2025 Southern California Open - U2300

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38 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Glendale, CA, United States. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2066, and top seed was Suren Poghosyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2247).

Vardan Khojayan (🇦🇲 ARM, 2229) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ashwin Damaraju (4.5) and Glenn Zhang (4.5). Khojayan clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Francis Gio Bigol Ordanza (1698) beat Jay Stallings (2052), a +354-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Glendale, CA, United States

Dates

29 Aug 2025 → 01 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇲FMSuren Poghosyan2247

Avg top 10

2,066

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×1

CM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×33

🇦🇲Armenia×2

🇳🇵Nepal×1

🇲🇳Mongolia×1

🇵🇸Palestine×1

Top 3

🥇
Vardan Khojayan
🇦🇲ARM·2229
5.0pts·2267perf+7.6
🥈
Ashwin Damaraju
🇺🇸USA·2084
4.5pts·2252perf+52.8
🥉
Glenn Zhang
🇺🇸USA·1946
4.5pts·2052perf+35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Vardan Khojayan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Khojayan5Damaraju4.5Zhang4.5Munkhzul4Poghosyan4Akopian4

R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Sept

Vardan Khojayan takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Vardan Khojayan beat Ashwin Damaraju (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Ashwin Damaraju won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vardan Khojayan	*	1	1	—
2Ashwin Damaraju	0	*	—	1
3Glenn Zhang	0	—	*	1
4WIMDavaakhuu Munkhzul	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Khojayan, Vardan	2229	ARM	+8B	+3N	=5B	=20N	+12B	+2N	5.0	19.5	21.5	18.50	2267	+7.6
2	Damaraju, Ashwin	2084	USA	+22B	+11N	+4B	=5N	+9N	−1B	4.5	19.5	21.5	14.50	2252	+52.8
3	Zhang, Glenn	1946	USA	+35B	−1B	+18N	+4N	=20B	+21N	4.5	15.5	16.5	10.50	2052	+35.2
4	Munkhzul, DavaakhuuWIM	2091	MGL	+7N	+12B	−2N	−3B	+37N	+11B	4.0	19.0	20.0	11.00	2080	-1.6
5	Poghosyan, SurenFM	2247	ARM	+28N	+13B	=1N	=2B	−16N	+12B	4.0	18.5	20.0	12.25	2146	-12.8
6	Damaraju, Arjun	2031	USA	=25N	+23B	=20B	=11N	=19B	+13N	4.0	12.5	14.0	9.50	1979	-12.4
7	Akopian, Robert	1893	USA	−4B	=15N	+31B	+30N	+26B	=20N	4.0	12.0	13.5	7.00	1974	+12.4
8	Xu, Owen	1903	USA	−1N	+27B	=15B	+29N	=11B	=26N	3.5	14.0	15.5	6.75	1932	+8.8
9	Porat, ToriWCM	2006	USA	F	+31N	+24B	+26N	−2B	=10N	3.5	13.0	13.0	6.75	2015	+4.4
10	Qi, JennyWFM	1842	USA	F	+25B	−21N	+23B	+17N	=9B	3.5	11.5	11.5	7.75	1976	+35.6
11	Andranigian, Armen	1958	USA	+18N	−2B	+37N	=6B	=8N	−4N	3.0	18.5	19.5	7.25	1939	-4.0
12	Wang, Leo Q	1953	USA	+27B	−4N	+28B	+13B	−1N	−5N	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.00	2034	+23.6
13	Tolentino, Karl	1993	USA	+14B	−5N	+36B	−12N	+30B	−6B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.50	1920	-11.2
14	Wang, Howard	1793	USA	−13N	=35B	−25N	+33B	+27N	=17B	3.0	10.0	11.0	4.75	1770	-8.0
15	Nallappa, Vijay	1779	USA	F	=7B	=8N	−32B	+38N	+36B	3.0	10.0	10.0	4.75	1973	+51.2
16	Shuben, Matthew	1941	USA	F	F	+29B	+21N	+5B	F	3.0	7.5	7.5	7.50	2731	+28.4
17	Zamojski, Chloe Melissandre	1816	USA	F	+19N	−26B	+24N	−10B	=14N	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.00	1829	+3.6
18	Huang, George	1627	USA	−11B	+22N	−3B	−36N	+35N	=32B	2.5	12.0	13.0	3.75	1777	+38.0
19	Ismagilov, Daniel	1915	USA	F	−17B	+35N	+25B	=6N	F	2.5	9.0	9.0	4.50	1903	-1.2
20	Sherwood, Forest J	1765	USA	F	F	=6N	=1B	=3N	=7B	2.0	17.5	17.5	8.75	2009	+46.0
21	Pavuluri, Vivaan	1822	USA	F	F	+10B	−16B	+32N	−3B	2.0	12.5	12.5	5.00	1925	+22.4
22	Daftuar, Rohan	1820	USA	−2N	−18B	=33N	=35B	=28B	=30N	2.0	11.5	12.5	2.75	1671	-48.8
23	Liang, Nathan	1729	USA	F	−6N	+38B	−10N	+29B	−24N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.50	1808	+15.6
24	Hsiao, Oliver	1753	USA	F	F	−9N	−17B	+25N	+23B	2.0	9.5	9.5	3.50	1829	+15.2
25	He, Bonnie	1763	USA	=6B	−10N	+14B	−19N	−24B	−28N	1.5	15.0	16.5	5.00	1684	-24.8
26	Kong, Alexander	1841	USA	F	F	+17N	−9B	−7N	=8B	1.5	13.5	13.5	4.25	1818	-6.0
27	Chen, Renae	1715	USA	−12N	−8N	=34B	F	−14B	+29N	1.5	12.5	12.5	2.25	1665	-14.8
28	Zdral, Ryan D	1925	USA	−5B	F	−12N	−37B	=22N	+25B	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.50	1787	-39.2
29	Bankhead, Benjamin	1724	USA	=31B	+38N	−16N	−8B	−23N	−27B	1.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	1665	-10.0
30	Fang, Jack Junrui	1809	USA	F	F	+32N	−7B	−13N	=22B	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.50	1832	+3.6
31	Yang, Andersen	1809	USA	=29N	−9B	−7N	+34N	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.25	1743	-16.0
32	Moussa, AlaaeddineCM	1971	PLE	F	F	−30B	+15N	−21B	=18N	1.5	9.0	9.0	4.25	1672	-30.8
33	Yi, Victor	1713	USA	F	F	=22B	−14N	+34B	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.50	1770	+9.6
34	Ordanza, Francis Gio Bigol	1698	USA	F	F	=27N	−31B	−33N	+38B	1.5	4.5	4.5	0.75	1736	+3.6
35	Krishna, Sai	1619	USA	−3N	=14N	−19B	=22N	−18B	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	1580	-11.2
36	Tomar, Kshitij	1686	USA	F	F	−13N	+18B	F	−15N	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.50	1675	-3.6
37	Subedi, Avinay	1895	NEP	F	F	−11B	+28N	−4B	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1866	-2.4
38	Stallings, Jay	2052	USA	F	−29B	−23N	F	−15B	−34N	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	933	-138.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Damaraju, AshwinUSA
+52.8
4.5 pts · #2
2Nallappa, VijayUSA
+51.2
3.0 pts · #12
3Sherwood, Forest JUSA
+46.0
2.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Stallings, JayUSA
-138.4
0.0 pts · #38
2Daftuar, RohanUSA
-48.8
2.0 pts · #23
3Zdral, Ryan DUSA
-39.2
1.5 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R6+354 Elo gap
Ordanza, Francis Gio Bigol1698 beat Stallings, Jay2052
R2+328 Elo gap
Bankhead, Benjamin1724 beat Stallings, Jay2052
R3+323 Elo gap
Liang, Nathan1729 beat Stallings, Jay2052