2025 Michigan Open
Open SwissStandard
68 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Lansing, MI, United States. 3 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2105, and top seed was Joshua Posthuma (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2380).
Savio Joseph Benher (🇨🇦 CAN, 2143) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jesse Ren (5.0) and Mykhailo Laishevkin (5.0). Joseph Benher broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ronav Ramdas (1487) beat Gary Scott Pratt (1715), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Lansing, MI, United States
Dates
29 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 100 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×58
🇨🇦Canada×4
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSavio Joseph Benher led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
2
1
3
2
1
Joseph Benher6Ren5Laishevkin5Yassine5Alvarez Albo4.5Sundara Rajan4.5— ex-leaders:Joseph Benherled R4–R7, #7
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Savio Joseph Benher never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Savio Joseph Benher won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Savio Joseph Benher | * | — | — | — |
| 2Jesse Ren | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mykhailo Laishevkin | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Waleed Yassine | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Benher, Savio | 2143 | CAN | +32N | +10B | +37N | +43B | −7B | +29N | +5B | 6.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 19.50 | 2387 | +31.4 |
| 2 | Ren, Jesse | 2114 | USA | +13B | =6N | +9B | =21N | +31B | =7N | =3B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 19.75 | 2077 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Laishevkin, Mykhailo | 1878 | UKR | +38B | =5N | =31B | +20N | =8B | +41B | =2N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 17.00 | 2100 | +80.0 |
| 4 | Yassine, Waleed | 1770 | USA | +20B | −43B | +61N | +64N | +18B | +37B | −7N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 2060 | +82.8 |
| 5 | Alvarez Albo, Chan JulianFM | 2256 | CUB | +39N | =3B | +30N | =12B | =29N | +27B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 2046 | -29.2 |
| 6 | Sundara Rajan, Inbhavenkat | 1776 | CAN | +14N | =2B | +45B | =18N | =12N | +23B | −21B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 15.75 | 2006 | +83.6 |
| 7 | Posthuma, JoshuaIM | 2380 | USA | F | F | +11N | +23B | +1N | =2B | +4B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 21.00 | 2405 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Suarez, Luis Armando | 1989 | ARG | =19B | =15N | =51N | +48B | =3N | =30B | +9B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 1897 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Wang, Michael | 1868 | USA | +63N | =12B | −2N | +26B | =11N | +32B | −8N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1849 | -3.0 |
| 10 | McLain, Dylan Michael | 0 | USA | +47B | −1N | +42B | =11B | −30N | +19N | =16B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1840 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zheng, Lerui | 1846 | USA | +58B | +24N | −7B | =10N | =9B | +13N | −29B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1865 | +3.6 |
| 12 | David, Kazuma | 2000 | USA | +50B | =9N | +40B | =5N | =6B | −21N | =34B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1873 | -19.8 |
| 13 | Puram, Tejas | 1760 | USA | −2N | +14B | +65N | =41B | =39N | −11B | +33N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1843 | +30.0 |
| 14 | Lemmen, Erik Jay | 1784 | USA | −6B | −13N | +68B | +54N | =42B | +28B | =22N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1755 | -6.8 |
| 15 | Ren, Stanley | 1689 | USA | =25N | =8B | −20N | −59N | +46B | +36B | +49N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 1756 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Das, Druheen Acharya | 1875 | USA | −18B | =47N | +46B | −44N | +38B | +45N | =10N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1794 | -18.0 |
| 17 | Collins, Patrick Dean | 1683 | USA | −23B | +67N | −22B | +62N | +47B | =40N | =44B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1916 | +46.8 |
| 18 | Dang, Michael | 1981 | USA | +16N | +33B | =29N | =6B | −4N | =35B | F | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1858 | -16.8 |
| 19 | Locham, Divjot | 1798 | CAN | =8N | +25B | −41N | −30B | +24N | −10B | +54N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1761 | -6.4 |
| 20 | Das, Dron Archarya | 1695 | USA | −4N | +66N | +15B | −3B | −34N | +50B | =48N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1773 | +29.6 |
| 21 | Samanta, Aayansh | 1807 | USA | F | F | =43N | =2B | =23N | +12B | +6N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 2150 | +85.2 |
| 22 | Hankinson, Chris J | 0 | USA | −24N | +58B | +17N | +34B | −37N | −55B | =14B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hill, Gary A | 1907 | USA | +17N | +52B | +64B | −7N | =21B | −6N | F | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1806 | -27.2 |
| 24 | Ramdas, Ronav | 1487 | USA | +22B | −11B | =48N | −40N | −19B | +61N | +51N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1757 | +64.8 |
| 25 | Lin, Olivia | 0 | USA | =15B | −19N | +49B | −45N | −26N | +53B | +50N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Zuo, Hanshi | 0 | USA | F | F | =27N | −9N | +25B | +39B | +35N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1820 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Gabbara, Faris F | 1815 | USA | F | F | =26B | +51N | +45B | −5N | +42B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 2011 | +18.2 |
| 28 | Samanta, Neelansh | 1698 | USA | F | F | =38B | +63N | +52B | −14N | +56N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1709 | +1.6 |
| 29 | Vanderhoek, Kalman | 1965 | USA | F | F | =18B | +55N | =5B | −1B | +11N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 2096 | +33.6 |
| 30 | Yang, Andre | 1909 | USA | F | F | −5B | +19N | +10B | =8N | =37N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1980 | +12.0 |
| 31 | Tan, Sean | 1966 | USA | F | F | =3N | +39B | −2N | +33B | =55N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1930 | -3.0 |
| 32 | Kidwell, Patrick | 0 | USA | −1B | =46N | =47B | +60N | +59B | −9N | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Liu, Boaz | 1652 | USA | +65B | −18N | +59B | −37B | +57N | −31N | −13B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1673 | +1.6 |
| 34 | Das, Ayush | 1766 | USA | F | F | +62B | −22N | +20B | =44N | =12N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 2005 | +18.4 |
| 35 | Das, Manmohan | 1766 | USA | F | F | +63B | +52N | =44B | =18N | −26B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1986 | +17.0 |
| 36 | Billings, Henry | 0 | USA | F | F | =57B | =50N | +51B | −15N | +38N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Srivatsan Sekar | 1876 | IND | F | F | −1B | +33N | +22B | −4N | =30B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1781 | -11.0 |
| 38 | Bieda, John Raymond | 1687 | USA | −3N | −39B | =28N | +56B | −16N | +62N | −36B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 3.75 | 1479 | -36.0 |
| 39 | Ponugupati, Tejas | 1752 | USA | −5B | +38N | +60B | −31N | =13B | −26N | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1804 | +4.4 |
| 40 | Endsley, Barry E | 0 | USA | +46B | F | −12N | +24B | −41N | =17B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Hahn, David | 1887 | USA | F | F | +19B | =13N | +40B | −3N | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1812 | -6.0 |
| 42 | Bharath, Adhrit | 1648 | USA | F | F | −10N | +53B | =14N | +48B | −27N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1818 | +35.6 |
| 43 | Homa, SethFM | 2260 | USA | +66B | +4N | =21B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2026 | -18.4 |
| 44 | McGrew, Clara | 1945 | USA | F | F | F | +16B | =35N | =34B | =17N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1868 | -7.6 |
| 45 | McCrea, Ryan A | 1732 | USA | F | +53B | −6N | +25B | −27N | −16B | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1560 | -17.6 |
| 46 | Bhargava, Anay | 1554 | USA | −40N | =32B | −16N | =58B | −15N | −54B | +62N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 899 | -39.2 |
| 47 | Mote, Shlok Nath Reddy | 1518 | USA | −10N | =16B | =32N | +61B | −17N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1758 | +34.4 |
| 48 | Hug, Tyler Shane | 1746 | USA | F | F | =24B | −8N | +64B | −42N | =20B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1512 | -48.8 |
| 49 | Jarosz Jr, Stanley | 1849 | USA | F | F | −25N | F | +60B | +57N | −15B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 889 | -14.2 |
| 50 | Triplett, Thomas | 1764 | USA | −12N | =63B | =53N | =36B | F | −20N | −25B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1531 | -24.6 |
| 51 | Houghton, Ezekiel | 1678 | USA | F | F | =8B | −27B | −36N | +64N | −24B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1491 | -28.4 |
| 52 | Vasos, Brandon J | 0 | USA | +67B | −23N | F | −35B | −28N | −56N | =53B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Haakonstad, Olaf | 1545 | USA | F | −45N | =50B | −42N | =62B | −25N | =52N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1442 | -13.6 |
| 54 | Yan, Gracie Ge | 1531 | USA | F | F | F | −14B | =61B | +46N | −19B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1626 | +16.0 |
| 55 | Khain, Evgeniy | 1894 | USA | F | F | F | −29B | F | +22N | =31B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1773 | -12.0 |
| 56 | Meng, Max | 1593 | USA | F | F | =58N | −38N | F | +52B | −28B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 893 | -29.2 |
| 57 | Arshad, Shahzad Mahmood | 0 | USA | F | F | =36N | F | −33B | −49B | +64N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Davis, Jeffrey Stuart | 0 | USA | −11N | −22N | =56B | =46N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Piper, Darius Arame | 1690 | USA | F | F | −33N | +15B | −32N | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1671 | -2.0 |
| 60 | Arshad, Shiraz Mahmood | 0 | USA | F | F | −39N | −32B | −49N | F | +61B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Pratt, Gary Scott | 1715 | USA | F | F | −4B | −47N | =54N | −24B | −60N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1255 | -44.0 |
| 62 | Koneti, Jeevesh | 0 | USA | F | F | −34N | −17B | =53N | −38B | −46B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Guan, Marie Zijun | 1656 | CAN | −9B | =50N | −35N | −28B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 1452 | -34.8 |
| 64 | FIDE 39992250 | 0 | — | F | F | −23N | −4B | −48N | −51B | −57B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 975 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Syed, Sarim Wasti | 1515 | PAK | −33N | F | −13B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 906 | -20.8 |
| 66 | Garrison, R Raymond | 1800 | USA | −43N | −20B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -14.4 |
| 67 | Nichols, Anthony | 1911 | USA | −52N | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 883 | -15.8 |
| 68 | Balaji, Rishab | 1771 | USA | F | F | −14N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 984 | -19.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Samanta, AayanshUSA+85.23.5 pts · #15
- 2Sundara Rajan, InbhavenkatCAN+83.64.5 pts · #4
- 3Yassine, WaleedUSA+82.85.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Hug, Tyler ShaneUSA-48.82.0 pts · #47
- 2Pratt, Gary ScottUSA-44.00.5 pts · #52
- 3Bhargava, AnayUSA-39.22.0 pts · #67
Biggest upsets
- R6+228 Elo gap
- R2+228 Elo gap
- R5+211 Elo gap