2025 US Junior Championship
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Andy Woodward led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Andy Woodward held the sole lead from R1 through R9 without losing it.
GM Andy Woodward drew with GM Abhimanyu Mishra (Black).
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 |
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| 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.
- 1Hardaway, BrewingtonGMUSA+13.66.0 pts · #3
- 2Woodward, AndyGMUSA+9.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Chasin, NicoGMUSA+9.05.0 pts · #5
- 1Park, EvanIMUSA-16.92.0 pts · #10
- 2Deviprasath, SharveshFMUSA-12.72.5 pts · #9
- 3Wang, JustinIMUSA-5.74.5 pts · #6
- R9+101 Elo gap