2026 SC Championship Results
Event Details
Hosted at the Columbia Chess Club
6169 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29212
October 16-18, 2026
65 Participants
Championship Final Standings (Tiebreaks)
Blitz Final Standings (Tiebreaks)
Championship USCF Rating Report
Blitz USCF Rating Report
Photos
Professional Photos (Lumersive Studios)
DGT Archive
Chess.com Archive
2026 State Champion
IM Alexander Matros
Runner-up: NM Benjamin Caiello
2026 Blitz Champion
2026 U1600 Amateur State Champion
2026 U1600 Amateur State Champion
NM Jason Marshal
Runner-up: Will Snyder
2026 U1600 Amateur State Champion
2026 U1600 Amateur State Champion
2026 U1600 Amateur State Champion
Luke Bryant
2025 SC Championship Results
Event Details
Hosted at the Columbia Chess Club
6169 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29212
October 3-5, 2025
74 Participants (venue limit)
Championship Final Standings
Blitz Final Standings
Championship USCF Rating Report
Blitz USCF Rating Report
Photos
DGT Archive
Chess.com Archive
2025 State Champion
IM Alexander Matros
Runners-up: NM Sam Copeland, WFM Bahar Hallayeva*
*In 2025, the title of state champion was decided by blitz tiebreaks. All above players ended classical play tied on a score of 4-1.
2025 Blitz Champion
FM Kelvin Sanchez
Runners-up: WFM Bahar Hallayeva, Will Snyder, NM Benjamin Caiello.
2025 U1600 Amateur State Champion
2025 U1600 Amateur State Champion
Kanha Kummari
2025 Champion Club
2025 U1600 Amateur State Champion
2025 Champion Club
Championship Club: Columbia Chess Club
U1600 Champion Club: Columbia Chess Club
Top 4 player scores from a given club were combined to form a team score, with title of club champion to the winning club.