2025 Universal Open - 1800-1999
Open SwissStandard
51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Allen, TX, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1875, and top seed was William Nesham (🇺🇸 USA, 1928).
Kushal Rohith Rambhapuri (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Advay Singi (5.0) and Devaj M Vadher (5.0). Rambhapuri shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Akshay Jaishankar (1558) beat William Nesham (1928), a +370-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Allen, TX, United States
Dates
12 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×47
🇲🇽Mexico×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKushal Rohith Rambhapuri led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun
Kushal Rohith Rambhapuri takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kushal Rohith Rambhapuri beat Devaj M Vadher (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Kushal Rohith Rambhapuri 6 wins (R2–R7)Devaj M Vadher 3 wins (R3–R5)CM Advik Manchanda 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kushal Rohith Rambhapuri | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Devaj M Vadher | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMAdvik Manchanda | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Advay Singi | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rambhapuri, Kushal Rohith | 0 | USA | −6B | +45N | +41N | +21B | +9N | +3N | +2B | 6.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 22.00 | 1868 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Singi, Advay | 1868 | USA | +26N | =10B | +13N | =9B | +16N | +7B | −1N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 21.00 | 2131 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Vadher, Devaj M | 1670 | USA | +5B | −8N | +48N | +38B | +18N | −1B | +7N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 2040 | +110.4 |
| 4 | Wang, Ethan Yizhe | 1793 | USA | =15B | =23N | +10N | =17B | +32N | +24B | =8N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 19.00 | 1842 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Manchanda, AdvikCM | 1891 | USA | −3N | +48B | +39B | +30N | =8B | +6N | =18N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 1895 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Kandikayala, Srikar | 1787 | USA | +1N | +37B | =7N | −14B | +17N | −5B | +24N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 18.25 | 1790 | +2.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Thanh | 1703 | USA | +45N | +21N | =6B | +22N | +14B | −2N | −3B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1882 | +68.4 |
| 8 | Dhanekula, Rithul | 1769 | USA | +34N | +3B | F | =18B | =5N | +21N | =4B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 18.50 | 1963 | +60.4 |
| 9 | Hernandez Virgen, Alfonso | 1906 | MEX | +46N | +43B | =22B | =2N | −1B | =23N | +25B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1917 | +3.6 |
| 10 | Thomas, Michael D | 0 | USA | +44B | =2N | −4B | −15N | +37B | +31N | +22B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nesham, William | 1928 | USA | −37B | +46N | +26B | =12N | −15B | +19N | +23B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 14.75 | 1740 | -55.6 |
| 12 | He, Julian | 1657 | USA | −21B | +44N | +47N | =11B | =25N | +16B | =14N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 13.50 | 1894 | +88.0 |
| 13 | Fernandez, Jorge | 1809 | USA | =29B | +35N | −2B | +43N | +22B | +14N | F | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 1936 | +20.6 |
| 14 | Maridi, Ritvik | 1880 | USA | =23B | +15N | +16B | +6N | −7N | −13B | =12B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1786 | -32.4 |
| 15 | Suresh, Kawin Sayi | 1648 | USA | =4N | −14B | +49N | +10B | +11N | −18B | =17N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1773 | +37.6 |
| 16 | Banda, Vishnu | 1812 | USA | +28N | +49B | −14N | +29B | −2B | −12N | +26B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1750 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Ahaan Alsisaria | 1724 | IND | =35B | =29N | +33B | =4N | −6B | +39N | =15B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1740 | +8.0 |
| 18 | Inda, Arturo | 1789 | USA | +50N | +24B | F | =8N | −3B | +15N | =5B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 1828 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Srivatsan, Aaryan | 1681 | USA | −38N | +31B | =24N | +42B | =27N | −11B | +30B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 1764 | +32.0 |
| 20 | Borse, Tanvi | 1630 | USA | −27N | +50B | −38N | =31B | +42N | =32B | +39B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1724 | +35.6 |
| 21 | Sunil, Arush | 1840 | USA | +12N | −7B | +37N | −1N | +43B | −8B | =40N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 10.25 | 1713 | -36.0 |
| 22 | Nigudkar, Rusheel | 1867 | USA | +25N | +32B | =9N | −7B | −13N | +46B | −10N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1811 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Wang, Jason | 1735 | USA | =14N | =4B | −43N | +33B | +29N | =9B | −11N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.75 | 1768 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Roy Choudhury, Arya | 1639 | USA | +42B | −18N | =19B | +34N | +30B | −4N | −6B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1717 | +28.8 |
| 25 | Tort, Francisco | 1726 | USA | −22B | +28N | −29B | +36N | =12B | +38B | −9N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1745 | +3.6 |
| 26 | Li, Jingtu Oscar | 1596 | USA | −2B | +51N | −11N | =45B | +35N | +27B | −16N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1717 | +41.2 |
| 27 | Krishnan, Anish | 1694 | USA | +20B | −30B | =42N | =39N | =19B | −26N | +46B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1652 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Iyer, Aarush G | 1639 | USA | −16B | −25B | =44N | +49N | =41B | =33N | +37B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kamireddy, Ruthvik | 1735 | USA | =13N | =17B | +25N | −16N | −23B | −40B | +44N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 9.75 | 1666 | -26.4 |
| 30 | Zhou, Huanzhi | 1845 | USA | +40B | +27N | F | −5B | −24N | +36B | −19N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1687 | -24.0 |
| 31 | Hosur, Sanmita | 1520 | USA | −39B | −19N | +40B | =20N | +48N | −10B | =33B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1646 | +39.6 |
| 32 | Thomas, Rodney | 1789 | USA | +51N | −22N | +36B | F | −4B | =20N | =34B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1680 | -33.2 |
| 33 | Vinayagaram, Nethra | 1576 | USA | =47N | =41B | −17N | −23N | +45B | =28B | =31N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1630 | +17.6 |
| 34 | Aguilar Huang, Julio Alberto | 1640 | MEX | −8B | +40N | F | −24B | =38N | +41B | =32N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1756 | +37.2 |
| 35 | Shankar, Aashritha | 1550 | USA | =17N | −13B | =46B | =41N | −26B | =42N | +50B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1603 | +16.8 |
| 36 | Mazumdar, Viraj | 1525 | USA | =41N | =47B | −32N | −25B | +51B | −30N | +48B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1684 | +52.0 |
| 37 | Jaishankar, Akshay | 1558 | USA | +11N | −6N | −21B | =47B | −10N | +43B | −28N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1707 | +38.8 |
| 38 | Graham, Shaun | 1889 | USA | +19B | −39N | +20B | −3N | =34B | −25N | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1624 | -42.0 |
| 39 | Belew, Finn | 1739 | USA | +31N | +38B | −5N | =27B | F | −17B | −20N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1668 | -24.4 |
| 40 | Arellano, Santiago | 1690 | USA | −30N | −34B | −31N | F | +50B | +29N | =21B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1640 | -17.6 |
| 41 | Ikkurthi, Ishaan | 1762 | USA | =36B | =33N | −1B | =35B | =28N | −34N | −42B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 6.25 | 1444 | -99.2 |
| 42 | Cromartie, Julius | 1485 | USA | −24N | F | =27B | −19N | −20B | =35B | +41N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 1534 | +6.8 |
| 43 | Somaya, Deven | 1556 | USA | F | −9N | +23B | −13B | −21N | −37N | +49B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1603 | +8.8 |
| 44 | Chinnapareddy, Shaurya | 1519 | USA | −10N | −12B | =28B | −46N | +49B | =48N | −29B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1492 | -8.4 |
| 45 | Dmello, Royce | 1545 | USA | −7B | −1B | +51B | =26N | −33N | =49N | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1532 | -4.0 |
| 46 | Ganesh, Kaira Ananya | 1591 | USA | −9B | −11B | =35N | +44B | F | −22N | −27N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1551 | -18.0 |
| 47 | Hakim, Navid | 1836 | USA | =33B | =36N | −12B | =37N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1492 | -34.8 |
| 48 | Ganesh, Advaith | 1559 | USA | F | −5N | −3B | =50N | −31B | =44B | −36N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.25 | 1348 | -62.8 |
| 49 | Jones, Caster D | 1522 | USA | F | −16N | −15B | −28B | −44N | =45B | −43N | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1219 | -70.0 |
| 50 | Dela Bajan, Vaughn Daemian | 1602 | USA | −18B | −20N | F | =48B | −40N | F | −35N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1278 | -69.2 |
| 51 | Macias Araya, Javier | 1625 | CHI | −32B | −26B | −45N | F | −36N | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 814 | -41.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vadher, Devaj MUSA+110.45.0 pts · #2
- 2He, JulianUSA+88.04.5 pts · #9
- 3Nguyen, ThanhUSA+68.44.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Ikkurthi, IshaanUSA-99.22.0 pts · #41
- 2Jones, Caster DUSA-70.00.5 pts · #49
- 3Dela Bajan, Vaughn DaemianUSA-69.20.5 pts · #50
Biggest upsets
- R1+370 Elo gap
- R5+280 Elo gap
- R7+277 Elo gap