2025 North Carolina Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
61 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1847, and top seed was Karimjon Yuldashev (🇺🇿 UZB, 1912).
Siddharth Sriram Basavaraju (🇺🇸 USA, 1869) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mitchell Andersson (5.0) and Karimjon Yuldashev (5.0). Basavaraju shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Diya Balamurugan (1489) beat David Blackwelder (1723), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
28 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×56
🇮🇳India×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
21
7
2
1
2
3
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Karimjon Yuldashev held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Basavaraju takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Karimjon Yuldashev 4 wins (R1–R4)Mitchell Andersson 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Karimjon Yuldashev | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2Mitchell Andersson | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Siddharth Sriram Basavaraju | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Harshil Jagga | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 1869 | USA | +18N | +29B | =5N | +13B | +3N | =2B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 2047 | +43.6 |
| 2 | Andersson, Mitchell | 1886 | SWE | +59N | +31B | +6N | =51B | +5B | =1N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 13.75 | 2033 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Yuldashev, Karimjon | 1912 | UZB | +47B | +36N | +23B | +45N | −1B | +43N | 5.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 2018 | +28.4 |
| 4 | Jagga, Harshil | 1837 | USA | +41B | =8N | +28B | −5N | +11B | +6B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 1908 | +21.6 |
| 5 | Devarsh Kinra | 1784 | IND | +40B | +33N | =1B | +4B | −2N | =10N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.50 | 1921 | +44.4 |
| 6 | Santosh, Siddharth | 1663 | USA | +38B | +46N | −2B | +20N | +7B | −4N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1830 | +44.8 |
| 7 | Tanksley, Quan | 1756 | USA | =11B | +21N | =13N | +23B | −6N | +22B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 12.50 | 1822 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Phadke, Anvay | 1681 | USA | +39N | =4B | +12N | =9B | =44N | =35B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 1866 | +59.6 |
| 9 | Shiva Srinivas Karthik | 1750 | USA | +26B | =28N | +50B | =8N | −51N | +20B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 10.75 | 1726 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Poppante, Leo | 1866 | USA | −57N | +38B | =37N | +17B | +28N | =5B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1929 | +13.2 |
| 11 | Ghosh, Aarav | 1757 | USA | =7N | =15N | =46B | +39B | −4N | +32B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1759 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Akin, Doyle N | 1679 | USA | +20B | =50N | −8B | +21N | +14B | −34N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 10.25 | 1745 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Yang, Grace Siqi | 1666 | USA | +56B | +55B | =7B | −1N | =48B | =15N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1699 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Shrivastava, Aayush | 1596 | USA | +25B | =22N | =30B | =34N | −12N | +47B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1799 | +65.6 |
| 15 | Jagga, Rohit | 1721 | USA | =24N | =11B | +57N | −29B | +53N | =13B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1681 | -3.4 |
| 16 | Chelladorai, Joshua | 1755 | USA | =21B | +24N | =22B | =48N | +30B | F | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1832 | +20.8 |
| 17 | Kindy, Joel | 1633 | USA | −22B | =47N | +56B | −10N | +46B | +30N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1797 | +53.6 |
| 18 | Allen, Garret | 1789 | USA | −1B | +49N | +40B | −43N | +55B | =48N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1615 | -19.2 |
| 19 | Rathi, Yashvardhan | 1742 | IND | −46B | −20N | +49B | +26N | +52B | =29N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1540 | -16.2 |
| 20 | Krishnan, Shreyas | 1537 | USA | −12N | +19B | +31N | −6B | +36B | −9N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1715 | +49.6 |
| 21 | Haripradeep, Sanchit | 1705 | USA | =16N | −7B | +27N | −12B | +41N | =25N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1690 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Saha, Aaryav | 1741 | USA | +17N | =14B | =16N | +55N | −45B | −7N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1628 | -30.8 |
| 23 | Phadke, Viraj Sharad | 1653 | USA | +37N | +57B | −3N | −7N | +54B | −44B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1691 | +4.0 |
| 24 | Cameron, Kyle Stephen J | 1621 | USA | =15B | −16B | =42N | −25N | +38B | +55N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1445 | -24.0 |
| 25 | Neema, Mukund | 1679 | USA | −14N | −37B | +59N | +24B | =32N | =21B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1630 | -15.6 |
| 26 | Polavarapu, Lalith Chetan | 0 | USA | −9N | −39B | +38N | −19B | +60B | +36N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Tran, Jacob | 1712 | USA | −55N | =56N | −21B | +60N | +37N | =42B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1747 | +6.8 |
| 28 | Yu, Lucas | 1844 | USA | +42B | =9B | −4N | +50N | −10B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1546 | -44.4 |
| 29 | Suhas, Gummadi | 0 | USA | +49B | −1N | F | +15N | −43B | =19B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Johnson, Roger D | 1754 | USA | −31N | +59B | =14N | +47B | −16N | −17B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1641 | -38.0 |
| 31 | Turner, Jason | 1743 | USA | +30B | −2N | −20B | −52N | +40B | =54N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1636 | -18.0 |
| 32 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1489 | USA | −36B | +41N | −33B | +61N | =25B | −11N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1627 | +40.4 |
| 33 | Zhang, Laura | 1669 | USA | +48N | −5B | +32N | =44B | −35N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1676 | +2.4 |
| 34 | Pfeifer, Dylan Liu | 1824 | USA | F | F | F | =14B | +42N | +12B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 1831 | +0.8 |
| 35 | Mahesh, Kanishk | 1686 | USA | F | F | F | +46N | +33B | =8N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1973 | +42.4 |
| 36 | Jammalamadaka, Varnika | 1716 | USA | +32N | −3B | =39N | =37B | −20N | −26B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1588 | -34.8 |
| 37 | Naushad, Ibraheem | 1685 | USA | −23B | +25N | =10B | =36N | −27B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1653 | -9.2 |
| 38 | Kunduru, Tejas | 0 | USA | −6N | −10N | −26B | +59B | −24N | +60B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Yu, Vicky | 1657 | FID | −8B | +26N | =36B | −11N | =58B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1511 | -29.6 |
| 40 | Pineda-Bermudez, Mario | 1646 | USA | −5N | +48B | −18N | −53B | −31N | +59B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1647 | -0.2 |
| 41 | Vuyyuru, Aryan | 1560 | USA | −4N | −32B | F | +56N | −21B | +49N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1453 | -23.2 |
| 42 | Patil, Aaradhya Nitin | 0 | USA | −28N | F | =24B | +58N | −34B | =27N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1660 | +21.2 |
| 43 | Webb, Nikolai | 1697 | USA | F | F | F | +18B | +29N | −3B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1851 | +16.0 |
| 44 | Modaresi-Beal, Kai Ali | 1826 | USA | F | F | F | =33N | =8B | +23N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 1793 | -6.4 |
| 45 | Patil, Lokruth | 1759 | USA | F | F | F | −3B | +22N | +51B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1948 | +30.0 |
| 46 | Chelladorai, Isabelle | 1749 | USA | +19N | −6B | =11N | −35B | −17N | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1547 | -54.8 |
| 47 | Gao, Jonathan | 1773 | USA | −3N | =17B | F | −30N | +50B | −14N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1402 | -70.4 |
| 48 | Hoja, Sabrina | 1594 | USA | −33B | −40N | F | =16B | =13N | =18B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1556 | -10.8 |
| 49 | Dande, Ridhaan | 0 | USA | −29N | −18B | −19N | +?B | =56N | −41B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Muhammad, Mustafa | 0 | USA | F | =12B | −9N | −28B | −47N | +58N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Selvam, Sanjay | 1817 | USA | F | F | F | =2N | +9B | −45N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1798 | -1.4 |
| 52 | Sripada, Vishnu | 1686 | USA | F | F | F | +31B | −19N | =53B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1742 | +6.4 |
| 53 | Mcinnis, Scott | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +40N | −15B | =52N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Warsch, Jonah Alexander | 1626 | USA | F | F | F | +57B | −23N | =31B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1505 | -12.0 |
| 55 | Tanksley, Quintin Tico | 0 | USA | +27B | −13N | F | −22B | −18N | −24B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Karki, Shreyas | 1556 | USA | −13N | =27B | −17N | −41B | =49B | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1321 | -40.8 |
| 57 | Zapata Sanchez, Matias | 0 | USA | +10B | −23N | −15B | −54N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1524 | -46.4 |
| 58 | Menon, Aum | 1662 | USA | F | F | F | −42B | =39N | −50B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1657 | -0.4 |
| 59 | Patel, Noshir D | 1689 | USA | −2B | −30N | −25B | −38N | F | −40N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 941 | -34.6 |
| 60 | Dutta, Sattwik | 1664 | USA | F | F | F | −27B | −26N | −38N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 912 | -17.2 |
| 61 | Blackwelder, David | 1723 | USA | F | F | F | −32B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 685 | -32.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shrivastava, AayushUSA+65.63.5 pts · #11
- 2Phadke, AnvayUSA+59.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Kindy, JoelUSA+53.63.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Gao, JonathanUSA-70.41.5 pts · #55
- 2Chelladorai, IsabelleUSA-54.81.5 pts · #44
- 3Zapata Sanchez, MatiasUSA-46.41.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R4+234 Elo gap
- R3+206 Elo gap
- R2+205 Elo gap