2025 July Cornerstone Chess Norm Invitational - IM B
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in San Jose, CA, United States. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2213, and top seed was Illya Nyzhnyk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2552).
Oleksii Bilych (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2446) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Denes Boros (7.0) and Illya Nyzhnyk (7.0). Bilych broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸San Jose, CA, United States
Dates
16 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
GM×2
IM×1
FM×2
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Oleksii Bilych led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Oleksii Bilych held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Oleksii Bilych drew with GM Denes Boros (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Oleksii Bilych 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Denes Boros 4 wins (R5–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇦IMBilych, Oleksii | 2446 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 29.00 | 37.5 | +5.5 | 2480 |
| 2 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMBoros, Denes | 2385 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | +6.3 | 2427 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMNyzhnyk, Illya | 2552 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | -7.1 | 2446 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMMaiti, Milind | 2238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.25 | 40.0 | +3.8 | 2254 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMSivakumar, Shaashwath | 2201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 40.0 | +12.0 | 2258 |
| 7 | 🇲🇳CMChinguun Bayaraa | 2151 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.25 | 41.5 | -6.2 | 2140 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Yao, Hanchi | 2129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | -2.7 | 2140 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸CMWidjaja, Luke | 2107 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -8.8 | 2095 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Pullela, Sricharan | 2053 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | +9.2 | 2095 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸WFMQi, Jenny | 1872 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 44.5 | -30.4 | 1744 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sivakumar, ShaashwathFMUSA+12.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Pullela, SricharanUSA+9.23.0 pts · #8
- 3Boros, DenesGMHUN+6.37.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Qi, JennyWFMUSA-30.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Widjaja, LukeCMUSA-8.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Nyzhnyk, IllyaGMUKR-7.17.0 pts · #3