2025 Texas Chess Open - Championship
Open SwissStandard
48 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Irving, TX, United States. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2081, and top seed was Emil Stefanov (🇧🇬 BUL, IM, 2346).
Atharva Bist (🇺🇸 USA, 2075) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Harshin Reddy Jagirapu (5.5) and Nicolas De La Colina (5.0). Bist won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Siddharth Parthasarathy (1614) beat Harshin Reddy Jagirapu (2083), a +469-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Irving, TX, United States
Dates
04 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×45
🇮🇳India×2
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
18
4
2
3
1
1
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Bist takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Atharva Bist 3 wins (R5–R7)Harshin Reddy Jagirapu 3 wins (R5–R7)
R4 · LATE SURGE
Atharva Bist was #11 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Atharva Bist | * | — | — | — |
| 2Harshin Reddy Jagirapu | — | * | — | — |
| 3Joshua Alexander | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMElbert Fang | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bist, Atharva | 2075 | USA | +28B | =8N | +12B | −3B | +34N | +32N | +7B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 19.25 | 2154 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Jagirapu, Harshin Reddy | 2083 | USA | −11N | +29B | +43N | =34B | +18N | +17B | +5N | 5.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 17.75 | 2106 | +14.4 |
| 3 | De La Colina, Nicolas | 2157 | USA | +26B | =12N | +8B | +1N | −5N | =6B | +9N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 22.50 | 2189 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Fang, ElbertFM | 2206 | USA | +16N | +15B | −17N | +9B | +13N | =5B | =6N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 2155 | -5.6 |
| 5 | Stefanov, EmilIM | 2346 | BUL | +22B | +13N | +20B | =17N | +3B | =4N | −2B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.25 | 2174 | -10.1 |
| 6 | Alexander, Joshua | 0 | USA | +33B | =18N | =14B | +37N | +17B | =3N | =4B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.75 | 2010 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Manchanda, AdvikCM | 1923 | USA | +29N | =11B | =32N | +16B | =14N | +15B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1934 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Singi, Advay | 1922 | USA | +35N | =1B | −3N | =23B | +38N | =10N | +19B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1983 | +28.0 |
| 9 | Kunchanapalli, Havish Nagasai Sashank | 1853 | USA | +48B | =14N | +18B | −4N | +28B | +12N | −3B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 2052 | +71.2 |
| 10 | Ukoli, James O | 1925 | USA | =38N | +46B | =11N | −32B | +27N | =8B | +18N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1860 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Parthasarathy, Siddharth | 1614 | USA | +2B | =7N | =10B | −13N | =20B | =34N | +27B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1962 | +116.4 |
| 12 | Bayyarapu, Mohit | 1947 | USA | +40N | =3B | −1N | +44B | +31N | −9B | =13N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1974 | +13.2 |
| 13 | Gao, Wilson | 1933 | USA | +41N | −5B | +38N | +11B | −4B | =24N | =12B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1939 | +1.8 |
| 14 | Zhou, Brian Xing | 1846 | USA | +36N | =9B | =6N | +24B | =7B | =19N | F | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.75 | 2015 | +45.6 |
| 15 | Mao, Andrew | 1949 | USA | +42B | −4N | +27B | +20N | F | −7N | +22B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1982 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Zhang, Ellery | 1782 | USA | −4B | +42N | +45B | −7N | −19B | +41N | +21B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1854 | +16.8 |
| 17 | Zafar, Faris | 1887 | USA | +21B | +27N | +4B | =5B | −6N | −2N | F | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 2151 | +63.6 |
| 18 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1922 | USA | +30B | =6B | −9N | +25N | −2B | +28N | −10B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1839 | -22.8 |
| 19 | Lopez II, Nelson M | 2048 | USA | −27N | +21B | −44N | +29B | +16N | =14B | −8N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1776 | -44.8 |
| 20 | Shao, Andy | 1956 | USA | +23N | +31B | −5N | −15B | =11N | +43B | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1955 | +1.0 |
| 21 | Chandra, Maurya | 1668 | USA | −17N | −19N | +33B | =43B | +36N | +31B | −16N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1848 | +59.2 |
| 22 | Mathimaran, Krish | 0 | USA | −5N | =41B | −35N | +30B | +47N | +23B | −15N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1801 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Zhang, Lawrence | 1702 | USA | −20B | =30N | +46B | =8N | =37B | −22N | +41B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1819 | +37.6 |
| 24 | Horvath, Andras | 1856 | USA | =25B | =39N | +26B | −14N | +44N | =13B | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1844 | -0.8 |
| 25 | Ikkurthi, Ishaan | 1687 | USA | =24N | −32B | +30N | −18B | =39N | +47B | =31N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1824 | +47.2 |
| 26 | Fernandez, Jorge | 1830 | USA | −3N | +40B | −24N | =36B | F | +38B | +33N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1852 | +3.4 |
| 27 | Ahaan Alsisaria | 1765 | IND | +19B | −17B | −15N | +40N | −10B | +29B | −11N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1772 | -0.4 |
| 28 | Vadher, Devaj M | 1780 | USA | −1N | =35B | +41N | +39B | −9N | −18B | =30N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1724 | -23.6 |
| 29 | Suresh, Kawin Sayi | 1686 | USA | −7B | −2N | +42B | −19N | +45B | −27N | +39B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1739 | +8.8 |
| 30 | Kamireddy, Ruthvik | 1709 | USA | −18N | =23B | −25B | −22N | +46B | +35N | =28B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1705 | -2.0 |
| 31 | Rambhapuri, Kushal Rohith | 2041 | USA | +47B | −20N | =39B | +35N | −12B | −21N | =25B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1703 | -110.0 |
| 32 | Redfield, Grant | 1869 | USA | =45B | +25N | =7B | +10N | F | −1B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.75 | 1997 | +13.6 |
| 33 | Thomas, Michael D | 1788 | USA | −6N | −36B | −21N | +42B | +40B | +39N | −26B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1694 | -30.4 |
| 34 | Haskin, Zachary | 1871 | USA | =39B | F | +36N | =2N | −1B | =11B | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1818 | -6.6 |
| 35 | Vinayagaram, Nethra | 1594 | USA | −8B | =28N | +22B | −31B | −43N | −30B | +46N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1588 | -7.6 |
| 36 | Yao, Annie | 1652 | USA | −14B | +33N | −34B | =26N | −21B | −42N | +45B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1591 | -18.8 |
| 37 | Aarav Nambiar T | 1841 | IND | =46N | =38B | +47N | −6B | =23N | F | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1750 | -18.0 |
| 38 | Roy Choudhury, Arya | 1668 | USA | =10B | =37N | −13B | +45N | −8B | −26N | −40N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1577 | -25.6 |
| 39 | Borse, Tanvi | 1666 | USA | =34N | =24B | =31N | −28N | =25B | −33B | −29N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1657 | -7.6 |
| 40 | Ganesan, Vikash | 1646 | USA | −12B | −26N | F | −27B | −33N | +45N | +38B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1560 | -21.2 |
| 41 | Tong, Boon Kai | 1601 | USA | −13B | =22N | −28B | +46N | F | −16B | −23N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1508 | -23.6 |
| 42 | Li, Jingtu Oscar | 1700 | USA | −15N | −16B | −29N | −33N | F | +36B | =47B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1568 | -41.6 |
| 43 | McCrea, Ryan A | 1735 | USA | F | F | −2B | =21N | +35B | −20N | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1738 | -2.2 |
| 44 | Wei, Colin | 1762 | USA | F | =45N | +19B | −12N | −24B | F | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1825 | +8.4 |
| 45 | Arun, Anish | 1530 | USA | =32N | =44B | −16N | −38B | −29N | −40B | −36N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 2.25 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian | 1543 | USA | =37B | −10N | −23N | −41B | −30N | F | −35B | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.25 | 1328 | -46.4 |
| 47 | Ansari, Arhaan Khan | 1707 | USA | −31N | F | −37B | F | −22B | −25N | =42N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 1495 | -39.2 |
| 48 | Lee, Sebastian | 1791 | USA | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1053 | -8.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Parthasarathy, SiddharthUSA+116.44.0 pts · #13
- 2Kunchanapalli, Havish Nagasai SashankUSA+71.24.5 pts · #8
- 3Zafar, FarisUSA+63.63.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Rambhapuri, Kushal RohithUSA-110.03.0 pts · #28
- 2Dela Bajan, Vaughn DaemianUSA-46.40.5 pts · #47
- 3Lopez II, Nelson MUSA-44.83.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+469 Elo gap
- R6+373 Elo gap
- R3+319 Elo gap