Luis Salinas 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur - Amateur

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97 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Lewisville, TX, United States. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Tim Steiner (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 1879).

Advay Singi (🇺🇸 USA, 1833) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Advik Manchanda (6.0) and Daniel J Clarke (5.5). Singi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Tarun Vinayagaram (1067) beat FIDE 30975565 (1680), a +613-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Lewisville, TX, United States

Dates

23 May 2025 → 26 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸CMTim Steiner1879

Avg top 10

1,810

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×76

🇮🇳India×4

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇳🇵Nepal×1

Top 3

🥇
Advay Singi
🇺🇸USA·1833
6.0pts·1966perf+35.2
🥈
CMAdvik Manchanda
🇺🇸USA·1873
6.0pts·1936perf+18.0
🥉
Daniel J Clarke
🇺🇸USA·1768
5.5pts·1883perf+37.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Manchanda6Singi6Clarke5.5Rose5.5Barcheers5.5Stubbins5— ex-leaders:Roseled R6, #7

R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 May

Samuel Rose takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Singi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Advik Manchanda 6 wins (R2–R7)Advay Singi 4 wins (R4–R7)Daniel J Clarke 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAdvik Manchanda	*	—	—	1
2Advay Singi	—	*	—	—
3Daniel J Clarke	—	—	*	—
4Samuel Rose	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Singi, Advay	1833	USA	+41B	+5N	−7B	+28N	+12B	+16N	+6B	6.0	29.0	32.5	27.50	1966	+35.2
2	Manchanda, AdvikCM	1873	USA	−93B	+96N	+38B	+77N	+10B	+8N	+4B	6.0	22.0	22.5	21.50	1936	+18.0
3	Clarke, Daniel J	1768	USA	=29B	+92N	+32B	+33N	=7N	=6B	+21N	5.5	26.5	27.5	20.50	1883	+37.6
4	Rose, Samuel	1832	USA	=53N	+81B	+14B	+27N	+59B	+17N	−2N	5.5	25.0	27.0	19.50	1878	+8.2
5	Barcheers, Brody	1649	USA	+78N	−1B	+58N	+68B	=9N	+59B	+17B	5.5	24.0	26.0	17.50	1771	0.0
6	Stubbins, Isabella	1725	USA	+70B	+26N	+30B	+11N	=8B	=3N	−1N	5.0	29.5	32.0	20.75	1856	+51.6
7	Brown, Walker Blake	1718	USA	+58N	+57B	+1N	=8N	=3B	−9B	+31N	5.0	28.5	31.5	21.25	1830	+37.2
8	Dhanekula, Rithul	1722	USA	+31N	+56B	+15N	=7B	=6N	−2B	+34N	5.0	28.5	31.5	20.50	1845	+46.8
9	Bee, Leonel	1811	USA	−26B	+24N	+55B	+40N	=5B	+7N	=11B	5.0	27.5	30.5	21.25	1813	+3.6
10	Zhang, Lawrence	1629	USA	+45N	+68B	+21N	=17B	−2N	+22B	=18N	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.50	1859	+72.8
11	Johnson, Emerson Aurelius	1689	USA	+49N	+89B	+20N	−6B	=14N	+25B	=9N	5.0	26.5	28.0	18.25	1724	+10.4
12	Namala, Dhanvi	1744	USA	+64B	=18N	=19B	+54N	−1N	+52B	+42N	5.0	24.5	27.5	17.00	1776	+11.2
13	Lee, Sebastian	1754	USA	+55B	=28N	+60B	−25N	=33B	+56N	+27B	5.0	22.0	25.0	17.00	1901	+20.2
14	Balaji, Tanav	1557	USA	+86N	+23B	−4N	+15B	=11B	=18N	=16B	4.5	28.5	30.0	17.50	1752	+50.0
15	Cruz, Alex	1756	USA	+24B	+39N	−8B	−14N	+55B	+26N	=19B	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.25	1709	-12.8
16	Lan, Kai Zhou	1703	USA	+36N	−20B	+43N	+39B	+65N	−1B	=14N	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.25	1624	-21.2
17	Ikkurthi, Ishaan	1754	USA	+79B	+40N	+72B	=10N	+25B	−4B	−5N	4.5	26.0	28.0	14.50	1793	+8.0
18	Bee, Karstein	1781	USA	+37N	=12B	−25N	+52B	+67N	=14B	=10B	4.5	25.5	28.0	16.75	1736	-7.6
19	Ahaan Alsisaria	1724	IND	+43N	=48B	=12N	=67B	=20N	+57B	=15N	4.5	24.0	26.5	16.50	1717	+0.4
20	Purvit Soni	1637	IND	+76B	+16N	−11B	=72N	=19B	=30N	+46B	4.5	24.0	26.5	16.00	1767	+42.8
21	Chandra, Maurya	1733	USA	+73B	+93N	−10B	=26N	+77B	+23N	−3B	4.5	23.5	24.5	12.00	1605	-32.4
22	Fukuchi, Curtis K	1740	USA	+47B	=32N	−77B	+38N	+60B	−10N	+39B	4.5	22.5	24.5	15.50	1636	-15.6
23	Burnham, Bennett C	1586	USA	+?B	−14N	+73B	=41N	+69N	−21B	+45N	4.5	21.0	21.0	10.25	1352	0.0
24	Paleja, Jax	1510	USA	−15N	−9B	+87N	+80B	=53N	+74B	+67N	4.5	19.5	21.0	10.00	1581	+10.8
25	Badrinarayanan, Ashwath	1538	USA	+35B	=44N	+18B	+13B	−17N	−11N	=36B	4.0	27.0	30.5	17.25	1682	0.0
26	Hosur, Sanmita	1457	USA	+9N	−6B	+81N	=21B	=34N	−15B	+52N	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.25	1677	+62.8
27	Suresh, Kawin Sayi	1656	USA	=52N	+69B	+29N	−4B	+41N	=31B	−13N	4.0	25.0	27.5	13.50	1634	-7.6
28	Cheung, Joseph	1684	USA	+94N	=13B	=52N	−1B	+61N	−42B	+55N	4.0	23.5	24.0	10.50	1690	+3.2
29	Rajesh, Ednit	1575	USA	=3N	+34B	−27B	−60N	=38B	+64N	+62B	4.0	23.0	26.0	14.50	1647	+23.2
30	Steiner, TimCM	1879	USA	+65N	+67B	−6N	=56B	=48N	=20B	=32N	4.0	23.0	25.5	13.00	1599	-39.8
31	Sajish Pavithran, Kiara	1616	USA	−8B	+70N	=84B	+47N	+72B	=27N	−7B	4.0	22.5	24.0	11.25	1665	+13.2
32	Namasivayam, Ravichandar	1546	USA	+97N	=22B	−3N	=44B	=68N	+69B	=30B	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.75	1597	+8.8
33	Srivatsan, Aaryan	1666	USA	+85N	+63B	F	−3B	=13N	=39N	+60B	4.0	21.5	21.5	11.75	1720	+15.2
34	Vinayagaram, Nethra	1596	USA	=38B	−29N	+92B	+84N	=26B	+54N	−8B	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.25	1526	-19.6
35	Lu, Nathan	1161	USA	−25N	+49B	=74N	=71B	=37N	=53B	+57N	4.0	20.0	22.5	12.50	1558	0.0
36	Choi, Jay	1319	USA	−16B	+83N	−67N	+63B	=74N	+71B	=25N	4.0	19.0	21.0	10.75	833	0.0
37	Wang, Kai Yi	1410	USA	−18B	=?N	+90N	−69B	=35B	+79N	+54B	4.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	981	0.0
38	Wang, Oliver	1625	USA	=34N	+71B	−2N	−22B	=29N	=44B	+80N	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.25	1494	-35.6
39	Banerjee, Evan	1569	CAN	+95N	−15B	+63N	−16N	+73B	=33B	−22N	3.5	23.0	23.5	8.00	1394	-28.8
40	Muthiah, Yugan	1637	USA	+87N	−17B	+51N	−9B	−52N	+58B	=43N	3.5	22.5	24.0	9.75	1310	-60.8
41	Rajagopalan, Aadhya Jay	1585	USA	−1N	+87B	+91N	=23B	−27B	=50N	=56B	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.00	1513	-15.2
42	Kaul, Krrish	1741	USA	F	+53B	−48N	=74B	+43N	+28N	−12B	3.5	21.5	21.5	11.75	1690	-12.4
43	Koner, Archisman	1522	USA	−19B	+64N	−16B	+88N	−42B	+83N	=40B	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.25	1379	-22.4
44	Puppala, Aekaay	1431	CAN	+82N	=25B	−59B	=32N	−54B	=38N	+70B	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.25	1609	+36.0
45	Arun, Aryan	1274	USA	−10B	=80N	−53N	+92B	+47B	+77N	−23B	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.50	1588	0.0
46	Jaishankar, Akshay	1570	USA	−68N	+78B	+61N	−65B	+58N	=48B	−20N	3.5	19.5	21.5	9.75	1520	-12.0
47	Daptardar, Soham Virendra	1425	USA	−22N	=86B	+66N	−31B	−45N	+82B	+75N	3.5	19.5	21.0	8.25	878	0.0
48	Mallikarjunaiah, Mahit S	1600	USA	+91B	=19N	+42B	−59N	=30B	=46N	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	10.50	1729	+33.6
49	Ravichandar, Sanjeev	1532	USA	−11B	−35N	+86N	+78B	=71N	−67B	+68N	3.5	18.5	20.0	7.25	1467	-10.4
50	Thomas, Rodney	1812	USA	−61N	+85B	−65N	+51B	F	=41B	+53N	3.5	17.5	17.5	9.75	1698	-22.8
51	FIDE 39982599	1323	—	−72B	+76N	−40B	−50N	=88B	+84N	+71N	3.5	16.0	17.5	7.25	914	0.0
52	Kaul, Anika Shambhavi	1440	USA	=27B	+62N	=28B	−18N	+40B	−12N	−26B	3.0	25.0	28.0	10.50	1617	+56.8
53	Shreyansh Alsisaria	1542	IND	=4B	−42N	+45B	=89N	=24B	=35N	−50B	3.0	24.5	26.0	11.25	1531	-4.4
54	Chen, Yiheng Ethan	1280	USA	−59N	+97B	+57N	−12B	+44N	−34B	−37N	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.50	1524	0.0
55	Rudra, Abhik	1707	USA	−13N	+95B	−9N	+85B	−15N	+78B	−28B	3.0	22.0	22.5	4.00	1485	-54.8
56	Mazumdar, Viraj	1524	USA	+75B	−8N	+79B	=30N	F	−13B	=41N	3.0	22.0	22.0	8.25	1542	+0.8
57	Cromartie, Julius	1480	USA	+83B	−7N	−54B	+70N	+79B	−19N	−35B	3.0	21.0	23.0	6.50	1534	+3.6
58	FIDE 39929124	1410	—	−7B	+88N	−5B	+91N	−46B	−40N	+82B	3.0	21.0	22.0	4.50	842	0.0
59	Wang, Jason	1731	USA	+54B	F	+44N	+48B	−4N	−5N	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	10.00	1746	+4.4
60	Valentine, Roshan	1530	USA	F	+90B	−13N	+29B	−22N	+68B	−33N	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.50	1580	+11.2
61	Reyes, Aaron	1666	USA	+50B	−72N	−46B	+64N	−28B	−62N	+83B	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.50	1453	-52.0
62	Davis, Charles R	1709	USA	=66N	−52B	−69N	=90B	+63N	+61B	−29N	3.0	18.5	19.5	8.00	1435	-42.8
63	Vinayagaram, Tarun	1067	USA	+80B	−33N	−39B	−36N	−62B	+94N	+79B	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.50	848	0.0
64	Akula, Praneel	1190	USA	−12N	−43B	+94N	−61B	+81N	−29B	+91N	3.0	18.5	19.0	3.50	827	0.0
65	Ansari, Arhaan Khan	1414	USA	−30B	+75N	+50B	+46N	−16B	F	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.50	1741	0.0
66	Sathish, Skanda	1239	USA	=62B	−77N	−47B	=?N	=70B	+85B	=69N	3.0	15.0	15.0	5.50	1609	0.0
67	Brown, Lawson	1563	USA	F	−30N	+36B	=19N	−18B	+49N	−24B	2.5	25.0	25.0	9.75	1536	-10.0
68	Chinnapareddy, Shaurya	1525	USA	+46B	−10N	+93B	−5N	=32B	−60N	−49B	2.5	24.5	25.5	6.50	1511	-6.0
69	Dahal, Grishma Raj	0	NEP	F	−27N	+62B	+37N	−23B	−32N	=66B	2.5	22.5	22.5	8.50	1512	0.0
70	Reyes, Angel	1535	USA	−6N	−31B	+95N	−57B	=66N	+86B	−44N	2.5	20.0	20.5	3.50	763	-74.4
71	FIDE 39982777	1348	—	=84B	−38N	+?B	=35N	=49B	−36N	−51B	2.5	20.0	20.0	4.50	1386	0.0
72	Vinod, Rohan	1692	USA	+51N	+61B	−17N	=20B	−31N	F	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	8.75	1581	-25.6
73	Liu, Jeffrey Yang	1447	USA	−21N	+82B	−23N	+81B	−39N	=80B	F	2.5	18.5	18.5	5.00	851	0.0
74	Mau, I-Min Michael	1322	USA	=96B	=84N	=35B	=42N	=36B	−24N	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.75	1433	0.0
75	Ravichandar, Shreya	1282	USA	−56N	−65B	−82N	=86B	+91B	+76N	−47B	2.5	15.5	16.5	4.25	724	0.0
76	FIDE 39981916	0	—	−20N	−51B	−78N	+87B	=85N	−75B	+95N	2.5	15.5	16.0	2.75	1435	0.0
77	Wilson, Zachary N	1573	USA	F	+66B	+22N	−2B	−21N	−45B	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	7.50	1657	+11.2
78	FIDE 39982556	1274	—	−5B	−46N	+76B	−49N	+94B	−55N	−81B	2.0	20.0	20.5	3.00	803	0.0
79	Tang, Martin	1440	USA	−17N	+94B	−56N	+82B	−57N	−37B	−63N	2.0	19.5	20.0	2.50	786	0.0
80	FIDE 30975565	1680	—	−63N	=45B	F	−24N	+84B	=73N	−38B	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	768	0.0
81	Vignesh, Laksha	0	USA	F	−4N	−26B	−73N	−64B	+90B	+78N	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	845	0.0
82	FIDE 39981770	0	—	−44B	−73N	+75B	−79N	+?B	−47N	−58N	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	631	0.0
83	FIDE 39982530	0	—	−57N	−36B	−85N	+97B	+90N	−43B	−61N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	772	0.0
84	FIDE 30920949	1172	—	=71N	=74B	=31N	−34B	−80N	−51B	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	4.50	1413	0.0
85	Tanpure, Arnav Mahesh	1619	IND	−33B	−50N	+83B	−55N	=76B	−66N	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	928	-42.4
86	Gupta, Avyukt	0	USA	−14B	=47N	−49B	=75N	F	−70N	=90B	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.50	741	0.0
87	FIDE 39981894	1116	—	−40B	−41N	−24B	−76N	+97B	−92N	=94B	1.5	15.5	15.5	0.25	785	0.0
88	Mehta, Nakshwin	1140	USA	−89N	−58B	+97N	−43B	=51N	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.75	722	0.0
89	Morales, Stephen K	1626	USA	+88B	−11N	F	=53B	F	F	F	1.5	9.5	9.5	3.00	1423	0.0
90	Sivaraju, Subbu	1327	USA	F	−60N	−37B	=62N	−83B	−81N	=86N	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.25	1427	0.0
91	FIDE 39977536	0	—	−48N	F	−41B	−58B	−75N	+97N	−64B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	793	0.0
92	Lobaugh, Doyle	1609	USA	F	−3B	−34N	−45N	F	+87B	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	882	-16.2
93	Ganesh, Kaira Ananya	1598	USA	+2N	−21B	−68N	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	6.00	1585	-3.6
94	FIDE 39981908	0	—	−28B	−79N	−64B	F	−78N	−63B	=87N	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	884	0.0
95	Thalapaneni, Sarayu	0	USA	−39B	−55N	−70B	F	F	=?N	−76B	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.00	804	0.0
96	FIDE 39951952	0	—	=74N	−2B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	1073	0.0
97	FIDE 39982602	0	—	−32B	−54N	−88B	−83N	−87N	−91B	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	746	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zhang, LawrenceUSA
+72.8
5.0 pts · #12
2Hosur, SanmitaUSA
+62.8
4.0 pts · #25
3Kaul, Anika ShambhaviUSA
+56.8
3.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Reyes, AngelUSA
-74.4
2.5 pts · #84
2Muthiah, YuganUSA
-60.8
3.5 pts · #70
3Rudra, AbhikUSA
-54.8
3.0 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R1+613 Elo gap
Vinayagaram, Tarun1067 beat 1680
R3+398 Elo gap
Ansari, Arhaan Khan1414 beat Thomas, Rodney1812
R6+380 Elo gap
Sathish, Skanda1239 beat Tanpure, Arnav Mahesh1619