2025 Texas Chess Open - U1800
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Irving, TX, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1659, and top seed was Michael Donovan (🇺🇸 USA, 1779).
Evan Banerjee (🇨🇦 CAN, 1605) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Shreyansh Alsisaria (5.0) and Ashwin Mathimaran (5.0). Banerjee shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Evan Banerjee (1605) beat Michael Donovan (1779), a +174-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
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×38
🇮🇳India×3
🇨🇦Canada×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsEvan Banerjee led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jul
Evan Banerjee takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Evan Banerjee drew with Shreyansh Alsisaria (White).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Alexander Ramey won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Evan Banerjee | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Shreyansh Alsisaria | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Alexander Ramey | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ashwin Mathimaran | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banerjee, Evan | 1605 | CAN | +24N | +32B | =2B | +8N | =3B | +5B | =4N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 22.00 | 1875 | +67.6 |
| 2 | Shreyansh Alsisaria | 1538 | IND | +43N | +12B | =1N | =9B | =6N | +15B | =3N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 1756 | +68.0 |
| 3 | Mathimaran, Ashwin | 0 | USA | +28N | +20B | =25N | +7B | =1N | =4B | =2B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Balaji, Tanav | 1607 | USA | =7B | +37N | =13B | +35N | +14B | =3N | =1B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1658 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Ramey, Alexander | 1731 | USA | =29N | =16B | +20N | +12B | +32B | −1N | +7N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 17.25 | 1811 | +24.4 |
| 6 | Sajish Pavithran, Kiara | 1629 | USA | +19B | +39N | −8B | +38N | =2B | =9N | +14B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 1751 | +25.2 |
| 7 | Ambil, Keshav | 1584 | USA | =4N | +23B | +10B | −3N | +13B | +8N | −5B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 18.50 | 1750 | +35.6 |
| 8 | Karthik, Raghav Vedant | 0 | USA | +17N | +14B | +6N | −1B | =9N | −7B | +18N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 18.75 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cheung, Joseph | 1595 | USA | +41N | F | +21B | =2N | =8B | =6B | +12N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 1754 | +32.4 |
| 10 | Iyer, Aarush G | 1639 | USA | =16N | +29B | −7N | +22B | −15N | +31B | +17N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 1584 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Li, Chengkai | 1473 | USA | −12N | =35N | +42B | +40B | =25N | =18B | +23N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1537 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Koner, Archisman | 1500 | USA | +11B | −2N | +19B | −5N | +38B | +16N | −9B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 13.50 | 1526 | +5.2 |
| 13 | Ramey, John | 1644 | USA | +30B | =21N | =4N | =16B | −7N | +22B | =15N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 1638 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Agarwal, Saatvik | 1417 | USA | +34N | −8N | +37B | +17B | −4N | +19B | −6N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 818 | -19.2 |
| 15 | Karry, Tapasya | 1596 | USA | =23N | =22B | =18N | +31B | +10B | −2N | =13B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1641 | +16.0 |
| 16 | Rudra, Abhik | 1652 | USA | =10B | =5N | +39B | =13N | =18N | −12B | +33N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1653 | +2.4 |
| 17 | Xue, Jack | 0 | USA | −8B | +34N | +30B | −14N | +26B | +32N | −10B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rajesh, Ednit | 1598 | USA | −39B | +24N | =15B | +21N | =16B | =11N | −8B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1640 | +15.2 |
| 19 | Kandi, Pranav | 0 | USA | −6N | +42B | −12N | +27B | +20B | −14N | =21B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Wang, Oliver | 1589 | USA | +31N | −3N | −5B | +24B | −19N | =26N | +29B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1661 | +14.8 |
| 21 | Muthiah, Yugan | 1576 | USA | +33N | =13B | −9N | −18B | +40N | =23B | =19N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1480 | -21.6 |
| 22 | Ganesan, Vidhun | 1539 | USA | −25B | =15N | +41B | −10N | +35B | −13N | +38B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1287 | -44.4 |
| 23 | Malone, Chris | 0 | USA | =15B | −7N | =26B | +30N | =36B | =21N | −11B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Paleja, Jax | 1521 | USA | −1B | −18B | +33N | −20N | −30B | +34N | +41B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1317 | -50.0 |
| 25 | Tammineni, Ram | 1559 | USA | +22N | +27B | =3B | −32N | =11B | F | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1698 | +28.8 |
| 26 | Jawaghar, Jeevanth | 1465 | USA | −27N | =40B | =23N | +41B | −17N | =20B | =31N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1461 | -0.4 |
| 27 | Vadher, Preash Mayank | 1621 | USA | +26B | −25N | −38B | −19N | +37N | −28B | +30N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1653 | +4.8 |
| 28 | Daptardar, Soham Virendra | 0 | USA | −3B | F | −40N | +29B | F | +27N | +32B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ndengang, Aviel Alanyengi | 0 | USA | =5B | −10N | −31B | −28N | +41N | +37B | −20N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Tanpure, Arnav Mahesh | 1560 | IND | −13N | +33B | −17N | −23B | +24N | =38N | −27B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1554 | -0.8 |
| 31 | Rajagopalan, Aadhya Jay | 1548 | USA | −20B | F | +29N | −15N | +39B | −10N | =26B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1445 | -27.2 |
| 32 | Donovan, Michael | 1779 | USA | F | −1N | +36B | +25B | −5N | −17B | −28N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.00 | 1604 | -17.8 |
| 33 | Roy Choudhury, Anurag | 1431 | USA | −21B | −30N | −24B | F | +34N | +36N | −16B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1326 | -24.4 |
| 34 | Vinayagaram, Tarun | 0 | USA | −14B | −17B | +43N | −36N | −33B | −24B | +37N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Brown, Henry Noah Long-Qian | 0 | USA | +42N | =11B | F | −4B | −22N | F | =36B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Puppala, Aekaay | 1523 | CAN | F | F | −32N | +34B | =23N | −33B | =35N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 805 | -32.8 |
| 37 | Vasantkumar, Aadharsh | 0 | USA | +40N | −4B | −14N | =39N | −27B | −29N | −34B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 2.25 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Day, Jeff L | 0 | USA | F | F | +27N | −6B | −12N | =30B | −22N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Purvit Soni | 1680 | IND | +18N | −6B | −16N | =37B | −31N | F | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1414 | -28.0 |
| 40 | Morales, Stephen K | 0 | USA | −37B | =26N | +28B | −11N | −21B | F | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1232 | 0.0 |
| 41 | McClure, Don | 0 | USA | −9B | +43B | −22N | −26N | −29B | F | −24N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Cromartie, Julius | 1492 | USA | −35B | −19N | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 673 | -10.6 |
| 43 | Prabakar, Anish Karthick | 1454 | USA | −2B | −41N | −34B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 738 | -15.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shreyansh AlsisariaIND+68.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Banerjee, EvanCAN+67.65.5 pts · #4
- 3Ambil, KeshavUSA+35.64.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Paleja, JaxUSA-50.03.0 pts · #31
- 2Ganesan, VidhunUSA-44.43.5 pts · #37
- 3Puppala, AekaayCAN-32.82.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R2+174 Elo gap
- R6+152 Elo gap
- R5+132 Elo gap