2025 Paul Morphy Open
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in New Orleans, LA, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1957, and top seed was Nicholas Matta (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2276).
Dex Webster (🇺🇸 USA, 2126) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Nicholas Matta (4.0) and Austin Janusa (3.5). Webster won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Vaughn Daemian Dela Bajan (1602) beat Mark Morreale (1806), a +204-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Austin Janusa takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Webster takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
FM Nicholas Matta beat Dex Webster (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMNicholas Matta | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Dex Webster | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Matthew Pikus | — | — | * | — |
| 4Austin Janusa | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webster, Dex | 2126 | USA | +5B | +13N | +9B | −2B | +7N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2119 | +2.0 |
| 2 | Matta, NicholasFM | 2276 | USA | F | +11N | +17B | +1N | +3B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2739 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Janusa, Austin | 1758 | USA | +23B | =8N | +11B | +6N | −2N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.50 | 1972 | +30.0 |
| 4 | Pikus, Matthew | 1954 | USA | F | +28N | =6B | +10N | +9B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2591 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Fee, C Edward | 0 | USA | −1N | +27B | +22B | =17N | +25B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1931 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Schulingkamp, Mark L | 0 | USA | +16N | =12B | =4N | −3B | +21B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1824 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sharp, Elio | 1858 | USA | +10B | +30N | =14B | =8N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1925 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Huang, David | 1938 | USA | F | =3B | +12N | =7B | +14N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 2028 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Le-Tran, Leo | 1765 | USA | +15N | +31B | −1N | +18B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1897 | +24.4 |
| 10 | Runge, Matteo | 1817 | USA | −7N | +24B | +16N | −4B | +23N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1687 | -20.4 |
| 11 | Costanza, Mitchell | 1821 | USA | +27N | −2B | −3N | +29B | +18N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1735 | -9.0 |
| 12 | Riley, Nathaniel | 1904 | USA | +26B | =6N | −8B | =21N | +19B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1667 | -24.8 |
| 13 | Morreale, Mark | 1806 | USA | +29N | −1B | −18N | +22B | +24B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1064 | -17.8 |
| 14 | Couvillion, Mark | 1819 | USA | +22N | +20B | =7N | F | −8B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1913 | +15.2 |
| 15 | Watson, Thomas | 1906 | USA | −9B | =19N | +28B | −20N | +26N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1054 | -45.6 |
| 16 | Egelhof, Thomas | 1625 | USA | −6B | =26N | −10B | +28N | +29N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1017 | -10.0 |
| 17 | Martin, Malik | 1827 | USA | F | +25B | −2N | =5B | =20B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 2003 | +24.0 |
| 18 | Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian | 1602 | USA | F | +32N | +13B | −9N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1672 | +10.4 |
| 19 | Zhang, Aaron | 0 | USA | F | =15B | =27N | +30B | −12N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1712 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Girardo, Christopher B | 1943 | USA | F | −14N | F | +15B | =17N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1851 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Coomer, Jude M | 1781 | USA | F | +29B | F | =12B | −6N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1904 | +6.8 |
| 22 | Slaton Jr, Hershel | 0 | USA | −14B | F | −5N | −13N | +31B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 39956954 | 0 | — | −3N | F | +26B | F | −10B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 39956920 | 0 | — | F | −10N | F | +31B | −13N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1012 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Crochet, Michael | 1840 | USA | F | −17N | +30B | F | −5N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1027 | -20.8 |
| 26 | Pridgeon, Patrick | 0 | USA | −12N | =16B | −23N | F | −15B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 39967247 | 0 | — | −11B | −5N | =19B | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1021 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 30931533 | 0 | — | =?N | −4B | −15N | −16B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Paley, Oren | 0 | USA | −13B | −21N | F | −11N | −16B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 343098147 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −25N | −19N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 39985083 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −?B | −24N | −22N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Spinosa, Trevor | 1084 | USA | F | −18B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Janusa, AustinUSA+30.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Le-Tran, LeoUSA+24.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Martin, MalikUSA+24.02.0 pts · #10
- 1Watson, ThomasUSA-45.62.5 pts · #32
- 2Riley, NathanielUSA-24.83.0 pts · #18
- 3Crochet, MichaelUSA-20.81.0 pts · #24
- R3+204 Elo gap
- R1+141 Elo gap
- R2+124 Elo gap