53rd Capps Memorial Tournament - 2000 and Over
23 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Theodore Biyiasas (🇺🇸 USA, 2032).
Reyansh Paragiri (🇺🇸 USA, 1968) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Theodore Biyiasas (3.0) and Zlata Mokeeva (3.0). Paragiri won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Beckett Spence (1735) beat Zee Chin (1861), a +126-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 4 players tied at 3.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 3.0/4. Paragiri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Zlata Mokeeva drew with Reyansh Paragiri (Black).
Theodore Biyiasas won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zlata Mokeeva | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Reyansh Paragiri | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Theodore Biyiasas | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vivaan Pavuluri | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 1968 | USA | +13B | +4N | =3B | =9N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2026 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Biyiasas, Theodore | 2032 | USA | +7N | +8B | +10N | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2684 | +18.6 |
| 3 | Mokeeva, Zlata | 1910 | RUS | +17N | +21B | =1N | =5B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 2013 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1844 | USA | +16N | −1B | +22N | +8B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2011 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Wu, Zhuoyuan | 1946 | USA | =6B | +23N | =9B | =3N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1977 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Seidel, Eli | 1786 | USA | =5N | =7B | =14N | +19B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1996 | +43.6 |
| 7 | Sevall, Daniel | 2007 | USA | −2B | =6N | +18B | +16N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1914 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Tia, Rudy Jr. | 1785 | PNG | +11B | −2N | +20B | −4N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1845 | +6.0 |
| 9 | Qi, JennyWFM | 1826 | USA | F | +12B | =5N | =1B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 2008 | +28.8 |
| 10 | Chin, Zee | 1861 | USA | +18B | +19N | −2B | −11N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1802 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Spence, Beckett | 1735 | IRL | −8N | F | +15B | +10B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1922 | +30.0 |
| 12 | Yi, Colin | 1733 | USA | F | −9N | +13B | +17N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1865 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Melville, Cailen | 1751 | USA | −1N | =16B | −12N | +20B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1714 | -5.0 |
| 14 | Sanat Singhal | 1935 | IND | F | =20N | =6B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1779 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Videna, Daniel T | 1744 | USA | F | F | −11N | +22B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1761 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Naga Abhi Ram Ponnaluri | 1730 | USA | −4B | =13N | F | −7B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1594 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Xu, Olivia | 1644 | USA | −3B | =18N | F | −12B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1516 | -18.0 |
| 18 | Oza, Nikunj | 1725 | USA | −10N | =17B | −7N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1564 | -11.8 |
| 19 | Harish, Vidyuth | 1716 | USA | F | −10B | =21N | −6N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1517 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Rajaram, Raghu | 1771 | USA | F | =14B | −8N | −13N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1551 | -15.8 |
| 21 | Katz, Stewart | 1720 | USA | F | −3N | =19B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1620 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Wang, Chase | 1788 | USA | F | F | −4B | −15N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 994 | -39.2 |
| 23 | Silva, Javier | 2005 | USA | F | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1147 | -23.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Seidel, EliUSA+43.62.5 pts · #7
- 2Pavuluri, VivaanUSA+34.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Spence, BeckettIRL+30.02.0 pts · #12
- 1Wang, ChaseUSA-39.20.0 pts · #22
- 2Harish, VidyuthUSA-28.00.5 pts · #19
- 3Silva, JavierUSA-23.20.0 pts · #23
- R4+126 Elo gap