14th Annual Hartford Open - U2100
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Windsor Locks, CT, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1857, and top seed was Kwabena Adu-Poku (🇬🇭 GHA, CM, 1992).
Joseph Bihlmeyer (🇺🇸 USA, 1832) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sascha Mayers (4.0) and Lucas Fugate (3.5). Bihlmeyer won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Joseph Bihlmeyer (1832) beat Kwabena Adu-Poku (CM, 1992), a +160-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Windsor Locks, CT, United States
Dates
10 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×41
🇬🇭Ghana×1
🇦🇺Australia×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJoseph Bihlmeyer led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Joseph Bihlmeyer held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Joseph Bihlmeyer won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joseph Bihlmeyer | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Sascha Mayers | — | * | — | — |
| 3Lucas Fugate | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ani Sargsyan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bihlmeyer, Joseph | 1832 | USA | +4B | +3N | +36B | +34N | =15B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.50 | 2184 | +38.0 |
| 2 | Mayers, Sascha | 1678 | USA | +9B | +35N | =15N | =18B | +39B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1996 | +81.6 |
| 3 | Fugate, Lucas | 1857 | USA | +45N | −1B | =16N | +17B | +8N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1876 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Sweeney-Barrett, Leonard | 1664 | USA | −1N | +45B | +28N | +32B | −7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1789 | +26.0 |
| 5 | Sargsyan, Ani | 1723 | USA | =11N | =27B | −7N | +37B | +26N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1809 | +23.2 |
| 6 | Paas, Leo | 1762 | USA | +16B | =8B | −12N | +43N | =34B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1737 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Natarajan, Neil | 1892 | USA | F | F | +5B | +31N | +4B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2510 | +31.6 |
| 8 | Goodman, Michael K | 1677 | USA | +29B | =6N | +24B | −15N | −3B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1698 | +2.8 |
| 9 | Bernard, Jaron | 1752 | USA | −2N | =25N | +19B | +30B | −14N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1644 | -24.8 |
| 10 | Adhyam, Agustya | 1755 | USA | F | +17B | +13N | =12B | −18N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1733 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Egelhof, Thomas | 1638 | USA | =5B | −24N | =20B | +45N | =28B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1641 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Yassky, Daniel | 1916 | USA | F | F | +6B | =10N | +36B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2030 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Sun, Gordon | 0 | USA | F | +38B | −10B | =22N | +40N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1728 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jacome, Kristian | 1768 | USA | F | F | =43B | +38N | +9B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.75 | 2552 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Maralappanavar, Omkar | 1823 | USA | F | F | =2B | +8B | =1N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1854 | +2.2 |
| 16 | Tkaczewski Jr., Krystian | 0 | USA | −6N | F | =3B | +24N | =21B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Varanasi, Ruthwik S | 1560 | USA | =42B | −10N | +25B | −3N | =24B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1626 | +10.4 |
| 18 | Li, Harry | 1722 | USA | F | F | =34B | =2N | +10B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1933 | +32.8 |
| 19 | McCreesh, Brent L | 1776 | USA | −35N | =29B | −9N | +42B | =20N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1393 | -28.2 |
| 20 | Ivanov, Matvey | 0 | USA | F | F | =11N | +27N | =19B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.75 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kojuharov, Liam L | 1878 | USA | F | F | +27N | =23B | =16N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1830 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Bhargava, Vedanta | 1681 | USA | F | F | =30N | =13B | +29N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 2306 | +10.8 |
| 23 | Zhu, Kenson | 1625 | USA | F | +42N | =26B | =21N | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1855 | +23.2 |
| 24 | Hoffman, Ari | 1539 | USA | F | +11B | −8N | −16B | =17N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1626 | +14.4 |
| 25 | Herve-Mignucci, Calliste | 1700 | AUS | −37N | =9B | −17N | +33B | −30N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1583 | -26.8 |
| 26 | Farzaneh-Far, Ramin | 1833 | USA | F | +37B | =23N | −36N | −5B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1607 | -24.8 |
| 27 | Ma, Yunhui | 1648 | USA | F | =5N | −21B | −20B | +46N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1607 | -4.4 |
| 28 | Godkar, Yash | 0 | USA | F | F | −4B | +35B | =11N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Dai, Brian | 1507 | USA | −8N | =19N | +46B | F | −22B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1438 | -8.4 |
| 30 | Cheng, Liam | 0 | USA | F | F | =22B | −9N | +25B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Perera, Kevindu Kinal | 1744 | USA | F | F | +37N | −7B | =32N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1779 | +5.6 |
| 32 | Liang, Melanie | 1772 | USA | F | F | +35B | −4N | =31B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1716 | -9.2 |
| 33 | Huang, Matthew Huai-en | 1693 | USA | F | F | =44N | −25N | +42N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1509 | -19.2 |
| 34 | Adu-Poku, KwabenaCM | 1992 | GHA | F | F | =18N | −1B | =6N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1647 | -26.6 |
| 35 | Aspinall, James | 1740 | USA | +19B | −2B | −32N | −28N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1617 | -20.0 |
| 36 | Ganguly, Maitreya | 1753 | USA | F | F | −1N | +26B | −12N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1735 | -2.4 |
| 37 | Saravanan, Anish | 1672 | USA | +25B | −26N | −31B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1557 | -23.2 |
| 38 | FIDE 2078252 | 0 | — | F | −13N | +42B | −14B | −41N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Renshaw, Nial | 1744 | USA | F | F | F | +40B | −2N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1714 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Daddario, Aayush | 1751 | USA | F | F | +41B | −39N | −13B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1727 | -2.4 |
| 41 | Festa, Luca | 1710 | USA | F | F | −40N | F | +38B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 949 | -18.0 |
| 42 | Asner, Marcus A | 0 | USA | =17N | −23B | −38N | −19N | −33B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Nikoghosyan, Armen | 0 | USA | F | F | =14N | −6B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Wijayawardana, Dineth Chanal | 1704 | SRI | F | F | =33B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1694 | -0.2 |
| 45 | Kaprielian, Mark | 1660 | USA | −3B | −4N | F | −11B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 920 | -50.8 |
| 46 | FIDE 39995763 | 0 | — | F | F | −29N | F | −27B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mayers, SaschaUSA+81.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Bihlmeyer, JosephUSA+38.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Li, HarryUSA+32.82.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Kaprielian, MarkUSA-50.80.0 pts · #45
- 2McCreesh, Brent LUSA-28.22.0 pts · #40
- 3Herve-Mignucci, CallisteAUS-26.81.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R4+160 Elo gap
- R3+140 Elo gap
- R5+110 Elo gap