2025 Downriver Chess Classic
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Metairie, LA, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1934, and top seed was Nicholas Matta (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2249).
Maxwell Boecker (🇺🇸 USA, 1864) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Patrick Pridgeon (3.5) and Leo Le-Tran (3.5). Boecker clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ramon Tagorda (1700) beat Christopher B Girardo (1989), a +289-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Metairie, LA, United States
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×25
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaxwell Boecker led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE09 Nov
Maxwell Boecker takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Dex Webster won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
R5 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Maxwell Boecker held the sole lead at R5 but finished #15.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maxwell Boecker | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Patrick Pridgeon | — | * | — | — |
| 3Dex Webster | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4FMNicholas Matta | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boecker, Maxwell | 1864 | USA | +13B | +19N | −5B | +10N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1948 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Pridgeon, Patrick | 1677 | USA | +8B | −7N | =14B | +17N | +21B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 1847 | +35.6 |
| 3 | Le-Tran, Leo | 1826 | USA | +17B | +14N | −7B | +19N | =9B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1798 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Ner, John | 1650 | USA | F | +31N | +11B | =8N | +13B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 1898 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Webster, Dex | 2113 | USA | +25N | +24B | +1N | F | =12B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.25 | 2089 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Matta, NicholasFM | 2249 | USA | +23B | +28N | =12B | +7N | F | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2129 | -5.0 |
| 7 | Janusa, Austin | 1782 | USA | +18N | +2B | +3N | −6B | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1887 | +18.0 |
| 8 | Inman, Brent | 1898 | USA | −2N | +18B | +20N | =4B | =15N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1737 | -32.8 |
| 9 | Riley, Nathaniel | 1819 | USA | +31B | F | +22B | =13N | =3N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1826 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Darensbourg, Jeffery | 0 | USA | +16N | −?B | +?N | −1B | +18N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1059 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 39998380 | 0 | — | −24N | +25B | −4N | +32N | +22B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Meadors, Landon | 1871 | USA | F | +21B | =6N | =15B | =5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 2049 | +36.0 |
| 13 | Mooney, David | 0 | USA | −1N | +32B | +24N | =9B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Stewart, Aubrey | 1793 | USA | F | −3B | =2N | +28B | +20N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1834 | +4.2 |
| 15 | Caveney, Adam | 1919 | USA | F | =26N | +17B | =12N | =8B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1781 | -9.8 |
| 16 | Meadors, Christian | 0 | USA | −10B | −17N | +23B | =26N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 39956954 | 0 | — | −3N | +16B | −15N | −2B | +27N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 39994970 | 0 | — | −7B | −8N | +31B | +?N | −10B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1040 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Abarca, Jaime | 0 | USA | +?N | −1B | +27N | −3B | −?N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1045 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tagorda, Ramon | 1700 | USA | F | +29N | −8B | +30N | −14B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1750 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Yuan, Roy | 1533 | USA | +32B | −12N | +26B | F | −2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1582 | +5.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 39995330 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −9N | +27B | −11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1037 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Binet, George Albert | 0 | USA | −6N | −27B | −16N | =25B | +32N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Kvakovszky, George | 1665 | USA | +11B | −5N | −13B | F | −16N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1265 | -1.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 39982076 | 0 | — | −5B | −11N | =29B | =23N | −?B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1313 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ren, Hannah | 1573 | USA | F | =15B | −21N | =16B | −30B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1523 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Klingler, James Elliot | 0 | USA | −28B | +23N | −19B | −22N | −17B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Beavers, Carl | 1754 | USA | +27N | −6B | F | −14N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1174 | -21.2 |
| 29 | FIDE 343098147 | 0 | — | F | −20B | =25N | −?B | =31N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Girardo, Christopher B | 1989 | USA | F | F | F | −20B | +26N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1637 | -13.8 |
| 31 | Arcenaux Jr., Thomas | 0 | USA | −9N | −4B | −18N | F | =29B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 39994988 | 0 | — | −21N | −13N | F | −11B | −23B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Meadors, LandonUSA+36.02.5 pts · #1
- 2Pridgeon, PatrickUSA+35.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Janusa, AustinUSA+18.03.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Inman, BrentUSA-32.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Beavers, CarlUSA-21.21.0 pts · #19
- 3Girardo, Christopher BUSA-13.81.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R4+289 Elo gap
- R1+221 Elo gap