2025 July TCC Houston FIDE - Championship
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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Houston, TX, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1941, and top seed was Emil Stefanov (🇧🇬 BUL, IM, 2346).
Emil Stefanov (🇧🇬 BUL, IM, 2346) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Arsal Gardezi (4.0) and Alexander Elliott (3.5). Stefanov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexander Elliott (1955) beat Arsal Gardezi (2084), a +129-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Houston, TX, United States
Dates
18 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Emil Stefanov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
1
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1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Emil Stefanov held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Emil Stefanov 4 wins (R1–R4)Arsal Gardezi 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMEmil Stefanov | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Arsal Gardezi | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Alexander Elliott | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Owen Yuan | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefanov, EmilIM | 2346 | BUL | +7N | +18B | +4N | +3B | =5N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 2314 | -0.9 |
| 2 | Gardezi, Arsal | 2084 | USA | +9B | −3N | +13N | +7B | +6B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2087 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Elliott, Alexander | 1955 | USA | +12N | +2B | =5B | −1N | +10B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 2096 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Yuan, Owen | 1855 | USA | +19B | +6N | −1B | =5N | +8B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2032 | +43.2 |
| 5 | Wang, Andy Y | 1948 | USA | +17N | +15B | =3N | =4B | =1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 2011 | +20.0 |
| 6 | Bee, Leonel | 1826 | USA | +16N | −4B | +18N | +13B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1887 | +18.8 |
| 7 | Nguyen, Thanh | 1771 | USA | −1B | +19N | +14B | −2N | =9B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1857 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Krishnan, Anish | 1715 | USA | =11B | =10N | =9B | +15N | −4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1757 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Zhu, Leo | 1768 | USA | −2N | =12B | =8N | +18B | =7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1734 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Swain, Hridarsh | 1747 | USA | =13N | =8B | =15N | +16B | −3N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1759 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Reuter, William | 1937 | USA | =8N | −13B | =12N | +17B | =14N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1689 | -58.0 |
| 12 | Wang, Nathan Zicheng | 1611 | USA | −3B | =9N | =11B | −14N | +18N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1676 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Pullabhotla, Venkata | 1917 | USA | =10B | +11N | −2B | −6N | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1812 | -11.8 |
| 14 | Goldstein, Doug | 1592 | USA | F | F | −7N | +12B | =11B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1773 | +13.0 |
| 15 | D Souza, Jake Nolan | 1480 | USA | F | −5N | =10B | −8B | =16N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1575 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Vashisth, Arav | 1729 | USA | −6B | =17B | F | −10N | =15B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1472 | -52.4 |
| 17 | Rodenstein, Alan | 1608 | USA | −5B | =16N | F | −11N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1598 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Liu, Chloe | 1490 | USA | F | −1N | −6B | −9N | −12B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 974 | -28.4 |
| 19 | Arellano, Santiago | 1672 | USA | −4N | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -24.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yuan, OwenUSA+43.23.5 pts · #4
- 2Wang, Andy YUSA+20.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Bee, LeonelUSA+18.83.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Reuter, WilliamUSA-58.02.5 pts · #7
- 2Vashisth, AravUSA-52.41.0 pts · #15
- 3Liu, ChloeUSA-28.40.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R2+129 Elo gap