Poison Pawns CC - June 2025 U2300 Swiss FIDE
7 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Houston, TX, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 996, and top seed was Brandon Sustento (🇺🇸 USA, 1832).
Brandon Sustento (🇺🇸 USA, 1832) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Evie Laskaris (3.0) and Edward Thomas Taylor (2.0). Sustento shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Brandon Sustento held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
2 players finish on 3.0/4. Sustento takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
Brandon Sustento beat Evie Laskaris (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brandon Sustento | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Evie Laskaris | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Arjun Talwar | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4Edward Thomas Taylor | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sustento, Brandon | 1832 | USA | +2B | +3N | +5B | −4N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2515 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Laskaris, Evie | 1751 | USA | −1N | +6B | +7N | +3B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1770 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Taylor, Edward Thomas | 0 | USA | +?B | −1B | +6N | −2N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Talwar, Arjun | 0 | USA | F | −5N | +?B | +1B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1726 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sustento, Byjorn | 1679 | PHI | F | +4B | −1N | +7B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1032 | -6.0 |
| 6 | Khasawneh, Faisal | 1708 | USA | F | −2N | −3B | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 951 | -8.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 30990025 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −2B | −5N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sustento, BrandonUSA+27.63.0 pts · #3
- 2Laskaris, EvieUSA+2.03.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 309900250.00.0 pts · #7
- 1Khasawneh, FaisalUSA-8.80.0 pts · #5
- 2Sustento, ByjornPHI-6.02.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 309900250.00.0 pts · #7