2025 Caveman Medior Open (not Jr not Sr)
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Northbrook, IL, United States. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2158, and top seed was Awonder Liang (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2693).
Praveen Balakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2494) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Gajanan Vijay Jayade (4.0) and Padhya Saumil (4.0). Balakrishnan took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sean D Thompson (1742) beat Akshay Indusekar (1941), a +199-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Northbrook, IL, United States
Dates
25 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 5
GM×2
FM×3
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×17
🇮🇳India×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Praveen Balakrishnan led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul
GM Praveen Balakrishnan takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R2–R6 · WIN STREAK
GM Praveen Balakrishnan won 5 in a row (R2–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMPraveen Balakrishnan | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Hiro Higuchi | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Gajanan Vijay Jayade | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMPadhya Saumil | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balakrishnan, PraveenGM | 2494 | USA | F | +6N | +8B | +9N | +2B | +11N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2910 | +4.5 |
| 2 | Gajanan Vijay Jayade | 1944 | IND | +20N | +15B | =9B | +8N | −1N | =3B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 2136 | +23.4 |
| 3 | Padhya SaumilFM | 2204 | IND | −6B | =4B | +20N | +10N | +18B | =2N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 2013 | -20.2 |
| 4 | Higuchi, Hiro | 1823 | USA | =10B | =3N | =16B | =17N | +12B | +7B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2033 | +30.6 |
| 5 | Indusekar, Akshay | 1941 | USA | +19B | −8N | −12B | +13N | +6B | +15N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1872 | -7.4 |
| 6 | Cancio, Zak | 2016 | USA | +3N | −1B | +17N | −14B | −5N | +19B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 2092 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1913 | USA | +16B | −9N | +13B | +12N | −11B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1820 | -12.8 |
| 8 | Mao, Andrew | 1949 | USA | +13N | +5B | −1N | −2B | =15N | −10B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1895 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Arvind, C.J.FM | 2046 | IND | +18N | +7B | =2N | −1B | F | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2101 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Storn, Justin | 2118 | USA | =4N | +21B | −14N | −3B | F | +8N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2037 | -10.6 |
| 11 | Tsyganov, IgorFM | 2173 | USA | =17B | F | +15N | F | +7N | −1B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2067 | -7.2 |
| 12 | Thompson, Sean D | 1742 | USA | F | F | +5N | −7B | −4N | +17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1868 | +13.2 |
| 13 | Fleischman, Bryan Austin Wayne | 0 | USA | −8B | F | −7N | −5B | +17B | +18N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Liang, AwonderGM | 2693 | USA | F | F | +10B | +6N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 3093 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Webb, Wheaton William | 0 | USA | F | −2N | −11B | +19N | =8B | −5B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1808 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chen, Megan | 1674 | USA | −7N | +18B | =4N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hamilton, Mark P | 1796 | USA | =11N | F | −6B | =4B | −13N | −12N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1746 | -6.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 39986454 | 0 | — | −9B | −16N | F | +21B | −3N | −13B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1175 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Nudo, Zachary W | 1778 | USA | −5N | =20B | =21N | −15B | F | −6N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1638 | -9.6 |
| 20 | Milliern, David | 1777 | USA | −2B | =19N | −3B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1693 | -14.4 |
| 21 | Bazyliev, Viacheslav | 0 | USA | F | −10N | =19B | −18N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1755 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Higuchi, HiroUSA+30.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Gajanan Vijay JayadeIND+23.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Cancio, ZakUSA+16.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Padhya SaumilFMIND-20.24.0 pts · #5
- 2Milliern, DavidUSA-14.40.5 pts · #20
- 3Mallela, AbhishekUSA-12.83.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R3+199 Elo gap
- R1+188 Elo gap