2025 Memorial Day FIDE Championship - BC
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Milpitas, CA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was Rogelio Aram Gongora Zermeno (🇲🇽 MEX, 1909).
Erkhembilig Munkhsugar (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ritvik Vuluvala (5.0) and Mikhail Grigorev (5.0). Munkhsugar won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ritvik Vuluvala (1458) beat Hugo Pu (1645), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Milpitas, CA, United States
Dates
23 May 2025 → 26 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×39
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsErkhembilig Munkhsugar led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
7
3
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Erkhembilig Munkhsugar never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Erkhembilig Munkhsugar beat Ritvik Vuluvala (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Erkhembilig Munkhsugar 4 wins (R1–R4)Ritvik Vuluvala 3 wins (R4–R6)Mikhail Grigorev 4 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erkhembilig Munkhsugar | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Ritvik Vuluvala | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Mikhail Grigorev | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Elena Hingyip Pang | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munkhsugar, Erkhembilig | 0 | USA | +18N | +12B | +2N | +5B | =26B | +?N | +6B | 6.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 21.75 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Vuluvala, Ritvik | 1458 | FID | +6N | +23B | −1B | +9N | +32B | +25N | −26B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 15.50 | 1888 | +92.0 |
| 3 | Grigorev, Mikhail | 1639 | USA | +19N | +4B | +17B | F | +15B | −26N | +5N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 19.00 | 1948 | +63.2 |
| 4 | Pang, Elena Hingyip | 1728 | USA | +10B | −3N | +45N | +23B | −5N | +11B | +42N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1656 | -15.2 |
| 5 | Tam, Ivan | 1825 | USA | +16B | +8N | +21B | −1N | +4B | =6N | −3B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 17.75 | 1652 | -26.4 |
| 6 | Pillai, Natesh | 1591 | USA | −2B | +14N | +34N | +8B | +17N | =5B | −1N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1703 | +11.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 39971244 | 0 | — | =31N | +11B | −?N | +19B | +46N | =15B | =?N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.25 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Nalakonda, Anish | 0 | USA | +33B | −5B | +20N | −6N | =10B | +36N | =28B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1375 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Rangamreddy, Aashvi Sri | 1550 | USA | +14B | −17N | +24B | −2B | +43N | −28N | +18B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 736 | -40.0 |
| 10 | Wang, Matthew | 1469 | USA | −4N | −20B | +18N | +30B | =8N | −13N | +23B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1525 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Amin, Eshaan Kashyap | 0 | USA | =27B | −7N | +35B | =12N | +21B | −4N | =38B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1665 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Yenamandra, Srinadh | 1619 | USA | +35B | −1N | F | =11B | +20N | +41N | −32B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 2449 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Kuritsyn, Alexander | 1592 | USA | +37B | −21N | =25N | =27B | =23N | +10B | −29N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1607 | +2.8 |
| 14 | Liu, Kaihan | 0 | USA | −9N | −6B | +33N | =34B | −22N | +40B | +43N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1266 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jiang, Richard | 0 | USA | +30N | +25B | F | +?B | −3N | =7N | −?B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Roumpos, Georgios | 0 | USA | −5N | +?B | =?N | −25B | +?N | −?B | +24N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Viswanath, Avyukth Ganapathy | 1560 | USA | +22B | +9B | −3N | +21N | −6B | −32N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1615 | +12.0 |
| 18 | Shankar, Pranav | 0 | USA | −1B | =22N | −10B | +?N | =34N | +19B | −9N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 19 | DB, Pranav | 0 | USA | −3B | +37N | =27B | −7N | =?B | −18N | +30B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.75 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Shao, Raymond | 0 | USA | −36B | +10N | −8B | +24N | −12B | −21N | +34B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Liu, Scott Yixuan | 0 | USA | +?N | +13B | −5N | −17B | −11N | +20B | −?N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Liu, Travis M | 1693 | USA | −17N | =18B | F | −31N | +14B | +46N | =39B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 760 | -27.2 |
| 23 | Mo, Kayden Pak | 1631 | USA | +24B | −2N | +31B | −4N | =13B | F | −10N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1268 | -68.8 |
| 24 | Mythil, Arnav | 0 | USA | −23N | +30B | −9N | −20B | +45N | =27B | −16B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pu, Hugo | 1645 | USA | F | −15N | =13B | +16N | +36B | −2B | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1359 | -22.0 |
| 26 | Gongora Zermeno, Rogelio Aram | 1909 | MEX | F | F | F | F | =1N | +3B | +2N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.25 | 2375 | +5.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 39983048 | 0 | — | =11N | =34B | =19N | =13N | −28B | =24N | −?B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Balasubramanian, Pranav Sairohit | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | +27N | +9B | =8N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Jain, Ishaan | 1693 | USA | F | F | F | F | +31B | =44N | +13B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.75 | 2392 | +14.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 39983021 | 0 | — | −15B | −24N | +37B | −10N | +?B | −38N | −19N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Gupta, Shanaya | 0 | USA | =7B | =35N | −23N | +22B | −29N | −?B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sane, Shreyus | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | −2N | +17B | +12N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Markova-Raina, Vik | 0 | USA | −8N | −?B | −14B | F | +?N | +35B | −?N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Guo, Loida | 1534 | USA | F | =27N | −6B | =14N | =18B | F | −20N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 791 | -16.8 |
| 35 | Fergerson, Ray | 1649 | USA | −12N | =31B | −11N | +45B | −41B | −33N | −40N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 819 | -21.6 |
| 36 | Rachvelishvili, Davit | 0 | USA | +20N | F | F | =?B | −25N | −8B | −?B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Rapaka, Anish | 0 | USA | −13N | −19B | −30N | F | F | +?B | =?N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 39964337 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | +30B | =11N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Lin, Daniel | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | +?N | −?B | =22N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Jonnalagada, Navaneet Vishnusai | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | −14N | +35B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Zhang, Leo | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | +35N | −12B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Kumar, Shivam | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | −4B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Hou, Calvin | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | −9B | =?N | −14B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Tharakan, Nikhil | 0 | USA | F | F | F | F | −?N | =29B | −?N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Burson, Ethan | 0 | USA | F | −?N | −4B | −35N | −24B | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 39983064 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −7B | −22B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vuluvala, RitvikFID+92.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Grigorev, MikhailUSA+63.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Yenamandra, SrinadhUSA+21.63.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Mo, Kayden PakUSA-68.82.5 pts · #28
- 2Rangamreddy, Aashvi SriUSA-40.04.0 pts · #45
- 3Liu, Travis MUSA-27.23.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R6+187 Elo gap
- R7+186 Elo gap
- R2+173 Elo gap