2025 May TCC Houston FIDE - U1800
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Houston, TX, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 785, and top seed was Peter A Rucker (🇺🇸 USA, 1638).
Brenn Zhu (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Mihika Krishnan (3.5) and Peter A Rucker (3.5). Zhu broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Houston, TX, United States
Dates
16 May 2025 → 18 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBrenn Zhu led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Brenn Zhu held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Brenn Zhu lost to Peter A Rucker (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Brenn Zhu 3 wins (R1–R3)Peter A Rucker 3 wins (R1–R4)Mihika Krishnan 3 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brenn Zhu | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Peter A Rucker | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mihika Krishnan | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Julius Cromartie | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhu, Brenn | 0 | USA | +?N | +4B | +8N | −3B | +9N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Krishnan, Mihika | 1573 | USA | +7B | +6N | F | +5B | =3N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1786 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Rucker, Peter A | 1638 | USA | +10N | +8B | F | +1N | =2B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1783 | +14.8 |
| 4 | Cromartie, Julius | 1480 | USA | +11B | −1N | =6B | +10N | =5B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1547 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Mehta, Nakshwin | 0 | USA | −6B | +7N | +?B | −2N | =4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Yang, Ningxiu Matthew | 1547 | USA | +5N | −2B | =4N | +8B | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1553 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Suri Ngoc | 0 | USA | −2N | −5B | +9B | +?N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zamarripa, Salma | 1607 | USA | +9B | −3N | −1B | −6N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 793 | -41.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 39982122 | 0 | — | −8N | +10B | −7N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Shi, Jiahui | 0 | USA | −3B | −9N | F | −4B | +?N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 39979679 | 0 | — | −4N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Krishnan, MihikaUSA+22.43.5 pts · #4
- 2Rucker, Peter AUSA+14.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Cromartie, JuliusUSA+1.83.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Zamarripa, SalmaUSA-41.61.0 pts · #8
- 2Nguyen, Suri NgocUSA0.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Shi, JiahuiUSA0.01.0 pts · #11