23rd McClain Memorial Tournament - Under 1600
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1353, and top seed was Milan Patel (🇺🇸 USA, 1736).
Calvin Django Dees (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Michael Cafiero (3.0) and Milan Patel (2.5). Dees won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jonathan Dai (1449) beat Daniel Morris (1562), a +113-point gap.
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 · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsCalvin Django Dees led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
Calvin Django Dees never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Calvin Django Dees 4 wins (R1–R4)Michael Cafiero 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calvin Django Dees | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Michael Cafiero | — | * | — | — |
| 3Milan Patel | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Vihaan Kumar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dees, Calvin Django | 0 | USA | +15N | +13B | +6N | +3B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cafiero, Michael | 0 | USA | F | +8N | +9B | +12B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Patel, Milan | 1736 | USA | +16B | =10N | +4B | −1N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1783 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Patel, Shivam | 1419 | USA | =11N | +5B | −3N | +13B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1400 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Kumar, Vihaan | 0 | USA | =7B | −4N | +14B | +9N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ahmed, Shoaib | 1113 | USA | =14B | +7N | −1B | =10N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Priyadarshi, Rohan | 0 | USA | =5N | −6B | =8B | +15N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Macharla, Vasisht | 0 | USA | =9N | −2B | =7N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ao, Sicheng | 0 | USA | =8B | +16N | −2N | −5B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Eby, Devika | 1511 | USA | F | =3B | =13N | =6B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1738 | +11.6 |
| 11 | Dai, Jonathan | 1449 | USA | =4B | +14N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1684 | +24.8 |
| 12 | Sisti, Daniel J | 1546 | USA | F | F | +15B | −2N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2397 | +22.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 533052387 | 0 | — | F | −1N | =10B | −4N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Morris, Daniel | 1562 | USA | =6N | −11B | −5N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 648 | -26.4 |
| 15 | Hossain, Shaikat | 1595 | USA | −1B | F | −12N | −7B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 746 | -22.8 |
| 16 | Starr, Albert | 1601 | USA | −3N | −9B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 938 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dai, JonathanUSA+24.81.5 pts · #3
- 2Sisti, Daniel JUSA+22.81.0 pts · #5
- 3Eby, DevikaUSA+11.61.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Morris, DanielUSA-26.40.5 pts · #14
- 2Hossain, ShaikatUSA-22.80.0 pts · #15
- 3Starr, AlbertUSA-6.40.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R2+113 Elo gap