2nd Austin Chess Tour Finals
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Austin, TX, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1819, and top seed was Rohit Gundam (🇺🇸 USA, 2071).
Rohit Gundam (🇺🇸 USA, 2071) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Asher Chodniewicz (6.0) and Colin B Albert (5.5). Gundam won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Eric Zolidis (1672) beat Colin B Albert (2044), a +372-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsRohit Gundam led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Rohit Gundam held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
Rohit Gundam beat Asher Chodniewicz (White).
Rohit Gundam 4 wins (R3–R6)Asher Chodniewicz 3 wins (R5–R7)Julian Joseph 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 3 | 🇺🇸Gundam, Rohit | 2071 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 36.5 | -19.2 | 1940 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Chodniewicz, Asher | 1728 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 37.0 | 0.0 | 1889 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Albert, Colin B | 2044 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.75 | 37.5 | -35.0 | 1845 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Joseph, Julian | 1790 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 34.5 | +102.4 | 2087 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Bates, Evan | 1953 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 38.5 | -54.8 | 1813 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Lonie, Chase Rugby | 1818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 13.75 | 39.5 | -16.8 | 1787 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Kaul, Krrish | 1729 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 40.0 | +1.6 | 1754 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Johnson, Emerson Aurelius | 1698 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | 1 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 37.0 | +36.0 | 1820 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Zolidis, Eric | 1672 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | * | 1 | 3.0 | 13.25 | 31.5 | +38.0 | 1826 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Lan, Kai Zhou | 1682 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 9.25 | 40.5 | +2.0 | 1706 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Joseph, JulianUSA+102.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Zolidis, EricUSA+38.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Johnson, Emerson AureliusUSA+36.03.0 pts · #8
- 1Bates, EvanUSA-54.84.5 pts · #5
- 2Albert, Colin BUSA-35.05.5 pts · #4
- 3Gundam, RohitUSA-19.26.5 pts · #3
- R4+372 Elo gap
- R2+281 Elo gap
- R6+254 Elo gap