55th annual Continental Open - Premier
SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Marlborough, MA, United States. 12 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2237, and top seed was Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2584).
Danila Poliannikov (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2351) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Eric Feng (4.5) and Jianchao Zhou (4.5). Poliannikov clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Bohan wang (1849) beat Priyansh Garg (2129), a +280-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Marlborough, MA, United States
Dates
14 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×2
FM×4
CM×4
WFM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×44
🇨🇳China×2
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Danila Poliannikov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE17 Aug
FM Eric Feng takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Joaquin Carlson 4 wins (R3–R6)Sam Luger 3 wins (R3–R5)
R4 · LATE SURGE
Joaquin Carlson was #11 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDanila Poliannikov | * | — | — | — |
| 2Joaquin Carlson | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Sam Luger | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jordan Groff | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poliannikov, DanilaFM | 2351 | USA | +23N | +38B | −33N | +14B | +28B | −3N | +35B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 2273 | -6.4 |
| 2 | Feng, EricFM | 2197 | USA | +9B | +15N | −3B | =37N | +26B | +7N | −12B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 14.00 | 2222 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2584 | USA | F | F | +2N | +33B | +4N | +1B | =6N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 18.25 | 2586 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Groff, Jordan | 2120 | USA | =11N | +49B | +35B | +7N | −3B | −12N | +26B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 2184 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Luger, Sam | 2218 | USA | =37B | =44N | +25B | +9N | +18B | −6N | =28B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 2075 | -40.8 |
| 6 | Carlson, Joaquin | 1976 | USA | F | F | +10B | +17N | +33N | +5B | =3B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.25 | 2497 | +58.2 |
| 7 | Barnakov, Yuri | 2091 | USA | +43N | +34B | =12N | −4B | +14N | −2B | =21N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 2082 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Mashkov, David Alexander | 1968 | USA | =24N | +19B | =41N | =26B | =20B | =9N | =17B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 2043 | +29.6 |
| 9 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1938 | USA | −2N | +43B | +29N | −5B | +24N | =8B | −33N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 2053 | +20.6 |
| 10 | Devata, Venkat Devarshi | 1892 | USA | −38N | +23B | −6N | +29B | +44B | −13N | =11B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1975 | +30.4 |
| 11 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 1919 | USA | =4B | −22N | −30N | +49B | =15N | +34B | =10N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1985 | +24.4 |
| 12 | Ivanov, AlexanderGM | 2376 | USA | F | F | =7B | −28N | +31B | +4B | +2N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 2267 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Garg, Priyansh | 2129 | USA | F | F | =16B | −25B | +23N | +10B | +45N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2047 | -17.6 |
| 14 | Yu, Vincent Zhiwen | 1868 | USA | =44B | +31N | +22B | −1N | −7B | =16N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 2035 | +48.4 |
| 15 | Kamesh, Vidyuth | 1994 | USA | +39B | −2B | =24N | −22N | =11B | +36N | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1992 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 2015 | CAN | −34N | +36B | =13N | −19B | +40N | =14B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1908 | -29.9 |
| 17 | Eynula, RozaWFM | 2077 | KOR | F | F | +21N | −6B | +46N | =25B | =8N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1968 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Shen, Leo Xiaohang | 2041 | USA | F | F | +39N | +38B | −5N | =21B | =25N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 2052 | +4.0 |
| 19 | Kilari, Dattasai | 1949 | USA | =27B | −8N | +36B | +16N | =35B | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1977 | +8.0 |
| 20 | Luo, Wesley | 2006 | USA | F | −37N | =47B | +34B | =8N | −45B | +27N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1880 | -40.0 |
| 21 | Ji, Yuze Luke | 1906 | USA | F | F | −17B | +47N | +42B | =18N | =7B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2068 | +44.0 |
| 22 | Zhao, KevinFM | 2067 | USA | =49N | +11B | −14N | +15B | =25N | F | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1983 | -13.3 |
| 23 | Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam | 1904 | USA | −1B | −10N | +43B | =27N | −13B | −32N | +40B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1865 | -15.4 |
| 24 | Glashausser, Sho | 2035 | USA | =8B | =27N | =15B | =44N | −9B | =39N | −29B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1813 | -42.0 |
| 25 | wang, Bohan | 1849 | USA | F | F | −5N | +13N | =22B | =17N | =18B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 2107 | +62.4 |
| 26 | Ingargiola, Max | 1897 | USA | F | F | +46B | =8N | −2N | +27B | −4N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1977 | +18.4 |
| 27 | Huang, Charles | 1819 | USA | =19N | =24B | −38N | =23B | +30N | −26N | −20B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1880 | +19.6 |
| 28 | Yang, Qindong | 2206 | CHN | F | F | F | +12B | −1N | +41B | =5N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.75 | 2345 | +14.6 |
| 29 | Cheng, Michael | 1992 | USA | F | F | −9B | −10N | =34N | +48B | +24N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1932 | -8.4 |
| 30 | Juac, Majur | 2014 | USA | F | F | +11B | −31N | −27B | =40N | +46B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1837 | -22.2 |
| 31 | Xu, ShawnCM | 1932 | USA | =36N | −14B | +49N | +30B | −12N | F | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 2003 | +14.0 |
| 32 | Times, Lawyer | 2013 | USA | F | F | =40N | =36N | F | +23B | =39B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1939 | -7.4 |
| 33 | Shi, JasonFM | 2093 | USA | F | F | +1B | −3N | −6B | −35N | +9B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 2048 | -8.8 |
| 34 | Zhang, Andrew | 1883 | USA | +16B | −7N | =42B | −20N | =29B | −11N | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1872 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Van Vugt, Noah | 1844 | USA | F | F | −4N | =41B | =19N | +33B | −1N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 2020 | +38.8 |
| 36 | Curtis, Taylor | 1877 | USA | =31B | −16N | −19N | =32B | +43N | −15B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1837 | -12.0 |
| 37 | Kogan, Mark Leo | 1961 | USA | =5N | +20B | F | =2B | −41N | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 2119 | +32.4 |
| 38 | Joel Paul GantaCM | 2067 | IND | +10B | −1N | +27B | −18N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 2026 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Zhang, Royce | 1858 | USA | −15N | F | −18B | −46N | +47B | =24B | =32N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1822 | -12.4 |
| 40 | Cheng, Eric | 1737 | USA | F | F | =32B | +48N | −16B | =30B | −23N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1900 | +37.6 |
| 41 | Dong, Kyle QiyuCM | 2052 | USA | F | F | =8B | =35N | +37B | −28N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1995 | -12.8 |
| 42 | Chakka, Pardhav | 1956 | USA | F | F | =34N | =45B | −21N | +46B | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1850 | -11.4 |
| 43 | Yu, Yang | 1871 | USA | −7B | −9N | −23N | F | −36B | =47N | +48B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1730 | -43.6 |
| 44 | Farzaneh-Far, Marcus | 1839 | USA | =14N | =5B | F | =24B | −10N | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1917 | +11.2 |
| 45 | Lewis, Franklin P | 1831 | USA | F | F | F | =42N | F | +20N | −13B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2031 | +30.0 |
| 46 | Bhargava, Kushagra | 1779 | USA | F | F | −26N | +39B | −17B | −42N | −30N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1721 | -14.4 |
| 47 | Zhou, Arthur | 1816 | USA | F | F | =20N | −21B | −39N | =43B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1717 | -19.6 |
| 48 | Chu, Xiaoman | 1913 | CHN | F | F | F | −40B | +49B | −29N | −43N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1688 | -23.2 |
| 49 | Riaz, Rayhan | 1923 | USA | =22B | −4N | −31B | −11N | −48N | F | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1624 | -63.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1wang, BohanUSA+62.42.5 pts · #30
- 2Carlson, JoaquinUSA+58.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Yu, Vincent ZhiwenUSA+48.43.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Riaz, RayhanUSA-63.20.5 pts · #49
- 2Yu, YangUSA-43.61.5 pts · #43
- 3Glashausser, ShoUSA-42.02.5 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R4+280 Elo gap
- R3+258 Elo gap
- R6+249 Elo gap