PNWCC IM Norm RR - May 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2248, and top seed was Viktor Matviishen (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2534).
Viktor Matviishen (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2534) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ted Wang (6.0) and Zoey Tang (6.0). Matviishen shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Isaac Vega (1837) beat Dimitri Komarov (GM, 2420), a +583-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Viktor Matviishen led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Viktor Matviishen takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
GM Viktor Matviishen beat FM Zoey Tang (White).
GM Viktor Matviishen 4 wins (R3–R6)FM Zoey Tang 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Ted Wang 3 wins (R7–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦GMMatviishen, Viktor | 2534 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | -4.2 | 2470 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMWang, Ted | 2126 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 26.50 | 39.0 | +112.9 | 2385 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸FMTang, Zoey | 2347 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | +9.0 | 2374 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMLee, Jayden | 2193 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +69.2 | 2334 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦GMKomarov, Dimitri | 2420 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 22.50 | 40.0 | -13.4 | 2292 |
| 6 | 🇲🇰GMGeorgiev, Vladimir | 2355 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | -6.3 | 2292 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸CMVemparala, Nikash | 2204 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 41.5 | -16.8 | 2172 |
| 8 | 🇨🇦FMSong, Ethan | 2324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.50 | 41.5 | -36.0 | 2169 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Tessiore, Luca G | 2135 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 9.75 | 42.5 | -24.8 | 2094 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Vega, Isaac | 1837 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 5.00 | 44.0 | +1.6 | 1854 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wang, TedFMUSA+112.96.0 pts · #3
- 2Lee, JaydenFMUSA+69.25.5 pts · #4
- 3Tang, ZoeyFMUSA+9.06.0 pts · #2
- 1Song, EthanFMCAN-36.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Tessiore, Luca GUSA-24.82.5 pts · #9
- 3Vemparala, NikashCMUSA-16.83.5 pts · #7
- R4+583 Elo gap
- R2+408 Elo gap
- R9+229 Elo gap