2025 North Carolina Open - U1800
Open SwissStandard
67 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1750, and top seed was Allen Stern (🇺🇸 USA, 1890).
Aiden Zhu (🇨🇦 CAN, 1598) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Raymond Chen (5.0) and Advaith Ganesh (5.0). Zhu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Emilyn Chiu Doan (1661) beat Murari Raghavan (1878), a +217-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 · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×59
🇰🇪Kenya×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
22
8
3
4
1
3
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Zhu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Advaith Ganesh 3 wins (R4–R6)Aiden Zhu 5 wins (R2–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhu, Aiden | 1598 | CAN | −13B | +55N | +34B | +12B | +9N | +11B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.50 | 2437 | +88.4 |
| 2 | Chen, Raymond | 1656 | USA | +23B | +13N | =31B | +57B | +18N | =5N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 15.00 | 1925 | +67.6 |
| 3 | Ganesh, Advaith | 1497 | USA | =40N | +61B | =11N | +16B | +57N | +44B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1846 | +89.2 |
| 4 | Erdogan, Ata Artun | 1692 | USA | +35N | +19B | −18N | +7B | =15N | +14B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 15.25 | 1834 | +38.4 |
| 5 | Singh, Arnav | 1703 | USA | +43N | =32B | =15N | +65B | +24N | =2B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1710 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Doan, Emilyn Chiu | 1661 | USA | −17N | +62B | =48N | +49B | +65N | +15B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1830 | +34.4 |
| 7 | Boston, William | 0 | USA | +20B | +12B | −9N | −4N | +54B | +24B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Koka, Saharsh | 1617 | USA | +67N | +16B | +24N | =18B | −21N | =10B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.25 | 1780 | +26.4 |
| 9 | Lin, Abigail | 0 | USA | +53B | +34N | +7B | −13N | −1B | +47N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Myers, Parker | 1655 | USA | +42B | =14B | +40N | −28N | +20B | =8N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1720 | +16.8 |
| 11 | Musyoki Alex | 1672 | KEN | +62B | =17N | =3B | +66N | +56B | −1N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1638 | -8.0 |
| 12 | Hmimda, Harith | 1555 | USA | +33B | −7N | +42B | −1N | +66B | +56N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 797 | -17.6 |
| 13 | Hoja, Saeed | 0 | USA | +1N | −2B | F | +9B | +14N | =21B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 14.25 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Muhammad. Shavkat | 1719 | USA | +22B | =10N | +17B | +32N | −13B | −4N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1726 | +3.6 |
| 15 | Sivakumar, Nirvan | 1550 | USA | =50B | +26N | =5B | +40N | =4B | −6N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1674 | +33.6 |
| 16 | Bharanidharan, Thavasi | 0 | USA | +21B | −8N | +41B | −3N | =34B | +35N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Leboeuf, Maria E | 1580 | USA | +6B | =11B | −14N | +50N | +31B | −30N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1742 | +54.4 |
| 18 | Charles, Geoffrey A | 1764 | USA | +39B | +41N | +4B | =8N | −2B | F | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.50 | 1723 | -4.6 |
| 19 | Stern, Allen | 1890 | USA | +25B | −4N | +53B | −56N | +27B | =22N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1711 | -31.6 |
| 20 | Moore, Andrew Charles | 1585 | USA | −7N | =33B | +61N | +48B | −10N | +32B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1647 | +10.4 |
| 21 | Bauml, Michael A | 0 | USA | −16N | +67B | F | +31N | +8B | =13N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kaul, Anika Shambhavi | 1471 | USA | −14N | +47B | +39N | −44B | +45N | =19B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1625 | +26.0 |
| 23 | Raja, Arjun | 1599 | USA | −2N | =25B | −51B | +64N | +63B | +36N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1329 | -39.6 |
| 24 | Kore, Anvika Mattam | 1541 | USA | +47N | +58B | −8B | +51N | −5B | −7N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1492 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Nannapaneni, Shaurya | 1627 | USA | −19N | =23N | =26B | −45B | +53N | +54N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1682 | +16.4 |
| 26 | Bandaru, Arhan | 0 | USA | =37N | −15B | =25N | −39B | +62N | +42B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Limaye, Rohan | 0 | USA | −58N | +35B | =49N | =47B | −19N | +41B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kawji, Senna | 1687 | USA | F | +29B | +58N | +10B | −44N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.00 | 1660 | -0.8 |
| 29 | Halliday, Robert | 0 | USA | =61B | −28N | =33N | +55B | +39N | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Zetshi, Adit | 1662 | USA | F | F | F | +63N | +32B | +17B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2333 | +26.4 |
| 31 | Gikandi Bernice Wambui | 1734 | KEN | +48N | +49B | =2N | −21B | −17N | −33B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1593 | -23.2 |
| 32 | Cromartie, Julius | 1486 | USA | +55B | =5N | +50B | −14B | −30N | −20N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1596 | +16.0 |
| 33 | Raynoe, RJ | 0 | USA | −12N | =20N | =29B | F | =38B | +31N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Carlson, Stephen Lee | 1728 | USA | +54N | −9B | −1N | +59B | =16N | −52B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1606 | -26.4 |
| 35 | Garcia Solis, Miguel Angel | 1505 | MEX | −4B | −27N | =43N | +60B | +59N | −16B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1720 | +46.0 |
| 36 | Guthrie, Noah J | 0 | USA | −41N | −39B | +62N | =37B | +49N | −23B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Joseph, Alisa | 1508 | USA | =26B | −50N | F | =36N | =46B | +43N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1621 | +18.0 |
| 38 | Larson, Ed | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +53N | =33N | +48B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.75 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 39951928 | 0 | — | −18N | +36N | −22B | +26N | −29B | −46N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Mani, Anirudh Subhav | 1654 | USA | =3B | +51N | −10B | −15B | −47N | =63N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1472 | -40.4 |
| 41 | Timmons, Aiden | 1546 | USA | +36B | −18B | −16N | =46N | =43B | −27N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1531 | -2.8 |
| 42 | Rhodes, Brian Joseph | 0 | USA | −10N | +43B | −12N | −54N | +64B | −26N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Jayabarath, Johann | 1569 | USA | −5B | −42N | =35B | +61N | =41N | −37B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1464 | -28.8 |
| 44 | Kumari, Khushi | 1660 | USA | F | F | F | +22N | +28B | −3N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1670 | +1.6 |
| 45 | Manoj, Adhvik | 1594 | USA | F | F | F | +25N | −22B | +51N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1665 | +10.8 |
| 46 | Fryziuk, Yurii | 1636 | USA | F | F | F | =41B | =37N | +39B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1528 | -11.6 |
| 47 | Baddam, Aarav | 0 | USA | −24B | −22N | F | =27N | +40B | −9B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Van Vugt, Eli | 0 | USA | −31B | +52N | =6B | −20N | F | −38N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Reyna, Eduardo | 1542 | USA | +52B | −31N | =27B | −6N | −36B | −55N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1465 | -15.2 |
| 50 | Vishwakarma Yashraj | 1658 | IND | =15N | +37B | −32N | −17B | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1444 | -23.8 |
| 51 | Lu, Hanwen | 1528 | USA | F | −40B | +23N | −24B | =52N | −45B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1457 | -19.2 |
| 52 | Silaparasetty, Shiva Charan | 1638 | USA | −49N | −48B | F | F | =51B | +34N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1600 | -6.4 |
| 53 | Birsan, Ilgin | 1666 | USA | −9N | +54B | −19N | −38B | −25B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1596 | -6.0 |
| 54 | Crosby, Connor | 1658 | USA | −34B | −53N | F | +42B | −7N | −25B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 870 | -58.0 |
| 55 | Singleton, Spencer | 1593 | USA | −32N | −1B | F | −29N | F | +49B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1416 | -14.0 |
| 56 | Rible, Gene Patrick Salas | 0 | USA | F | F | F | +19B | −11N | −12B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Vijayakumar, Aadith | 1622 | USA | F | F | F | −2N | −3B | +65N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 777 | -44.8 |
| 58 | Patchen, Evan | 0 | ENG | +27B | −24N | −28B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Gutgutia, Siddhant | 1529 | USA | F | F | F | −34N | −35B | +60B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1521 | -2.0 |
| 60 | Collins, Moses | 1708 | USA | F | F | F | −35N | +61B | −59N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1359 | -53.6 |
| 61 | Karell, Mira | 1422 | USA | =29N | −3N | −20B | −43B | −60N | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 790 | -46.0 |
| 62 | Raghavan, Murari | 1878 | USA | −11N | −6N | −36B | F | −26B | =64B | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.25 | 867 | -61.6 |
| 63 | Chen, Ethan Jiaen | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −30B | −23N | =40B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Dubey, Atharv Kumar | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −23B | −42N | =62N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Thirunavukkarasu, Vasanth | 0 | USA | F | F | F | −5N | −6B | −57B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 566000254 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −11B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Andrews, Joseph L | 0 | USA | −8B | −21N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ganesh, AdvaithUSA+89.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Zhu, AidenCAN+88.45.0 pts · #3
- 3Chen, RaymondUSA+67.65.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Raghavan, MurariUSA-61.60.5 pts · #59
- 2Crosby, ConnorUSA-58.01.0 pts · #60
- 3Collins, MosesUSA-53.61.0 pts · #51
Biggest upsets
- R2+217 Elo gap
- R1+206 Elo gap
- R4+203 Elo gap