2nd Chess For Cure Open
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Akron, OH, United States. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2097, and top seed was Erick Zhao (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2410).
Sharath Radhakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2133) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Justin Storn (3.5) and Erick Zhao (3.0). Radhakrishnan won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Dalton Perrine (FM, 2129) beat Erick Zhao (IM, 2410), a +281-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Akron, OH, United States
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×19
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsCM Sharath Radhakrishnan led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
CM Sharath Radhakrishnan held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
CM Sharath Radhakrishnan won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radhakrishnan, SharathCM | 2133 | USA | +15B | +7N | +6B | +8N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2847 | +63.2 |
| 2 | Storn, Justin | 2073 | USA | +16B | +11N | =7B | +6N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.50 | 2372 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Zhao, ErickIM | 2410 | USA | +8B | −6N | +9B | +11N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2233 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Zhang, Louis | 1837 | USA | =12B | +19N | =10B | =7N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2070 | +45.6 |
| 5 | Hart, Braeden | 2065 | USA | −13B | +16N | =17B | +18B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1896 | -15.8 |
| 6 | Perrine, DaltonFM | 2129 | USA | +20N | +3B | −1N | −2B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 2133 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Adury, AnantFM | 2207 | USA | +9N | −1B | =2N | =4B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1995 | -40.4 |
| 8 | Balyan, Aryan | 2006 | USA | −3N | +17B | +13N | −1B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 2030 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Gajanan Vijay Jayade | 1935 | IND | −7B | +15N | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 2045 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Prem, Muthu Avaneesh | 1793 | USA | +14N | =12B | =4N | −9N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1879 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Weaver, Benjamin | 2011 | USA | +19B | −2B | +20N | −3B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 2075 | +4.6 |
| 12 | Lin, Benjamin | 1999 | USA | =4N | =10N | =15B | =16N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1818 | -37.6 |
| 13 | Bize, Nicholas Tim | 1794 | USA | +5N | +20B | −8B | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2121 | +50.4 |
| 14 | Maralappanavar, Omkar | 1744 | USA | −10B | −18N | +19B | +20B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1859 | +24.8 |
| 15 | Soni, Arjun | 1847 | USA | −1N | −9B | =12N | +17N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1876 | +2.8 |
| 16 | Pendurti, Pranav | 1798 | USA | −2N | −5B | +18N | =12B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1904 | +18.0 |
| 17 | Thornton, Christian | 1785 | USA | +18B | −8N | =5N | −15B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1849 | +10.8 |
| 18 | Robinson Jr, Scott | 1825 | USA | −17N | +14B | −16B | −5N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1655 | -36.4 |
| 19 | Casden, Alan | 1902 | USA | −11N | −4B | −14N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1064 | -33.0 |
| 20 | Ramaswamy, Abhinav | 1916 | USA | −6B | −13N | −11B | −14N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1120 | -39.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Radhakrishnan, SharathCMUSA+63.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Bize, Nicholas TimUSA+50.42.0 pts · #9
- 3Zhang, LouisUSA+45.62.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Adury, AnantFMUSA-40.42.0 pts · #7
- 2Ramaswamy, AbhinavUSA-39.80.0 pts · #20
- 3Lin, BenjaminUSA-37.62.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R2+281 Elo gap
- R1+271 Elo gap
- R4+172 Elo gap