2025 Illinois Open - Major
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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Lisle, IL, United States. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2230, and top seed was Praveen Balakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2494).
Praveen Balakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2494) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Padhya Saumil (6.5) and Sam Schmakel (6.5). Balakrishnan shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hiro Higuchi (1840) beat Rohit Guha (2155), a +315-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Lisle, IL, United States
Dates
28 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
GM×1
IM×1
FM×3
CM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×43
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Praveen Balakrishnan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Aug
FM Padhya Saumil takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Praveen Balakrishnan drew with IM Sam Schmakel (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Praveen Balakrishnan 5 wins (R1–R6)IM Sam Schmakel 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMPraveen Balakrishnan | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMSam Schmakel | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3FMPadhya Saumil | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Elijah Platnick | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balakrishnan, PraveenGM | 2494 | USA | +23N | F | +7B | +30N | +2B | +5N | =4B | =3B | +6B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 36.25 | 2524 | +2.8 |
| 2 | Padhya SaumilFM | 2197 | IND | +13N | +16B | =31N | +3B | −1N | +10B | +33N | −4N | +15B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 30.00 | 2296 | +25.4 |
| 3 | Schmakel, SamIM | 2450 | USA | +46B | +20N | +14B | −2N | =29B | +30N | =11B | =1N | +7B | 6.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 24.75 | 2298 | -11.0 |
| 4 | Ochirbat, LkhagvajamtsFM | 2277 | MGL | F | F | +8B | +7N | +33B | +20N | =1N | +2B | =5N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 30.50 | 2355 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Platnick, Elijah | 1991 | USA | =22N | =45B | +36N | +16B | +32N | −1B | +20B | =6N | =4B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 20.75 | 2147 | +35.0 |
| 6 | Shetty, Anshul | 2156 | USA | +9N | =12B | =21B | −20N | +27B | +19N | +8B | =5B | −1N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 25.75 | 2063 | -38.0 |
| 7 | Das, Debarghya | 1913 | USA | +40N | +43B | −1N | −4B | +22N | +31B | =9N | +11B | −3N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 2104 | +70.4 |
| 8 | Higuchi, Hiro | 1840 | USA | +35N | =10B | −4N | +26B | =31N | +16B | −6N | +18B | =9N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 21.50 | 2129 | +63.8 |
| 9 | Li, Aiden LinyuanCM | 1860 | USA | −6B | +25N | =11B | =15N | +21B | +34N | =7B | =26N | =8B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 22.00 | 2043 | +76.0 |
| 10 | Bruha, Nicholas | 2040 | USA | +41B | =8N | −29B | +43N | =30B | −2N | +32B | =20N | +21B | 5.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 15.00 | 2000 | -7.4 |
| 11 | Baker, Aidan | 2104 | USA | F | =22B | =9N | +39B | =23N | +32B | =3N | −7N | +20B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 18.00 | 2036 | -26.4 |
| 12 | Indusekar, Akshay | 1901 | USA | +25B | =6N | −30B | −27N | +42B | =15N | =17B | =21N | +36B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 15.75 | 1927 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Menon, Rohan | 1866 | USA | −2B | −40N | +24B | =18N | +43B | =21N | −15B | +32N | +34B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 13.75 | 1901 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Hengen, Luke O | 1932 | USA | +24N | +36B | −3N | =23B | F | −26B | +38N | =17N | +19B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 16.25 | 1979 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Adhikari, Sunav | 2018 | USA | F | −30N | =18B | =9B | +39N | =12B | +13N | +16B | −2N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 18.25 | 1982 | -13.6 |
| 16 | Tikhomirov, Matthew | 1910 | USA | +48B | −2N | +37B | −5N | +28B | −8N | +19B | −15N | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1892 | -8.0 |
| 17 | Murali, Rishi | 1828 | USA | =30B | F | −33N | +25B | −26N | +40B | =12N | =14B | =18N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 1876 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Samayamantri, Hemanth | 1794 | USA | −21N | F | =15N | =13B | +47B | =27N | +34B | −8N | =17B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.50 | 1913 | +49.6 |
| 19 | McCallum, Elliot | 1882 | CAN | +44N | −31B | +42N | −35B | +40N | −6B | −16N | +41B | −14N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1814 | -30.0 |
| 20 | Starkman, Eric | 1907 | USA | F | −3B | +22N | +6B | +35N | −4B | −5N | =10B | −11N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 14.75 | 2060 | +26.8 |
| 21 | Lee, Justin | 1936 | USA | +18B | F | =6N | −32B | −9N | =13B | +22N | =12B | −10N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 15.25 | 1870 | -30.8 |
| 22 | Pittala, Ashvath Reddy | 1796 | USA | =5B | =11N | −20B | +38N | −7B | =28N | −21B | +44N | −25N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 10.25 | 1780 | -7.2 |
| 23 | Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan | 1875 | USA | −1B | +24N | +38B | =14N | =11B | −33N | −28B | −34N | =39B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1825 | -25.1 |
| 24 | Brock, William | 1789 | USA | −14B | −23B | −13N | =42N | F | +25B | +39N | −27B | +37N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 8.50 | 1749 | -6.6 |
| 25 | Li, David | 0 | USA | −12N | −9B | F | −17N | =37B | −24N | +44B | +43N | +22B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.75 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Abraham, John Z | 2108 | USA | F | −29N | +46B | −8N | +17B | +14N | F | =9B | F | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1932 | -50.0 |
| 27 | Liu, Chris Ping | 2036 | USA | F | =42B | =39N | +12B | −6N | =18B | F | +24N | F | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1967 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1862 | USA | −31N | +44B | F | −33B | −16N | =22B | +23N | +30B | F | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1917 | +12.4 |
| 29 | Yu, MatthewCM | 1912 | USA | F | +26B | +10N | +31B | =3N | F | F | F | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 15.25 | 2494 | +106.4 |
| 30 | Khanbutaev, Artemii | 2145 | USA | =17N | +15B | +12N | −1B | =10N | −3B | F | −28N | F | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.25 | 2035 | -42.8 |
| 31 | Tsyganov, IgorFM | 2173 | USA | +28B | +19N | =2B | −29N | =8B | −7N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.50 | 1935 | -34.0 |
| 32 | Szpisjak, Steven | 1893 | USA | F | F | +40B | +21N | −5B | −11N | −10N | −13B | +42N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 1807 | -13.6 |
| 33 | Marciano, Orry M | 1946 | USA | F | F | +17B | +28N | −4N | +23B | −2B | F | F | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 2080 | +16.4 |
| 34 | Vadderaju, Sudeep | 1928 | USA | F | F | F | +36B | +41N | −9B | −18N | +23B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1824 | -33.2 |
| 35 | Guha, Rohit | 2155 | USA | −8B | +41N | +47B | +19N | −20B | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1932 | -24.8 |
| 36 | Thakkar, Aayush | 1722 | USA | F | −14N | −5B | −34N | F | +42B | =41N | +39B | −12N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.00 | 1709 | -4.8 |
| 37 | Chen, Megan | 1700 | USA | F | F | −16N | −41B | =25N | −39B | +40N | +38B | −24B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1620 | -12.4 |
| 38 | Liu, Heming | 1459 | USA | F | F | −23N | −22B | +44N | =41B | −14B | −37N | +43B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1442 | -3.2 |
| 39 | Zhang, Ryan | 1835 | USA | F | F | =27B | −11N | −15B | +37N | −24B | −36N | =23N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 1734 | -40.0 |
| 40 | Karthikeyan, Arnav | 1654 | USA | −7B | +13B | −32N | +47N | −19B | −17N | −37B | F | F | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 1689 | +8.8 |
| 41 | Aaron, Michael | 1825 | USA | −10N | −35B | F | +37N | −34B | =38N | =36B | −19N | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1683 | -26.8 |
| 42 | Bazyliev, Viacheslav | 0 | USA | F | =27N | −19B | =24B | −12N | −36N | F | F | −32B | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 39923495 | 0 | — | F | −7N | F | −10B | −13N | =44B | F | −25B | −38N | 0.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.25 | 1020 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 39992039 | 0 | — | −19B | −28N | F | F | −38B | =43N | −25N | −22B | F | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.25 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Rao, Anjaneya SripathyCM | 2145 | USA | F | =5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1991 | -8.4 |
| 46 | Peterson, Brian | 1875 | USA | −3N | F | −26N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1392 | -5.8 |
| 47 | Xia, ElizabethWCM | 1849 | USA | F | F | −35N | −40B | −18N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1068 | -58.8 |
| 48 | Wang, Gaofei | 1647 | USA | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1110 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yu, MatthewCMUSA+106.43.5 pts · #19
- 2Li, Aiden LinyuanCMUSA+76.05.5 pts · #12
- 3Das, DebarghyaUSA+70.45.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Xia, ElizabethWCMUSA-58.80.0 pts · #44
- 2Abraham, John ZUSA-50.03.5 pts · #17
- 3Khanbutaev, ArtemiiUSA-42.83.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+315 Elo gap
- R8+283 Elo gap
- R4+268 Elo gap