12th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Sterling, VA, United States. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2442, and top seed was Manuel Petrosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, GM, 2549).
Titas Stremavicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2544) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Luka Budisavljevic (7.0) and Manuel Petrosyan (6.5). Stremavicius won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Benjamin Tyrrell (1907) beat P Michelle Catherina (WIM, 2187), a +280-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Sterling, VA, United States
Dates
22 May 2025 → 26 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 21
GM×6
IM×3
FM×5
CM×3
WIM×2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×38
🇮🇳India×2
🇦🇲Armenia×2
🇬🇧England×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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Budisavljevic7Stremavicius7Petrosyan6.5De Silva6Abraham5.5Brady5.5— ex-leaders:Grigoryanled R5, #10
R5 · LEADER CHANGE24 May
GM Karen H. Grigoryan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Stremavicius takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Luka Budisavljevic drew with GM Titas Stremavicius (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMLuka Budisavljevic | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2GMTitas Stremavicius | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMManuel Petrosyan | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4IML M S T De Silva | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stremavicius, TitasGM | 2544 | LTU | +27B | =15N | +9B | =6N | +8B | +5N | =2B | =3N | +7B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 38.00 | 2607 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Budisavljevic, LukaGM | 2502 | SRB | +31B | =9N | +15B | =3N | +6B | +28N | =1N | +5B | =4N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 36.00 | 2580 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Petrosyan, ManuelGM | 2549 | ARM | +11N | =25B | +4N | =2B | =28N | +10B | =5N | =1B | +6B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 36.25 | 2537 | +1.2 |
| 4 | De Silva, L M S TIM | 2391 | SRI | +20B | +12N | −3B | =13N | +30B | −6N | +19B | +24N | =2B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 28.00 | 2352 | -1.4 |
| 5 | Grigoryan, Karen H.GM | 2530 | ARM | +17N | =10B | +18N | +14B | +25N | −1B | =3B | −2N | =13N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 27.00 | 2378 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Bora, SafalGM | 2501 | USA | F | +38N | +19B | =1B | −2N | +4B | +25N | +13B | −3N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 26.00 | 2474 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Popilski, GilGM | 2445 | ISR | =16N | +35B | =10N | −25B | +44N | +14B | =8N | +18B | −1N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 23.00 | 2290 | -13.8 |
| 8 | Katz, AlexanderIM | 2373 | USA | +45N | =14B | =13N | +47B | −1N | +17B | =7B | =16N | =9N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 22.00 | 2272 | -9.3 |
| 9 | Brady, TysonCM | 2164 | USA | +48B | =2B | −1N | =20N | +33B | =19N | =21B | +35N | =8B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 21.50 | 2245 | +17.4 |
| 10 | Ansh M Shah | 2228 | IND | +33B | =5N | =7B | =30N | +27B | −3N | −13B | +20N | +24B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 23.25 | 2288 | +13.4 |
| 11 | Swaminathan, Pranav | 2097 | USA | −3B | =33N | =38B | +29N | −21B | +46N | +30B | +26N | =15B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 19.25 | 2138 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Abraham, John Z | 2100 | USA | +49N | −4B | −44N | +40B | +50N | =18B | −14N | +38B | +36N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 13.25 | 2113 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Diao, Matthew GuoFM | 2115 | USA | +23N | F | =8B | =4B | +16N | =25B | +10N | −6N | =5B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 25.50 | 2383 | +102.4 |
| 14 | Slade, Theodore | 2113 | ENG | +42B | =8N | +32B | −5N | =15B | −7N | +12B | =21N | =22N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.75 | 2242 | +26.8 |
| 15 | Pang, Qi | 2274 | USA | +40N | =1B | −2N | +44B | =14N | =24B | −18N | +31B | =11N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 19.25 | 2213 | -27.2 |
| 16 | Wang, Kevin | 2073 | USA | =7B | =43N | =26B | +39N | −13B | =30N | +41N | =8B | =18N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 18.75 | 2132 | +22.0 |
| 17 | Samuelson, AndrewFM | 2088 | USA | −5B | +48N | =21B | =26N | +43B | −8N | −35B | +40N | +27B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 15.25 | 2114 | +3.2 |
| 18 | Su, Jasmine ZhixinFM | 2160 | USA | F | +46N | −5B | =21N | +20B | =12N | +15B | −7N | =16B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 19.00 | 2205 | +16.8 |
| 19 | Zhuang, Kyle | 2144 | USA | +34B | F | −6N | +22B | =24N | =9B | −4N | +33N | =21B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 18.50 | 2175 | +11.0 |
| 20 | Mujumdar, Sameer | 2029 | USA | −4N | =23B | +35N | =9B | −18N | =41B | +34N | −10B | +31N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.00 | 2095 | +13.8 |
| 21 | Kurup, Siddharth | 1941 | USA | =47B | F | =17N | =18B | +11N | =31B | =9N | =14B | =19N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 20.50 | 2169 | +97.2 |
| 22 | Carter, Emmanuel | 2062 | USA | F | −37N | +46B | −19N | +26B | =32N | =43B | +28N | =14B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 15.50 | 2067 | +2.4 |
| 23 | Tyrrell, Benjamin | 1907 | USA | −13B | =20N | −31B | −34N | +49N | +45B | −36N | +44B | +32B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 10.75 | 2006 | +23.2 |
| 24 | Guo, Felix | 2078 | USA | F | =26N | =39B | +37N | =19B | =15N | +28B | −4B | −10N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 15.75 | 2114 | +12.8 |
| 25 | Paul, JustinFM | 2313 | USA | +30B | =3N | +37B | +7N | −5B | =13N | −6B | F | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 18.25 | 2347 | +9.6 |
| 26 | Liu, StevenCM | 1900 | USA | F | =24B | =16N | =17B | −22N | +29N | +27B | −11B | =41N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.50 | 2056 | +65.2 |
| 27 | Aravindakshan, SahanaWIM | 2093 | USA | −1N | =29B | +40N | +41B | −10N | =38B | −26N | +39B | −17N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 12.50 | 2024 | -36.8 |
| 28 | Hebbar, EshaanIM | 2183 | USA | F | =39N | +29B | +43N | =3B | −2B | −24N | −22B | +38N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 14.25 | 2120 | -29.2 |
| 29 | Wright, James Douglas | 1964 | USA | =32B | =27N | −28N | −11B | +42N | −26B | −39N | +45B | +46B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 10.75 | 1979 | +3.0 |
| 30 | Moorhouse, Will | 2026 | USA | −25N | +49B | +42N | =10B | −4N | =16B | −11N | −37B | =39N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 10.75 | 1988 | -24.8 |
| 31 | Pan, Zachary | 2088 | USA | −2N | =40B | +23N | =50B | =32B | =21N | =33B | −15N | −20B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 2005 | -46.8 |
| 32 | Michelle Catherina, PWIM | 2187 | IND | =29N | =44B | −14N | +42B | =31N | =22B | =38N | −36B | −23N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 11.50 | 1910 | -64.4 |
| 33 | Clancy, Daniel | 2004 | USA | −10N | =11B | =48N | +45B | −9N | +50B | =31N | −19B | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.75 | 2034 | +5.2 |
| 34 | Atassi, CelineWCM | 1912 | USA | −19N | −45B | =49N | +23B | −38N | +37B | −20B | +46N | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1923 | +2.4 |
| 35 | Xie, Timothy | 2006 | USA | F | −7N | −20B | =49B | +48N | +44B | +17N | −9B | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 2055 | +13.2 |
| 36 | Levine, Owen | 1936 | USA | F | F | −47N | =38B | =37B | =43N | +23B | +32N | −12B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 2018 | +28.4 |
| 37 | Muthukumaran, Gurru | 1879 | USA | F | +22B | −25N | −24B | =36N | −34N | +48B | +30N | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 2034 | +53.2 |
| 38 | Qian, BobbyCM | 2012 | USA | F | −6B | =11N | =36N | +34B | =27N | =32B | −12N | −28B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.75 | 2028 | -0.4 |
| 39 | Yehamandram Sridhar, Yogeshwar | 1907 | USA | F | =28B | =24N | −16B | −41N | =40N | +29B | −27N | =30B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.25 | 1966 | +21.2 |
| 40 | Shih, Matthew | 2014 | USA | −15B | =31N | −27B | −12N | F | =39B | +50N | −17B | +45N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 1976 | -10.2 |
| 41 | Su, Kevin | 1995 | USA | F | F | F | −27N | +39B | =20N | −16B | +43N | =26B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1981 | -4.4 |
| 42 | Yagiz, Bora | 1898 | TUR | −14N | F | −30B | −32N | −29B | +49B | =44N | =48N | +43B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.25 | 1896 | -3.0 |
| 43 | Yu, Yang | 1883 | USA | F | =16B | +45N | −28B | −17N | =36B | =22N | −41B | −42N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 1892 | +2.0 |
| 44 | Debmisra, Ariv | 1929 | USA | F | =32N | +12B | −15N | −7B | −35N | =42B | −23N | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.75 | 1942 | -4.0 |
| 45 | Li, SophieWFM | 2029 | USA | −8B | +34N | −43B | −33N | −46B | −23N | +49B | −29N | −40B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 4.50 | 1756 | -128.8 |
| 46 | Srinivasan, Sivavishnu | 1900 | USA | F | −18B | −22N | =48B | +45N | −11B | =47N | −34B | −29N | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.75 | 1847 | -22.8 |
| 47 | Semenov, ValeriFM | 2155 | UKR | =21N | F | +36B | −8N | F | F | =46B | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 2038 | -11.6 |
| 48 | Shankar, Pranav | 1943 | USA | −9N | −17B | =33B | =46N | −35B | F | −37N | =42B | F | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 1761 | -62.0 |
| 49 | Baim, Elvin | 1824 | AZE | −12B | −30N | =34B | =35N | −23B | −42N | −45N | F | F | 1.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 1674 | -43.2 |
| 50 | Gartenlaub, Corin | 1921 | USA | F | F | F | =31N | −12B | −33N | −40B | F | F | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1730 | -32.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Diao, Matthew GuoFMUSA+102.45.0 pts · #14
- 2Kurup, SiddharthUSA+97.24.5 pts · #18
- 3Liu, StevenCMUSA+65.24.0 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Li, SophieWFMUSA-128.82.0 pts · #47
- 2Michelle Catherina, PWIMIND-64.43.5 pts · #35
- 3Shankar, PranavUSA-62.01.5 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R9+280 Elo gap
- R8+251 Elo gap
- R7+193 Elo gap