2nd Annual Benjamin Franklin Open
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Westampton, NJ, United States. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Daniel Girsh (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2230).
Daniel Girsh (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2230) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kevin Wang (4.0) and David Zhurbinsky (3.5). Girsh took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Agustya Adhyam (1697) beat Maxim Farberov (1979), a +282-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Westampton, NJ, United States
Dates
06 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Daniel Girsh led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jun
FM Daniel Girsh takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Daniel Girsh 3 wins (R3–R5)CM David Zhurbinsky 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDaniel Girsh | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Kevin Wang | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3CMDavid Zhurbinsky | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4WFMAimee Yang | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girsh, DanielFM | 2230 | USA | +24N | =5B | +12N | +3B | +10B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 11.00 | 2311 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Wang, Kevin | 2131 | USA | +21N | +13B | −3N | +12B | +6N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2197 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Zhurbinsky, DavidCM | 2102 | USA | +14B | +4N | +2B | −1N | =9N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 2187 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Yang, AimeeWFM | 2006 | USA | +19N | −3B | =16N | +18B | +15N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2006 | +4.8 |
| 5 | Kumbharathi, Vedansh | 1927 | USA | +11B | =1N | −10B | +23N | =7B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1962 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Garcia, Erick | 2135 | USA | =7B | +8N | =15B | +14N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1982 | -12.4 |
| 7 | Mc Dermott, Brian | 0 | USA | =6N | +24B | =9N | =15B | =5N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1973 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Debmisra, Ariv | 1889 | USA | +16N | −6B | +13N | −9B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1933 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Yue, TariqCM | 2119 | USA | F | +27N | =7B | +8N | =3B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 2186 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Tang, Vincent | 1863 | USA | F | +26B | +5N | +17B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 2107 | +50.8 |
| 11 | Adhyam, Agustya | 1697 | USA | −5N | F | +20B | +16B | +17N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1971 | +41.6 |
| 12 | Schenk, Sam | 2001 | USA | +22B | =23N | −1B | −2N | +20B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1886 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Ray Chaudhuri, Niloy | 1723 | USA | +20B | −2N | −8B | +19N | =14B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1812 | +18.8 |
| 14 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1687 | USA | −3N | +19B | +26N | −6B | =13N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1829 | +29.2 |
| 15 | Chang, Leonhard | 1792 | USA | F | +18B | =6N | =7N | −4B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1924 | +17.6 |
| 16 | Siddharth Bose | 0 | USA | −8B | +22N | =4B | −11N | =23B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Farberov, Maxim | 1979 | USA | F | +25N | +23B | −10N | −11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1748 | -22.8 |
| 18 | John Francis Kennedy, Kevin Andrew | 1630 | USA | F | −15N | +27B | −4N | +22B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1826 | +38.0 |
| 19 | Trueman, William R | 1729 | USA | −4B | −14N | +24N | −13B | =21N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1656 | -21.2 |
| 20 | Raghuraman, Advaith | 1641 | USA | −13N | =21B | −11N | +26B | −12N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1602 | -11.6 |
| 21 | Prasanna, Pranav | 1814 | USA | −2B | =20N | −22B | =24N | =19B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1660 | -44.0 |
| 22 | Chakraborty, Rayansh Mondal | 1759 | USA | −12N | −16B | +21N | =25B | −18N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1713 | -12.0 |
| 23 | Mayers, Sascha | 1677 | USA | F | =12B | −17N | −5B | =16N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1696 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Doddapaneni, Viyaan Krishna | 1794 | USA | −1B | −7N | −19B | =21B | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1640 | -25.6 |
| 25 | Weyman, Grant A | 1753 | USA | F | −17B | F | =22N | −8B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1603 | -20.8 |
| 26 | Wei, Robert Fanjun | 1519 | USA | F | −10N | −14B | −20N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -30.0 |
| 27 | Wang, Miles | 1749 | USA | F | −9B | −18N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1075 | -30.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tang, VincentUSA+50.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Adhyam, AgustyaUSA+41.63.0 pts · #13
- 3John Francis Kennedy, Kevin AndrewUSA+38.02.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Prasanna, PranavUSA-44.01.5 pts · #21
- 2Wang, MilesUSA-30.40.0 pts · #27
- 3Wei, Robert FanjunUSA-30.00.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R5+282 Elo gap
- R5+129 Elo gap
- R3+119 Elo gap