3rd Annual Independence Day Open - U2300
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Dulles, VA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1936, and top seed was Justin Storn (🇺🇸 USA, 2118).
Sandeep Thimmasamudram (🇺🇸 USA, 1903) won with 6.0/7, ahead of William J Wang (5.0) and Hanford Chong (5.0). Thimmasamudram won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Albert Anderson (1251) beat Kevin Fang (1708), a +457-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Dulles, VA, United States
Dates
03 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSandeep Thimmasamudram led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Sandeep Thimmasamudram never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Sandeep Thimmasamudram 3 wins (R4–R6)Hanford Chong 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandeep Thimmasamudram | * | — | — | — |
| 2William J Wang | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Hanford Chong | — | — | * | — |
| 4Mark Hyland | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thimmasamudram, Sandeep | 1903 | USA | +33B | +16N | =4B | +9N | +5B | +7N | =10B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 20.25 | 2184 | +88.4 |
| 2 | Wang, William J | 1822 | USA | +25B | +12N | =31B | −5N | =6N | +28B | +21B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 2016 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Chong, Hanford | 1969 | USA | −15B | +34B | +19N | +8N | =21B | =31N | +4B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 14.00 | 1961 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Haldankar, Ameya | 1872 | USA | +17N | +8B | =1N | +22B | =7N | =10B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 16.50 | 1924 | +22.0 |
| 5 | Fischer, Robert J | 1817 | USA | =34N | +37B | +36N | +2B | −1N | −6B | +11N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1840 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Hyland, Mark | 1936 | USA | F | F | +18B | +23N | =2B | +5N | +7B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 16.50 | 2131 | +18.6 |
| 7 | Murugan Ayyappan, Adhiraiyan | 1893 | USA | +18B | =15N | +9B | +21N | =4B | −1B | −6N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1898 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Muthu, Kamatchi | 1801 | USA | +29B | −4N | +13N | −3B | +20N | −11B | +19N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1738 | -19.6 |
| 9 | Malik, Arjun | 1832 | USA | +11N | +35B | −7N | −1B | +17N | =13B | =22N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1789 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Peed, Grant | 1818 | USA | F | F | +15B | +12N | +16B | =4N | =1N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 14.75 | 2142 | +80.8 |
| 11 | Joseph, Veronique | 1672 | USA | −9B | =29N | +32B | =14N | =15B | +8N | −5B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1744 | +26.0 |
| 12 | Ramnath, Architsai | 1885 | USA | +19N | −2B | F | −10B | +22N | +16N | =31B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 1918 | +11.2 |
| 13 | Tseng, Ivan | 0 | USA | F | F | −8B | +24B | +26N | =9N | +25B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Shetty, Saharsh Darsh | 1838 | USA | F | +20B | −22N | =11B | +36N | −21N | +27B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1726 | -28.4 |
| 15 | Pabalan, Edward M | 1731 | USA | +3N | =7B | −10N | =20B | =11N | =19B | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 1780 | +7.4 |
| 16 | Storn, Justin | 2118 | USA | +30N | −1B | +17N | +28B | −10N | −12B | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1801 | -42.8 |
| 17 | Dudipala, Daksh Reddy | 1601 | USA | −4B | +33N | −16B | +27N | −9B | =20N | =18B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1676 | +17.6 |
| 18 | Wang, Leo | 1677 | USA | −7N | =30B | −6N | =25N | +23B | =26B | =17N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1688 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Song, Jeffrey | 1678 | USA | −12B | +25N | −3B | =35N | +33B | =15N | −8B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1718 | +11.6 |
| 20 | Ghodgaonkar, Anirudh P | 1654 | USA | F | −14N | +30B | =15N | −8B | =17B | +26N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1739 | +28.8 |
| 21 | Ben Jemaa, Munir | 1988 | USA | F | F | +26N | −7B | =3N | +14B | −2N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1856 | -34.8 |
| 22 | Maralappanavar, Omkar | 1770 | USA | F | F | +14B | −4N | −12B | +32N | =9B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1805 | +10.8 |
| 23 | Gao, Pinhang | 1616 | USA | F | F | +34N | −6B | −18N | +33B | =32B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1716 | +24.4 |
| 24 | Huang, Lulu | 1574 | USA | F | F | =25B | −13N | −27B | +35N | +30N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1913 | +50.8 |
| 25 | Doppalapudi, Adith | 1658 | USA | −2N | −19B | =24N | =18B | F | +36B | −13N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1589 | -19.2 |
| 26 | Soyka, Benjamin Evans | 1756 | USA | +27N | F | −21B | =29N | −13B | =18N | −20B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1532 | -23.8 |
| 27 | Anderson, Albert | 1251 | USA | −26B | F | −28N | −17B | +24N | +30B | −14N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rhines, Grayson | 1766 | USA | F | F | +27B | −16N | +29B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1717 | -10.4 |
| 29 | Naylor, Carla | 1587 | USA | −8N | =11B | +37N | =26B | −28N | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1664 | +9.4 |
| 30 | Fang, Kevin | 1708 | USA | −16B | =18N | −20N | +34B | F | −27N | −24B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1571 | -41.6 |
| 31 | Martin, Zachary | 1958 | USA | F | F | =2N | F | F | =3B | =12N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1892 | -5.2 |
| 32 | Huang, Lucia | 1599 | USA | F | F | −11N | F | +35B | −22B | =23N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1566 | -8.8 |
| 33 | Shifflett, Sibin Dominic | 1787 | USA | −1N | −17B | F | =36B | −19N | −23N | F | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.25 | 1304 | -107.2 |
| 34 | Li, Ella Xinyi | 1585 | USA | =5B | −3N | −23B | −30N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1456 | -24.4 |
| 35 | Ramesh, Sahana | 1555 | USA | F | −9N | F | =19B | −32N | −24B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1349 | -36.4 |
| 36 | Wang, Charles | 1552 | USA | F | F | −5B | =33N | −14B | −25N | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.25 | 1450 | -16.8 |
| 37 | Clark, Everitt R | 1685 | USA | F | −5N | −29B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 902 | -38.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thimmasamudram, SandeepUSA+88.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Peed, GrantUSA+80.84.0 pts · #8
- 3Huang, LuluUSA+50.82.5 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Shifflett, Sibin DominicUSA-107.20.5 pts · #34
- 2Storn, JustinUSA-42.83.0 pts · #14
- 3Fang, KevinUSA-41.61.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R6+457 Elo gap
- R5+323 Elo gap
- R5+300 Elo gap