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18th Annual Chicago Class - Master

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,306
Participants
36
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
  • 🥇
    🇺🇸USA·2449
    4.0pts·2418perf+0.9
  • 🥈
    🇺🇸USA·1919
    3.5pts·2111perf+52.0
  • 🥉
    🇺🇸USA·2227
    3.5pts·2217perf+0.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Sam Schmakel led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
1
5
3
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1IMSam Schmakel*———
2WFMSophie Li—*
0
—
3Nicholas Bruha—
1
*—
4Abhishek Mallela———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Schmakel, SamIM2449USA+18N+7B=12B=6N+22B4.010.512.59.752418+0.9
2Li, SophieWFM1919USA=16B−4N+27B+32N+15B3.59.510.56.002111+52.0
3Kogen, Jonathan2227USA=31B+27N+16B−12N+10B3.58.59.56.502217+0.6
4Bruha, Nicholas2014USA=35N+2B+36N−23N+19B3.58.08.56.252217+25.6
5Mallela, Abhishek1913USA=26N−28B+11N+33B+16N3.57.58.56.252097+24.6
6Rao, Anjaneya SripathyCM2149USA=20N+11B+17N=1B−14N3.011.013.07.502215+14.4
7Shih, Matthew2030USA+21B−1N+31B−9N+17B3.011.012.05.002112+8.6
8Padhya SaumilFM2204IND+24N=17B+26N=14B−9B3.09.511.05.752139-7.4
9Kumar, Sanjay1974USAFF+34B+7B+8N3.06.56.56.502858+72.8
10Wang, Freyr1885USA+34N=13B−25N+26B−3N2.59.510.03.252071+43.6
11Liang, Ethan Y1906USA=30B−6N−5B+34N+26N2.59.510.02.751987+20.8
12Khanin, SemenGM2595FIDFF=1N+3B+23N2.59.59.57.502600+0.5
13Khanbutaev, Artemii2126USA+15B=10N−14N+18BF2.59.59.55.752180+5.9
14Zhou, JianchaoGM2583USAFF+13B=8N+6B2.58.58.57.002463-2.5
15Hanke, Harvey1959USA−13N=34B+35N+36B−2N2.57.07.51.252042+20.4
16Zheng, Marcus1942USA=2N+35B−3N=17B−5B2.012.513.03.251923-7.2
17Chen, Anthony Deyou1924USA+29B=8N−6B=16N−7N2.011.012.54.001975+5.8
18Mattson, Dane1969USA−1B+21N=32B−13N=36N2.09.510.02.752043+6.6
19Li, Aiden LinyuanCM1890USAF−26B+20N+28B−4N2.08.58.53.501933+8.1
20Sharma, Vishruth1891CAN=6B−30N−19B+29N=28N2.08.09.53.751924+7.2
21Das, Debarghya1922USA−7N−18B=29B+27N=32B2.08.09.02.751889-9.2
22Malladi, Sadkrith1985USAFF+24N+25B−1N2.08.08.04.002316+48.0
23Kaplan, Avi HarrisonFM2304USAFF+28N+4B−12B2.07.57.55.002316+2.6
24Adhikari, Sunav1990USA−8B+29N−22B+31NF2.07.57.52.502012+4.0
25Ren, Jesse2198USA=27B=31N+10B−22NF2.07.07.03.751947-38.1
26Zheng, Lerui1863USA=5B+19N−8B−10N−11B1.511.513.53.751810-16.8
27Rivedal, Andrew1965USA=25N−3B−2N−21B+34N1.511.011.51.501892-10.8
28Iwu, Okechukwu1963USAF+5N−23B−19N=20B1.59.59.54.501912-7.8
29Szpisjak, Steven1909USA−17N−24B=21N−20B+31B1.58.09.02.001786-16.4
30Pan, Zachary2068USA=11N+20BFFF1.54.54.53.252091+2.0
31Zhang, Oscar Y1951USA=3N=25B−7N−24B−29N1.010.512.02.751831-30.4
32Yu, MatthewCM1931USAFF=18N−2B=21N1.07.57.52.001812-19.2
33Wallach, Kenneth2065USAFFF−5N+35B1.04.04.00.501954-6.0
34Indusekar, Akshay1941USA−10B=15N−9N−11B−27B0.510.512.01.251572-40.4
35Lee, Justin1996USA=4B−16N−15BF−33N0.59.09.01.751673-60.0
36Proleiko, Julian2229USAFF−4B−15N=18B0.58.08.01.001708-38.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
18th Annual Chicago Class - Master (2025) — Wheeling, IL, United States | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats