18th Annual Chicago Class - Master
SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Wheeling, IL, United States. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2306, and top seed was Semen Khanin ( FID, GM, 2595).
Sam Schmakel (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2449) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Sophie Li (3.5) and Jonathan Kogen (3.5). Schmakel broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Harvey Hanke (1959) beat Julian Proleiko (2229), a +270-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Wheeling, IL, United States
Dates
18 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×2
IM×1
FM×2
CM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Sam Schmakel led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
1
5
3
1
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Sam Schmakel held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
WFM Sophie Li won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSam Schmakel | * | — | — | — |
| 2WFMSophie Li | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Nicholas Bruha | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Abhishek Mallela | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schmakel, SamIM | 2449 | USA | +18N | +7B | =12B | =6N | +22B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.75 | 2418 | +0.9 |
| 2 | Li, SophieWFM | 1919 | USA | =16B | −4N | +27B | +32N | +15B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2111 | +52.0 |
| 3 | Kogen, Jonathan | 2227 | USA | =31B | +27N | +16B | −12N | +10B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2217 | +0.6 |
| 4 | Bruha, Nicholas | 2014 | USA | =35N | +2B | +36N | −23N | +19B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2217 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1913 | USA | =26N | −28B | +11N | +33B | +16N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2097 | +24.6 |
| 6 | Rao, Anjaneya SripathyCM | 2149 | USA | =20N | +11B | +17N | =1B | −14N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2215 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Shih, Matthew | 2030 | USA | +21B | −1N | +31B | −9N | +17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2112 | +8.6 |
| 8 | Padhya SaumilFM | 2204 | IND | +24N | =17B | +26N | =14B | −9B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2139 | -7.4 |
| 9 | Kumar, Sanjay | 1974 | USA | F | F | +34B | +7B | +8N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2858 | +72.8 |
| 10 | Wang, Freyr | 1885 | USA | +34N | =13B | −25N | +26B | −3N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 2071 | +43.6 |
| 11 | Liang, Ethan Y | 1906 | USA | =30B | −6N | −5B | +34N | +26N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1987 | +20.8 |
| 12 | Khanin, SemenGM | 2595 | FID | F | F | =1N | +3B | +23N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 2600 | +0.5 |
| 13 | Khanbutaev, Artemii | 2126 | USA | +15B | =10N | −14N | +18B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 2180 | +5.9 |
| 14 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2583 | USA | F | F | +13B | =8N | +6B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2463 | -2.5 |
| 15 | Hanke, Harvey | 1959 | USA | −13N | =34B | +35N | +36B | −2N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 2042 | +20.4 |
| 16 | Zheng, Marcus | 1942 | USA | =2N | +35B | −3N | =17B | −5B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1923 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Chen, Anthony Deyou | 1924 | USA | +29B | =8N | −6B | =16N | −7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1975 | +5.8 |
| 18 | Mattson, Dane | 1969 | USA | −1B | +21N | =32B | −13N | =36N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 2043 | +6.6 |
| 19 | Li, Aiden LinyuanCM | 1890 | USA | F | −26B | +20N | +28B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1933 | +8.1 |
| 20 | Sharma, Vishruth | 1891 | CAN | =6B | −30N | −19B | +29N | =28N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1924 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Das, Debarghya | 1922 | USA | −7N | −18B | =29B | +27N | =32B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1889 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Malladi, Sadkrith | 1985 | USA | F | F | +24N | +25B | −1N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 2316 | +48.0 |
| 23 | Kaplan, Avi HarrisonFM | 2304 | USA | F | F | +28N | +4B | −12B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2316 | +2.6 |
| 24 | Adhikari, Sunav | 1990 | USA | −8B | +29N | −22B | +31N | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 2012 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Ren, Jesse | 2198 | USA | =27B | =31N | +10B | −22N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1947 | -38.1 |
| 26 | Zheng, Lerui | 1863 | USA | =5B | +19N | −8B | −10N | −11B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1810 | -16.8 |
| 27 | Rivedal, Andrew | 1965 | USA | =25N | −3B | −2N | −21B | +34N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1892 | -10.8 |
| 28 | Iwu, Okechukwu | 1963 | USA | F | +5N | −23B | −19N | =20B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1912 | -7.8 |
| 29 | Szpisjak, Steven | 1909 | USA | −17N | −24B | =21N | −20B | +31B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1786 | -16.4 |
| 30 | Pan, Zachary | 2068 | USA | =11N | +20B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2091 | +2.0 |
| 31 | Zhang, Oscar Y | 1951 | USA | =3N | =25B | −7N | −24B | −29N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1831 | -30.4 |
| 32 | Yu, MatthewCM | 1931 | USA | F | F | =18N | −2B | =21N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1812 | -19.2 |
| 33 | Wallach, Kenneth | 2065 | USA | F | F | F | −5N | +35B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1954 | -6.0 |
| 34 | Indusekar, Akshay | 1941 | USA | −10B | =15N | −9N | −11B | −27B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1572 | -40.4 |
| 35 | Lee, Justin | 1996 | USA | =4B | −16N | −15B | F | −33N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1673 | -60.0 |
| 36 | Proleiko, Julian | 2229 | USA | F | F | −4B | −15N | =18B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1708 | -38.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kumar, SanjayUSA+72.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Li, SophieWFMUSA+52.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Malladi, SadkrithUSA+48.02.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Lee, JustinUSA-60.00.5 pts · #35
- 2Indusekar, AkshayUSA-40.40.5 pts · #36
- 3Proleiko, JulianUSA-38.40.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R4+270 Elo gap
- R5+230 Elo gap
- R3+215 Elo gap