33rd annual Eastern Class - Expert
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Windsor Locks, CT, United States. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1940, and top seed was Yuri Barnakov (🇺🇸 USA, 2094).
Sham R (🇮🇳 IND, 2094) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Nicklas Breskin (4.0) and Lacey Wang (4.0). R won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Marcus Farzaneh-Far (1646) beat Matthew Chan (1845), a +199-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Windsor Locks, CT, United States
Dates
06 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 5
CM×1
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×37
🇮🇳India×2
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSham R led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Sham R never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sham R beat Nicklas Breskin (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Sham R won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sham R | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Nicklas Breskin | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3WFMLacey Wang | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Miles Griffin | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sham R | 2094 | IND | +24B | +16N | +2B | +18N | +4B | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2701 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Breskin, Nicklas | 1949 | USA | +11B | +4N | −1N | +14B | +5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 2087 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 1894 | USA | =9B | +29N | +6B | =5N | +25B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 2001 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Jain, VihaanCM | 1952 | USA | +13N | −2B | +21N | +15B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1928 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Mashkov, David Alexander | 1798 | USA | +30N | =20B | +9N | =3B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1924 | +34.8 |
| 6 | Griffin, Miles | 1875 | USA | =14N | +15B | −3N | +9B | =12N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1869 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zhou, AbigailWCM | 1780 | USA | =8N | +10B | =12N | +22B | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.25 | 1948 | +34.8 |
| 8 | Bhargava, Kushagra | 1797 | USA | =7B | =27N | =30B | =17B | +15N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1895 | +27.2 |
| 9 | Ma, Jin | 1724 | USA | =3N | +17B | −5B | −6N | +28B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1839 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Klempf, Maxim | 1621 | USA | =26B | −7N | +29B | =11N | =13B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1771 | +32.0 |
| 11 | Alluri, Samanyu | 1735 | USA | −2N | =24N | +34B | =10B | =32N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1760 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Wong, Wyatt | 1846 | USA | F | +26N | =7B | =25N | =6B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1871 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Gallagher, Guy K | 0 | USA | −4B | +28N | −19B | +37N | =10N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zhou, ElizabethWCM | 1655 | USA | =6B | =31N | +16B | −2N | −22N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1753 | +23.6 |
| 15 | Gillott, Miles W | 1865 | USA | +40B | −6N | +31B | −4N | −8B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1791 | -20.4 |
| 16 | McCreesh, Brent L | 1772 | USA | +19N | −1B | −14N | +36B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1831 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Carey, Michael | 1889 | USA | =31B | −9N | +27B | =8N | −21N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1694 | -26.8 |
| 18 | Barnakov, Yuri | 2094 | USA | F | F | +33N | −1B | +23N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2034 | -3.4 |
| 19 | Klempf, Nathan | 1794 | USA | −16B | F | +13N | −23N | +29B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1658 | -21.6 |
| 20 | Chan, Matthew | 1845 | USA | +28B | =5N | −25B | =32N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1763 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Naba, Karim | 1804 | USA | F | F | −4B | +28N | +17B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1986 | +14.6 |
| 22 | Smucker, Jonathan | 1756 | USA | F | F | +37B | −7N | +14B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1879 | +9.8 |
| 23 | Finnerman, David | 1813 | USA | F | F | +38N | +19B | −18B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1960 | +11.2 |
| 24 | Varada, Praharsh | 1737 | USA | −1N | =11B | =26N | F | =33B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1776 | +3.6 |
| 25 | Farzaneh-Far, Marcus | 1646 | USA | F | F | +20N | =12B | −3N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1862 | +33.2 |
| 26 | Frieden, Ken | 1804 | USA | =10N | −12B | =24B | =35N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1671 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Gao, LiliannaWCM | 1731 | USA | F | =8B | −17N | −34N | +37B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1698 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Nakul Ramaswamy | 1741 | IND | −20N | −13B | +39N | −21B | −9N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1590 | -15.4 |
| 29 | Su, Milo | 1763 | USA | F | −3B | −10N | +39B | −19N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1574 | -39.2 |
| 30 | Zhang, Andrew | 1850 | USA | −5B | F | =8N | =33B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1680 | -27.2 |
| 31 | Chu, Leon | 1775 | USA | =17N | =14B | −15N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1678 | -15.2 |
| 32 | Uwakwe, Michael | 1869 | USA | F | F | F | =20B | =11B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1790 | -4.2 |
| 33 | Zhang, Derek | 1819 | USA | F | F | −18B | =30N | =24N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1769 | -9.6 |
| 34 | Liu, Eric | 1623 | USA | F | F | −11N | +27B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1733 | +12.0 |
| 35 | Russell, Hanon W | 1828 | USA | F | F | =36N | =26B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1794 | -1.8 |
| 36 | Xue, Ray | 1783 | USA | F | F | =35B | −16N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1607 | -18.4 |
| 37 | Wakida, Ken | 1829 | USA | F | F | −22N | −13B | −27N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 943 | -49.6 |
| 38 | Zheng, Ryan | 1617 | USA | F | F | −23B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -10.0 |
| 39 | Green, Jacob | 1756 | USA | F | F | −28B | −29N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 952 | -40.4 |
| 40 | Baez, Luis | 1915 | PUR | −15N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1065 | -11.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mashkov, David AlexanderUSA+34.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Zhou, AbigailWCMUSA+34.83.0 pts · #7
- 3Farzaneh-Far, MarcusUSA+33.21.5 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Wakida, KenUSA-49.60.0 pts · #39
- 2Green, JacobUSA-40.40.0 pts · #38
- 3Su, MiloUSA-39.21.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R3+199 Elo gap
- R2+165 Elo gap
- R3+142 Elo gap