Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Championship
34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Lewisville, TX, United States. 7 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2301, and top seed was Jeffery Xiong (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2636).
Mikhail Al. Antipov (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2584) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jeffery Xiong (5.5) and Elbert Fang (5.0). Antipov broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Likhit Bhangale (1809) beat Atharva Bist (2115), a +306-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGM Mikhail Al. Antipov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
GM Mikhail Al. Antipov held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
GM Mikhail Al. Antipov drew with GM Jeffery Xiong (Black).
GM Mikhail Al. Antipov 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Jeffery Xiong 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Elbert Fang 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMikhail Al. Antipov | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2GMJeffery Xiong | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMElbert Fang | — | — | * | — |
| 4GMJoshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM | 2584 | USA | +16B | +4N | +7B | =2N | +5B | =9N | +6B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 26.25 | 2633 | +5.1 |
| 2 | Xiong, JefferyGM | 2636 | USA | +22N | +11B | +6N | =1B | =9N | +8B | =5N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 2574 | -2.5 |
| 3 | Fang, ElbertFM | 2159 | USA | +34B | −18N | +13B | −4N | +12B | +20N | +8N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 2109 | -13.2 |
| 4 | Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah | 2048 | DOM | +27N | −1B | +12N | +3B | −8B | +13N | =7N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 2167 | +20.4 |
| 5 | Ruiz Castillo, Joshua DanielGM | 2469 | COL | =15N | +28B | +10N | =9B | −1N | +17B | =2B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 2375 | -3.8 |
| 6 | Li, RachaelWIM | 2197 | USA | +23B | +13N | −2B | =25N | +11B | +19N | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 2261 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Meng, Joshua | 2056 | USA | +29N | +21B | −1N | +18B | =19B | =14N | =4B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 2102 | +18.0 |
| 8 | Albert, Colin B | 2030 | USA | +30N | =19B | +17N | =14B | +4N | −2N | −3B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 2115 | +14.6 |
| 9 | Javakhadze, ZurabIM | 2412 | GEO | F | +25N | +18B | =5N | =2B | =1B | =14N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.25 | 2465 | +5.7 |
| 10 | Rahul Mynala | 2075 | IND | =14B | +33N | −5B | =15N | =16B | +21N | =11B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 2052 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Polisetti, Lohit Krishna Narayana | 2064 | USA | +32B | −2N | =27B | +23N | −6N | +18B | =10N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 2095 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Mao, Andrew | 1951 | USA | −25B | +32N | −4B | +29N | −3N | +27B | +18N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 2027 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Sanchez, Robert | 1931 | USA | +20N | −6B | −3N | +21N | +27B | −4B | =16N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1968 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Melillo, LuciusFM | 2180 | USA | =10N | +15B | =19N | =8N | F | =7B | =9B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.25 | 2088 | -10.4 |
| 15 | Zafar, Faris | 1806 | USA | =5B | −14N | +26B | =10B | −17N | =24N | +28B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 2044 | +78.0 |
| 16 | Bayyarapu, Mohit | 1924 | USA | −1N | =20B | =29N | +30B | =10N | =26B | =13B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1998 | +22.4 |
| 17 | Lad, Neil | 1960 | USA | =33B | +26N | −8B | =27N | +15B | −5N | =19B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1972 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gu, Samuel | 1897 | USA | +31N | +3B | −9N | −7N | +24B | −11N | −12B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 2032 | +43.2 |
| 19 | Bhangale, Likhit | 1809 | USA | F | =8N | =14B | +31B | =7N | −6B | =17N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 2090 | +78.4 |
| 20 | Kolli, Rishi | 1822 | USA | −13B | =16N | =30B | +22N | F | −3B | +24N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1950 | +38.8 |
| 21 | Shen, Yangyang | 1745 | USA | +24N | −7N | F | −13B | +28N | −10B | +23B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1970 | +66.4 |
| 22 | Calvary, Louis | 1885 | MEX | −2B | −27N | =34B | −20B | =32N | +33N | +29B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1877 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Jaishankar, Sanjay | 1971 | USA | −6N | =29B | +28N | −11B | −26N | +32B | −21N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1850 | -47.2 |
| 24 | Burd, Leonid | 1932 | USA | −21B | +34N | −25B | +32N | −18N | =15B | −20B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1790 | -55.6 |
| 25 | Dokuchaev, Andrey | 2157 | RUS | +12N | −9B | +24N | =6B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2218 | +13.2 |
| 26 | Hung, Daniel | 2104 | TPE | F | −17B | −15N | +34N | +23B | =16N | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1928 | -44.8 |
| 27 | Nigudkar, Rusheel | 1875 | USA | −4B | +22B | =11N | =17B | −13N | −12N | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1849 | -8.4 |
| 28 | Zhang, Sunny | 1854 | USA | F | −5N | −23B | +33N | −21B | +29B | −15N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1786 | -26.8 |
| 29 | Hakim, Navid | 1864 | USA | −7B | =23N | =16B | −12B | =30N | −28N | −22N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 3.75 | 1699 | -27.6 |
| 30 | Zhou, Brian Xing | 1864 | USA | −8B | =31B | =20N | −16N | =29B | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1802 | -18.0 |
| 31 | Bist, Atharva | 2115 | USA | −18B | =30N | +33B | −19N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1761 | -72.0 |
| 32 | Deering, Ryan | 1838 | USA | −11N | −12B | F | −24B | =22B | −23N | F | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1595 | -23.6 |
| 33 | Zhang, Ellery | 1823 | USA | =17N | −10B | −31N | −28B | F | −22B | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.75 | 1612 | -41.2 |
| 34 | Lank, James A | 1979 | USA | −3N | −24B | =22N | −26B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1698 | -51.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bhangale, LikhitUSA+78.43.0 pts · #20
- 2Zafar, FarisUSA+78.03.5 pts · #17
- 3Shen, YangyangUSA+66.43.0 pts · #21
- 1Bist, AtharvaUSA-72.01.5 pts · #31
- 2Burd, LeonidUSA-55.62.5 pts · #24
- 3Lank, James AUSA-51.60.5 pts · #34
- R4+306 Elo gap
- R3+298 Elo gap
- R2+262 Elo gap