2025 Beckstead Family Open
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in St. Louis, MO, United States. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2187, and top seed was Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2561).
Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2561) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Anna M. Sargsyan (4.0) and Padhya Saumil (4.0). Sonis clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Anish Suddala (1827) beat Shelev Oberoi (2174), a +347-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸St. Louis, MO, United States
Dates
19 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 5
GM×2
IM×1
FM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×34
🇮🇳India×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇰🇷South Korea×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Francesco Sonis led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE21 Sept
GM Francesco Sonis takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Padhya Saumil 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Anna M. Sargsyan 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMFrancesco Sonis | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2FMPadhya Saumil | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3IMAnna M. Sargsyan | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Shelev Oberoi | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonis, FrancescoGM | 2561 | ITA | +8B | +7N | =5B | +16N | +2N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.25 | 2548 | -0.1 |
| 2 | Sargsyan, Anna M.IM | 2366 | USA | +21B | +30N | +18B | +3N | −1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2370 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Padhya SaumilFM | 2189 | IND | +11N | +22B | +20N | −2B | +9N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2202 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Oberoi, Shelev | 2174 | USA | +10B | −15N | +21B | +8N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.00 | 2033 | -9.6 |
| 5 | Eckert, DougFM | 2101 | USA | +17N | +19B | =1N | =9B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 2139 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Tkachenko, Erik | 2038 | USA | −20B | +34N | +10B | +15N | =5B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 1972 | -4.8 |
| 7 | He, Alvin | 1985 | USA | +33N | −1B | +11N | +17B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 2005 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Kaklauskas, Levi | 1754 | USA | −1N | +23B | +32N | −4B | +20N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1975 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Yang, Forrest | 1928 | USA | =16B | +36N | +15B | =5N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1980 | +15.2 |
| 10 | Maiti, Vedant | 1774 | USA | −4N | +37B | −6N | +32B | +22N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1925 | +27.2 |
| 11 | Soyka, Benjamin Evans | 1732 | USA | −3B | +28N | −7B | +37N | +26B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1879 | +12.8 |
| 12 | Pikus, Matthew | 1919 | USA | =27N | =25B | +29N | +20B | −14B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1767 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Gurumoorthi, Gurugrahan | 1931 | USA | +34B | =31N | −16B | =26N | +25B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1864 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Gu, Hardy | 1759 | USA | F | −20N | +36B | +27B | +12N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1958 | +36.0 |
| 15 | Suddala, Anish | 1827 | USA | +38N | +4B | −9N | −6B | =17N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1866 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Kim, Yejun | 1802 | KOR | =9N | +27B | +13N | −1B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2046 | +47.2 |
| 17 | Jin, Evan Y | 1686 | USA | −5B | +35N | +24B | −7N | =15B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1815 | +28.4 |
| 18 | Vadderaju, Sudeep | 1963 | USA | +23N | +32B | −2N | =19B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1951 | -1.6 |
| 19 | Gao, Sean | 1784 | USA | +35B | −5N | +38B | =18N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1859 | +16.4 |
| 20 | Kerns, William | 1776 | USA | +6N | +14B | −3B | −12N | −8B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1979 | +37.6 |
| 21 | Elam, CJ | 1765 | USA | −2N | +33B | −4N | +29B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1882 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Logozar, Elijah | 1937 | USA | +28B | −3N | =26B | =25N | −10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1753 | -20.2 |
| 23 | Sondag, Henry | 1713 | USA | −18B | −8N | +28B | +38N | −24N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1713 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Shi, Albert | 1686 | USA | −31B | F | −17N | +35N | +23B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1744 | +8.4 |
| 25 | Gadi, Soham | 1171 | USA | F | =12N | =30B | =22B | −13N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Crasta, Sean | 1700 | USA | F | =29B | =22N | =13B | −11N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1742 | +5.2 |
| 27 | Silva, Asha | 1742 | USA | =12B | −16N | +34B | −14N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1694 | -11.6 |
| 28 | Goddard, Paul J | 1698 | USA | −22N | −11B | −23N | =34N | +35B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1550 | -20.2 |
| 29 | Wonsidler, Paul | 1515 | USA | F | =26N | −12B | −21N | +33B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Nesham, William | 1851 | USA | +37N | −2B | =25N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1451 | -1.6 |
| 31 | Akobian, VaruzhanGM | 2552 | USA | +24N | =13B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2345 | -3.4 |
| 32 | Bharadwaj,N S N | 1549 | IND | F | −18N | −8B | −10N | +36B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1657 | +12.0 |
| 33 | Zhang, Angella | 1690 | USA | −7B | −21N | =35B | =36N | −29N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1523 | -36.0 |
| 34 | Pagliarini, Finn | 1621 | USA | −13N | −6B | −27N | =28B | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1526 | -18.0 |
| 35 | Bomjan, Neerav | 1490 | USA | −19N | −17B | =33N | −24B | −28N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1343 | -24.8 |
| 36 | Iyer, Krish J | 1622 | USA | F | −9B | −14N | =33B | −32N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1416 | -37.6 |
| 37 | Buell, Joseph Lawrence | 1522 | USA | −30B | −10N | F | −11B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Goldschmidt, Steven | 1503 | USA | −15B | F | −19N | −23B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 975 | -10.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kim, YejunKOR+47.22.5 pts · #13
- 2Kerns, WilliamUSA+37.62.0 pts · #21
- 3Gu, HardyUSA+36.03.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Iyer, Krish JUSA-37.60.5 pts · #35
- 2Zhang, AngellaUSA-36.01.0 pts · #30
- 3Bomjan, NeeravUSA-24.80.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R2+347 Elo gap
- R1+262 Elo gap
- R5+175 Elo gap