2nd Annual Independence Day Norm Invitational - IM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 01 Jul 2025 in Dulles, VA, United States. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2244, and top seed was Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2497).
Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2497) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Gabor Nagy (7.0) and Tal Baron (6.0). Plat shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Sudarshan Sriniaiyer (FM, 2182) beat Tal Baron (GM, 2438), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Gabor Nagy led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Gabor Nagy takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
GM Gabor Nagy drew with GM Vojtech Plat (White).
GM Gabor Nagy 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Vojtech Plat 3 wins (R7–R9)GM Tal Baron 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇸🇰GMPlat, Vojtech | 2497 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 38.0 | -1.6 | 2458 |
| 1 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMNagy, Gabor | 2463 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.75 | 38.0 | +1.4 | 2457 |
| 3 | 🇮🇱GMBaron, Tal | 2438 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | -6.3 | 2362 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMVaibhav Kalpaka | 2258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.00 | 39.0 | +27.0 | 2367 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMSriniaiyer, Sudarshan | 2182 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.25 | 40.0 | +24.6 | 2294 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸FMDiao, Matthew Guo | 2244 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | +0.3 | 2244 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸CMWidjaja, Luke | 2196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 10.00 | 41.5 | -10.8 | 2169 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸CMSlate, Kent | 2082 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 9.75 | 42.0 | +14.0 | 2135 |
| 9 | 🇷🇺FMKretchetov, Alexandre | 2169 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.50 | 42.0 | -12.2 | 2127 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Haldankar, Ameya | 1908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -50.0 | 1428 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vaibhav KalpakaFMIND+27.06.0 pts · #4
- 2Sriniaiyer, SudarshanFMUSA+24.65.0 pts · #5
- 3Slate, KentCMUSA+14.03.0 pts · #8
- 1Haldankar, AmeyaUSA-50.00.0 pts · #10
- 2Kretchetov, AlexandreFMRUS-12.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Widjaja, LukeCMUSA-10.83.5 pts · #7
- R6+256 Elo gap