34th Annual Chicago Open

SwissStandard

110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Wheeling, IL, United States. 74 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2567, and top seed was Awonder Liang (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2696).

Semen Khanin ( FID, GM, 2576) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Jianchao Zhou (7.0) and Cristhian Cruz (6.5). Khanin won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Andrew Titus (2176) beat Jianchao Zhou (GM, 2585), a +409-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Wheeling, IL, United States

Dates

22 May 2025 → 26 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMAwonder Liang2696

Avg top 10

2,567

Participants

110

Titled players · 74

GM×20

IM×17

FM×24

CM×11

WGM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×73

🇮🇳India×5

🇨🇦Canada×4

🇨🇺Cuba×3

🇮🇷Iran×2

🇸🇰Slovakia×2

🇲🇳Mongolia×2

🇵🇪Peru×2

Top 3

🥇
GMSemen Khanin
FID·2576
8.0pts·2784perf+18.6
🥈
GMJianchao Zhou
🇺🇸USA·2585
7.0pts·2543perf-2.0
🥉
GMCristhian Cruz
🇵🇪PER·2472
6.5pts·2602perf+15.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Semen Khanin led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Khanin8Zhou7Cordova6.5Schmakel6.5Bharathakoti6.5Narayanan6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Semen Khanin never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Semen Khanin 7 wins (R1–R7)GM Jianchao Zhou 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMSemen Khanin	*	—	½	—
2GMJianchao Zhou	—	*	—	—
3GMEmilio Cordova	½	—	*	—
4IMSam Schmakel	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Khanin, SemenGM	2576	FID	+27N	+58B	+30N	+3B	+15N	+26B	+8B	=6N	=4B	8.0	46.0	50.0	43.50	2784	+18.6
2	Zhou, JianchaoGM	2585	USA	=59N	−18B	+84N	+61B	+27N	+20B	=5N	+3B	+19N	7.0	42.5	45.5	34.75	2543	-2.0
3	Cruz, CristhianGM	2472	PER	+62B	+76N	+28B	−1N	+17B	+16N	=4B	−2N	+26B	6.5	46.5	50.0	31.75	2602	+15.8
4	Harsha BharathakotiGM	2532	IND	+66N	=64B	+61N	=8B	=20N	+32B	=3N	+15B	=1N	6.5	44.5	48.5	33.50	2548	+3.2
5	Narayanan, SamrugIM	2432	USA	+80N	+32B	+105N	=15B	−16B	+18N	=2B	+9N	=6B	6.5	44.5	46.5	31.50	2540	+14.2
6	Cordova, EmilioGM	2513	PER	+95B	=45N	+59B	=21N	=9B	+71N	+11B	=1B	=5N	6.5	44.0	46.5	31.25	2533	+3.3
7	Schmakel, SamIM	2449	USA	+41B	+71N	=31B	=17N	+28B	−8N	=29B	+35N	+16B	6.5	42.0	45.5	31.75	2501	+6.6
8	Atanasov, AnthonyIM	2402	CAN	=46B	+81N	+48B	=4N	+47B	+7B	−1N	=16N	=43B	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	2509	+13.7
9	Kostolansky, Sebastian LukasIM	2402	SVK	+65N	=61B	+89N	+19B	=6N	=11B	=15N	−5B	+33N	6.0	43.0	46.0	28.50	2513	+13.4
10	Tugstumur, YesuntumurIM	2396	MGL	+22N	+60B	−15N	+12B	=71N	=13B	−37N	+32B	+34N	6.0	42.0	45.5	30.25	2478	+20.0
11	Deviprasath, SharveshFM	2420	USA	+87B	+47N	+91B	−16N	+36B	=9N	−6N	+37B	=15N	6.0	41.0	44.0	26.25	2482	+8.7
12	Liang, JasonIM	2378	USA	+84B	=48N	+79B	−10N	=29B	+40N	=21B	=31N	+28B	6.0	39.5	42.5	26.50	2376	+0.7
13	Alonso Rosell, AlvarGM	2550	ESP	−39B	=78N	+96B	+95N	+58B	=10N	=17B	=29N	+37B	6.0	36.5	39.0	24.00	2407	-13.5
14	Hilby, CraigIM	2412	USA	=89N	+100B	+63N	+18B	−26N	−15B	=71B	+45N	+29B	6.0	36.0	38.5	24.75	2412	+0.8
15	Burke, John MGM	2577	USA	+40B	+36N	+10B	=5N	−1B	+14N	=9B	−4N	=11B	5.5	50.0	55.0	31.25	2496	-8.4
16	Corrales Jimenez, FidelGM	2543	USA	+68N	=20B	+64N	+11B	+5N	−3B	=26N	=8B	−7N	5.5	46.0	50.0	28.75	2467	-8.2
17	Fishbein, AlexanderGM	2377	USA	+90N	+53B	=19N	=7B	−3N	+27B	=13N	=22B	=20N	5.5	45.0	48.0	27.00	2423	+6.2
18	Titus, Andrew	2176	USA	=21B	+2N	+35B	−14N	+51B	−5B	=30N	=50N	+54B	5.5	44.0	48.5	28.50	2482	+70.0
19	Kevlishvili, RobbyGM	2541	NED	+93B	+50N	=17B	−9N	+34B	=21N	+36B	=26N	−2B	5.5	43.5	46.5	25.50	2455	-9.0
20	Lin, DacheyFM	2307	USA	+69B	=16N	=107B	+39N	=4B	−2N	+38B	=28N	=17B	5.5	43.5	45.0	26.00	2507	+45.4
21	Mitkov, NikolaGM	2387	MKD	=18N	+77B	+72N	=6B	=32N	=19B	=12N	=34B	=22N	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.50	2368	-0.9
22	Kung, Thomas	2183	USA	−10B	=23N	=97B	+73N	+75B	=28N	+58B	=17N	=21B	5.5	38.5	41.0	23.00	2358	+41.6
23	Mikhalevski, VictorGM	2513	ISR	−60N	=22B	=52N	=49B	+78N	+48B	−34N	+46B	+94N	5.5	36.0	39.0	22.75	2296	-21.0
24	Wang, TianqiIM	2355	USA	+52N	−105B	+60N	−27B	=46N	+89B	=32N	+47B	=25N	5.5	36.0	38.0	23.50	2311	-4.5
25	Ghaem Maghami, EhsanGM	2427	IRI	−31B	=96N	+81B	+62N	=50B	=47N	=45B	+64N	=24B	5.5	35.5	38.0	22.25	2328	-10.4
26	Chasin, NicoGM	2446	USA	F	+49N	+45B	+31N	+14B	−1N	=16B	=19B	−3N	5.0	45.5	45.5	25.50	2494	+5.8
27	Jing, AndrewFM	2254	USA	−1B	+55N	+74B	+24N	−2B	−17N	+91B	=36N	=35B	5.0	44.0	47.0	21.50	2338	+38.4
28	Mamatov, MelisFM	2339	KGZ	+86B	+73N	−3N	+68B	−7N	=22B	+39N	=20B	−12N	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.00	2307	-2.9
29	Kiewra, KeatonIM	2269	USA	=104N	=106B	+42N	=33B	=12N	+30B	=7N	=13B	−14N	5.0	41.5	43.0	23.50	2323	+7.5
30	Sheehan, Ethan	2380	USA	+78B	+39N	−1B	−47N	+87B	−29N	=18B	+48N	=36B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.25	2316	-15.6
31	Prabhu, Naveen	2196	USA	+25N	+37B	=7N	−26B	=94N	+33B	=35N	=12B	F	5.0	41.0	41.0	25.75	2488	+60.4
32	Ochirbat, LkhagvajamtsFM	2286	MGL	+103B	−5N	+86B	+91N	=21B	−4N	=24B	−10N	+63B	5.0	40.0	42.0	17.50	2299	+6.0
33	Keleberda, TymurIM	2348	CAN	=49B	=42N	+56B	=29N	=40B	−31N	+66B	+71N	−9B	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.75	2280	-16.4
34	Amburgy, RyanFM	2309	USA	−105N	=52B	+77N	+41B	−19N	+72B	+23B	=21N	−10B	5.0	39.0	41.0	22.50	2318	+2.2
35	Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIM	2378	IND	−53N	+90B	−18N	+67B	+80N	+59N	=31B	−7B	=27N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.50	2263	-13.3
36	Johnson, DonaldFM	2318	USA	+82N	−15B	+80N	+65B	−11N	+102B	−19N	=27B	=30N	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.00	2336	+5.0
37	Strikovic, AleksaGM	2371	SRB	+96B	−31N	=62B	=72N	+86B	+91N	+10B	−11N	−13N	5.0	36.5	39.0	18.25	2284	-9.1
38	Bilych, OleksiiIM	2460	UKR	−48N	=84B	=49N	=52B	+81N	+63B	−20N	+60B	=44N	5.0	35.5	38.5	20.00	2249	-22.4
39	Atwell, RoseFM	2251	USA	+13N	−30B	+106N	−20B	=79B	+62N	−28B	+102N	=51B	5.0	35.5	37.0	17.50	2281	+7.6
40	Wan, JosephCM	2254	USA	−15N	+82B	+85N	=58B	=33N	−12B	=102N	=49B	+77N	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.75	2260	+1.4
41	Ladan, Nicholas	2209	USA	−7N	+101B	=51B	−34N	=74B	=85N	+88B	=58N	+64B	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.50	2242	+8.0
42	Shetty, Anshul	2112	USA	=44N	=33B	−29B	−75N	−73B	+108N	+98B	+87N	+66B	5.0	31.5	31.5	14.50	2204	+43.6
43	Bruzon Batista, LazaroGM	2556	USA	F	=46N	=95B	=59N	+56B	F	+50N	+44B	=8N	5.0	31.0	31.0	22.50	2432	-8.1
44	Kaplan, Avi HarrisonFM	2322	USA	=42B	−79N	+109B	=102N	=72B	+95N	+93B	−43N	=38B	5.0	29.5	29.5	13.25	2231	-18.0
45	Quesada Vera, LiordisIM	2302	CUB	+70N	=6B	−26N	=46B	=65N	+79B	=25N	−14B	=53N	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.00	2267	-3.6
46	Girsh, DanielFM	2190	USA	=8N	=43B	=50B	=45N	=24B	=51N	+59B	−23N	=71B	4.5	39.5	43.0	20.75	2368	+40.0
47	Singh, Siddharth	2280	USA	+92N	−11B	+67N	+30B	−8N	=25B	=94B	−24N	=49N	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.50	2279	+3.6
48	Mcconnell, Sullivan	2216	USA	+38B	=12B	−8N	−54N	+69B	−23N	+96B	−30B	+74N	4.5	39.5	42.0	18.00	2311	+20.8
49	Wilber, Matthew K	2147	USA	=33N	−26B	=38B	=23N	−62B	+99N	+75B	=40N	=47B	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.50	2308	+34.8
50	Aaron, Deepak	2306	USA	+88N	−19B	=46N	+89B	=25N	+54N	−43B	=18B	F	4.5	36.5	36.5	18.25	2360	+11.8
51	Petesch, GabrielFM	2329	USA	+67N	−91B	=41N	+63B	−18N	=46B	=83N	=53B	=39N	4.5	36.0	39.0	19.25	2163	-37.8
52	Kretchetov, AlexandreFM	2149	RUS	−24B	=34N	=23B	=38N	−95B	=70N	+106B	=59N	+85B	4.5	34.5	36.0	16.25	2247	+20.2
53	Rao, Anjaneya SripathyCM	2173	USA	+35B	−17N	−71B	+98N	−59B	=75N	+95B	=51N	=45B	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.25	2265	+44.0
54	Movsziszian, KarenGM	2421	ARM	=63N	−72B	+100N	+48B	=93N	−50B	=60N	+83B	−18N	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.00	2204	-24.5
55	Cigan, Jason	2089	USA	−58N	−27B	+101N	=57B	=60N	=56B	=61N	+76B	=93N	4.5	32.5	34.5	15.50	2233	+33.8
56	Yang, DanielCM	2213	USA	F	=104B	−33N	+82B	−43N	=55N	=85B	+97N	+67B	4.5	29.5	29.5	14.75	2171	-14.0
57	Shafer, Logan CCM	2291	USA	−73B	−86N	+88B	=55N	=84B	=87N	+65B	=63N	=80B	4.5	28.5	31.5	16.00	2129	-74.4
58	Xie, BryanIM	2317	USA	+55B	−1N	+87B	=40N	−13N	+65B	−22N	=41B	F	4.0	41.0	41.0	16.50	2280	-4.5
59	Petenyi, TamasIM	2254	SVK	=2B	+109N	−6N	=43B	+53N	−35B	−46N	=52B	=81N	4.0	40.5	40.5	14.50	2249	-1.5
60	Kogen, Jonathan	2228	USA	+23B	−10N	−24B	=85N	=55B	+86N	=54B	−38N	=70B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.50	2227	-1.0
61	Campos Jimenez, Augusto CesarIM	2280	CUB	+108B	=9N	−4B	−2N	−96B	+69N	=55B	=85N	=65B	4.0	37.5	37.5	12.75	2174	-11.9
62	Lee, MeganFM	2222	USA	−3N	+99B	=37N	−25B	+49N	−39B	=72N	−67B	+92N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.25	2160	-14.0
63	Sammons, Evan	2195	USA	=54B	+97N	−14B	−51N	+99B	−38N	+74B	=57B	−32N	4.0	35.5	38.0	13.00	2198	+1.0
64	Vaibhav KalpakaFM	2302	IND	+74B	=4N	−16B	=79N	−102B	+96N	+84B	−25B	−41N	4.0	35.0	37.0	14.00	2186	-25.6
65	Ren, Jesse	2187	USA	−9B	+108N	+76B	−36N	=45B	−58N	−57N	+82B	=61N	4.0	35.0	35.0	11.25	2205	+11.6
66	Padhya SaumilFM	2238	IND	−4B	−74N	=99N	=77B	+104N	+67B	−33N	+72B	−42N	4.0	33.5	35.5	12.50	2088	-33.6
67	Yin, Evan	2119	USA	−51B	+75N	−47B	−35N	+106B	−66N	+73B	+62N	−56N	4.0	33.5	35.0	12.50	2168	+23.2
68	Blatny, PavelGM	2249	CZE	−16B	+69N	+73B	−28N	−91B	−84N	=70B	=88N	+97B	4.0	31.0	33.5	13.50	2072	-19.9
69	Khanbutaev, Artemii	2059	USA	−20N	−68B	=92N	+90B	−48N	−61B	+78N	+96N	=76B	4.0	31.0	33.5	12.25	2151	+43.2
70	Santosh, Saharsh	2032	USA	−45B	−95N	−75B	+108N	=76N	=52B	=68N	+101B	=60N	4.0	28.5	28.5	10.00	2134	+45.6
71	Gutla, AryanFM	2299	USA	+101N	−7B	+53N	F	=10B	−6B	=14N	−33B	=46N	3.5	41.0	41.0	14.75	2263	-3.8
72	Zhao, KevinFM	2135	USA	F	+54N	−21B	=37B	=44N	−34N	=62B	−66N	+88B	3.5	36.0	36.0	14.50	2245	+42.0
73	Tikhomirov, Matthew	1960	USA	+57N	−28B	−68N	−22B	+42N	−83B	−67N	=98B	+101N	3.5	34.0	36.0	12.75	2078	+45.2
74	Quirke, Jeffrey	2035	USA	−64N	+66B	−27N	=83B	=41N	=80B	−63N	+90N	−48B	3.5	33.5	36.5	13.00	2141	+23.0
75	Chirilov, James AFM	2259	USA	−107N	−67B	+70N	+42B	−22N	=53B	−49N	−77B	+100N	3.5	33.5	35.0	13.75	2100	-41.0
76	Jiang, AndrewFM	2301	USA	+99B	−3B	−65N	−86N	=70B	+98N	=89B	−55N	=69N	3.5	31.5	34.0	10.50	2041	-59.2
77	Guo, EthanFM	2068	USA	F	−21N	−34B	=66N	=90B	+100N	=87B	+75N	−40B	3.5	31.5	31.5	11.00	2197	+50.4
78	Joel Paul GantaCM	2174	IND	−30N	=13B	=98B	=97N	−23B	−88N	−69B	+103N	+99B	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.00	2072	-27.8
79	Patel, Maahir M	2026	USA	F	+44B	−12N	=64B	=39N	−45N	=86B	+84N	F	3.5	30.5	30.5	14.00	2264	+80.4
80	Luger, Sam	2205	USA	−5B	+103N	−36B	+106N	−35B	=74N	=97B	F	=57N	3.5	30.5	30.5	8.75	2128	-32.4
81	Yao, Hanchi	2117	USA	F	−8B	−25N	+103N	−38B	−97N	+99B	+95N	=59B	3.5	30.0	30.0	9.00	2164	+11.6
82	Atoufi, PedramFM	2110	IRI	−36B	−40N	+108B	−56N	−98B	+103N	=90B	−65N	+96B	3.5	28.5	28.5	6.00	2039	-17.6
83	Duncan, Jason	2212	USA	F	F	−94B	=74N	=85B	+73N	=51B	−54N	+102B	3.5	24.0	24.0	11.00	2157	-9.4
84	Gaw, ChloeWIM	2172	USA	−12N	=38N	−2B	+109B	=57N	+68B	−64N	−79B	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.75	2193	0.0
85	Chinni, RishabhCM	2041	USA	F	=94N	−40B	=60B	=83N	=41B	=56N	=61B	−52N	3.0	33.5	33.5	12.00	2149	+40.0
86	Panda, Vedic	2124	USA	−28N	+57B	−32N	+76B	−37N	−60B	=79N	=92B	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	11.25	2133	-0.4
87	Yue, TariqCM	2192	USA	−11N	+92B	−58N	+104B	−30N	=57B	=77N	−42B	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	9.00	2075	-47.6
88	Xia, Joshua	2037	USA	−50B	−93N	−57N	=101B	+92N	+78B	−41N	=68B	−72N	3.0	31.0	33.0	9.50	2040	-2.4
89	Lehmann, SpencerFM	2191	USA	=14B	+98N	−9B	−50N	+97B	−24N	=76N	F	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	9.75	2190	-0.4
90	Amura, ClaudiaWGM	2153	ARG	−17B	−35N	=103B	−69N	=77N	+101B	=82N	−74B	=98N	3.0	29.5	31.5	7.75	1973	-21.9
91	Le, Nguyen Khoi NguyenCM	1944	VIE	+110B	+51N	−11N	−32B	+68N	−37B	−27N	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	8.50	2249	+44.6
92	Ramesh, Nehanraj	1914	USA	−47B	−87N	=69B	−96N	−88B	+109N	+100B	=86N	−62B	3.0	26.5	26.5	6.00	2004	+34.8
93	Castaneda, NelsonFM	2241	USA	−19N	+88B	+104N	F	=54B	F	−44N	F	=55B	3.0	24.5	24.5	9.50	2209	-3.6
94	Gurevich, DmitryGM	2347	USA	=100N	=85B	+83N	F	=31B	F	=47N	F	−23B	3.0	24.0	24.0	11.00	2229	-8.9
95	Sivakumar, ShaashwathFM	2234	USA	−6N	+70B	=43N	−13B	+52N	−44B	−53N	−81B	F	2.5	39.0	39.0	11.00	2161	-18.4
96	Karthi, JashithCM	2151	USA	−37N	=25B	−13N	+92B	+61N	−64B	−48N	−69B	−82N	2.5	36.5	39.5	9.75	2082	-40.0
97	Wang, Rocky	1951	USA	F	−63B	=22N	=78B	−89N	+81B	=80N	−56B	−68N	2.5	31.5	31.5	9.75	2050	+34.8
98	Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM	1951	CAN	F	−89B	=78N	−53B	+82N	−76B	−42N	=73N	=90B	2.5	29.5	29.5	8.50	2006	+17.6
99	Ntende, Edgar	1989	UGA	−76N	−62N	=66B	+100B	−63N	−49B	−81N	+109B	−78N	2.5	29.5	29.5	4.50	1999	-0.2
100	Ling, ChenxuanCM	2131	USA	=94B	−14N	−54B	−99N	+109N	−77B	−92N	+108B	−75B	2.5	26.0	26.0	1.50	1976	-77.2
101	Pomerantz, Daniel	1968	CAN	−71B	−41N	−55B	=88N	=103B	−90N	+108B	−70N	−73B	2.0	28.5	28.5	2.50	1849	-27.2
102	Gangavarapu, Sreekar	1965	USA	F	F	F	=44B	+64N	−36N	=40B	−39B	−83N	2.0	27.5	27.5	9.00	2152	+46.0
103	Rojas Cisneros, Kevin	1936	CRC	−32N	−80B	=90N	−81B	=101N	−82B	+104N	−78B	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	4.50	1900	-9.0
104	Atoufi, Artin	1732	USA	=29B	=56N	−93B	−87N	−66B	−106N	−103B	F	+108N	2.0	23.0	23.0	4.75	1873	+37.6
105	Blanco Amaro, Guillermo J.	2076	CUB	+34B	+24N	−5B	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	10.50	2490	+30.4
106	Bhatta, Rohit	2024	USA	F	=29N	−39B	−80B	−67N	+104B	−52N	F	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	4.50	1928	-14.4
107	Liang, AwonderGM	2696	USA	+75B	F	=20N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	6.25	2495	-3.3
108	Tsai, Tien-Zuei David	1907	TPE	−61N	−65B	−82N	−70B	F	−42B	−101N	−100N	−104B	0.0	27.0	27.0	0.00	1269	-97.6
109	Karthikeyan, Harishkumar	1963	USA	F	−59B	−44N	−84N	−100B	−92B	F	−99N	F	0.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	1331	-71.6
110	Torres Rosas, Luis CarlosIM	2288	MEX	−91N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1144	-17.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Patel, Maahir MUSA
+80.4
3.5 pts · #82
2Titus, AndrewUSA
+70.0
5.5 pts · #16
3Prabhu, NaveenUSA
+60.4
5.0 pts · #40

Top rating losers

1Tsai, Tien-Zuei DavidTPE
-97.6
0.0 pts · #110
2Ling, ChenxuanCMUSA
-77.2
2.5 pts · #100
3Shafer, Logan CCMUSA
-74.4
4.5 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R2+409 Elo gap
Titus, Andrew2176 beat GMZhou, Jianchao2585
R2+385 Elo gap
CMLe, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen1944 beat FMPetesch, Gabriel2329
R1+344 Elo gap
CMLe, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen1944 beat IMTorres Rosas, Luis Carlos2288