2025 August Super Sunday FIDE Tournament
23 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 17 Aug 2025 in Piscataway, NJ, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Redentor Cerilo (🇺🇸 USA, 2142).
David Zhurbinsky (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2111) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Ridhima Mishra (3.0) and Mason J Li (2.5). Zhurbinsky shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ridhima Mishra (1704) beat Redentor Cerilo (2142), a +438-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 3.0/3. Zhurbinsky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
Ridhima Mishra 3 wins (R1–R3)CM David Zhurbinsky 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ridhima Mishra | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMDavid Zhurbinsky | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Mason J Li | — | — | * | — |
| 4Isaac Noah Lui | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhurbinsky, DavidCM | 2111 | USA | +13B | +5N | +4B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2591 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Mishra, Ridhima | 1704 | USA | +20B | +19N | +10B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2658 | +80.0 |
| 3 | Li, Mason J | 1931 | USA | +7B | =11N | +12B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2043 | +14.8 |
| 4 | Lui, Isaac Noah | 1829 | USA | +15B | +9N | −1N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1980 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Zhang, David | 1810 | USA | +14N | −1B | +11B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1987 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Schenk, Sam | 1972 | USA | +18N | =12B | =8N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 1897 | -5.4 |
| 7 | Paas, Leo | 1719 | USA | −3N | +17B | +16N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1893 | +27.6 |
| 8 | Diao, Sujia | 1808 | USA | +22B | =10N | =6B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2057 | +24.0 |
| 9 | Mallik, Shivam | 1780 | USA | +21N | −4B | +15N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1831 | +8.4 |
| 10 | Cerilo, Redentor | 2142 | USA | +16N | =8B | −2N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1765 | -48.8 |
| 11 | Shin, Theodore | 1804 | USA | +17N | =3B | −5N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1790 | -2.0 |
| 12 | Luo, Will | 1788 | USA | +23B | =6N | −3N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1759 | -2.8 |
| 13 | Leiggi, Louis M | 1734 | USA | −1N | =14B | +21B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1799 | +6.4 |
| 14 | Sadhu Venkata, Vahini | 1671 | USA | −5B | =13N | +19B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1720 | +8.0 |
| 15 | Li, Audrey Keyan | 1675 | USA | −4N | +20N | −9B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1696 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Ramabhadran, Shreeram | 1747 | USA | −10B | +22N | −7B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1131 | -24.8 |
| 17 | Velampalli, Akhil | 1628 | USA | −11B | −7N | +22B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 962 | -26.0 |
| 18 | Xu, Kevin | 1719 | USA | −6B | +23N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1172 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Nadiminti, Akhil | 1616 | USA | F | −2B | −14N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 888 | -32.0 |
| 20 | Tanaka, Takki | 1853 | USA | −2N | −15B | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 890 | -57.2 |
| 21 | Tippa, Aswath Srisai | 1614 | USA | −9B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 957 | -24.8 |
| 22 | Pratheek Madasu | 1643 | IND | −8N | −16B | −17N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Spellman, Ayden | 1618 | USA | −12N | −18B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 954 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mishra, RidhimaUSA+80.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Paas, LeoUSA+27.62.0 pts · #8
- 3Zhang, DavidUSA+26.02.0 pts · #6
- 1Tanaka, TakkiUSA-57.20.0 pts · #20
- 2Cerilo, RedentorUSA-48.81.5 pts · #11
- 3Nadiminti, AkhilUSA-32.00.0 pts · #19
- R3+438 Elo gap
- R2+178 Elo gap
- R1+149 Elo gap