2nd Chess For Cure Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Akron, OH, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1726, and top seed was Carlos M. Guzman Ortiz (π΅π· PUR, 1912).
Tejas Puram (πΊπΈ USA, 1703) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Joseph W Kleban (3.0) and Carlos M. Guzman Ortiz (3.0). Puram shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
πΊπΈAkron, OH, United States
Dates
21 Jun 2025 β 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 4 rounds
Federations Β· 3 represented
πΊπΈUnited States of AmericaΓ14
π΅π·Puerto RicoΓ1
π¨π¦CanadaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 4 roundsTight race until R4; 5 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
Co-leaders
7
2
2
5
R4 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 3.0/4. Puram takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlos M. Guzman Ortiz | * | β | Β½ | β |
| 2Joseph W Kleban | β | * | Β½ | β |
| 3Tejas Puram | Β½ | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Om Chatterjee | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puram, Tejas | 1703 | USA | +8B | +4N | =2B | =3B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1979 | +57.2 |
| 2 | Kleban, Joseph W | 1807 | USA | =6B | +16N | =1N | +8B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 5.75 | 1939 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Guzman Ortiz, Carlos M. | 1912 | PUR | =18B | +11N | +9B | =1N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 1836 | -5.4 |
| 4 | Chung, Maxwell | 1662 | USA | +20N | β1B | +18N | +14N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1666 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Chatterjee, Om | 0 | USA | F | +12N | +19N | +18B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yang, Adelynne | 1857 | USA | =2N | +19B | β8B | +9N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1805 | -9.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 39939731 | 0 | β | β9N | +?B | +20N | =10B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Thompson, Zachary | 1764 | USA | β1N | +17B | +6N | β2N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1664 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Demetruk, David | 1730 | USA | +7B | +15B | β3N | β6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1085 | -11.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 39985148 | 0 | β | +12B | F | =11B | =7N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ramdas, Ronav | 1490 | USA | +14N | β3B | =10N | β13B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1090 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Parul Karthikeyan, Aanya | 0 | USA | β10N | β5B | +?N | =19B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bhargava, Anay | 0 | USA | =?N | β14B | F | +11N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zhang, Lucas | 0 | USA | β11B | +13N | F | β4B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Livinskyi, Akim | 0 | USA | F | β9N | +16B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Su, Jayden Chenxuan | 1660 | CAN | +19N | β2B | β15N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1672 | +1.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 39985156 | 0 | β | +?B | β8N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Pierson, Kenneth L | 1628 | USA | =3N | F | β4B | β5N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1594 | -2.2 |
| 19 | Mote, Shlok Nath Reddy | 1537 | USA | β16B | β6N | β5B | =12N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 959 | -18.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 39985164 | 0 | β | β4B | β?N | β7B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Puram, TejasUSA+57.23.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Kleban, Joseph WUSA+26.83.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Su, Jayden ChenxuanCAN+1.21.0 pts Β· #9
Top rating losers
- 1Mote, Shlok Nath ReddyUSA-18.40.5 pts Β· #14
- 2Thompson, ZacharyUSA-15.62.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Demetruk, DavidUSA-11.82.0 pts Β· #15