2025 Louisiana State Championship

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90 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in New Orleans, LA, United States. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2123, and top seed was Hikaru Nakamura (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2807).

Hikaru Nakamura (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2807) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ralph Tan (6.0) and Nicholas Matta (5.5). Nakamura shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Vaughn Daemian Dela Bajan (1497) beat Austin Janusa (1788), a +291-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸New Orleans, LA, United States

Dates

30 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMHikaru Nakamura2807

Avg top 10

2,123

Participants

Titled players · 3

GM×1

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×57

🇵🇭Philippines×2

🇳🇬Nigeria×1

🇨🇴Colombia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMHikaru Nakamura
🇺🇸USA·2807
6.0pts·3207perf+4.8
🥈
Ralph Tan
🇺🇸USA·2043
6.0pts·2243perf+26.4
🥉
FMNicholas Matta
🇺🇸USA·2250
5.5pts·2232perf-0.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Nakamura6Tan6Anandh5.5Webster5.5Matta5.5Reyes5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Nakamura takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Hikaru Nakamura beat Ralph Tan (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Hikaru Nakamura 6 wins (R2–R7)Ralph Tan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Vijay Srinivas Anandh 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMHikaru Nakamura	*	1	—	—
2Ralph Tan	0	*	—	—
3Vijay Srinivas Anandh	—	—	*	—
4Dex Webster	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nakamura, HikaruGM	2807	USA	F	+33N	+8B	+2N	+7B	+3B	+15N	6.0	30.0	30.0	30.00	3207	+4.8
2	Tan, Ralph	2043	USA	+72N	+19B	+9N	−1B	+46N	+10B	+8N	6.0	28.0	30.0	24.00	2243	+26.4
3	Matta, NicholasFM	2250	USA	+49N	+11B	+12N	+23B	=15B	−1N	+16N	5.5	29.0	32.0	23.75	2232	-0.6
4	Reyes, Oshrie Jhames	1730	PHI	+48N	−5B	+49N	+11B	=20N	+41B	+14N	5.5	25.5	28.5	21.00	2027	+58.0
5	Anandh, Vijay Srinivas	2149	USA	F	+4N	=58B	+26N	+45B	+14B	+7N	5.5	25.0	25.0	23.50	2197	+8.4
6	Webster, Dex	2128	USA	+70B	=58N	+24B	−7N	+43B	+17N	+28N	5.5	24.0	26.0	19.50	1982	-15.4
7	Schulingkamp, Mark L	1900	USA	+42N	+22B	+21N	+6B	−1N	+9B	−5B	5.0	30.0	33.5	22.00	2097	+59.2
8	Villamil, Nahum Jose	1919	COL	+51N	+37B	−1N	+18B	+47N	+23B	−2B	5.0	27.5	30.5	18.50	1994	+10.4
9	Curry, Stephen	1865	USA	+53B	+40N	−2B	+30N	+38B	−7N	+62B	5.0	25.5	28.5	17.50	1837	-4.0
10	Martin, Malik	1851	USA	=59B	=64N	+31B	+25N	+34B	−2N	+19B	5.0	25.0	27.5	18.75	2034	+28.8
11	Fee, C Edward	0	USA	+?B	−3N	+53B	−4N	+73B	+35N	+20N	5.0	24.0	24.0	13.00	1837	0.0
12	Le-Tran, Leo	1797	USA	+56B	+25N	−3B	=40N	=64B	+67N	+30B	5.0	22.5	25.0	16.50	1875	+12.4
13	Janusa, Austin	1788	USA	+60N	−47B	=20N	+72B	=19N	+64B	+22N	5.0	20.5	22.5	15.50	1751	-6.4
14	Pikus, Matthew	1946	USA	+50N	+18B	=16N	+57B	+28B	−5N	−4B	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.75	1922	-2.8
15	Campbell, CharlesCM	2138	NGR	+73B	+34N	+17B	F	=3N	+22B	−1B	4.5	26.0	26.0	17.25	2192	+9.2
16	Boecker, Maxwell	0	USA	+68B	+29N	=14B	−28N	+42B	+54N	−3B	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.25	1890	0.0
17	Billings, Matthew	1657	USA	+55N	+27B	−15N	=61B	+40N	−6B	+46N	4.5	23.5	26.5	15.00	1933	+48.0
18	Crochet, Michael	1819	USA	+85B	−14N	+52B	−8N	+31B	+45N	=36B	4.5	23.5	24.5	13.00	1767	-8.0
19	Runge, Matteo	1797	USA	+84B	−2N	+35B	=54N	=13B	+38N	−10N	4.0	27.0	28.5	13.50	1700	-19.6
20	Yuan, Owen	1905	USA	+79B	=24N	=13B	=64N	=4B	+26N	−11B	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.50	1770	-21.6
21	Navejar, Cesar	0	USA	+35B	+30N	−7B	=29N	=67B	=25N	=42B	4.0	24.5	27.0	15.00	1684	0.0
22	Lizarondo, Ernesto	1805	USA	+81B	−7N	+80B	+36N	+32B	−15N	−13B	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	1733	-8.2
23	Caveney, Adam	1909	USA	+31B	+26N	+45B	−3N	+58B	−8N	F	4.0	24.5	24.5	14.00	1933	+1.0
24	Stewart, Aubrey	1792	USA	+83N	=20B	−6N	+49B	−54B	+44N	=33B	4.0	23.0	24.5	12.00	1813	+1.0
25	Tabor, Patrick	0	USA	+71N	−12B	+77N	−10B	+51N	=21B	=41N	4.0	22.5	24.5	10.75	1525	0.0
26	FIDE 39991806	0	—	+?N	−23B	+55N	−5B	+60N	−20B	+51N	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1188	0.0
27	Reyes, Prince Jhamie	1588	PHI	+44B	−17N	−29B	+56N	−33B	+53N	+50N	4.0	22.0	25.0	12.50	1595	0.0
28	Stubbins, Isabella	1777	USA	F	+87N	+41B	+16B	−14N	+32N	−6B	4.0	22.0	22.0	12.00	1925	+28.4
29	Wilder, Marcel Eugene	0	USA	+?N	−16B	+27N	=21B	=57N	=46B	=43B	4.0	22.0	22.0	10.75	1835	0.0
30	Nguyen, Simon	1535	USA	+88N	−21B	+65N	−9B	+55N	+69B	−12N	4.0	22.0	22.0	8.00	1031	-12.0
31	Ren, Hannah	0	USA	−23N	+?B	−10N	+65B	−18N	+74B	+48N	4.0	21.0	21.0	7.50	1060	0.0
32	Riley, Nathaniel	1879	USA	+39N	+67B	=57N	=47B	−22N	−28B	+82N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.50	1641	-60.4
33	Costanza, Mitchell	1812	USA	+74N	−1B	−75N	=66B	+27N	+70B	=24N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.25	1809	-2.2
34	Collins, Stuart	1886	USA	+77N	−15B	+51N	+50B	−10N	+47B	F	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.00	1704	-26.0
35	FIDE 39991997	0	—	−21N	+88B	−19N	+89B	+37N	−11B	+49N	4.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	997	0.0
36	Schwarz, Randall Mundell	0	USA	+82N	=61B	=46N	−22B	=75N	+?B	=18N	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.25	1817	0.0
37	Grunberg, Mark	0	USA	+?B	−8N	+?B	−45N	−35B	+79N	+60B	4.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1065	0.0
38	James, Harry H	0	USA	F	+74B	+89N	+?B	−9N	−19B	+55N	4.0	14.0	14.0	5.00	1662	0.0
39	FIDE 30991064	0	—	−32B	−65N	−?B	+87N	+78B	+84N	+45B	4.0	13.0	13.0	6.50	1845	0.0
40	Ner, John	1674	USA	+78N	−9B	+71N	=12B	−17B	−63N	+70N	3.5	21.5	23.5	8.50	1408	-24.0
41	Cole, Christopher	1746	USA	F	+63B	−28N	+79B	+61N	−4N	=25B	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.00	1577	-13.6
42	Leboeuf, Maria E	1586	USA	−7B	+81N	F	+70B	−16N	+61B	=21N	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.00	1100	-5.6
43	Morreale, Mark	1788	USA	−52B	+68N	F	+63B	−6N	+75B	=29N	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.50	1864	+2.6
44	Pridgeon, Patrick	1691	USA	−27N	−66B	=83N	+88B	+86N	−24B	+71N	3.5	15.0	15.0	3.75	992	-14.4
45	Beavers, Carl	1811	USA	+66N	+89B	−23N	+37B	−5N	−18B	−39N	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.50	1159	-39.2
46	Walters, Kevin	1944	USA	F	+59N	=36B	+73N	−2B	=29N	−17B	3.0	23.5	23.5	9.00	1050	-24.0
47	Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian	1497	USA	+76B	+13N	=54B	=32N	−8B	−34N	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	10.50	1796	+60.4
48	FIDE 39962270	0	—	−4B	−80N	+59B	+52N	+53B	−62N	−31B	3.0	21.5	23.5	9.00	903	0.0
49	Yuan, Roy	0	USA	−3B	+?N	−4B	−24N	+?B	+68N	−35B	3.0	21.5	21.5	2.50	1124	0.0
50	FIDE 39935035	0	—	−14B	+85N	+69B	−34N	−62B	+52N	−27B	3.0	21.0	22.0	6.50	1036	0.0
51	FIDE 39992004	0	—	−8B	+76N	−34B	+?N	−25B	+72N	−26B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	1103	0.0
52	Wells, Torian Latravis	0	USA	+43N	−57B	−18N	−48B	+?N	−50B	+76N	3.0	19.0	19.0	5.50	1668	0.0
53	Klingler, James Elliot	0	USA	−9N	+78B	−11N	+?B	−48N	−27B	+?N	3.0	19.0	19.0	2.00	1065	0.0
54	Johnson, Merritt D	1890	USA	F	+62B	=47N	=19B	+24N	−16B	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	10.50	1883	+2.0
55	FIDE 343098147	0	—	−17B	+?N	−26B	+?N	−30B	+73N	−38B	3.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	796	0.0
56	FIDE 39991946	0	—	−12N	−71B	+78N	−27B	−63N	+?B	+81N	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	898	0.0
57	Hargrove, James	1773	USA	+80B	+52N	=32B	−14N	=29B	F	F	3.0	17.5	17.5	9.00	1720	-2.6
58	Beltran, Omar	1751	USA	+90N	=6B	=5N	+75B	−23N	F	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	7.50	1937	+10.8
59	Nguyen, Suri Ngoc	0	USA	=10N	−46B	−48N	+83B	−?N	=65B	+77N	3.0	17.0	17.0	7.25	1559	0.0
60	FIDE 39971880	0	—	−13B	−?N	+81B	+?N	−26B	+76N	−37N	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.00	988	0.0
61	Landry, Francis	0	USA	+?B	=36N	F	=17N	−41B	−42N	+86B	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.25	1390	0.0
62	Kvakovszky, George	1675	USA	F	−54N	F	+84B	+50N	+48B	−9N	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1078	-9.6
63	Zhang, Aaron	1599	USA	F	−41N	+87B	−43N	+56B	+40B	F	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.50	1611	+2.0
64	Lanford, Erick	0	USA	F	=10B	+66N	=20B	=12N	−13N	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	9.50	1748	0.0
65	FIDE 39992020	0	—	−67N	+39B	−30B	−31N	+80B	=59N	−?N	2.5	19.5	19.5	7.50	849	0.0
66	MacDonald, Gerald	0	USA	−45B	+44N	−64B	=33N	−70N	−71B	+83N	2.5	17.0	18.5	7.00	1771	0.0
67	Etienne, Jace	1713	USA	+65B	−32N	F	+86B	=21N	−12B	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.50	1038	-26.4
68	FIDE 39991938	0	—	−16N	−43B	F	+76N	=72B	−49B	+?N	2.5	15.0	15.0	3.00	988	0.0
69	Nellon Jr., Shivers Rashad	0	USA	F	=75B	−50N	+74B	+82N	−30N	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	5.00	735	0.0
70	FIDE 39956954	0	—	−6N	+90B	F	−42N	+66B	−33N	−40B	2.0	19.0	19.0	2.50	1000	0.0
71	FIDE 39991865	0	—	−25B	+56N	−40B	F	−79N	+66N	−44B	2.0	18.5	18.5	5.50	883	0.0
72	FIDE 30924383	0	—	−2B	=84N	+?B	−13N	=68N	−51B	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	1116	0.0
73	FIDE 30990947	0	—	−15N	+77B	+?N	−46B	−11N	−55B	−?N	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1241	0.0
74	FIDE 39991890	0	—	−33B	−38N	+85B	−69N	+?B	−31N	−78B	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	1012	0.0
75	Gran, Jacob	0	USA	F	=69N	+33B	−58N	=36B	−43N	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	7.25	1659	0.0
76	FIDE 39991903	0	—	−47N	−51B	+90N	−68B	+77N	−60B	−52B	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	697	0.0
77	FIDE 39991857	0	—	−34B	−73N	−25B	+85N	−76B	+?N	−59B	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	1086	0.0
78	FIDE 39991822	0	—	−40B	−53N	−56B	F	−39N	+87B	+74N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	874	0.0
79	Slaton Jr, Hershel	0	USA	−20N	+83B	F	−41N	+71B	−37B	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.50	1026	0.0
80	FIDE 2088886	0	—	−57N	+48B	−22N	−82B	−65N	−?B	+?N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	989	0.0
81	FIDE 39991814	0	—	−22N	−42B	−60N	−?B	+85N	+89B	−56B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	896	0.0
82	Michot, Justin Scott	0	USA	−36B	F	F	+80N	−69B	+?N	−32B	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1079	0.0
83	FIDE 39991954	0	—	−24B	−79N	=44B	−59N	+88N	−86B	−66B	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.75	1549	0.0
84	FIDE 39935043	0	—	−19N	=72B	F	−62N	+?B	−39B	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.00	936	0.0
85	FIDE 39991830	0	—	−18N	−50B	−74N	−77B	−81B	F	+87N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1019	0.0
86	FIDE 39991920	0	—	F	F	F	−67N	−44B	+83N	−61N	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	902	0.0
87	FIDE 39914534	0	—	F	−28B	−63N	−39B	F	−78N	−85B	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	888	0.0
88	FIDE 39991881	0	—	−30B	−35N	F	−44N	−83B	−?N	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	813	0.0
89	FIDE 39991989	0	—	F	−45N	−38B	−35N	−?B	−81N	−?B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1011	0.0
90	FIDE 39992012	0	—	−58B	−70N	−76B	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	951	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dela Bajan, Vaughn DaemianUSA
+60.4
3.0 pts · #19
2Schulingkamp, Mark LUSA
+59.2
5.0 pts · #5
3Reyes, Oshrie JhamesPHI
+58.0
5.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Riley, NathanielUSA
-60.4
4.0 pts · #16
2Beavers, CarlUSA
-39.2
3.0 pts · #53
3Etienne, JaceUSA
-26.4
2.5 pts · #65

Biggest upsets

R2+291 Elo gap
Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian1497 beat Janusa, Austin1788
R7+287 Elo gap
Billings, Matthew1657 beat Walters, Kevin1944
R4+228 Elo gap
Schulingkamp, Mark L1900 beat Webster, Dex2128