2025 CFCC Autumn Open and Scholastic - Masters and Expert
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Orlando, FL, United States. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Jorge Leon Oquendo (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2372).
Zhihan (samuel) Xu (🇨🇦 CAN, CM, 1934) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Antony Gospodinov (3.0) and Abhiram Pothuri (3.0). Xu took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Yi Sha (CM, 1881) beat Theodore Slade (2178), a +297-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Zhihan (samuel) Xu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Zhihan (samuel) Xu takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
CM Zhihan (samuel) Xu beat Antony Gospodinov (Black).
Abhiram Pothuri held the sole lead at R3 but finished #16.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMZhihan (samuel) Xu | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Antony Gospodinov | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Diego Jimenez Leyva | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Andrew Rea | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 1934 | CAN | +21B | −3N | +23B | +2N | =12B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2082 | +34.9 |
| 2 | Gospodinov, Antony | 1999 | USA | +32N | =5B | =7N | −1B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1953 | -10.8 |
| 3 | Pothuri, Abhiram | 1971 | USA | +20N | +1B | =12N | −10B | =7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 2130 | +28.0 |
| 4 | Gospodinov, Lyubomir | 1965 | USA | =6B | =11N | +24B | =8N | =13B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1951 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 1922 | CUB | +17B | =2N | −9B | +21N | =8B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1942 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Rea, Andrew | 1910 | USA | =4N | −7B | =17N | +27B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1928 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Vuyyuru, Shriyan | 1975 | USA | F | +6N | =2B | =28N | =3B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 2110 | +27.6 |
| 8 | Lopez Naranjo, Ubaldo EnriqueCM | 1945 | USA | F | +29B | =14N | =4B | =5N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2053 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Maddikonda, Ayush | 1928 | USA | F | F | +5N | +25B | =10N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 2325 | +55.2 |
| 10 | Leon Oquendo, JorgeFM | 2372 | CUB | F | F | +28B | +3N | =9B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2314 | -0.9 |
| 11 | Sha, YiCM | 1881 | USA | F | =4B | +22N | F | +28B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 2262 | +55.6 |
| 12 | Venkat, Raghav | 2238 | USA | F | F | =3B | +15N | =1N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2039 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Elvers, Tristan | 1821 | USA | −18B | =17N | F | +30B | =4N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1902 | +17.2 |
| 14 | Amaya, Brayan Angel | 1972 | USA | +30B | =18N | =8B | F | −19N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1943 | -3.4 |
| 15 | Wang, Stone | 1726 | USA | F | F | +18B | −12B | +25N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2128 | +58.4 |
| 16 | Muneepeerakul, Analaya | 1757 | USA | F | F | +19N | +31N | −2B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1993 | +36.4 |
| 17 | Sekar, Vignesh | 1726 | USA | −5N | =13B | =6B | =26N | −24B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1733 | +0.4 |
| 18 | Sattaru, Sritej Sai | 1978 | USA | +13N | =14B | −15N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1840 | -21.2 |
| 19 | Jani, Aakash | 1910 | USA | F | F | −16B | =23N | +14B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1812 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Kwong, Dave | 0 | USA | −3B | F | =29N | F | +21B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1898 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Warekar, Aarna Nitin | 1752 | USA | −1N | F | +26B | −5B | −20N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1800 | +7.2 |
| 22 | Pharel, Pharoah | 1822 | USA | F | F | −11B | +24N | −6B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1751 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Meadors, Landon | 1704 | USA | F | F | −1N | =19B | =26N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1796 | +12.8 |
| 24 | Roy, Ayush | 1838 | USA | F | F | −4N | −22B | +17N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1713 | -20.0 |
| 25 | Vila, Brandon A | 1904 | USA | F | F | +31B | −9N | −15B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1658 | -19.4 |
| 26 | Yao, Jerry | 1919 | USA | F | F | −21N | =17B | =23B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1603 | -49.6 |
| 27 | Huang, Jolie | 1790 | USA | F | F | F | −6N | +31B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1803 | +1.2 |
| 28 | Slade, Theodore | 2178 | ENG | F | F | −10N | =7B | −11N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1803 | -27.2 |
| 29 | Seibel, F Matthew | 1971 | USA | F | −8N | =20B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1145 | -21.6 |
| 30 | Sahai, Neel | 1941 | USA | −14N | F | F | −13N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -44.4 |
| 31 | Mcdonald, Kevin | 1695 | USA | F | F | −25N | −16B | −27N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1018 | -40.4 |
| 32 | Mishra, Om | 1815 | USA | −2B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1199 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wang, StoneUSA+58.42.0 pts · #13
- 2Sha, YiCMUSA+55.62.5 pts · #9
- 3Maddikonda, AyushUSA+55.22.5 pts · #7
- 1Yao, JerryUSA-49.61.0 pts · #24
- 2Sahai, NeelUSA-44.40.0 pts · #30
- 3Mcdonald, KevinUSA-40.40.0 pts · #32
- R5+297 Elo gap
- R3+252 Elo gap
- R5+178 Elo gap