12th Summer Solstice Open - U2050
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Estero, FL, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Leandro Blanco Milhet (🇨🇺 CUB, 1987).
Jakob Sloan (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Kevin J Beal (3.5) and Jack Firestone (3.0). Sloan won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Rui Sha (1715) beat Zoe Zelner (1866), a +151-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Estero, FL, United States
Dates
27 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×19
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJakob Sloan led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jakob Sloan held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Jakob Sloan won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jakob Sloan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Kevin J Beal | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Jack Firestone | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Orlando Hernandez-Meilan | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloan, Jakob | 0 | USA | +5N | +17B | +?N | +16B | −6B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1886 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Beal, Kevin J | 0 | USA | +19B | −?N | +20B | =4N | +21B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Firestone, Jack | 1751 | USA | =4N | +18B | −16N | =5B | +19B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1649 | -10.0 |
| 4 | Hernandez-Meilan, Orlando | 1808 | USA | =3B | +10N | =9B | =2B | −7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1793 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Tran, Jacob | 0 | USA | −1B | +11B | +17N | =3N | −9B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1828 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Karpenko, Oskar | 0 | USA | F | F | +21B | =7B | +1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Osman, Yaseen | 1732 | USA | F | F | +12B | =6N | +4B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2608 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Sha, Rui | 1715 | USA | F | F | +22B | =9N | +16N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2125 | +41.6 |
| 9 | Blanco Milhet, Leandro | 1987 | CUB | F | F | =4N | =8B | +5N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1762 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Davydov, Neryk | 1700 | USA | =11N | −4B | =13N | +17B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1584 | -5.8 |
| 11 | Martin, Andy D | 1745 | USA | =10B | −5N | −18N | +14B | −12N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1860 | +11.6 |
| 12 | Ward, Mike | 0 | USA | −?B | F | −7N | =20N | +11B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 39982459 | 0 | — | F | F | =10B | +18N | −?B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Deng, Jesse | 1634 | USA | F | F | =15B | −11N | +22N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1513 | -12.4 |
| 15 | Vudutala, Saketh K | 1666 | USA | F | F | =14N | F | +20N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1634 | -1.6 |
| 16 | Zelner, Zoe | 1866 | USA | F | F | +3B | −1N | −8B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1734 | -7.6 |
| 17 | Jackson, Isaac | 0 | USA | F | −1N | −5B | −10N | +18B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Yisrael, Shalam | 0 | USA | F | −3N | +11B | −13B | −17N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 39913864 | 0 | — | −2N | F | F | +22B | −3N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Waghmode, Hrehaan | 0 | USA | F | F | −2N | =12B | −15B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tomasko, Ronald T | 0 | USA | F | F | −6N | =?B | −2N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1816 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Matcha, Hemanyu | 0 | USA | F | F | −8N | −19N | −14B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sha, RuiUSA+41.62.5 pts · #3
- 2Osman, YaseenUSA+24.02.5 pts · #10
- 3Martin, Andy DUSA+11.61.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Deng, JesseUSA-12.41.5 pts · #16
- 2Blanco Milhet, LeandroCUB-11.22.0 pts · #6
- 3Firestone, JackUSA-10.03.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R5+151 Elo gap