84th New England Open Championship
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in North Easton, MA, United States. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2149, and top seed was Alexander Ivanov (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2376).
Alexander Ivanov (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2376) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Dattasai Kilari (4.5) and C.S. Rajesh (4.5). Ivanov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Albert Dong (1658) beat John Vaughan (2122), a +464-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸North Easton, MA, United States
Dates
30 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 90 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×1
IM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×29
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Alexander Ivanov led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
GM Alexander Ivanov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
GM Alexander Ivanov won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMAlexander Ivanov | * | — | — | — |
| 2Dattasai Kilari | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3C.S. Rajesh | — | — | * | — |
| 4Praharsh Varada | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivanov, AlexanderGM | 2376 | USA | +26N | +21B | +17N | +11B | +4N | =6B | 5.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 14.75 | 2517 | +8.1 |
| 2 | Kilari, Dattasai | 1949 | USA | =5N | +19B | +12N | −6B | +16N | +8N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 2119 | +48.8 |
| 3 | Rajesh, C.S. | 2254 | IND | +32B | +14N | −11N | +21B | =6N | +7B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 2229 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Barash, Anton | 2056 | USA | +18B | F | +13N | +8N | −1B | +11N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.00 | 2320 | +31.4 |
| 5 | Varada, Praharsh | 1742 | USA | =2B | =22N | +23B | =7B | =14N | +15B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 2026 | +88.4 |
| 6 | Shmeliov, DenisIM | 2358 | UKR | F | =12N | +10B | +2N | =3B | =1N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 14.50 | 2250 | -3.7 |
| 7 | Xu, Raymond | 1985 | USA | +31B | +10N | −8B | =5N | +13B | −3N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1976 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Carlson, Joaquin | 1975 | USA | =19N | +30B | +7N | −4B | +15N | −2B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1954 | -1.8 |
| 9 | Times, Lawyer | 2013 | USA | −10N | −13B | +19N | =12B | +24B | +18N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1865 | -21.2 |
| 10 | Zhou, Arthur | 1816 | USA | +9B | −7B | −6N | +27N | =18B | +26N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 1985 | +40.0 |
| 11 | Poliannikov, DanilaFM | 2351 | USA | +20B | +23N | +3B | −1N | F | −4B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 2232 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Klempf, Nathan | 1772 | USA | +33N | =6B | −2B | =9N | +20B | −16N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1997 | +63.6 |
| 13 | Freeman, Matthew Herbert | 1876 | USA | =22B | +9N | −4B | +24N | −7N | =14B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1935 | +19.2 |
| 14 | Van Vugt, Noah | 1844 | USA | +25N | −3B | −15N | +28B | =5B | =13N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1762 | -26.8 |
| 15 | Dong, Albert | 1658 | USA | −23N | +26B | +14B | +20N | −8B | −5N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1917 | +72.4 |
| 16 | Sage, J Timothy | 1889 | USA | +28N | −17B | +25N | F | −2B | +12B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1830 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Jain, VihaanCM | 1947 | USA | +29B | +16N | −1B | +22N | F | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2190 | +46.0 |
| 18 | Huang, Charles | 1819 | USA | −4N | −24B | +26N | +25B | =10N | −9B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1804 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Maralappanavar, Omkar | 1831 | USA | =8B | −2N | −9B | +31N | −26B | +28N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1787 | -5.6 |
| 20 | Vaughan, John | 2122 | USA | −11N | +31B | =24N | −15B | −12N | +27B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1736 | -90.4 |
| 21 | wang, Bohan | 1849 | USA | +24B | −1N | +27B | −3N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1952 | +7.2 |
| 22 | Meng, Alexander | 1979 | USA | =13N | =5B | +29N | −17B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1834 | -30.0 |
| 23 | Zoffer, Oskar | 1992 | USA | +15B | −11B | −5N | +29B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1880 | -22.8 |
| 24 | Patil, Jhavin Juraz | 1732 | USA | −21N | +18N | =20B | −13B | −9N | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1787 | +8.8 |
| 25 | Klempf, Maxim | 1653 | USA | −14B | +32N | −16B | −18N | =27B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1051 | -29.2 |
| 26 | Devata, Venkat Devarshi | 1893 | USA | −1B | −15N | −18B | F | +19N | −10B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1643 | -66.8 |
| 27 | Daddario, Aayush | 0 | USA | =30B | F | −21N | −10B | =25N | −20N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1629 | -41.6 |
| 28 | FIDE 39937828 | 0 | — | −16B | −29N | +32B | −14N | F | −19B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Carlson, Jericho D | 1771 | USA | −17N | +28B | −22B | −23N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1173 | -28.8 |
| 30 | Ji, Yuze Luke | 1906 | USA | =27N | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1176 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Bierig, Trevor W | 1848 | USA | −7N | −20N | F | −19B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1179 | -40.8 |
| 32 | FIDE 39990796 | 0 | — | −3N | −25B | −28N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1154 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Farzaneh-Far, Marcus | 1839 | USA | −12B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 972 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varada, PraharshUSA+88.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Dong, AlbertUSA+72.43.0 pts · #11
- 3Klempf, NathanUSA+63.63.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Vaughan, JohnUSA-90.42.5 pts · #21
- 2Devata, Venkat DevarshiUSA-66.81.0 pts · #24
- 3Daddario, AayushUSA-41.61.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R4+464 Elo gap
- R5+350 Elo gap
- R6+295 Elo gap