2025 Brennan's Open
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in St. Louis, MO, United States. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2187, and top seed was Illya Nyzhnyk (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2545).
Harsha Bharathakoti (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2513) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tianqi Wang (4.5) and Illya Nyzhnyk (4.0). Bharathakoti won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yejun Kim (1849) beat Oliver Rana (2027), a +178-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Bharathakoti takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
GM Harsha Bharathakoti 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Tianqi Wang 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Illya Nyzhnyk 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMHarsha Bharathakoti | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMTianqi Wang | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMIllya Nyzhnyk | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Deshawn Kelley | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harsha BharathakotiGM | 2513 | IND | +30N | +6B | +4N | =3B | +5N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 2565 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Wang, TianqiIM | 2337 | USA | +20N | +10B | +11N | +12B | =3N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2511 | +10.5 |
| 3 | Nyzhnyk, IllyaGM | 2545 | UKR | +21B | +14N | +5B | =1N | =2B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 2497 | -0.7 |
| 4 | Kelley, Deshawn | 2027 | USA | +17B | +9N | −1B | +15N | +6B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 2151 | +11.4 |
| 5 | Tkachenko, Erik | 2033 | USA | +19N | +16B | −3N | +7B | −1B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 2162 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Maringanti, Mohit Anirudh Prasad | 1832 | USA | +25B | −1N | +21B | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1932 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Yang, Forrest | 1943 | USA | =22B | +28N | +8B | −5N | =14N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1962 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Pikus, Matthew | 1889 | USA | +34N | =12B | −7N | +10B | =13N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 2009 | +7.4 |
| 9 | Gao, Sean | 1800 | USA | +26N | −4B | F | +18N | +24N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1916 | +12.0 |
| 10 | Meadors, Landon | 1796 | USA | +18B | −2N | +23B | −8N | =16B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1820 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Shi, Albert | 1694 | USA | +31N | +24B | −2B | −6N | =23B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1795 | +22.8 |
| 12 | Sargsyan, Anna M.IM | 2369 | USA | +23B | =8N | +22B | −2N | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2156 | -8.0 |
| 13 | Gadi, Soham | 0 | USA | F | =15N | =16B | +21N | =8B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1830 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kamesh, Vidyuth | 1968 | USA | +27N | −3B | F | +22N | =7B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 2055 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Ohly, Oliver | 1772 | USA | F | =13B | +19N | −4B | +31N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1784 | +0.8 |
| 16 | Suddala, Anish | 1837 | USA | +29B | −5N | =13N | =31B | =10N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1665 | -26.4 |
| 17 | Roach, Calvin | 0 | USA | −4N | −26B | =20N | +29B | +25N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Wonsidler, Paul | 0 | USA | −10N | =20B | +30N | −9B | +27N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ladi, Krish M | 0 | USA | −5B | +29N | −15B | =23N | +26B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Jin, Evan Y | 1692 | USA | −2B | =18N | =17B | =25N | =22B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1723 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Stinson, Marcus | 1742 | USA | −3N | +27B | −6N | −13B | +29N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1759 | -1.0 |
| 22 | Kim, Yejun | 1849 | KOR | =7N | +32B | −12N | −14B | =20N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1904 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Crasta, Sean | 1705 | USA | −12N | +34B | −10N | =19B | =11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1592 | -19.2 |
| 24 | Gu, Hardy | 1806 | USA | F | −11N | +28B | +26N | −9B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1610 | -31.6 |
| 25 | Pagliarini, Finn | 1603 | USA | −6N | =30B | =32N | =20B | −17B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1737 | +22.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 39934179 | 0 | — | −9B | +17N | F | −24B | −19N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Goddard, Paul J | 1678 | USA | −14B | −21N | =29B | =28N | −18B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1534 | -10.4 |
| 28 | Sondag, Henry | 1712 | USA | =33N | −7B | −24N | =27B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1690 | -8.4 |
| 29 | Sena, Ethan | 0 | USA | −16N | −19B | =27N | −17N | −21B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Elam, CJ | 1770 | USA | −1B | =25N | −18B | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1694 | -6.0 |
| 31 | Buell, Joseph Lawrence | 1540 | USA | −11B | F | F | =16N | −15B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1495 | -6.0 |
| 32 | Rana, Oliver | 2027 | USA | F | −22N | =25B | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1546 | -46.0 |
| 33 | Eckert, DougFM | 2107 | USA | =28B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1712 | -8.4 |
| 34 | FIDE 39995267 | 0 | — | −8B | −23N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shi, AlbertUSA+22.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Maringanti, Mohit Anirudh PrasadUSA+22.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Pagliarini, FinnUSA+22.01.5 pts · #17
- 1Rana, OliverUSA-46.00.5 pts · #27
- 2Gu, HardyUSA-31.62.0 pts · #18
- 3Suddala, AnishUSA-26.42.5 pts · #23
- R2+178 Elo gap
- R2+112 Elo gap