23rd Annual Turkey Bowl - Premier
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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States. 12 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2217, and top seed was Julio Becerra Rivero (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2421).
Julio Becerra Rivero (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2421) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vivan Prakash Mulay (4.0) and Jacorey Bynum (4.0). Becerra Rivero took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Vivan Prakash Mulay (FM, 1978) beat Marvin Gao (CM, 2250), a +272-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×1
FM×6
CM×4
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×31
🇨🇺Cuba×3
🇬🇧England×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
8
2
1
1
3
Bynum4Becerra Rivero4Mulay4Hernandez Riera3.5Lopez Naranjo3.5Chakrabarti3.5— ex-leaders:Williamsled R3, #7
R4 · LEADER CHANGE16 Nov
GM Julio Becerra Rivero takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Becerra Rivero takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Jacorey Bynum went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacorey Bynum | * | — | — | — |
| 2GMJulio Becerra Rivero | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMVivan Prakash Mulay | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMJose Hernandez Riera | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becerra Rivero, JulioGM | 2421 | USA | +12B | =2N | +24N | +7B | =16B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2312 | -3.9 |
| 2 | Mulay, Vivan PrakashFM | 1978 | USA | +28N | =1B | +38N | =4B | +7N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 2417 | +105.6 |
| 3 | Bynum, Jacorey | 2107 | USA | +15N | =21B | =35N | +11B | +37N | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 2210 | +24.0 |
| 4 | Chakrabarti, BrejeshFM | 2254 | USA | F | +10N | +27B | =2N | +23B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2298 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Lopez Naranjo, Ubaldo EnriqueCM | 1992 | USA | +14N | −7B | =29N | +21B | +22N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2119 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Hernandez Riera, JoseFM | 2412 | CHI | +26B | +11N | =23B | −16N | +27B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 2169 | +5.8 |
| 7 | Williams, Oscar | 2076 | ISR | +8B | +5N | +37B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2121 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Yisrael, Shama | 1987 | USA | −7N | +15B | +17N | +20B | −9N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2101 | +15.2 |
| 9 | Barredo, LuisFM | 2154 | CUB | F | F | +21N | +35B | +8B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2823 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Diaz, Jose Raul | 1880 | USA | =13N | −4B | =14B | +30N | =12B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2039 | +18.6 |
| 11 | Sattaru, Sritej Sai | 1983 | USA | +39B | −6B | +32N | −3N | =14B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 2035 | +15.2 |
| 12 | Yang, MaxwellCM | 1998 | USA | −1N | +28B | −22N | +29B | =10N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1967 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Marian, Aaron | 1919 | USA | =10B | =36N | +26N | =22B | −25N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1915 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Slade, Theodore | 2136 | ENG | −5B | F | =10N | +33B | =11N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1903 | -22.2 |
| 15 | Yao, Jerry | 1914 | USA | −3B | −8N | −30B | +32B | +33N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1829 | -23.6 |
| 16 | Venkat, Raghav | 2228 | USA | F | F | =25N | +6B | =1N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 2320 | +7.4 |
| 17 | Joseph, Veronique | 1808 | USA | =24B | =18N | −8B | =19N | =26B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1908 | +29.2 |
| 18 | Sosa Trani, Luis A.FM | 1966 | PUR | −21N | =17B | =34N | =31B | =29N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1796 | -23.2 |
| 19 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 1967 | CUB | F | F | =31N | =17B | +21N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 2001 | +5.6 |
| 20 | Daly, Troy | 2031 | USA | F | F | +36B | −8N | +35N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2125 | +1.4 |
| 21 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 2012 | CAN | +18B | =3N | −9B | −5N | −19B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1910 | -23.4 |
| 22 | Osman, Yaseen | 1743 | USA | F | F | +12B | =13N | −5B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1970 | +34.0 |
| 23 | Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioFM | 2134 | CUB | F | F | =6N | +25B | −4N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 2141 | +0.6 |
| 24 | Li, SophieWFM | 1711 | USA | =17N | F | −1B | −27N | +31B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1860 | -34.8 |
| 25 | Shukla, Aniket | 1861 | USA | F | F | =16B | −23N | +13B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2093 | +10.0 |
| 26 | Zhang, Oscar Y | 1981 | USA | −6N | F | −13B | =34B | =17N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1725 | -53.6 |
| 27 | Wang, Stone | 1773 | USA | F | F | −4N | +24B | −6N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1978 | +12.2 |
| 28 | Lopez, Aldo F | 1928 | USA | −2B | −12N | −33B | F | +34N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1697 | -23.8 |
| 29 | Brovman, Daniel | 1886 | USA | F | F | =5B | −12N | =18B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1861 | -4.0 |
| 30 | Jani, Aakash | 1915 | USA | F | F | +15N | −10B | −32N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1727 | -26.0 |
| 31 | Mysore, Abhinav | 1826 | USA | F | F | =19B | =18N | −24N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1853 | +2.2 |
| 32 | Qian, Evan Zeyu | 1758 | USA | F | F | −11B | −15N | +30B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1804 | +6.0 |
| 33 | Karpenko, Oskar | 1757 | USA | F | F | +28N | −14N | −15B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1867 | +13.6 |
| 34 | Pharel, Pharoah | 1822 | USA | F | F | =18B | =26N | −28B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1833 | +1.6 |
| 35 | Victoria, Narciso | 2071 | USA | F | F | =3B | −9N | −20B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1884 | -13.2 |
| 36 | Seibel, F Matthew | 1942 | USA | F | =13B | −20N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1819 | -12.4 |
| 37 | Meadors, Landon | 1796 | USA | F | F | −7N | F | −3B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1292 | -17.6 |
| 38 | Gao, MarvinCM | 2250 | USA | F | F | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1179 | -33.2 |
| 39 | Fonseca, Miguel | 2038 | USA | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1183 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mulay, Vivan PrakashFMUSA+105.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Lopez Naranjo, Ubaldo EnriqueCMUSA+35.63.5 pts · #5
- 3Osman, YaseenUSA+34.01.5 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, Oscar YUSA-53.61.0 pts · #27
- 2Li, SophieWFMUSA-34.81.5 pts · #24
- 3Gao, MarvinCMUSA-33.20.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R3+272 Elo gap
- R3+255 Elo gap
- R4+184 Elo gap