2025 North American Youth Chess Ch. - Open U16

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Kingston, ON, Canada. 11 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2151, and top seed was Julian Colville (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2287).

Stephen Willy (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2242) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Julian Colville (7.5) and Dylan Tang (7.0). Willy shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Noah Velasquez (1774) beat Stephen Willy (FM, 2242), a +468-point gap.

Location

🇨🇦Kingston, ON, Canada

Dates

18 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸IMJulian Colville2287

Avg top 10

2,151

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×1

FM×4

CM×5

WIM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇨🇦Canada×46

🇺🇸United States of America×16

Top 3

🥇
FMStephen Willy
🇺🇸USA·2242
7.5pts·2236perf+4.6
🥈
IMJulian Colville
🇺🇸USA·2287
7.5pts·2301perf+13.2
🥉
FMDylan Tang
🇺🇸USA·2246
7.0pts·2182perf-17.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Willy7.5Colville7.5Tang7Wu6.5Wang6Chen6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Willy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Stephen Willy drew with IM Julian Colville (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Stephen Willy 6 wins (R2–R7)IM Julian Colville 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Dylan Tang 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMStephen Willy	*	½	—	1
2IMJulian Colville	½	*	—	0
3FMDylan Tang	—	—	*	1
4CMJonathan Wu	0	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Willy, StephenFM	2242	USA	−26B	+54N	+17B	+32N	+13B	+7N	+4B	=2B	+6N	7.5	46.0	49.0	40.75	2236	+4.6
2	Colville, JulianIM	2287	USA	+32B	+21N	+36B	−4N	+28B	+10N	+11B	=1N	+5B	7.5	45.0	49.0	38.75	2301	+13.2
3	Tang, DylanFM	2246	USA	+30N	+14B	=6N	−5B	+53N	=23B	+36N	+18B	+4B	7.0	42.5	45.5	34.00	2182	-17.9
4	Wu, JonathanCM	2130	CAN	+52N	+8B	+15N	+2B	+6N	+5B	−1N	=10B	−3N	6.5	51.0	54.0	36.75	2210	+42.6
5	Lu, TonyFM	1974	CAN	=31B	+59N	+37B	+3N	+23B	−4N	+14B	=6B	−2N	6.0	46.0	48.0	28.75	2095	+49.6
6	Wang, Nathan Zian	1994	CAN	+33B	+24N	=3B	+47N	−4B	+26N	+29B	=5N	−1B	6.0	45.5	49.0	28.50	2134	+63.5
7	Iordanescu, Victor Nicolae	1901	CAN	+45N	−11B	+9N	+38B	+12N	−1B	=27B	+29N	=13B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.00	2062	+58.8
8	Hong, Zihan	1881	CAN	+56B	−4N	+49B	−10N	+17B	−27N	+33B	+39N	+36B	6.0	38.0	40.5	24.00	1963	+30.8
9	Chen, Larry Zhou	1742	CAN	+65B	−36N	−7B	+56N	−19B	+43N	+22B	+20N	+37B	6.0	35.5	35.5	20.50	1993	+103.6
10	Liu, Ethan	2136	USA	F	−15B	+41N	+8B	+16N	−2B	+23N	=4N	+11B	5.5	45.5	45.5	29.25	2109	-1.6
11	Yang, Larry	2108	CAN	+43B	+7N	=26B	−23N	+20B	+15N	−2N	+27B	−10N	5.5	43.5	47.5	27.25	2034	-25.8
12	Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghCM	2036	CAN	+40B	=22N	+20B	=26N	−7B	+24N	=19B	+14N	−15B	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.75	1940	-39.1
13	Zhang, Brian	1985	CAN	+39N	=16B	=38N	+25B	−1N	=37B	=28B	+42N	=7N	5.5	40.5	44.5	25.00	1948	-15.6
14	Zhang, DanielCM	1922	CAN	+51B	−3N	+33B	=31N	+22B	+47N	−5N	−12B	+29B	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.25	2006	+34.4
15	Jiang Barron, Jiyu	1883	CAN	+55B	+10N	−4B	+27N	=26B	−11B	F	+19N	+12N	5.5	40.5	43.5	25.75	2123	+89.2
16	Tseng, Bradley	1786	CAN	+60B	=13N	=27B	+36N	−10B	−19N	+34B	+21N	=17B	5.5	39.5	41.5	23.25	1958	+59.2
17	Stelmach, Noah	1729	CAN	−18N	+46B	−1N	+60B	−8N	+48B	+53N	+25B	=16N	5.5	39.5	41.5	20.25	1855	+32.0
18	Xu, Leon	2045	CAN	+17B	=20N	+22B	−28N	=24B	=21N	+26B	−3N	=19B	5.0	42.0	46.5	25.00	1936	-47.1
19	Muthukumaran, Gurru	1939	USA	−35N	+62B	−30N	+57B	+9N	+16B	=12N	−15B	=18N	5.0	39.0	41.0	21.25	1804	-50.8
20	Mummidi, Aaryan	1884	USA	+46N	=18B	−12N	+41B	−11N	+30B	=37N	−9B	+40N	5.0	38.5	42.5	21.00	1865	-9.2
21	Wu, Nolan	1926	CAN	+57N	−2B	+52N	=30B	=37N	=18B	=25N	−16B	+42N	5.0	38.5	41.0	18.75	1879	-23.2
22	McCallum, Elliot	1882	CAN	+61N	=12B	−18N	+35B	−14N	=38B	−9N	+45B	+41N	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.25	1789	-30.0
23	Darvekar, YashCM	1934	CAN	+62B	+58N	=47B	+11B	−5N	=3N	−10B	−37N	+26B	5.0	38.0	40.0	19.25	1973	+13.9
24	Li, Edward	1844	USA	+64N	−6B	=35N	+39B	=18N	−12B	=38N	=40B	+54N	5.0	36.0	36.5	16.25	1822	-7.6
25	Pollitt, Henry	1813	CAN	=59B	=31N	+58B	−13N	=34B	+40N	=21B	−17N	+39B	5.0	35.0	37.0	18.00	1791	-7.6
26	Velasquez, Noah	1774	CAN	+1N	+29B	=11N	=12B	=15N	−6B	−18N	+38B	−23N	4.5	44.5	48.5	24.25	1973	+72.8
27	Kurup, Siddharth	2022	USA	+50N	=28B	=16N	−15B	+42N	+8B	=7N	−11N	F	4.5	40.5	40.5	21.50	1899	-41.8
28	Manivannan, Prajit	1809	USA	+34B	=27N	+63B	+18B	−2N	−29B	=13N	−36N	=31B	4.5	40.0	41.5	18.25	1946	+50.0
29	Kilari, Dattasai	1949	USA	+54B	−26N	=40B	+43N	+31B	+28N	−6N	−7B	−14N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	1801	-66.8
30	Dukkardt, Vladimir	1774	CAN	−3B	+51N	+19B	=21N	−47B	−20N	+50B	=31N	=34B	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.00	1878	+28.0
31	Guliyev, Nadir	1693	CAN	=5N	=25B	+44N	=14B	−29N	−42B	+52N	=30B	=28N	4.5	38.0	41.0	19.75	1851	+72.8
32	Russell, Wesley	1784	CAN	−2N	+57B	+60N	−1B	=38N	=44B	−39N	+48B	=35N	4.5	37.5	39.5	14.25	1675	-34.0
33	Song, Jiacai	1702	CAN	−6N	+64B	−14N	+58B	+41N	−36B	−8N	=44B	+49N	4.5	35.0	35.5	12.00	1701	-3.2
34	Vyas, Samarth	0	CAN	−28N	=39B	+45N	=44B	=25N	=53B	−16N	+52B	=30N	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.25	1750	0.0
35	Harit, Neil	1620	USA	+19B	−63N	=24B	−22N	−40B	=46N	+60B	+43N	=32B	4.5	33.5	35.0	17.75	1798	+56.8
36	Qian, EricCM	1967	CAN	F	+9B	−2N	−16B	+52N	+33N	−3B	+28B	−8N	4.0	44.0	44.0	18.00	1902	-28.8
37	Wang, Andy Zixin	1792	CAN	=38N	+48B	−5N	F	=21B	=13N	=20B	+23B	−9N	4.0	40.0	41.5	18.25	1850	+16.0
38	Wu, Yuchen	0	CAN	=37B	+65N	=13B	−7N	=32B	=22N	=24B	−26N	=44N	4.0	38.5	38.5	14.00	1835	0.0
39	Tan, Rex	1702	CAN	−13B	=34N	+59B	−24N	=43B	+55N	+32B	−8B	−25N	4.0	37.5	39.5	13.75	1652	-16.0
40	Fillmore, Louis	1708	CAN	−12N	+61B	=29N	−53B	+35N	−25B	+58N	=24N	−20B	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.25	1693	-10.4
41	Yancey, Alice	1710	CAN	=63B	+53N	−10B	−20N	−33B	+49N	=45B	+46N	−22B	4.0	34.5	36.0	13.25	1713	-4.4
42	Huang, Eric	1773	CAN	−47B	−49N	+51B	+54N	−27B	+31N	+44N	−13B	−21B	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.00	1855	+23.2
43	Grosman, Ari	1747	CAN	−11N	=45B	+48N	−29B	=39N	−9B	+62N	−35B	+58N	4.0	34.0	36.0	11.50	1577	-59.6
44	Kunapuli, Siddarth Sriaditya	1889	USA	+49B	−47N	−31B	=34N	+50B	=32N	−42B	=33N	=38B	4.0	33.0	36.5	15.75	1687	-66.0
45	Gamache, Lucien	0	CAN	−7B	=43N	−34B	=59N	+56B	=52B	=41N	−22N	+60B	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.00	1653	0.0
46	Huang, Sichang	0	CAN	−20B	−17N	=50N	=48B	=58N	=35B	+61N	−41B	+59N	4.0	30.0	32.0	10.75	1489	0.0
47	Venkatesh, NarayanFM	2218	USA	+42N	+44B	=23N	−6B	+30N	−14B	F	F	F	3.5	34.5	34.5	15.00	1953	-67.6
48	Taylor, Aiden	0	CAN	=53B	−37N	−43B	=46N	+54B	−17N	+55B	−32N	=51B	3.5	31.5	34.5	11.25	1562	0.0
49	Gandhi, Sparsh	0	CAN	−44N	+42B	−8N	−52B	=60N	−41B	+64N	+62B	−33B	3.5	29.5	30.0	7.50	1586	0.0
50	Satish Alwar, Dharsan	1703	CAN	−27B	−56N	=46B	+55N	−44N	+61B	−30N	=58B	=52N	3.5	27.5	29.5	9.50	1538	-28.4
51	FIDE 2655225	0	—	−14N	−30B	−42N	=64N	+59B	−58B	=56N	+57B	=48N	3.5	26.5	27.0	7.75	1023	0.0
52	Cholakis, Max	1756	CAN	−4B	+55N	−21B	+49N	−36B	=45N	−31B	−34N	=50B	3.0	35.5	38.5	10.25	1518	-51.2
53	Sethi, Aaron	1811	CAN	=48N	−41B	+56B	+40N	−3B	=34N	−17B	F	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	10.50	1647	-38.8
54	Gao, Yiguo	1650	CAN	−29N	−1B	+61N	−42B	−48N	+56B	+57N	F	−24B	3.0	32.5	34.5	7.00	1104	-32.4
55	Liu, Luke	0	CAN	−15N	−52B	+62N	−50B	+57N	−39B	−48N	−59B	+61N	3.0	26.0	28.0	6.50	1468	0.0
56	Prabhugee, Adhirit	0	USA	−8N	+50B	−53N	−9B	−45N	−54N	=51B	=61B	=57N	2.5	31.5	33.5	7.50	1517	0.0
57	FIDE 2667614	0	—	−21B	−32N	+64B	−19N	−55B	+59N	−54B	−51N	=56B	2.5	28.5	29.0	3.75	1024	0.0
58	Zhang, Zhibo	0	CAN	F	−23B	−25N	−33N	=46B	+51N	−40B	=50N	−43B	2.0	33.5	33.5	7.25	1370	0.0
59	Sutharsan, Sankeith	0	CAN	=25N	−5B	−39N	=45B	−51N	−57B	F	+55N	−46B	2.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	1556	0.0
60	Yu, Charles	0	CAN	−16N	F	−32B	−17N	=49B	=62B	−35N	+64B	−45N	2.0	30.0	30.0	3.25	1317	0.0
61	Odrcich, Eric	0	CAN	−22B	−40N	−54B	=62N	+64B	−50N	−46B	=56N	−55B	2.0	27.0	27.5	2.75	1322	0.0
62	Valluru, Neel Madhav	1504	CAN	−23N	−19N	−55B	=61B	F	=60N	−43B	−49N	+64N	2.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	1052	-13.6
63	Paragua, Dominic Nathan	2041	USA	=41N	+35B	−28N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	6.50	1720	-43.6
64	FIDE 2679671	0	—	−24B	−33N	−57N	=51B	−61N	F	−49B	−60N	−62B	0.5	25.0	25.0	1.75	882	0.0
65	Aravindakshan, SahanaWIM	2052	USA	−9N	−38B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	941	-34.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chen, Larry ZhouCAN
+103.6
6.0 pts · #11
2Jiang Barron, JiyuCAN
+89.2
5.5 pts · #13
3Velasquez, NoahCAN
+72.8
4.5 pts · #27

Top rating losers

1Venkatesh, NarayanFMUSA
-67.6
3.5 pts · #26
2Kilari, DattasaiUSA
-66.8
4.5 pts · #15
3Kunapuli, Siddarth SriadityaUSA
-66.0
4.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R1+468 Elo gap
Velasquez, Noah1774 beat FMWilly, Stephen2242
R1+319 Elo gap
Harit, Neil1620 beat Muthukumaran, Gurru1939
R1+310 Elo gap
Chen, Larry Zhou1742 beat WIMAravindakshan, Sahana2052