2025 Washington Open - Elite (1800 and Over)
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80 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Redmond, WA, United States. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2225, and top seed was Georgi Orlov (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2444).
Aziz Degenbaev (🇰🇬 KGZ, FM, 2279) won with 5.0/6, ahead of M Siddarth (5.0) and Daniel He (4.5). Degenbaev shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nikhil Ramkumar (1656) beat Yevgeniy Rozenfeld (1948), a +292-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Redmond, WA, United States
Dates
24 May 2025 → 26 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×1
FM×4
CM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×61
🇨🇦Canada×9
🇮🇳India×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
FM Aziz Degenbaev held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Degenbaev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Aziz Degenbaev drew with M Siddarth (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAziz Degenbaev | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2M Siddarth | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMDaniel He | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Gabriel Razmov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Degenbaev, AzizFM | 2279 | KGZ | +24N | +7B | +23N | +64N | =2B | =3N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 2369 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Siddarth, M | 2213 | IND | +40B | +49N | +15B | =3N | =1N | +7B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 2309 | +15.8 |
| 3 | He, DanielFM | 2241 | USA | +66N | +37B | +12N | =2B | =5N | =1B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 2261 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Gao, Justin Jialin | 1878 | CAN | =9B | +54N | +8B | =14N | +22N | =27B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 14.50 | 2227 | +106.4 |
| 5 | Willy, StephenFM | 2220 | USA | +50B | +70N | +19B | =27N | =3B | =6N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 2193 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Razmov, Gabriel | 1807 | USA | +68N | +30B | =41B | =18N | +59N | =5B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 11.75 | 2217 | +121.2 |
| 7 | Moroney, Timothy | 1919 | USA | +79B | −1N | +42B | +15N | +18B | −2N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 2177 | +38.4 |
| 8 | Taylor, Tristan | 2006 | CAN | +16N | =39B | −4N | +53B | +51N | =13B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 1914 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Chang, Eddie | 1927 | USA | =4N | +75B | =22N | =11B | +39N | =61B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 2029 | +14.2 |
| 10 | Gross, Alexander | 1818 | USA | −12N | +68B | =37N | +34B | =23N | +57B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 2002 | +59.2 |
| 11 | Liu, Zachary Hankun | 2060 | CAN | +76B | −19N | +20B | =9N | =61B | +25N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2006 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Jammalamadaka, VihaanCM | 1977 | USA | +10B | +67N | −3B | +78N | +26B | −64N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 2149 | +40.8 |
| 13 | Wei, Jeffrey | 1830 | USA | −17N | +73B | =51N | +44B | +41B | =8N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1915 | +27.2 |
| 14 | Tabet, Roger | 2035 | USA | =69N | +52B | +39N | =4B | +57N | F | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 2019 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Gottumukkala, Ananth | 2062 | USA | +43N | +20B | −2N | −7B | +50N | =16B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1924 | -17.4 |
| 16 | Xu, Owen | 1770 | USA | −8B | =45N | =21B | +20N | +29B | =15N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1960 | +60.8 |
| 17 | Nallappa, Vijay | 1742 | USA | +13B | −26N | =70B | =24N | =21B | +40N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 10.25 | 1948 | +63.6 |
| 18 | Edwards, Matthew | 2131 | USA | =52N | +69B | +53N | =6B | −7N | =43B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1893 | -50.8 |
| 19 | Leong, Ryan | 1929 | CAN | +60N | +11B | −5N | −59B | −35B | +54N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1956 | +4.2 |
| 20 | Gupta, Anand | 1836 | USA | +44B | −15N | −11N | −16B | +60N | +78B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1837 | -0.6 |
| 21 | Lim, Hayul | 1794 | KOR | −27N | =71B | =16N | +55B | =17N | =33B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1880 | +20.0 |
| 22 | Gui, Suyuan | 2036 | USA | =28B | +62N | =9B | +66N | −4B | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1942 | -23.2 |
| 23 | Heath, Derek Xu | 1735 | USA | +73N | +55B | −1B | =25N | =10B | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1919 | +45.2 |
| 24 | Palathingal, RafaelCM | 1839 | USA | −1B | +76N | =33N | =17B | =67B | =51N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1882 | +6.4 |
| 25 | Pikh, Akim | 1871 | UKR | +33N | −57B | +46N | =23B | =65N | −11B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1928 | +17.2 |
| 26 | Sang, TianFM | 2188 | USA | F | +17B | =31N | +49B | −12N | =65B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 2029 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Tarjan, JamesGM | 2256 | USA | +21B | +56N | F | =5B | F | =4N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2146 | -3.0 |
| 28 | Karthik Bimod | 1869 | IND | =22N | −31B | =52N | =30B | =46N | +49B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1929 | +17.6 |
| 29 | Arya, Aadit | 1854 | CAN | −39N | =43B | +69N | =32B | −16N | +50B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1882 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Yao, Lucas Mason Pin Qian | 1791 | CAN | +58B | −6N | −66B | =28N | =42B | +67N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1756 | -10.4 |
| 31 | Pendergast, Michael J | 2159 | USA | =42B | +28N | =26B | −61B | +38N | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2011 | -15.2 |
| 32 | Razmov, Valentin N | 1735 | USA | −70B | =50N | +45B | =29N | =40B | =36N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1886 | +23.8 |
| 33 | Kona, VidipCM | 2119 | USA | −25B | +58N | =24B | =50N | =66B | =21N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1832 | -82.0 |
| 34 | Wong-Godfrey, Emerson P | 1936 | USA | +51B | −41N | =67B | −10N | =44N | +53B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1766 | -40.8 |
| 35 | Yondon, Odbayar | 1754 | USA | −49N | +40N | =56B | =37B | +19N | −59B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1901 | +46.0 |
| 36 | Gavrish, Leonid | 1981 | UKR | =75N | −53B | +55N | −39B | +52N | =32B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1840 | -16.8 |
| 37 | Arganian, David | 1876 | USA | +77B | −3N | =10B | =35N | +78B | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1893 | -0.2 |
| 38 | Yin, Andrew | 1771 | CAN | −41B | +77N | −49B | +72N | −31B | +56N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1862 | +18.8 |
| 39 | Drew, Bunch | 0 | FRA | +29B | =8N | −14B | +36N | −9B | −48B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1893 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Tagor, Bental Checking | 1864 | USA | −2N | −35B | +73N | +71B | =32N | −17B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1764 | -18.6 |
| 41 | Tang, Austin | 2019 | USA | +38N | +34B | =6N | −74B | −13N | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1866 | -39.2 |
| 42 | Eksarevskiy, Albert Alex | 1857 | USA | =31N | =46B | −7N | =48B | =30N | =45N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1858 | -3.2 |
| 43 | Natarajan, Neil | 0 | USA | −15B | =29N | =54B | F | +49N | =18N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1968 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ramkumar, Nikhil | 1656 | USA | −20N | F | +63B | −13N | =34B | +68B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1892 | +58.8 |
| 45 | Toppen-Ryan, Harrison | 1863 | USA | −55N | =16B | −32N | =60B | +79N | =42B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1699 | -27.4 |
| 46 | Taylor, Ashton | 1859 | CAN | =62B | =42N | −25B | =58N | =28B | =72N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1799 | -10.4 |
| 47 | Adarlo, Michael | 0 | USA | F | F | F | =67N | +58B | +66N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 1843 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Colasurdo, James | 1897 | USA | F | F | F | =42N | +77B | +39N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1857 | -2.4 |
| 49 | Lee, Brian | 1852 | USA | +35B | −2B | +38N | −26N | −43B | −28N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1887 | +1.2 |
| 50 | Gupta, Saahil | 1880 | USA | −5N | =32B | +60N | =33B | −15B | −29N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1826 | -21.2 |
| 51 | Joseph, Veronique | 1597 | USA | −34N | F | =13B | +56N | −8B | =24B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1817 | +47.6 |
| 52 | Han, Shuyi | 1873 | USA | =18B | −14N | =28B | =54N | −36B | =58N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1841 | -11.2 |
| 53 | Ihsan Mohamed N T | 1740 | IND | =54B | +36N | −18B | −8N | =56B | −34N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1848 | +27.2 |
| 54 | Whale, Nicholas | 1942 | USA | =53N | −4B | =43N | =52B | =62N | −19B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1716 | -30.4 |
| 55 | Yin, Aiden | 1692 | CAN | +45B | −23N | −36B | −21N | −63B | +77N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1616 | -18.4 |
| 56 | Gabbara, Faris F | 1842 | USA | +71N | −27B | =35N | −51B | =53N | −38B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1686 | -27.0 |
| 57 | Pupols, Viktors | 1788 | USA | +63B | +25N | F | F | −14B | −10N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1908 | +12.4 |
| 58 | Bhaskaran, Siddharth | 1836 | USA | −30N | −33B | +76N | =46B | −47N | =52B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1800 | -12.4 |
| 59 | Kurungod Anoop, Pranav | 2045 | USA | F | F | F | +19N | −6B | +35N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1955 | -6.2 |
| 60 | Bharathy Mohan, Aarav Sai | 1713 | USA | −19B | =63N | −50B | =45N | −20B | +76N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1730 | +4.4 |
| 61 | Summerfield, William | 2011 | USA | F | F | F | +31N | =11N | =9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2173 | +26.0 |
| 62 | Hutton, Jesse | 1906 | USA | =46N | −22B | +68N | −65N | =54B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1887 | -5.6 |
| 63 | Saddi, Neevan Reddy | 1907 | USA | −57N | =60B | −44N | −69B | +55N | =71B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1604 | -95.2 |
| 64 | Orlov, GeorgiIM | 2444 | USA | F | F | F | −1B | +74N | +12B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2247 | -5.6 |
| 65 | Wan, Bertrand | 2010 | USA | F | F | F | +62B | =25B | =26N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2113 | +8.0 |
| 66 | Wang, Leonardo Xirui | 1768 | SGP | −3B | F | +30N | −22B | =33N | −47B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1943 | +26.4 |
| 67 | Marzano, Trenton Christopher | 0 | USA | F | −12B | =34N | =47B | =24N | −30B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Rozenfeld, Yevgeniy | 1948 | USA | −6B | −10N | −62B | +76B | =71N | −44N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.75 | 1584 | -56.2 |
| 69 | Flavin, Finnegan | 1764 | USA | =14B | −18N | −29B | +63N | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1895 | +21.6 |
| 70 | Zhu, Jamie Zhongyun | 1874 | USA | +32N | −5B | =17N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1899 | +0.8 |
| 71 | Mishra, Abhinav | 1760 | USA | −56B | =21N | F | −40N | =68B | =63N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1722 | -10.4 |
| 72 | Nallabothula, Varin | 1797 | USA | F | F | F | −38B | +73N | =46B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1784 | -2.0 |
| 73 | Beltran, Omar | 1721 | USA | −23B | −13N | −40B | +80N | −72B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1568 | -18.4 |
| 74 | Min, Ryan | 1986 | USA | F | F | F | +41N | −64B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2203 | +18.8 |
| 75 | Lin, Michael | 1801 | USA | =36B | −9N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1761 | -3.6 |
| 76 | Scholz, Fritz | 1713 | USA | −11N | −24B | −58B | −68N | F | −60B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1079 | -59.2 |
| 77 | FIDE 39983242 | 0 | — | −37N | −38B | F | F | −48N | −55B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1009 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Campbell, Tim | 1760 | USA | F | F | F | −12B | −37N | −20N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1096 | -19.2 |
| 79 | Ackerman, Ryan | 1767 | USA | −7N | F | F | F | −45B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1091 | -13.4 |
| 80 | Boulis, Christos | 1812 | USA | F | F | F | −73B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 921 | -24.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Razmov, GabrielUSA+121.24.5 pts · #4
- 2Gao, Justin JialinCAN+106.44.5 pts · #6
- 3Nallappa, VijayUSA+63.63.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Saddi, Neevan ReddyUSA-95.22.0 pts · #60
- 2Kona, VidipCMUSA-82.03.0 pts · #21
- 3Scholz, FritzUSA-59.20.0 pts · #80
Biggest upsets
- R6+292 Elo gap
- R3+251 Elo gap
- R1+248 Elo gap