2025 US Junior Championship
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Saint Louis, MO, United States. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2488, and top seed was Abhimanyu Mishra (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2611).
Andy Woodward (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2567) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Abhimanyu Mishra (6.0) and Brewington Hardaway (6.0).
The biggest upset came in round 9: Grayson Rorrer (IM, 2428) beat Justin Wang (IM, 2529), a +101-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Saint Louis, MO, United States
Dates
15 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×5
IM×4
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Andy Woodward led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Andy Woodward held the sole lead from R1 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Andy Woodward drew with GM Abhimanyu Mishra (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Andy Woodward won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸GMWoodward, Andy | 2567 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.00 | 38.5 | +9.2 | 2646 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸GMMishra, Abhimanyu | 2611 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | -1.2 | 2600 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸GMHardaway, Brewington | 2498 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.75 | 39.0 | +13.6 | 2612 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸GMGhazarian, Kirk | 2511 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | +7.0 | 2566 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸GMChasin, Nico | 2459 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +9.0 | 2535 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸IMWang, Justin | 2529 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -5.7 | 2484 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸IMRorrer, Grayson | 2428 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -1.9 | 2415 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸IMSethuraman, Sandeep | 2417 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.50 | 41.5 | -0.4 | 2416 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMDeviprasath, Sharvesh | 2434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.50 | 42.5 | -12.7 | 2328 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸IMPark, Evan | 2429 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 8.25 | 43.0 | -16.9 | 2275 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hardaway, BrewingtonGMUSA+13.66.0 pts · #3
- 2Woodward, AndyGMUSA+9.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Chasin, NicoGMUSA+9.05.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Park, EvanIMUSA-16.92.0 pts · #10
- 2Deviprasath, SharveshFMUSA-12.72.5 pts · #9
- 3Wang, JustinIMUSA-5.74.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R9+101 Elo gap