33rd Annual Southern Open - U2100
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Kissimmee, FL, United States. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Leandro Blanco Milhet (🇨🇺 CUB, 1993).
Pharoah Pharel (🇺🇸 USA, 1812) won with 4.0/5, ahead of William K Hardison (3.5) and Stephen Zabbia (3.5). Pharel clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Facundo Barthe (1655) beat Leandro Blanco Milhet (1993), a +338-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Kissimmee, FL, United States
Dates
25 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×30
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPharoah Pharel led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul
Pharoah Pharel takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Stephen Zabbia won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pharoah Pharel | * | — | — | — |
| 2Stephen Zabbia | — | * | — | — |
| 3William K Hardison | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Facundo Barthe | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharel, Pharoah | 1812 | USA | +24B | +30N | −12B | +28N | +27N | 4.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1877 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Hardison, William K | 1811 | USA | +11N | +16B | =4N | −13B | +31N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1738 | -11.6 |
| 3 | Zabbia, Stephen | 1784 | USA | =21B | +34N | +35B | +9N | −10N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1850 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Barthe, Facundo | 1655 | USA | +14B | +17N | =2B | −10B | =19N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1891 | +60.8 |
| 5 | Firestone, Jack | 1776 | USA | =17B | =21N | =19N | =14B | +29B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1784 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Durand, Phillip | 1988 | USA | F | F | +21B | +18N | +7B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2497 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Bello Diaz, Juan Jose | 1791 | VEN | +34B | −9N | +24B | +33N | −6N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1763 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Shanubhogue, Shubham Anatha | 0 | USA | F | F | +?B | +25B | +16N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sivaji, Hariharan | 1732 | FID | +22N | +7B | =10N | −3B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1828 | +10.2 |
| 10 | Bee, Karstein | 1750 | USA | F | F | =9B | +4N | +3B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 1997 | +35.6 |
| 11 | Uhlig, Michael | 1603 | USA | −2B | +26N | −15B | =24N | +21B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1650 | +7.6 |
| 12 | Fernandez, Kenneth | 1854 | USA | F | F | +1N | +27B | =13N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2077 | +11.6 |
| 13 | Markovic, Goran | 1955 | USA | F | F | +33B | +2N | =12B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.75 | 2036 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Blanco Milhet, Leandro | 1993 | CUB | −4N | F | +25B | =5N | +33B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1683 | -21.2 |
| 15 | Bee, Leonel | 1826 | USA | F | F | +11N | =31B | +23B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.25 | 2403 | +8.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 39986756 | 0 | — | +26B | −2N | =23B | =17N | −8B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mahesh, Kanishk | 1683 | USA | =5N | −4B | +36N | =16B | −18B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1692 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Goins, John Lucian | 0 | USA | F | F | +20B | −6B | +17N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1793 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Manivannan, Prajit | 1856 | USA | F | F | =5B | +29N | =4B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1712 | -15.2 |
| 20 | Wang, Stone | 1648 | USA | F | F | −18N | +22B | +28B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2405 | +17.6 |
| 21 | Deng, Jesse | 1603 | USA | =3N | =5B | −6N | =26B | −11N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1593 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Joseph, Alisa | 1605 | USA | −9B | −25N | +34B | −20N | =32N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1432 | -23.6 |
| 23 | Parizianu, Philip | 0 | USA | F | F | =16N | +32B | −15N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1781 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Saha, Tanisha | 1707 | USA | −1N | F | −7N | =11B | =26N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1463 | -35.2 |
| 25 | Sofizade, Murad | 0 | USA | −30B | +22B | −14N | −8N | −?B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Laveti, Shravan Kumar | 0 | USA | −16N | −11B | F | =21N | =24B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lynch, Ethan | 0 | ENG | F | F | +31N | −12N | −1B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 0 | USA | F | F | +32N | −1B | −20N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Valcourt, Fritz | 0 | USA | F | F | +30B | −19B | −5N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Cote, Gary | 1695 | USA | +25N | −1B | −29N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1013 | -6.8 |
| 31 | Tregde, Brandon Nicholas | 0 | USA | F | F | −27B | =15N | −2B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 32 | McCormick, Richard Patrick | 1736 | USA | F | F | −28B | −23N | =22B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1605 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Tisminezky, Tavi | 1634 | USA | F | F | −13N | −7B | −14N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1113 | -20.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 39913864 | 0 | — | −7N | −3B | −22N | −?N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Harrison, Joshua | 1936 | USA | F | F | −3N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 984 | -14.0 |
| 36 | Vudutala, Saketh K | 1652 | USA | F | F | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 883 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Barthe, FacundoUSA+60.83.0 pts · #1
- 2Bee, KarsteinUSA+35.62.5 pts · #5
- 3Wang, StoneUSA+17.62.0 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Saha, TanishaUSA-35.21.0 pts · #28
- 2Joseph, AlisaUSA-23.61.5 pts · #26
- 3Blanco Milhet, LeandroCUB-21.22.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+338 Elo gap
- R3+152 Elo gap