2025 Walter Browne Memorial National Open Blitz Championship

SwissBlitz

79 players participated in this 12-round tournament, held on 07 Jun 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. 22 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2435, and top seed was Robby Kevlishvili (🇳🇱 NED, GM, 2572).

Eric Liu (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2431) won with 10.5/12, ahead of Shelev Oberoi (10.0) and Robby Kevlishvili (10.0). Liu clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Harishkumar Karthikeyan (1834) beat Jianchao Zhou (GM, 2478), a +644-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Las Vegas, NV, United States

Dates

07 Jun 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 12 rounds

Top seed

🇳🇱GMRobby Kevlishvili2572

Avg top 10

2,435

Participants

Titled players · 22

GM×7

IM×4

FM×3

CM×5

WGM×1

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×61

🇦🇲Armenia×4

🇭🇺Hungary×2

🇮🇳India×2

🇮🇱Israel×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇳🇬Nigeria×1

Top 3

🥇
IMEric Liu
🇺🇸USA·2431
10.5pts·2493perf+8.0
🥈
Shelev Oberoi
🇺🇸USA·2260
10.0pts·2500perf+62.0
🥉
GMRobby Kevlishvili
🇳🇱NED·2572
10.0pts·2546perf+0.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 12 rounds

IM Eric Liu led from R12; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 12 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R12.

Co-leaders

Liu10.5Kevlishvili10Oberoi10Rostomyan9.5Nagy9.5Zhou9— ex-leaders:Oberoiled R9–R11, #10

R12 · LEADER CHANGE07 Jun

IM Eric Liu takes the sole lead (10.5/12).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Eric Liu 7 wins (R1–R7)GM Robby Kevlishvili 4+5 wins (R1–R4, R8–R12)Shelev Oberoi 5+4 wins (R1–R5, R7–R10)

R7 · LATE SURGE

GM Robby Kevlishvili was #12 at R7, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMEric Liu	*	—	½ 1	—
2GMRobby Kevlishvili	—	*	—	—
3Shelev Oberoi	½ 0	—	*	—
4FMMikayel Rostomyan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Liu, EricIM	2431	USA	+28B	+28N	+34N	+34B	+9N	+9B	+7N	−7B	+8N	+8B	=2N	+2B	10.5	86.0	92.0	79.00	2493	+8.0
2	Oberoi, Shelev	2260	USA	+76N	+76B	+29B	+29N	+16N	=16B	+11N	+11B	+13N	+13B	=1B	−1N	10.0	80.0	82.0	62.75	2500	+62.0
3	Kevlishvili, RobbyGM	2572	NED	+24N	+24B	+59B	+59N	−42B	+42N	−18B	+18N	+17B	+17N	+25B	+25N	10.0	68.0	72.0	60.00	2546	+0.2
4	Nagy, GaborGM	2503	HUN	+33B	+33N	+61N	+61B	+30N	+30B	−13N	=13B	+16N	+16B	+6N	−6B	9.5	75.0	79.0	58.75	2532	+5.8
5	Rostomyan, MikayelFM	2163	ARM	+55N	+55B	−9B	−9N	+38B	+38N	+75B	+75N	=14B	+14N	+23B	+23N	9.5	66.0	68.0	48.25	2176	+10.8
6	Zhou, JianchaoGM	2478	USA	−74B	+74N	+71N	+71B	−17N	+17B	+54B	+54N	+7N	+7B	−4B	+4N	9.0	66.0	69.0	49.50	2392	-5.8
7	Katz, AlexanderIM	2378	USA	+53N	+53B	+12B	+12N	=22B	+22N	−1B	+1N	−6B	−6N	+16N	=16B	8.0	87.0	91.0	55.50	2379	+5.2
8	Hakobyan, EduardFM	2187	USA	+43B	+43N	−20N	+20B	+19N	+19B	+21N	+21B	−1B	−1N	−11N	+11B	8.0	84.0	89.0	53.00	2202	+8.8
9	Leano, Bryan	1925	USA	+64N	+64B	+5N	+5B	−1B	−1N	=30N	−30B	+54B	=54N	+53B	+53N	8.0	72.0	76.0	44.00	2220	+72.4
10	Adams, Stephen	2066	USA	+49B	+49N	+46N	+46B	−13B	−13N	−39N	+39B	−19N	+19B	+75N	+75B	8.0	62.0	64.0	36.50	2190	+37.6
11	Shafer, Logan CCM	2056	USA	=66N	+66B	+68B	+68N	+75B	+75N	−2B	−2N	+42N	=42B	+8B	−8N	8.0	62.0	64.0	31.75	2246	+126.4
12	Suarez, Sebastian	1959	USA	+67N	+67B	−7N	−7B	−28B	+28N	−53B	+53N	+47B	+47N	+29B	+29N	8.0	61.5	65.0	39.00	2076	+72.0
13	Flom, GabrielGM	2380	FRA	+63B	+63N	+15N	+15B	+10N	+10B	+4B	=4N	−2B	−2N	F	F	7.5	78.0	78.0	53.25	2372	+2.6
14	Gadi, Varun	1976	USA	+78N	+78B	−16N	−16B	+63B	+63N	+46B	+46N	=5N	−5B	+42B	−42N	7.5	61.5	62.0	28.75	2124	+62.6
15	Tolentino, Karl	2087	USA	+72B	+72N	−13B	−13N	−53N	+53B	−56N	=56B	+65N	+65B	+38N	+38B	7.5	53.0	56.0	31.00	1987	-22.4
16	Berczes, DavidGM	2492	HUN	+32N	+32B	+14B	+14N	−2B	=2N	+22B	+22N	−4B	−4N	−7B	=7N	7.0	90.0	96.0	50.00	2306	-22.8
17	Jagirapu, Harshin Reddy	2049	USA	+58N	+58B	−56B	+56N	+6B	−6N	+29B	+29N	−3N	−3B	−19B	+19N	7.0	76.0	80.0	40.00	2110	+32.8
18	Blatny, PavelGM	2320	CZE	+44B	+44N	+39N	+39B	+25N	−25B	+3N	−3B	−35N	+35B	−21N	−21B	7.0	75.0	80.0	43.50	2249	-6.0
19	Adhikari, Sunav	2009	USA	+73B	+73N	+23B	−23N	−8B	−8N	+44B	+44N	+10B	−10N	+17N	−17B	7.0	73.0	76.0	38.00	2027	+12.8
20	Ghazaryan, Raffi	1993	ARM	+36N	+36B	+8B	−8N	−26N	−26B	−28B	+28N	−32B	+32N	+44B	+44N	7.0	70.0	75.0	42.00	2004	+6.8
21	Rosenthal, Nicholas	2182	USA	F	F	=38N	+38B	=35N	+35B	−8B	−8N	+31N	+31B	+18B	+18N	7.0	65.0	65.0	43.25	2161	+3.6
22	Li, RachaelWIM	2167	USA	+37N	+37B	+57B	+57N	=7N	−7B	−16N	−16B	−56B	=56N	+48B	+48N	7.0	64.0	68.0	36.00	2114	-11.2
23	Belenkaya, DinaWGM	2087	ISR	+41B	+41N	−19N	+19B	+74N	+74B	+26N	+26B	F	F	−5N	−5B	7.0	63.0	63.0	37.00	2135	+18.0
24	Schwartz, Raphael D	1848	USA	−3B	−3N	+58B	+58N	+31B	−31N	+59N	−59B	=40N	−40B	+45B	+45N	6.5	65.0	69.0	30.75	1943	+52.8
25	Ghaem Maghami, EhsanGM	2518	IRI	+47N	+47B	+40B	+40N	−18B	+18N	=42B	+42N	F	F	−3N	−3B	6.5	65.0	65.0	35.50	2392	-11.4
26	Huston, GusIM	2206	USA	=71N	+71B	=31B	+31N	+20B	+20N	−23B	−23N	=39B	+39N	F	F	6.5	57.0	57.0	35.75	2083	-27.2
27	Mahesh, Kanishk	1706	USA	=68N	−68B	+45N	−45B	+55B	−55N	+33B	−33N	+57B	−57N	+51B	+51N	6.5	50.5	54.0	29.75	1836	+60.0
28	Erard, Eric Christian	0	USA	−1N	−1B	+67B	+67N	+12N	−12B	+20N	−20B	+48B	−48N	+54B	−54N	6.0	72.5	76.0	31.00	2002	+87.2
29	Blessing, Anthony	1939	USA	+79B	+79N	−2N	−2B	+41B	+41N	−17N	−17B	+62B	+62N	−12N	−12B	6.0	69.0	69.0	19.00	1858	-22.4
30	Wan, JosephCM	2216	USA	+62N	+62B	F	F	−4B	−4N	=9B	+9N	=34B	+34N	−35B	+35N	6.0	67.0	67.0	35.00	2098	-21.6
31	Pullela, Sricharan	1938	USA	=45B	+45N	=26N	−26B	−24N	+24B	+57N	+57B	−21B	−21N	−32N	+32B	6.0	66.0	70.0	31.25	1955	+7.2
32	Gustafsson, Alexander	2003	USA	−16B	−16N	+60B	+60N	+61B	−61N	+40N	−40B	+20N	−20B	+31B	−31N	6.0	63.0	67.0	30.50	2018	-1.6
33	Baugus, Eric	0	USA	−4N	−4B	−51N	=51B	=71B	+71N	−27N	+27B	−49B	+49N	+60B	+60N	6.0	62.0	65.0	26.25	1842	0.0
34	Achuthan, AryanCM	2055	USA	F	F	−1B	−1N	=43N	+43B	+45N	+45B	=30N	−30B	+56N	+56B	6.0	61.0	61.0	28.50	2028	-2.4
35	Palathingal, RafaelCM	1833	USA	F	F	+54B	=54N	=21B	−21N	+68N	+68B	+18B	−18N	+30N	−30B	6.0	55.0	55.0	29.50	2246	+182.4
36	Amouei Torkmahalleh, Mehdi	1689	USA	−20B	−20N	−43N	−43B	−52B	−52N	+78B	+78N	+79N	+79B	+55N	+55B	6.0	42.0	42.0	9.00	1716	+4.4
37	Suggs, Arthur D	0	USA	−22B	−22N	−69N	+69B	−50B	+50N	+79B	+79N	+46B	+46N	F	F	6.0	41.0	41.0	18.50	1850	+15.2
38	Tikhomirov, Matthew	1697	USA	+77N	+77B	=21B	−21N	−5N	−5B	−43N	+43B	+41N	+41B	−15B	−15N	5.5	70.0	71.0	21.50	1813	+33.6
39	Kodihalli, Kaustubh	0	USA	+70B	+70N	−18B	−18N	+62B	+62N	+10B	−10N	=26N	−26B	F	F	5.5	58.0	58.0	26.25	2022	-3.2
40	Rosenstock, Ephraim M	0	USA	+51N	+51B	−25N	−25B	−47B	+47N	−32B	+32N	=24B	+24N	F	F	5.5	57.0	57.0	29.75	2021	+15.2
41	Wang, Stone	1716	USA	−23N	−23B	+73B	+73N	−29N	−29B	=67N	+67B	−38B	−38N	+66N	+66B	5.5	54.0	57.0	18.25	1689	-12.8
42	Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIM	2282	IND	F	F	+48B	+48N	+3N	−3B	=25N	−25B	−11B	=11N	−14N	+14B	5.0	74.0	74.0	34.75	2252	-7.6
43	Arul, Sharvesh	1618	USA	−8N	−8B	+36B	+36N	=34B	−34N	+38B	−38N	−45N	=45B	−50N	+50B	5.0	66.0	71.0	28.00	1747	+61.6
44	Vyas, Miransh Purven	0	USA	−18N	−18B	+64B	+64N	+48B	−48N	−19N	−19B	+52N	+52B	−20N	−20B	5.0	65.0	69.0	22.00	1883	+50.4
45	Sun, Charlie	1745	USA	=31N	−31B	−27B	+27N	+51N	+51B	−34B	−34N	+43B	=43N	−24N	−24B	5.0	64.5	69.0	26.00	1755	-1.6
46	Noble, Matthew R	1946	USA	+69N	+69B	−10B	−10N	+76N	+76B	−14N	−14B	−37N	−37B	−49N	+49B	5.0	62.0	64.0	16.00	1717	-59.2
47	Harrison, Joshua	1985	USA	−25B	−25N	+52B	+52N	+40N	−40B	+61B	−61N	−12N	−12B	−65N	+65B	5.0	61.0	65.0	22.50	1963	-13.2
48	Iinuma, Paul Y	2137	USA	+50B	+50N	−42N	−42B	−44N	+44B	−65N	+65B	−28N	+28B	−22N	−22B	5.0	60.0	64.0	25.00	1871	-73.2
49	Lee, Joshua Kyu-Ho	1858	USA	−10N	−10B	+79B	+79N	−68N	−68B	−50N	+50B	+33N	−33B	+46B	−46N	5.0	55.0	55.0	16.00	1767	-20.4
50	Harutyunyan, Gor E.	1662	ARM	−48N	−48B	+55B	−55N	+37N	−37B	+49B	−49N	+66B	−66N	+43B	−43N	5.0	53.5	57.0	23.50	1726	+31.2
51	Tomar, Kshitij	0	USA	−40B	−40N	+33B	=33N	−45B	−45N	+66N	−66B	+67N	+67B	−27N	−27B	4.5	56.5	60.0	19.50	1592	-65.6
52	Karthik Bimod	0	IND	−59B	−59N	−47N	−47B	+36N	+36B	+63N	−63B	−44B	−44N	=69N	+69B	4.5	51.5	55.0	21.25	1669	-132.0
53	Tabor, Kai	1969	USA	−7B	−7N	+72N	+72B	+15B	−15N	+12N	−12B	F	F	−9N	−9B	4.0	69.0	69.0	21.50	1953	-9.2
54	Nanugonda, Vishva	0	USA	F	F	−35N	=35B	+56B	+56N	−6N	−6B	−9N	=9B	−28N	+28B	4.0	66.0	66.0	21.00	1890	-98.4
55	Johnson, Philip Daniel	1700	USA	−5B	−5N	−50N	+50B	−27N	+27B	+60B	+60N	−75B	−75N	−36B	−36N	4.0	64.0	66.0	19.50	1611	-29.2
56	Wang, Jacob S	1734	USA	F	F	+17N	−17B	−54N	−54B	+15B	=15N	+22N	=22B	−34B	−34N	4.0	63.0	63.0	28.75	2007	+113.6
57	Lad, Neil	1739	USA	F	F	−22N	−22B	+59N	−59B	−31B	−31N	−27N	+27B	+58B	+58N	4.0	55.0	55.0	18.50	1799	+21.6
58	Sargsyan, Vahan	0	USA	−17B	−17N	−24N	−24B	+66N	−66B	+69B	+69N	+63N	−63B	−57N	−57B	4.0	53.5	57.0	14.50	1639	-68.0
59	Yang, DanielCM	1834	USA	+52N	+52B	−3N	−3B	−57B	+57N	−24B	+24N	F	F	F	F	4.0	50.0	50.0	19.50	1924	+29.6
60	Aravind, Kavin	0	USA	−61N	−61B	−32N	−32B	+64B	+64N	−55N	−55B	+77B	+77N	−33N	−33B	4.0	49.0	50.0	10.00	1145	0.0
61	Oragwu, ChukwunonsoFM	2132	NGR	+60B	+60N	−4B	−4N	−32N	+32B	−47N	+47B	F	F	F	F	4.0	49.0	49.0	19.00	2039	-18.8
62	Chandar, Yajur J	0	USA	−30B	−30N	+70N	+70B	−39N	−39B	+72B	+72N	−29N	−29B	F	F	4.0	48.0	48.0	13.00	1764	+24.8
63	Levine, Mack Ibosh	1650	USA	−13N	−13B	+78N	+78B	−14N	−14B	−52B	+52N	−58B	+58N	F	F	4.0	48.0	48.0	9.50	1807	+66.4
64	Sargsyan, Ani	0	USA	−9B	−9N	−44N	−44B	−60N	−60B	+73N	+73B	+72N	+72B	F	F	4.0	46.0	46.0	12.00	1694	0.0
65	Thomas, Damarcus	1786	USA	F	F	F	F	+69B	+69N	+48B	−48N	−15B	−15N	+47B	−47N	4.0	42.0	42.0	17.00	1960	+31.6
66	Chung, Kevin	0	USA	=11B	−11N	−74B	−74N	−58B	+58N	−51B	+51N	−50N	+50B	−41B	−41N	3.5	57.0	60.0	17.50	1627	-15.6
67	Margalit, Ryder Sebastian	0	USA	−12B	−12N	−28N	−28B	+77N	+77B	=41B	−41N	−51B	−51N	+72N	−72B	3.5	55.0	56.0	7.75	1507	-42.4
68	Steinfl, Alessandro	2171	ITA	=27B	+27N	−11N	−11B	+49B	+49N	−35B	−35N	F	F	F	F	3.5	51.0	51.0	19.75	1837	-62.4
69	Avtandilian, Aramais	1632	ARM	−46B	−46N	+37B	−37N	−65N	−65B	−58N	−58B	+70B	+70N	=52B	−52N	3.5	50.5	54.0	15.25	1533	-41.6
70	Holsinger, Curtis W	0	USA	−39N	−39B	−62B	−62N	+78B	=78N	−71N	−71B	−69N	−69B	+79B	+79N	3.5	33.0	33.0	0.75	1481	0.0
71	Danduprolu, Ridhi VarmaWCM	1795	USA	=26B	−26N	−6B	−6N	=33N	−33B	+70B	+70N	F	F	F	F	3.0	50.0	50.0	13.25	1873	+7.2
72	Yee, Young	1786	USA	−15N	−15B	−53B	−53N	+73B	+73N	−62N	−62B	−64B	−64N	−67B	+67N	3.0	49.0	52.0	9.50	1509	-52.4
73	Savage, Matt Thomas	0	USA	−19N	−19B	−41N	−41B	−72N	−72B	−64B	−64N	+78B	+78N	−77N	+77B	3.0	41.5	42.0	2.00	1624	0.0
74	Karthikeyan, Harishkumar	1834	USA	+6N	−6B	+66N	+66B	−23B	−23N	F	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	39.0	39.0	16.00	1996	+40.8
75	Todd, James	0	USA	F	F	F	F	−11N	−11B	−5N	−5B	+55N	+55B	−10B	−10N	2.0	59.0	59.0	8.00	1820	-67.6
76	FIDE 39983773	0	—	−2B	−2N	+77N	+77B	−46B	−46N	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	32.0	32.0	2.00	1303	0.0
77	FIDE 30978602	0	—	−38B	−38N	−76B	−76N	−67B	−67N	F	F	−60N	−60B	+73B	−73N	1.0	36.0	36.0	3.00	851	0.0
78	Thau, Peter	1756	USA	−14B	−14N	−63B	−63N	−70N	=70B	−36N	−36B	−73N	−73B	F	F	0.5	48.0	48.0	1.75	972	-58.0
79	FIDE 39927407	0	—	−29N	−29B	−49N	−49B	F	F	−37N	−37B	−36B	−36N	−70N	−70B	0.0	53.0	53.0	0.00	1022	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Palathingal, RafaelCMUSA
+182.4
6.0 pts · #26
2Shafer, Logan CCMUSA
+126.4
8.0 pts · #5
3Wang, Jacob SUSA
+113.6
4.0 pts · #53

Top rating losers

1Karthik BimodIND
-132.0
4.5 pts · #40
2Nanugonda, VishvaUSA
-98.4
4.0 pts · #49
3Iinuma, Paul YUSA
-73.2
5.0 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R1+644 Elo gap
Karthikeyan, Harishkumar1834 beat GMZhou, Jianchao2478
R9+487 Elo gap
CMPalathingal, Rafael1833 beat GMBlatny, Pavel2320
R9+433 Elo gap
Wang, Jacob S1734 beat WIMLi, Rachael2167