Event Registrants for Florida State Collegiate Chess Championship '26 (37)*

--- Open ---
Registrant Name Rating Schedule Byes Team
Vladimir Bershanskiy 1992 1 day UF
Mabroor Newaz 1890 1 day UF
Liam Gale 1884 1 day UF
Oliver Kuperman 1855 1 day UF
Luke Lyle 1800 1 day FSCJ
Mashroor Newaz 1657 1 day UF
Caleb Parker 1537 1 day FAMU
Raul Rodriguez 1121/16 1 day FSU
Boluwatife Aderinto 1 day FSU
--- U1600 ---
Registrant Name Rating Schedule Byes Team
Jiang Changtian 1554/05 1 day UF
Charles Callender 1432 1 day FSU
Thomas Steinbach 1308 1 day UF
Daniel Freer 1190/05 1 day FL Poly
JonMichael Rigg 1052/05 1 day FL Poly
Jubei Matthiesen 993/10 1 day FSU
Dat Ngo 987/05 1 day FL Poly
Owen McGinnis 901/05 1 day FL Poly
Dan Vo 841/12 1 day FL Poly
*Spencer Allen 830/05 1 day FAMU
Christopher Foreman 792/05 1 day FAMU
Wei-Han Chen 776/05 1 day UF
Daniel Hamilton 522/05 1 day FL Poly
Audrey Mila 1 day FSU
Payne Persons 1 day FL Poly
Alessandro Balza 1 day FSU
Javaughn Mallory 1 day FAMU
Joseph Elibri 1 day FL Poly
Elijah Bolds 1 day FAMU
Eljaye Tellis 1 day FAMU
Alan Rodriguez 1 day FL Poly
Ta’Nivea Kinchen 1 day FAMU
Mark Yencik 1 day FSU
*Leamon Hines 1 day FAMU
*Yadin Eldar 1 day FSU
Brian Gurges 1 day UF
*Jemima Jean Baptiste 1 day 1 FSU
Marc-Anthony Gibson 1 day FAMU
* Online registrants only. May not include entries otherwise received (mail, phone, etc.)

Event Summary

Name: Florida State Collegiate Chess Championship '26  
Desc:
Format
The University of Florida Gator Chess Club is proud to host the 4th annual Florida State Collegiate Chess Championship. The format will be a two section, USCF & FCA rated 4-round tournament, played in G/25;+5.

Top scoring Florida school and first place of each section will earn the title and trophy of 2026 Florida Collegiate Champion.

*For the purposes of match pairing, when registering, please list your "Team Name" as the name of your Florida school.

*Open to all Florida college/university students *Must have both USCF and FCA active memberships to participate.

Schedule: 10am - 11:30am - 1:30pm - 3pm

Time Control: Game in 25 minutes with a 5 second increment per move (G/25; +5)

Entry Fee: $10 on or before 3/28 then $15 until registration closes 4/4 at 10AM. Free entry for USCF 2200+ with $10 prize deduction (contact us by email if you qualify).

Prizes ($400 based on 50 players):
 Open Section: $100 (gtd.) - $75 - $50
 U1600 Section: $75 - $50
 - U700/Top Unrated: $50

Unrated Playing Up Fee: $10 for any unrated player wishing to play in the Open section. No fee for other sections

Byes: 2 half point byes available, request before the beginning of Round 2.

For more info click here.


Note: This event requires parents, guardians, or teachers to be responsible for the care, custody, or control of the minor participants, The University of Florida will not provide supervision.

Location: Reitz Union, University of Florida
Starts: Saturday 04 Apr 2026
Ends: Saturday 04 Apr 2026
Reg Ends: Saturday 04 Apr 2026 10:00AM
Rounds: 4
Organizer Name: Gator Chess Club
Organizer eMail: g8orchessclub@gmail.com