7th Donaldson Tournament - 2000 and Over
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25 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1973, and top seed was Vitalii Bachin (🇷🇺 RUS, IM, 2204).
Reyansh Paragiri (🇺🇸 USA, 1971) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Sergey Muratov (3.0) and Vitalii Bachin (3.0). Paragiri clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rudy Jr. Tia (1791) beat Harutyun Movsisyan (2156), a +365-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
06 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×20
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇵🇬Papua New Guinea×1
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsReyansh Paragiri led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Dec
Reyansh Paragiri takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Reyansh Paragiri 3 wins (R2–R4)Zachary McDonald Chua 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reyansh Paragiri | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FMSergey Muratov | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Zachary McDonald Chua | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMVitalii Bachin | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 1971 | USA | =13B | +20N | +10B | +3B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 2274 | +52.4 |
| 2 | Muratov, SergeyFM | 2091 | RUS | +16N | +4B | −3N | +7B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2098 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Bachin, VitaliiIM | 2204 | RUS | +21B | +10N | +2B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2162 | -1.3 |
| 4 | Videna, Daniel T | 1746 | USA | +8B | −2N | +23B | +9N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2025 | +55.2 |
| 5 | Chua, Zachary McDonald | 1802 | CAN | −12N | +15B | +24N | +11N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2144 | +68.4 |
| 6 | Sawhney, Yuvraj Singh | 1830 | USA | =22N | =7B | +17N | +14B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1913 | +16.8 |
| 7 | Yang, Vian | 1838 | USA | +19B | =6N | +9B | −2N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1968 | +26.0 |
| 8 | Indukuri, Suhas | 1697 | USA | −4N | =16B | +22N | +13N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1855 | +33.6 |
| 9 | Tia, Rudy Jr. | 1791 | PNG | +15N | +12B | −7N | −4B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1890 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Mallela, Abhishek | 1964 | USA | +17N | −3B | −1N | +18B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1878 | -7.8 |
| 11 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1878 | USA | =18N | +22B | =14N | −5B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1718 | -32.4 |
| 12 | Movsisyan, Harutyun | 2156 | ARM | +5B | −9N | +25B | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1908 | -14.2 |
| 13 | Seidel, Eli | 1830 | USA | =1N | −14B | +16N | −8B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1727 | -23.6 |
| 14 | Ni, Leo | 1756 | USA | F | +13N | =11B | −6N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1846 | +14.4 |
| 15 | Krishnan, Sreyshthaa | 1817 | USA | −9B | −5N | =19B | +22N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1665 | -34.0 |
| 16 | Lee, Noah T | 1830 | USA | −2B | =8N | −13B | =19N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1657 | -37.2 |
| 17 | Cheng, Kar Lun | 1655 | USA | −10B | +19N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1733 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Naga Abhi Ram Ponnaluri | 1682 | USA | =11B | −21N | =20B | −10N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1668 | -3.6 |
| 19 | Rajaram, Raghu | 1781 | USA | −7N | −17B | =15N | =16B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1592 | -19.4 |
| 20 | Yi, Colin | 1755 | USA | F | −1B | =18N | =23N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1676 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Chin, Zee | 1849 | USA | −3N | +18B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1944 | +6.8 |
| 22 | Xu, Olivia | 1633 | USA | =6B | −11N | −8B | −15B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1484 | -24.4 |
| 23 | Wang, Chase | 1749 | USA | F | F | −4N | =20B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1558 | -19.6 |
| 24 | Wu, Zhuoyuan | 1952 | USA | F | F | −5B | =25N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1579 | -38.8 |
| 25 | Wu, Andrew Andi | 1741 | USA | F | F | −12N | =24B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1855 | +7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chua, Zachary McDonaldCAN+68.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Videna, Daniel TUSA+55.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Paragiri, ReyanshUSA+52.43.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Wu, ZhuoyuanUSA-38.80.5 pts · #22
- 2Lee, Noah TUSA-37.21.0 pts · #20
- 3Krishnan, SreyshthaaUSA-34.01.5 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R2+365 Elo gap
- R4+233 Elo gap
- R3+150 Elo gap