V Mindsports International Festival 2025 - 3rd Night Blitz

SwissBlitz

73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 18 Aug 2025 in London, England. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2421, and top seed was Daniel Naroditsky (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2732).

Daniel Naroditsky (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2732) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Thomas Beerdsen (7.5) and Guy Levin (7.0). Naroditsky took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tom Balmond (1611) beat Zain Patel (2075), a +464-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧London, England

Dates

18 Aug 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸IMDaniel Naroditsky2732

Avg top 10

2,421

Participants

Titled players · 21

GM×3

IM×8

FM×4

CM×3

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇬🇧England×47

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇸🇬Singapore×3

🇮🇳India×2

🇪🇸Spain×2

🇳🇴Norway×2

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

Top 3

🥇
IMDaniel Naroditsky
🇺🇸USA·2732
8.0pts·3181perf+9.3
🥈
GMThomas Beerdsen
🇳🇱NED·2538
7.5pts·2595perf+8.2
🥉
IMGuy Levin
🇮🇱ISR·2420
7.0pts·2500perf+11.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Daniel Naroditsky led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Naroditsky8Beerdsen7.5Levin7Royal6.5Lohia6.5Badacsonyi6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE18 Aug

FM Stanley Badacsonyi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Daniel Naroditsky beat GM Thomas Beerdsen (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Daniel Naroditsky 8 wins (R2–R9)GM Thomas Beerdsen 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)IM Guy Levin 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMDaniel Naroditsky	*	1	1	—
2GMThomas Beerdsen	0	*	—	1
3IMGuy Levin	0	—	*	1
4GMShreyas Royal	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Naroditsky, DanielIM	2732	USA	F	+50B	+6N	+10B	+2N	+3B	+4N	+12B	+8N	8.0	48.5	52.5	48.50	3181	+9.3
2	Beerdsen, ThomasGM	2538	NED	+44B	+13N	+12B	+7N	−1B	=18N	+5B	+10N	+4B	7.5	48.5	52.5	42.00	2595	+8.2
3	Levin, GuyIM	2420	ISR	+33B	=21N	+34B	+11N	+5B	−1N	=7B	+19N	+10B	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.00	2500	+11.5
4	Badacsonyi, StanleyFM	2404	ENG	+47B	+37N	=11B	+32N	+18B	+8N	−1B	+7N	−2N	6.5	47.0	51.0	32.75	2423	+5.4
5	Royal, ShreyasGM	2395	ENG	+9N	+22B	=32N	+17B	−3N	+31B	−2N	+18B	+15N	6.5	45.5	50.0	33.25	2319	-8.0
6	Lohia, SohumIM	2217	ENG	+30B	+41N	−1B	+36N	−13B	+21N	=11B	+35N	+14B	6.5	43.5	48.0	31.75	2267	+24.0
7	Hauge, Lars OskarGM	2414	NOR	+65N	+31B	+23N	−2B	=17N	+20B	=3N	−4B	+22N	6.0	45.5	48.0	28.00	2313	-6.6
8	Balaji, AaravamudhanIM	2284	ENG	−20N	+58B	+26N	+38B	+23N	−4B	+24N	+17B	−1B	6.0	44.0	47.0	27.50	2256	-2.2
9	Sofronie, VladimirFM	1899	ROU	−5B	+63N	−36B	+67N	+47B	=14N	+21B	+11N	=13B	6.0	39.5	41.5	25.00	2104	+97.6
10	Sofronie, IulianIM	2377	ROU	+46B	+36N	+68B	−1N	+14B	+13N	=19B	−2B	−3N	5.5	47.0	49.0	24.00	2328	-1.9
11	Onslow, Alfie	2135	ENG	+58N	+25B	=4N	−3B	+15N	=17B	=6N	−9B	+27B	5.5	46.5	49.5	27.50	2179	+11.4
12	Li, WenxiangIM	2162	CHN	F	+26B	−2N	+39N	=19B	+16N	+23B	−1N	+37B	5.5	45.0	45.0	27.00	2348	+35.2
13	Bonn, Thomas	2038	FRA	+40N	−2B	+43N	+68B	+6N	−10B	−17N	+28B	=9N	5.5	44.0	46.0	25.00	2137	+22.0
14	Kiremitciyan, AriFM	2159	TUR	+45B	=52N	=27B	+25N	−10N	=9B	+42N	+32B	−6N	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.25	2096	-11.4
15	Kovalskyi, Roman	2016	UKR	+62B	−19N	+53B	+44N	−11B	=33N	+34B	+16N	−5B	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.75	2090	+16.9
16	Bathula, Abhinav Reddy	2109	IND	+66N	=20B	−24N	+46N	+22B	−12B	+45N	−15B	+31N	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.50	2046	-12.4
17	Madan, AugustinIM	2194	ROU	+53B	+39N	+19B	−5N	=7B	=11N	+13B	−8N	−23B	5.0	44.0	47.5	24.25	2222	+7.0
18	Gombocz, Ferenc Jr.FM	2160	HUN	F	=27N	+52B	+24B	−4N	=2B	+28N	−5N	+19B	5.0	44.0	44.0	24.75	2294	+26.6
19	Czopor, MaciejIM	2426	POL	+28N	+15B	−17N	+20B	=12N	+32B	=10N	−3B	−18N	5.0	43.5	48.0	25.50	2203	-21.7
20	Kothari, Jai	1878	ENG	+8B	=16N	+21B	−19N	+37B	−7N	−35B	=30N	+49N	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.75	2153	+116.4
21	Dignam, MatthewCM	2013	IRL	+51N	=3B	−20N	+52B	+66N	−6B	−9N	+53B	=26N	5.0	40.5	43.0	19.50	1989	-7.0
22	Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav	1995	ENG	+55B	−5N	+60B	=34N	−16N	+66B	=31N	+45B	−7B	5.0	37.5	40.0	17.50	1995	-1.6
23	Yu, RockCM	2085	ENG	F	+60N	−7B	+27N	−8B	+58B	−12N	+43B	+17N	5.0	37.5	37.5	20.00	2161	+27.1
24	Hng, Mei-En EmmanuelleWFM	2093	SGP	=59B	+69N	+16B	−18N	=33B	+39N	−8B	−37N	+44B	5.0	37.0	39.0	19.75	2048	-10.2
25	Thatte, Nishchal	1944	ENG	+70B	−11N	+48N	−14B	−35N	+40B	+36N	−42B	+45N	5.0	37.0	38.5	18.50	2001	+10.4
26	Clery, Liam	1962	ENG	+63B	−12N	−8B	+61N	−45B	=30N	+54B	+34N	=21B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.00	1907	-9.6
27	Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay	1962	ENG	+73N	=18B	=14N	−23B	−29N	+68B	+48N	+38B	−11N	5.0	36.5	37.5	16.75	1998	+14.6
28	Modi, Kishan Jagdish	1935	ENG	−19B	+54N	−37B	+62N	+49N	+48B	−18B	−13N	+47B	5.0	35.5	38.5	18.50	2052	+26.4
29	Kowalski Rubiales, Leo	1610	ESP	−41B	+30N	−59B	+64N	+27B	=35N	−37B	=33N	+53B	5.0	34.5	37.5	21.00	1969	+56.0
30	Kuhendiran, Tharshan	1870	ENG	−6N	−29B	+71N	−35B	+67N	=26B	+65N	=20B	+43N	5.0	34.5	35.5	14.50	1916	+5.2
31	Bharat Kumar, Balahari	2000	ENG	+54B	−7N	+45B	=33N	+34B	−5N	=22B	=39N	−16B	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.00	1996	-3.0
32	Verbytski, Oleg	2051	ENG	F	+67N	=5B	−4B	+42N	−19N	+33B	−14N	+41B	4.5	40.5	42.5	18.75	2160	+42.8
33	Leung, Hao Ran	1930	HKG	−3N	+71B	+49N	=31B	=24N	=15B	−32N	=29B	=38N	4.5	40.0	41.0	17.25	1980	+23.6
34	Balmond, Tom	1611	ENG	+38N	+35B	−3N	=22B	−31N	+65B	−15N	−26B	+56N	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.50	1957	+135.2
35	Patel, Zain	2075	ENG	F	−34N	−44B	+30N	+25B	=29B	+20N	−6B	+42N	4.5	39.5	39.5	22.00	1944	-11.2
36	Sajanani, Vikas	1989	ENG	+57N	−10B	+9N	−6B	−58N	+46N	−25B	+64B	=40N	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.75	1932	-13.4
37	Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM	1998	ESP	F	−4B	+28N	=66B	−20N	+52B	+29N	+24B	−12N	4.5	38.0	39.0	19.75	2006	+2.0
38	Hng, Mei-Xian EuniceWFM	1988	SGP	−34B	+56N	+67B	−8N	+46B	−45N	+44B	−27N	=33B	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.75	1866	-25.8
39	Jina, Taran	1981	ENG	+72N	−17B	+40N	−12B	+68N	−24B	+58N	=31B	−48N	4.5	33.5	34.5	12.75	1941	-6.4
40	McLean, Rory	1703	ENG	−13B	+70N	−39B	+43N	−54B	−25N	+46B	+69N	=36B	4.5	33.0	34.5	13.75	1870	+30.6
41	Rice, LeahWCM	1988	SGP	+29N	−6B	−66N	−58B	+61N	=53B	+52N	+56B	−32N	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.75	1846	-40.3
42	Bijeljic, Branko	1986	ENG	−67B	+61N	=55B	+59N	−32B	+54N	−14B	+25N	−35B	4.5	32.5	34.5	16.25	1849	-27.4
43	Iyengar, Ilya	1938	ENG	F	+62N	−13B	−40B	+51N	+59N	+47B	−23N	−30B	4.0	39.0	42.0	14.00	1864	-14.4
44	Kumar, Arnav	1935	ENG	−2N	+51B	+35N	−15B	−48N	+49B	−38N	+68B	−24N	4.0	39.0	41.0	14.50	1973	+15.6
45	Li, Harvey	1838	ENG	−14N	+73B	−31N	+50B	+26N	+38B	−16B	−22N	−25B	4.0	39.0	40.0	14.50	1920	+26.8
46	Keohane, Ben	1891	ENG	−10N	+57B	+50N	−16B	−38N	−36B	−40N	+65B	+68N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	1897	+0.2
47	Lochte, Thomas	2021	GER	−4N	−66B	+69B	+60N	−9N	+64B	−43N	+58B	−28N	4.0	33.0	35.0	11.00	1879	-34.8
48	Vashisht-Pigem, Raman	2088	ENG	F	−68N	−25B	+55N	+44B	−28N	−27B	+59N	+39B	4.0	32.0	32.0	15.00	1881	-24.1
49	Pollack, Oscar	2065	ENG	−60B	+59N	−33B	+53N	−28B	−44N	+61B	+67N	−20B	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.50	1783	-61.4
50	Mokhber-Garcia, Sebastian	2039	ENG	+61B	−1N	−46B	−45N	=59B	−55N	+67N	=70N	+62B	4.0	30.5	32.0	10.25	1751	-27.8
51	Ding, Yicheng	1673	ENG	−21B	−44N	+70B	−69N	−43B	+73N	−59B	+60N	+58N	4.0	25.5	26.5	8.50	1734	+18.0
52	Bansal, Saahil	1842	ENG	F	=14B	−18N	−21N	+55B	−37N	−41B	+54N	+57B	3.5	35.0	35.0	13.25	1864	+2.4
53	Armstrong, Alastair	1848	ENG	−17N	+72B	−15N	−49B	+73B	=41N	+55B	−21N	−29N	3.5	33.5	34.5	7.75	1761	-20.0
54	Ding, Yiwen	1669	ENG	−31N	−28B	=65N	+57B	+40N	−42B	−26N	−52B	+69B	3.5	33.0	35.0	11.25	1788	+46.8
55	Bigi, Francesco	1654	ITA	−22N	+65B	=42N	−48B	−52N	+50B	−53N	−57B	+71N	3.5	30.5	31.5	9.75	1805	+54.4
56	Emjam, Harsha Vardhan	1714	IND	F	−38B	=57N	−65B	+71N	+60N	+69B	−41N	−34B	3.5	29.0	30.0	7.75	1754	+6.0
57	Zhestilevskii, Stepan	1612	ENG	−36B	−46N	=56B	−54N	+63B	−69N	+72B	+55N	−52N	3.5	27.5	28.5	9.25	1670	+19.6
58	Napolitano, Domenico	1838	ENG	−11B	−8N	+63B	+41N	+36B	−23N	−39B	−47N	−51B	3.0	38.0	41.0	12.00	1839	-2.8
59	Aubury, Benjamin	1790	ENG	=24N	−49B	+29N	−42B	=50N	−43B	+51N	−48B	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	13.50	1850	+8.0
60	Sriram, Gautam	1741	ENG	+49N	−23B	−22N	−47B	+72N	−56B	−64N	−51B	+65N	3.0	31.0	32.0	7.50	1758	0.0
61	Nguyen, Mikey	1709	ENG	−50N	−42B	+72N	−26B	−41B	+63N	−49N	+71B	−64N	3.0	29.0	30.0	5.00	1736	+1.3
62	Kumar, Sachin	1702	ENG	−15N	−43B	+73N	−28B	−64B	+72N	−68N	+63B	−50N	3.0	27.5	28.5	5.00	1679	-17.2
63	Pollack, Maximo	1566	ENG	−26N	−9B	−58N	+71B	−57N	−61B	+70B	−62N	+67B	3.0	27.0	28.0	4.50	1555	-10.0
64	Mozaffari, Mohammad Hossein	1907	IRI	F	F	F	−29B	+62N	−47N	+60B	−36N	+61B	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1795	-9.8
65	Clarke, Niall	1917	ENG	−7B	−55N	=54B	+56N	+69B	−34N	−30B	−46N	−60B	2.5	33.0	35.0	7.25	1650	-64.4
66	Udovenko, Daniel	1795	ENG	−16B	+47N	+41B	=37N	−21B	−22N	F	F	F	2.5	28.5	28.5	10.75	1964	+50.0
67	Bangera, Chethan	1589	NOR	+42N	−32B	−38N	−9B	−30B	+70N	−50B	−49B	−63N	2.0	35.5	37.0	6.00	1592	-4.4
68	Bussmann, John	1811	ENG	F	+48B	−10N	−13N	−39B	−27N	+62B	−44N	−46B	2.0	35.5	35.5	7.00	1783	-8.2
69	Kirupakaran, Vishnu	1855	ENG	F	−24B	−47N	+51B	−65N	+57B	−56N	−40B	−54N	2.0	30.5	30.5	7.50	1607	-51.2
70	Oudet, Charlotte	0	ENG	−25N	−40B	−51N	−72B	F	−67B	−63N	=50B	+73N	1.5	24.5	24.5	3.00	1442	0.0
71	Brod, Oliver	1666	ENG	F	−33N	−30B	−63N	−56B	F	+73B	−61N	−55B	1.0	28.0	28.0	1.00	1394	-43.8
72	Scott, Jane	1574	ENG	−39B	−53N	−61B	+70N	−60B	−62B	−57N	−73N	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	1.50	920	-90.8
73	Patel, Parisa	1454	ENG	−27B	−45N	−62B	F	−53N	−51B	−71N	+72B	−70B	1.0	23.0	23.0	1.00	1430	-3.1

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Balmond, TomENG
+135.2
4.5 pts · #33
2Kothari, JaiENG
+116.4
5.0 pts · #29
3Sofronie, VladimirFMROU
+97.6
6.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Scott, JaneENG
-90.8
1.0 pts · #73
2Clarke, NiallENG
-64.4
2.5 pts · #64
3Pollack, OscarENG
-61.4
4.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R2+464 Elo gap
Balmond, Tom1611 beat Patel, Zain2075
R1+406 Elo gap
Kothari, Jai1878 beat IMBalaji, Aaravamudhan2284
R1+397 Elo gap
Bangera, Chethan1589 beat Bijeljic, Branko1986