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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
Top seed
🇺🇸FMNicholas Matta2249
Avg top 10
1,934
Participants
32
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×25
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Maxwell Boecker led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
6
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Boecker takes lead
Boecker4Pridgeon3.5Webster3.5Matta3.5Le-Tran3.5Ner3.5— ex-leaders:Boeckerled R5, #15
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
Player1234
1Maxwell Boecker*
0
2Patrick Pridgeon*
3Dex Webster
1
*
4FMNicholas Matta*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Boecker, Maxwell1864USA+13B+19N5B+10N+7B4.012.014.010.501948+8.0
2Pridgeon, Patrick1677USA+8B7N=14B+17N+21B3.510.512.58.251847+35.6
3Le-Tran, Leo1826USA+17B+14N7B+19N=9B3.510.512.58.001798-4.8
4Ner, John1650USAF+31N+11B=8N+13B3.59.09.07.501898+6.2
5Webster, Dex2113USA+25N+24B+1NF=12B3.58.58.57.252089-0.6
6Matta, NicholasFM2249USA+23B+28N=12B+7NF3.58.08.06.752129-5.0
7Janusa, Austin1782USA+18N+2B+3N6B1N3.014.516.59.001887+18.0
8Inman, Brent1898USA2N+18B+20N=4B=15N3.011.513.57.001737-32.8
9Riley, Nathaniel1819USA+31BF+22B=13N=3N3.08.58.55.501826+0.4
10Darensbourg, Jeffery0USA+16N?B+?N1B+18N3.08.58.54.5010590.0
11FIDE 39998380024N+25B4N+32N+22B3.07.57.53.008580.0
12Meadors, Landon1871USAF+21B=6N=15B=5N2.511.511.56.752049+36.0
13Mooney, David0USA1N+32B+24N=9B4N2.511.511.52.5016630.0
14Stewart, Aubrey1793USAF3B=2N+28B+20N2.510.010.04.751834+4.2
15Caveney, Adam1919USAF=26N+17B=12N=8B2.58.58.55.251781-9.8
16Meadors, Christian0USA10B17N+23B=26N+24B2.57.58.53.0016390.0
17FIDE 3995695403N+16B15N2B+27N2.012.013.03.5010070.0
18FIDE 3999497007B8N+31B+?N10B2.09.59.50.5010400.0
19Abarca, Jaime0USA+?N1B+27N3B?N2.08.58.51.0010450.0
20Tagorda, Ramon1700USAF+29N8B+30N14B2.07.57.52.001750+7.2
21Yuan, Roy1533USA+32B12N+26BF2N2.07.07.01.001582+5.2
22FIDE 399953300?N+?B9N+27B11N2.07.07.01.0010370.0
23Binet, George Albert0USA6N27B16N=25B+32N1.58.08.00.5014490.0
24Kvakovszky, George1665USA+11B5N13BF16N1.011.511.53.001265-1.6
25FIDE 3998207605B11N=29B=23N?B1.09.09.01.2513130.0
26Ren, Hannah1573USAF=15B21N=16B30B1.08.08.02.501523-10.8
27Klingler, James Elliot0USA28B+23N19B22N17B1.07.58.51.509540.0
28Beavers, Carl1754USA+27N6BF14NF1.07.07.01.001174-21.2
29FIDE 3430981470F20B=25N?B=31N1.03.53.50.759000.0
30Girardo, Christopher B1989USAFFF20B+26N1.03.03.01.001637-13.8
31Arcenaux Jr., Thomas0USA9N4B18NF=29B0.59.59.50.509350.0
32FIDE 39994988021N13NF11B23B0.09.09.00.007330.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets