26th Annual Pittsburgh Open - Major
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA, United States. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2115, and top seed was Erick Zhao (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2404).
Keya Jha (🇺🇸 USA, 1719) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Aayansh Samanta (3.5) and Gabriel Petesch (3.0). Jha took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Keya Jha (1719) beat Aaron Balleisen (2230), a +511-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, PA, 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 · 3
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×26
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jha, Keya | 1719 | USA | =22B | +15N | +29B | +17N | −6B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2144 | +100.8 |
| 2 | Samanta, Aayansh | 1841 | USA | +26N | =13B | =19N | =8B | +21B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2013 | +41.8 |
| 3 | Petesch, GabrielFM | 2291 | USA | +14N | F | +5B | =6N | =11B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2262 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Quirke, Jeffrey | 2058 | USA | −18B | +27N | =26B | =20N | +13B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1885 | -20.0 |
| 5 | Lin, Benjamin | 1962 | USA | =16N | +7B | −3N | +14B | −8N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1981 | +2.9 |
| 6 | Zhao, ErickIM | 2404 | USA | F | F | +9N | =3B | +1N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 2443 | +1.9 |
| 7 | Corbellini, Nicola | 1951 | ITA | =15B | −5N | +16B | +18N | −19B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1873 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Feliachi, Nabil | 1941 | USA | F | F | +20B | =2N | +5B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 2164 | +15.8 |
| 9 | Radhakrishnan, SharathCM | 2216 | USA | +27B | +18N | −6B | =21N | F | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 2071 | -19.6 |
| 10 | Joseph, Jonath | 1989 | CAN | −13N | −14B | =27N | +28B | +18N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1753 | -51.2 |
| 11 | Pan, Yongfei | 1976 | CHN | F | F | +24N | +19B | =3N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 2270 | +41.6 |
| 12 | Winters, Lance | 1879 | USA | F | F | =15B | +26N | +24B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 2068 | +13.2 |
| 13 | Deng, Michael | 1802 | USA | +10B | =2N | −17B | =23N | −4N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1901 | +21.7 |
| 14 | Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan | 1937 | USA | −3B | +10N | =18B | −5N | =16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1890 | -16.8 |
| 15 | Laney, Brexton | 1877 | USA | =7N | −1B | =12N | −24B | +26B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1740 | -38.0 |
| 16 | Zeigler, Nathan | 1785 | USA | =5B | −22N | −7N | +27B | =14N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1823 | +4.6 |
| 17 | Eidemiller, Mark | 2062 | USA | F | +25B | +13N | −1B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1902 | -10.2 |
| 18 | Zhang, Andrew | 1781 | USA | +4N | −9B | =14N | −7B | −10B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1874 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Modlin, Trey | 1961 | USA | F | F | =2B | −11N | +7N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1923 | -3.0 |
| 20 | Kunapuli, Siddarth Sriaditya | 1873 | USA | F | F | −8N | =4B | +23B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1971 | +16.0 |
| 21 | Van Zandweghe, Henri | 1848 | USA | F | F | +25N | =9B | −2N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1955 | +13.2 |
| 22 | Sathiesh, Kavin C | 1789 | USA | =1N | +16B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1947 | +16.0 |
| 23 | Eisen, Zane | 1913 | USA | F | F | +28N | =13B | −20N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1644 | -14.2 |
| 24 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1739 | USA | F | F | −11B | +15N | −12N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1786 | +7.2 |
| 25 | Kogan, Mark Leo | 1807 | USA | F | −17N | −21B | +30N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1826 | +2.0 |
| 26 | Prasanna, Pranav | 1770 | USA | −2B | F | =4N | −12B | −15N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1592 | -30.4 |
| 27 | Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam | 1838 | USA | −9N | −4B | =10B | −16N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1690 | -20.4 |
| 28 | FIDE 30997542 | 0 | — | F | F | −23B | −10N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1151 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Balleisen, Aaron | 2230 | USA | F | F | −1N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1030 | -18.4 |
| 30 | Modi, Ethan | 1943 | USA | F | F | F | −25B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -13.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jha, KeyaUSA+100.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Samanta, AayanshUSA+41.83.5 pts · #2
- 3Pan, YongfeiCHN+41.62.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Joseph, JonathCAN-51.22.5 pts · #19
- 2Laney, BrextonUSA-38.02.0 pts · #15
- 3Prasanna, PranavUSA-30.40.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R3+511 Elo gap
- R4+343 Elo gap
- R1+277 Elo gap