2025 Charlotte Summer Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
44 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1771, and top seed was Aiden Gan (🇺🇸 USA, 1857).
Matthew Khariouk (🇺🇸 USA, 1689) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jason Marshal (4.0) and Celine Chen (4.0). Khariouk broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Sanchit Haripradeep (1612) beat Joel Kindy (1730), a +118-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
18 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×42
🇮🇳India×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMatthew Khariouk led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
12
4
2
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Matthew Khariouk held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Matthew Khariouk won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Khariouk | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2WCMCeline Chen | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Harshil Jagga | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jason Marshal | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khariouk, Matthew | 1689 | USA | +33B | +10N | +28B | =2B | +7N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 2070 | +70.0 |
| 2 | Marshal, Jason | 1774 | USA | +17B | +5N | +8B | =1N | =3B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 13.25 | 1792 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Chen, CelineWCM | 1694 | USA | +29N | =4B | +42N | +12B | =2N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1920 | +56.8 |
| 4 | Jagga, Harshil | 1742 | USA | +37B | =3N | +14B | =27N | +8B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 1967 | +32.4 |
| 5 | Harit, Neil | 1620 | USA | +38N | −2B | +18N | =28B | +30B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1765 | +31.2 |
| 6 | Sharda, Arsh Amit | 1705 | USA | +18B | =14N | =25B | +19N | =27B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1897 | +39.6 |
| 7 | Li, Allen | 1706 | USA | =11B | =19N | +15B | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1806 | +27.6 |
| 8 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 0 | USA | +43N | +9B | −2N | +22B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Allen, Garret | 1735 | USA | +15B | −8N | +20B | =21N | =11B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 2031 | +22.0 |
| 10 | Saha, Aaryav | 1790 | USA | +23N | −1B | +37N | −7B | +35B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1643 | -31.2 |
| 11 | Gan, Aiden | 1857 | USA | =7N | =24B | =31N | +42B | =9N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1765 | -22.0 |
| 12 | Morgan, Lakshmi M | 1680 | USA | +44B | +20N | =27B | −3N | =21B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1717 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Naushad, Ibraheem | 1620 | USA | −14B | −15N | +33B | +18B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1682 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Phadke, Anvay | 1784 | USA | +13N | =6B | −4N | +34B | −28N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1692 | -25.2 |
| 15 | Doan, Emilyn Chiu | 1676 | USA | −9N | +13B | −7N | +43B | =31B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1681 | +1.2 |
| 16 | Kaushik, Shlok | 1698 | USA | =25B | −22N | +38B | −30N | +37B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1757 | +12.0 |
| 17 | Miller, Braden | 0 | USA | −2N | =38B | −34N | +39B | +42N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1612 | USA | −6N | +29B | −5B | −13N | +34N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1595 | -4.8 |
| 19 | Shome, Anirudh | 1657 | USA | =24N | =7B | +41N | −6B | −13B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1615 | -11.2 |
| 20 | Labanz, Carl | 1740 | USA | +22B | −12B | −9N | =37N | =26B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1581 | -43.6 |
| 21 | Sathish, Ashwathama | 0 | USA | F | F | +23N | =9B | =12N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Chelladorai, Joshua | 1655 | USA | −20N | +16B | +40B | −8N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1855 | +32.4 |
| 23 | Losada Navas, Benito Raul | 1573 | VEN | −10B | +33N | −21B | −29N | +39N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1594 | +1.6 |
| 24 | Crawford, Jared | 1708 | USA | =19B | =11N | =35B | −36N | =40B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1651 | -6.8 |
| 25 | Garrison, Jay | 1761 | USA | =16N | +34B | =6N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1836 | +5.8 |
| 26 | Desai, Jairaj | 1591 | USA | F | F | =39B | +38N | =20N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1816 | +36.4 |
| 27 | Tittle, Hayden M | 0 | USA | F | F | =12N | =4B | =6N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1709 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bhattacharjee, Aharshi | 1667 | USA | F | F | −1N | =5N | +14B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1697 | +4.8 |
| 29 | Zhang, Laura | 1663 | USA | −3B | −18N | F | +23B | =32N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1501 | -26.0 |
| 30 | Raja, Arjun | 0 | USA | F | F | =32B | +16B | −5N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1659 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Keskar, Raghav | 1775 | USA | F | F | =11B | =41B | =15N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1744 | -5.6 |
| 32 | Toedt, Daniel R | 0 | USA | F | F | =30N | =35N | =29B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jayabarath, Johann | 0 | USA | −1N | −23B | −13N | F | +43B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kindy, Joel | 1730 | USA | F | −25N | +17B | −14N | −18B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 919 | -61.6 |
| 35 | Aashrith Podduturi | 0 | IND | F | F | =24N | =32B | −10N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Brandt, Benedikt | 1688 | USA | F | F | F | +24B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2508 | +21.2 |
| 37 | Joseph, Alisa | 1605 | USA | −4N | F | −10B | =20B | −16N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1421 | -30.8 |
| 38 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1627 | USA | −5B | =17N | −16N | −26B | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 836 | -29.2 |
| 39 | Yambem, Siddhant | 1678 | USA | F | F | =26N | −17N | −23B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1389 | -33.6 |
| 40 | Charles, Geoffrey A | 1750 | USA | F | F | −22N | F | =24N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1489 | -13.8 |
| 41 | Rajagopal, Akshay | 1698 | USA | F | F | −19B | =31N | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1523 | -18.0 |
| 42 | Xi, Lucas Yiwen | 1541 | USA | F | F | −3B | −11N | −17B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 976 | -17.2 |
| 43 | Kumar, Sampath | 1569 | USA | −8B | F | F | −15N | −33N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 876 | -7.0 |
| 44 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 0 | USA | −12N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khariouk, MatthewUSA+70.04.5 pts · #2
- 2Chen, CelineWCMUSA+56.84.0 pts · #1
- 3Sharda, Arsh AmitUSA+39.63.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Kindy, JoelUSA-61.61.0 pts · #41
- 2Labanz, CarlUSA-43.62.0 pts · #19
- 3Yambem, SiddhantUSA-33.60.5 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R5+118 Elo gap
- R5+117 Elo gap
- R5+105 Elo gap