27th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship - Master & Expert
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Sacramento, CA, United States. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2050, and top seed was Enrico Sevillano (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2292).
Enrico Sevillano (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2292) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Theodore Biyiasas (4.0) and Max Hao (3.5). Sevillano won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ethan Y Liang (1906) beat Andy Lee (FM, 2190), a +284-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Enrico Sevillano led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Enrico Sevillano takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
GM Enrico Sevillano went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMEnrico Sevillano | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Theodore Biyiasas | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Max Hao | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Zlata Mokeeva | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevillano, EnricoGM | 2292 | USA | +10B | =8N | +4B | =3N | +7B | =19N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 12.75 | 2173 | -5.5 |
| 2 | Biyiasas, Theodore | 2006 | USA | +6N | =16B | +8N | −19N | +20B | =3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2041 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Hao, Max | 2058 | USA | +9N | F | +7B | =1B | =5N | =2N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 2162 | +27.6 |
| 4 | Mokeeva, Zlata | 1909 | RUS | =21N | +11B | −1N | =17B | =9N | +13B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1977 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Bhatta, Rohit | 2014 | USA | =13B | +14N | =16N | +6B | =3B | F | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2016 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Sabyrov, Muradhan E | 1872 | USA | −2B | +12N | +9B | −5N | =13B | =17B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1844 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Liang, Ethan Y | 1906 | USA | +12B | +15N | −3N | +16B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 2087 | +44.0 |
| 8 | Chidipudi, Kishan | 1829 | USA | +18N | =1B | −2B | +14N | −10B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1910 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Agrawal, Arvin | 1848 | USA | −3B | +24B | −6N | +22N | =4B | −20N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1895 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Seitzer, Phillip | 1903 | USA | −1N | F | +11B | F | +8N | =12B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 2002 | +8.6 |
| 11 | Chin, Zee | 1842 | USA | =14B | −4N | −10N | +24B | =17N | =16B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1768 | -25.6 |
| 12 | Grover, Aastik | 1665 | USA | −7N | −6B | F | +23B | +16N | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1837 | +43.6 |
| 13 | Stevens, Adam B | 1833 | USA | =5N | =21B | =18B | F | =6N | −4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1830 | -1.0 |
| 14 | Indukuri, Suhas | 1701 | USA | =11N | −5B | +24N | −8B | =18B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1780 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Lee, AndyFM | 2190 | USA | +24N | −7B | F | +18N | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1979 | -12.6 |
| 16 | Natraj, Tapas Aarav | 1871 | USA | F | =2N | =5B | −7N | −12B | =11N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1737 | -35.2 |
| 17 | Rhinehart, Zachary | 1697 | USA | F | F | F | =4N | =11B | =6N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1874 | +27.6 |
| 18 | Weiss, Roi | 1711 | USA | −8B | F | =13N | −15B | =14N | =23B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1673 | -14.4 |
| 19 | Bachin, VitaliiIM | 2214 | RUS | F | F | F | +2B | F | =1B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2342 | +3.4 |
| 20 | Velasquez, Russell Garcia | 0 | USA | F | F | F | =?B | −2N | +9B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1981 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Aigner, MichaelCM | 2007 | USA | =4B | =13N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1871 | -7.2 |
| 22 | Santos Jr, Catalino | 1769 | USA | F | F | F | −9B | +23N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1743 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Viswanath, Naren Ganapathy | 1637 | USA | F | F | F | −12N | −22B | =18N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1442 | -27.2 |
| 24 | Yuan, SerenaWCM | 1867 | USA | −15B | −9N | −14B | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1095 | -76.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Liang, Ethan YUSA+44.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Grover, AastikUSA+43.62.5 pts · #10
- 3Hao, MaxUSA+27.63.5 pts · #2
- 1Yuan, SerenaWCMUSA-76.40.0 pts · #24
- 2Natraj, Tapas AaravUSA-35.21.5 pts · #20
- 3Viswanath, Naren GanapathyUSA-27.20.5 pts · #23
- R2+284 Elo gap
- R5+206 Elo gap
- R3+166 Elo gap