12th Summer Solstice Open - Premier
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Estero, FL, United States. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2099, and top seed was Yunier Leyva Rivera (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2321).
Yunier Leyva Rivera (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2321) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jean Marco Cruz Mendez (4.0) and Theodore Slade (3.5). Leyva Rivera won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
FM Jean Marco Cruz Mendez held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Leyva Rivera takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
IM Yunier Leyva Rivera won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJean Marco Cruz Mendez | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2IMYunier Leyva Rivera | — | * | — | — |
| 3Theodore Slade | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Abhiram Pothuri | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leyva Rivera, YunierIM | 2321 | CUB | =4B | =9N | +20B | +8N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 2206 | -4.1 |
| 2 | Cruz Mendez, Jean MarcoFM | 2222 | CUB | +12N | =7B | +11N | +3B | =10N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 2262 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Slade, Theodore | 2136 | ENG | +14B | =17N | +4B | −2N | +13B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 2152 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Sattaru, Sritej Sai | 1922 | USA | =1N | +6B | −3N | =11B | +15N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 2094 | +41.6 |
| 5 | Goss, Mel | 2144 | USA | =6N | =8B | +14N | +15B | −1N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 2031 | -12.0 |
| 6 | Sahai, Neel | 1869 | USA | =5B | −4N | +16B | +20N | =7N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2035 | +43.6 |
| 7 | Pothuri, Abhiram | 1973 | USA | +21B | =2N | −13B | +17N | =6B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 2074 | +26.4 |
| 8 | Lopez Naranjo, Ubaldo EnriqueCM | 1906 | USA | F | =5N | +12B | −1B | +20N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 2145 | +45.6 |
| 9 | Merida Ceballos, Sebastian | 1849 | VEN | F | =1B | −15N | +18B | +11N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 2079 | +44.4 |
| 10 | Venkat, Raghav | 2219 | USA | F | F | +17B | =13N | =2B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 2200 | +0.6 |
| 11 | Yang, MaxwellCM | 1949 | USA | F | +16N | −2B | =4N | −9B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1876 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Marian, Aaron | 1832 | USA | −2B | F | −8N | =14B | +16N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1876 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioFM | 2183 | CUB | F | F | +7N | =10B | −3N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2109 | -5.8 |
| 14 | Sha, YiCM | 1865 | USA | −3N | F | −5B | =12N | +17B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1897 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Huang, Jolie | 1835 | USA | F | F | +9B | −5N | −4B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1847 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Manivannan, Prajit | 1857 | USA | F | −11B | −6N | +19N | −12B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1693 | -33.2 |
| 17 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 1820 | CUB | F | =3B | −10N | −7B | −14N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1726 | -18.4 |
| 18 | Brovman, Daniel | 1901 | USA | F | F | =19B | −9N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1677 | -23.2 |
| 19 | Mishra, Om | 1891 | USA | F | F | =18N | −16B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1686 | -21.6 |
| 20 | Ay, Altug | 1918 | TUR | F | F | −1N | −6B | −8B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1231 | -23.4 |
| 21 | Burrus, Tony | 1917 | USA | −7N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1173 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lopez Naranjo, Ubaldo EnriqueCMUSA+45.62.5 pts · #8
- 2Merida Ceballos, SebastianVEN+44.42.5 pts · #9
- 3Sahai, NeelUSA+43.63.0 pts · #5
- 1Manivannan, PrajitUSA-33.21.0 pts · #16
- 2Ay, AltugTUR-23.40.0 pts · #20
- 3Brovman, DanielUSA-23.20.5 pts · #18