3rd Ruth Haring Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Jimmy Heiserman (🇺🇸 USA, 2165).
Theodore Biyiasas (🇺🇸 USA, 1988) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Tapas Aarav Natraj (3.0) and Neil S Bhaduri (3.0). Biyiasas clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tapas Aarav Natraj (1793) beat Neil S Bhaduri (2072), a +279-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
31 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×22
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTheodore Biyiasas led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jun
Theodore Biyiasas takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Tapas Aarav Natraj won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Theodore Biyiasas | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Neil S Bhaduri | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Tapas Aarav Natraj | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4WFMOlivia Smith | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biyiasas, Theodore | 1988 | USA | +20B | =5N | +9B | +2B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2180 | +14.8 |
| 2 | Natraj, Tapas Aarav | 1793 | USA | +24B | +22N | +3B | −1N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2194 | +82.4 |
| 3 | Bhaduri, Neil S | 2072 | USA | +23N | +18B | −2N | +6B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2036 | -5.2 |
| 4 | Smith, OliviaWFM | 2123 | WLS | =10B | +14N | =5B | +17N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 1967 | -10.6 |
| 5 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 1884 | USA | +21N | =1B | =4N | =16B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1980 | +19.6 |
| 6 | Sun, Kevin | 1971 | USA | +13B | =9N | +7B | −3N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2002 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Wu, Zhuoyuan | 1893 | USA | +19B | =8N | −6N | +13B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1996 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Heiserman, Jimmy | 2165 | USA | +11N | =7B | +15N | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2167 | +0.2 |
| 9 | Liou, Arthur | 1916 | USA | +17N | =6B | −1N | =12B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1837 | -7.6 |
| 10 | Dancig Perlman, Yali | 1767 | USA | =4N | −15B | +21N | =11B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1900 | +25.2 |
| 11 | Chin, Zee | 1884 | USA | −8B | =13N | +19B | =10N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1850 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Gnana Hari Sekar, Easwar | 1692 | USA | =22B | −16N | +14B | =9N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1815 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Rajaram, Raghu | 1747 | USA | −6N | =11B | +20B | −7N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1795 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Chitta, Adithya | 1671 | USA | =15N | −4B | −12N | +21B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1752 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Sawhney, Yuvraj Singh | 1905 | USA | =14B | +10N | −8B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1868 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Chen, Leo H | 1741 | USA | F | +12B | F | =5N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1981 | +24.8 |
| 17 | Yi, Colin | 1696 | USA | −9B | F | +18N | −4B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1809 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1789 | USA | F | −3N | −17B | +20N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1725 | -12.0 |
| 19 | Harish, Vidyuth | 1720 | USA | −7N | +23B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1741 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Zhuge, Katherine | 1781 | USA | −1N | =21B | −13N | −18B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1481 | -56.0 |
| 21 | Indukuri, Suhas | 1686 | USA | −5B | =20N | −10B | −14N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1454 | -40.8 |
| 22 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1931 | USA | =12N | −2B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1550 | -19.8 |
| 23 | Tia, Rudy Jr. | 1820 | PNG | −3B | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1096 | -16.6 |
| 24 | Sethi, Kanwar | 2013 | USA | −2N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 993 | -31.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Natraj, Tapas AaravUSA+82.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Dancig Perlman, YaliUSA+25.22.0 pts · #11
- 3Gnana Hari Sekar, EaswarUSA+24.82.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Zhuge, KatherineUSA-56.00.5 pts · #20
- 2Indukuri, SuhasUSA-40.80.5 pts · #21
- 3Sethi, KanwarUSA-31.20.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R3+279 Elo gap
- R1+220 Elo gap
- R2+138 Elo gap