2025 Washington Open - Premier (U1800)
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60 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Redmond, WA, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1726, and top seed was Yash Syal (🇺🇸 USA, 1839).
Zane Wirkkala (🇺🇸 USA, 1647) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Selina Cheng (4.5) and Austin Wentz (4.5). Wirkkala shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Zoe Yue Xu (1490) beat Francisco Lopez (1669), a +179-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 · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×51
🇨🇦Canada×3
🇰🇪Kenya×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsZane Wirkkala led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 May
Zane Wirkkala takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Zane Wirkkala 4 wins (R3–R6)Selina Cheng 3 wins (R1–R3)
R4 · FORMER LEADER FALL
Aiden Chan held the sole lead at R4 but finished #43.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wirkkala, Zane | 1647 | USA | =58B | =9N | +52N | +53B | +4N | +38B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 10.25 | 1932 | +72.4 |
| 2 | Cheng, Selina | 1672 | USA | +46B | +30N | +13B | −5N | =11B | +57N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1649 | -5.6 |
| 3 | Wentz, Austin | 0 | USA | +49N | −6B | +50N | +35B | =31N | +5B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Subcleff, Jackson | 1669 | USA | −13B | +39N | +45B | +23N | −1B | +20N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1766 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Chan, Aiden | 1521 | USA | +56B | +20N | +26B | +2B | −38N | −3N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 11.00 | 2472 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Takayoshi, Evan | 0 | USA | +19N | +3N | =10B | =40N | +22B | F | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 13.25 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Wilke, Daniel J | 0 | USA | +37B | +29N | F | =11N | =13B | +12N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gadde, Arnav | 1655 | USA | =44B | =16N | =29B | +37B | =15N | +27N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1582 | -16.0 |
| 9 | Rubaiyat, Rhadean | 1590 | USA | =45N | =1B | −14N | +59B | +53N | +19B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1947 | +53.6 |
| 10 | Shahad, Nabil | 1716 | CAN | +14N | =12B | =6N | =19B | F | +17B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.25 | 1765 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Shankaranand, Deeksha | 1587 | USA | +28N | =36B | +12N | =7B | =2N | −31B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.25 | 1850 | +54.8 |
| 12 | Gao, Ziqian | 1668 | USA | +32N | =10N | −11B | +54B | +14N | −7B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1714 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Perry, Patrick | 0 | USA | +4N | +52B | −2N | +36B | =7N | −40N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yuodelis, Kenneth | 0 | USA | −10B | +32N | +9B | =25N | −12B | +26N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 10.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mohan, Vishnu | 1711 | USA | +21B | =25N | −33B | +16N | =8B | =34B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 1806 | +18.8 |
| 16 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1587 | CAN | =22N | =8B | =28N | −15B | +44N | +25N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1740 | +42.8 |
| 17 | Li, Shawn | 1619 | USA | −25B | +21N | +56B | +20N | =40B | −10N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1518 | -16.0 |
| 18 | Yau, Benjamin Yuen | 0 | USA | =41B | +58N | =25B | −22N | =26B | +36N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chen, Andy | 1632 | USA | −6B | +46N | +30B | =10N | =27B | −9N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1698 | +13.6 |
| 20 | Maokhampio, Lucas | 0 | USA | +27N | −5B | +55N | −17B | +35N | −4B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Li, Moses | 1521 | CAN | −15N | −17B | +24N | −27B | +30B | +39N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1668 | +40.0 |
| 22 | Bloom, Corey | 0 | USA | =16B | =44N | =35N | +18B | −6N | =51B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Dann, William | 1650 | USA | =24N | =50B | +44N | −4B | +28N | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1701 | +10.8 |
| 24 | Yang, Jimmy | 1477 | USA | =23B | −33N | −21B | +60N | =54N | +45B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1545 | +7.6 |
| 25 | Jones, Davey | 1693 | USA | +17N | =15B | =18N | =14B | −57N | −16B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1638 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Davies, Cedric | 0 | USA | +51N | +55B | −5N | −31B | =18N | −14B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 27 | He, Oliver Lang | 0 | USA | −20B | +48B | F | +21N | =19N | −8B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Wachira, William WachaniaCM | 1755 | KEN | −11B | +60N | =16B | =29N | −23B | =35N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1415 | -44.4 |
| 29 | Ganesan, Vidur | 1507 | USA | +47N | −7B | =8N | =28B | =36N | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1742 | +49.2 |
| 30 | Pan, Peng-Ruei | 1547 | USA | +48N | −2B | −19N | =47B | −21N | +44B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1546 | -1.2 |
| 31 | Shi, Gavin | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +26N | =3B | +11N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 39983269 | 0 | — | −12B | −14B | +51N | −45N | +59B | =54B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 39975410 | 0 | — | =50N | +24B | +15N | −38B | F | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nam, Jinmo | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +50B | +45B | =15N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Xu, Zoe Yue | 1490 | USA | F | +41N | =22B | −3N | −20B | =28B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1905 | +42.0 |
| 36 | Allen, Robert | 1531 | USA | +60B | =11N | F | −13N | =29B | −18B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1547 | +2.0 |
| 37 | Yang, Yuchang | 0 | USA | −7N | =47B | +41B | −8N | =51N | −53B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Hetamsaria Aadi | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +33N | +5B | −1N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1625 | USA | −52N | −4B | −48N | +51B | +46N | −21B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1377 | -62.0 |
| 40 | Subramanian, Thrinay | 0 | USA | F | F | F | =6B | =17N | +13B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Lopez, Francisco | 1669 | USA | =18N | −35B | −37N | =46B | +50N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1332 | -35.2 |
| 42 | Wu, Harry | 0 | USA | F | F | F | =48B | +47N | =43B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Frederick, Benjamin | 1611 | USA | F | F | F | =44B | +55B | =42N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1756 | +14.8 |
| 44 | Sankrithi, Sarang Athreya | 1528 | USA | =8N | =22B | −23B | =43N | −16B | −30N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1369 | -36.8 |
| 45 | Manzon Jr., Pablo | 0 | USA | =9B | F | −4N | +32B | −34N | −24N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Ma, Lewis | 1561 | USA | −2N | −19B | F | =41N | −39B | +50B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1328 | -40.4 |
| 47 | Seshadri, Sridhar | 1646 | USA | −29B | =37N | =49B | =30N | −42B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1334 | -16.6 |
| 48 | Bhatia, Tanush | 1624 | USA | −30B | −27N | +39B | =42N | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1586 | -4.4 |
| 49 | Tan, Nathan | 0 | USA | −3B | F | =47N | F | −?B | +59N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Juneja, Eesha | 0 | USA | =33B | =23N | −3B | −34N | −41B | −46N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Stroud, Jeb Thacher | 0 | USA | −26B | −56N | −32B | −39N | =37B | =22N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Merriman, Dann H | 1712 | USA | +39B | −13N | −1B | −55N | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1500 | -34.4 |
| 53 | Cen, Evan | 1743 | USA | F | F | F | −1N | −9B | +37N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 819 | -53.2 |
| 54 | Syal, Yash | 1839 | USA | F | F | F | −12N | =24B | =32N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1380 | -45.2 |
| 55 | Miller, Theodore | 1604 | USA | F | −26N | −20B | +52B | −43N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1662 | +6.4 |
| 56 | FIDE 39983358 | 0 | — | −5N | +51B | −17N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Kou, Jeffrey | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | +25B | −2B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Tu, Robin | 1748 | USA | =1N | −18B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1647 | -2.8 |
| 59 | FIDE 39983366 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −9N | −32N | −49B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 2084180 | 0 | — | −36N | −28B | F | −24B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wirkkala, ZaneUSA+72.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Shankaranand, DeekshaUSA+54.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Rubaiyat, RhadeanUSA+53.64.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Maharaja, Imai SubramoniaUSA-62.02.0 pts · #44
- 2Cen, EvanUSA-53.21.0 pts · #56
- 3Syal, YashUSA-45.21.0 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R2+179 Elo gap
- R4+171 Elo gap
- R1+168 Elo gap