladorai 1665 1668 3 day
--- Amateur Section ---
Registrant Name Rating FIDE Rating Sch Byes
Jonathan Gao 1798 1755 2 day
Lakshmi Morgan 1775 1656 3 day
Ryan Sceusi 1751 3 day
scott heller 1735 2 day 3
Rahul Vishwanath 1706/13 3 day
Pablo Cuellar 1706 2 day
Hrushikesan Barani 1694 1705 2 day
William Kipersztok 1672 3 day
SIDDHARTH SANTOSH 1665 1677 3 day
Isabelle Chelladorai 1654 3 day
Paul Bumblauskas 1642 3 day
Chris Simons 1642 3 day
Carlos Bellamy 1639 3 day 1
Raymond Chen 1636 1671 3 day
James Dove 1635 3 day
Eric Shaw 1625 1739 3 day
Jonathan Phanstiel 1606 3 day
Siddharth Vinay 1579 1552 3 day
Levon Ayrapetyan 1577 3 day
ALISA JOSEPH 1558 3 day
Srihaasa Karyampudi 1556 2 day
Nikhil Karthik 1526 3 day
Bhaavik Das 1501 3 day
Madhava Krishna Senthil Nathan 1487 3 day
Anay Bhargava 1482 2 day
Lucas Xi 1474 1541 2 day
Anvika Kore 1464 1544 3 day
Krithik Kalaivannan 1445 3 day
Jashith Dadibattina 1424 2 day
--- Reserve Section ---
Registrant Name Rating FIDE Rating Sch Byes
Bhava Mithraa Chanakiyan 1517 2 day
Michael OBrien 1508 2 day
Harshavardhan Prakash 1474 3 day
David Ellington 1441/08 3 day 4
Jonathan Lian 1426 3 day
Jason Wright 1372 3 day
Warren Ott 1365 3 day
Todd Lundquist 1349 3 day
Srivibhav Mangipudi 1328 2 day
Sidhanth Manivannan 1219 2 day
Sutirth Mellachervu 1162 2 day
Riansh Kore 1140 3 day
Vikhyat Jain 1101 2 day
Vihaan Boddula 1058 2 day
--- Booster Section ---
Registrant Name Rating FIDE Rating Sch Byes
Raphael Funk 1093 2 day
Vincent Chen 1027/10 2 day
Darsh Raja 979 3 day
Aradhya Bhatia 952 3 day
Loukik Garine 926/22 2 day 3,4
Caden Zhao 870 3 day 5
Sanjay Sen 869 3 day
Christian Meadors 819 2 day
Henley Sandvi 687 3 day
Andy Pierce 655/13 3 day 3
Cooper Lin 595 3 day
Sowmith Akuthota 565/06 2 day
Daniel Ayrapetyan 530 3 day
Gabriel Welty Welty 428/16 2 day
Norman Davis 2 day
zeki ozyilmaz 3 day
Salai Jeeva Dhayabharan 2 day
* Online registrants only. May not include entries otherwise received (mail, phone, etc.)

Event Summary

Name: 2025 Phillip O’Neal Taylor Georgia State Championship  
Desc: 2025 Phillip O’Neal Taylor Georgia State Championship April 25 – 27, 2025 Register at ChessRegister: $10,000 Enhanced Grand Prix Points: 80 A special thanks to Mr. Taylor for his $4000 contribution which makes this tournament possible. 5-SS; G/90, delay 30; (Round 1 of 2-day schedule not FIDE rated; G/60, delay 10) Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody, 4386 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341, USA. Chess rate: $125 per night breakfast included per two per room plus free parking must register on or before April 17, 2025, to guarantee rate. Non breakfast rate is $119. The reservation link for Phillip O’Neal Taylor Georgia State Championship 2025: Here is the link including breakfast buffet for $125.00: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/2025taylorgeorgiachesschampionship/ If guest will want to make a reservation over the phone, then they will have to call our main reservation line at +1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) and request to make a reservation under the group code: GC2 Here is the link without Breakfast for $119.00: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/georgiastatechampionship2025/ If guest will want to make a reservation over the phone, then they have to call our main reservation line at +1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) and request to make a reservation under the group code: GC1. 4 Sections: Championship: (FIDE rated) Open to FIDE or US Chess 1900 or higher; $1000-$850-$430; U2300: $450-$380; U2100: $360-260. Amateur: (FIDE rated) Open to 1600-1899; $750-$425-$260-$240; U1750: $230-$150. Reserve: Open to 1200-1599; $750-$420-$260-$240; U1350: $230-$150. Booster: Open to Under 1200 and unrated: $675-$360-$260-$240; U950: $230-$160; Unrated: $140. Trophies and Titles to top GCA members in above sections. Time control: all rounds G/90, delay 30 except Two Day Rd 1 Sat. G/60, delay 10. Rounds: Three Day: Fri. 7:00 pm; Sat. 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm; Sun. 10:00 am & 4:00 pm. Two Day: Sat 10:00 am, then same as 3-Day Schedule Rd 2 - 5. (2-Day Rd 1 not FIDE-rated.) Entry Fee: $120 ($10 refund to GCA members at site), if received by April 10th; Late $140 after April 10th and on site $160 registration. (W)IGM, (W)IM Free ($100 deducted from any cash prizes won). Re-entry costs: $60. On-site registration: Friday on-site registration 5 – 6 PM; Saturday on-site registration 8 – 9 AM Byes: 1/2-Point Byes available for all rounds (limit two). Must request all 1/2-Point Byes before Round 2 begins. 0-Pt. Byes may be requested at any time. All sections: Players (rated 1000 and above) may elect to enter the next higher section provided player’s Official rating is within 100 points of the next higher section’s rating minimum. All player’s “Official Rating” is per the USCF April 2025 Rating Supplement. All (Awarding of Prizes): If any post-event rating published between 1/2/2024 thru 3/31/2025 was more than 50 points above the section rating maximum, the prize limit is $200. Balance of any limited prize(s) goes to the next player(s) in line. Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated) may enter Booster with maximum prize: $140. Players Must Bring Clocks – Sets And Boards Are Supplied by The Georgia Chess Association. Georgia Residents: GCA membership required. GCA Adult Membership - $15.00 (USD)/ 1 year Scholastic Membership - $12.00 (USD)/ 1 year for scholastic players under 18 years of age. Information: gastatechamp@georgiachess.org Side Events: Georgia Hall of Fame Induction in Azalea 1 room at 1:30 PM Saturday April 26, 2025. GCA Annual Membership & Business Meeting in Azalea 1 room at 2:30 PM Sunday April 27, 2025.
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody, 4386 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341
Starts: Friday 25 Apr 2025
Ends: Sunday 27 Apr 2025
Reg Ends: Friday 25 Apr 2025 6:00PM
Rounds: 5
Organizer Name: Georgia Chess Association
Organizer eMail: kingsgambit50@gmail.com