2025 May TCC Houston FIDE - Championship
25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Houston, TX, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1925, and top seed was Joshua Meng (🇺🇸 USA, 2056).
Luca Chang (🇺🇸 USA, 1863) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jose Alberto Robles Diaz (3.5) and Vijay Srinivas Anandh (3.5). Chang shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Brandon Sustento (1793) beat Vijay Srinivas Anandh (2015), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLuca Chang led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Luca Chang takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Luca Chang 3 wins (R3–R5)Jose Alberto Robles Diaz 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luca Chang | * | — | — | — |
| 2Jose Alberto Robles Diaz | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Samuel Gu | — | — | * | — |
| 4Venkata Pullabhotla | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chang, Luca | 1863 | USA | +22N | =7B | +18N | +6B | +8N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 9.50 | 2197 | +74.0 |
| 2 | Robles Diaz, Jose Alberto | 2007 | CUB | +17B | +11N | +10B | −4N | =3B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 1970 | -2.6 |
| 3 | Anandh, Vijay Srinivas | 2015 | USA | +8N | −6B | +25N | +7B | =2N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1993 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Pullabhotla, Venkata | 1896 | USA | +24N | +9B | =6N | +2B | F | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.50 | 2145 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Gu, Samuel | 1897 | USA | =23B | =21N | +11B | =9N | +12B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1842 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Sustento, Brandon | 1793 | USA | +13B | +3N | =4B | −1N | =14N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1937 | +39.2 |
| 7 | Wang, Andy Y | 1904 | USA | +19B | =1N | +12B | −3N | =9B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1903 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chipfurutse, Alois | 1886 | ZIM | −3B | +13N | +20B | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1835 | -4.2 |
| 9 | Bee, Leonel | 1811 | USA | +16B | −4N | +21B | =5B | =7N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1847 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Bee, Karstein | 1781 | USA | +15N | +25B | −2N | −8B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1815 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Wu, Zekai B | 1719 | USA | +20N | −2B | −5N | +25B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1789 | +13.2 |
| 12 | Zhang, Alicia S | 1733 | USA | =18N | +14B | −7N | +19B | −5N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1902 | +42.4 |
| 13 | Yao, Annie | 1633 | USA | −6N | −8B | =15N | +22B | +21N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1709 | +18.8 |
| 14 | Elliott, Alexander | 1919 | USA | F | −12N | +23B | +17N | =6B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1805 | -11.0 |
| 15 | Vashisth, Arav | 1770 | USA | −10B | −19N | =13B | +23N | =17B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1620 | -40.8 |
| 16 | Ganesh, Kaira Ananya | 1598 | USA | −9N | =24B | =22N | +21B | −10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1591 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Krishnan, Anish | 1693 | USA | −2N | +22B | F | −14B | =15N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1716 | +1.2 |
| 18 | Meng, Joshua | 2056 | USA | =12B | +23N | −1B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1751 | -41.6 |
| 19 | Wilder, Daniel Gregory | 1731 | USA | −7N | +15B | F | −12N | −11B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1589 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Nguyen, Simon | 1521 | USA | −11B | F | −8N | +24N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1618 | +12.0 |
| 21 | Goldstein, Doug | 1582 | USA | F | =5B | −9N | −16N | −13B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1413 | -15.2 |
| 22 | Liu, Chloe | 1514 | USA | −1B | −17N | =16B | −13N | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1375 | -24.0 |
| 23 | Wang, Nathan Zicheng | 1619 | USA | =5N | −18B | −14N | −15B | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1579 | -8.0 |
| 24 | Rodenstein, Alan | 1625 | USA | −4B | =16N | F | −20B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1399 | -17.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 30958237 | 0 | — | F | −10N | −3B | −11N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1038 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chang, LucaUSA+74.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Zhang, Alicia SUSA+42.42.5 pts · #12
- 3Sustento, BrandonUSA+39.23.0 pts · #5
- 1Meng, JoshuaUSA-41.61.5 pts · #17
- 2Vashisth, AravUSA-40.82.0 pts · #14
- 3Liu, ChloeUSA-24.00.5 pts · #22
- R2+222 Elo gap
- R3+193 Elo gap
- R2+186 Elo gap