23rd McClain Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1836, and top seed was Reyansh Paragiri (🇺🇸 USA, 2041).
Reyansh Paragiri (🇺🇸 USA, 2041) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Kevin Kane (2.5) and Eli Seidel (1.0). Paragiri shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
04 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Paragiri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kevin Kane drew with Reyansh Paragiri (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kevin Kane | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Reyansh Paragiri | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Eli Seidel | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Raghu Rajaram | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 2041 | USA | +4B | +3N | =2B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2112 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Kane, Kevin | 1938 | USA | +5N | +4B | =1N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2096 | +12.0 |
| 3 | Seidel, Eli | 1775 | USA | F | −1B | +4N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1923 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Rajaram, Raghu | 1803 | USA | −1N | −2N | −3B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1118 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Amloyan, Haig | 1624 | USA | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1138 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Seidel, EliUSA+14.41.0 pts · #3
- 2Kane, KevinUSA+12.02.5 pts · #1
- 3Paragiri, ReyanshUSA+9.62.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Rajaram, RaghuUSA-21.20.0 pts · #4
- 2Amloyan, HaigUSA-5.60.0 pts · #5
- 3Paragiri, ReyanshUSA9.62.5 pts · #2