23rd Annual Turkey Bowl - U2050
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53 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Dennis Mederos ( FID, 2151).
William K Hardison (🇺🇸 USA, 1810) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Glenn Buyo (4.0) and Gustavo Abin Sepulveda Mattei (4.0). Hardison shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hrehaan Waghmode (1721) beat Gustavo Abin Sepulveda Mattei (1938), a +217-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 · 1
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×43
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇳🇮Nicaragua×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
10
5
2
2
4
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Hardison takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Gustavo Abin Sepulveda Mattei 4 wins (R2–R5)William K Hardison 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardison, William K | 1810 | USA | +27B | +39N | +10B | =5B | =24N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.75 | 2007 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Buyo, Glenn | 1898 | USA | −16B | +43N | +31B | +10N | +17B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 2473 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Sepulveda Mattei, Gustavo Abin | 1938 | PUR | −19N | +20B | +23N | +22B | +8N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 1917 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Hernandez-Meilan, Orlando | 1808 | USA | +21N | +19B | −24N | +41B | +30B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 2594 | +30.6 |
| 5 | Cabrera, Jose | 1925 | USA | +8B | +22N | +47B | =1N | −12B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1929 | +1.8 |
| 6 | Huang, Jolie | 1772 | USA | =9N | =13B | =19N | +20B | +28N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1787 | +2.0 |
| 7 | Catlin, Andrew | 1897 | USA | F | +50B | +49N | +32N | =25B | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 2140 | +21.2 |
| 8 | Mcdonald, Kevin | 1695 | USA | −5N | +21B | +42B | +47N | −3B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1782 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Telem, Boaz | 1665 | ISR | =6B | +11N | =25B | =28N | =32B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 1816 | +15.2 |
| 10 | Montoya, Oscar | 1763 | USA | +43B | +48N | −1N | −2B | +40N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Melo, Kevin | 0 | USA | =20N | −9B | +51N | +29B | =16N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Yisrael, Melakah | 1897 | USA | F | F | +18N | +16B | +5N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2738 | +22.2 |
| 13 | Davydov, Neryk | 1694 | USA | =35B | =6N | +48B | −17N | +47B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1987 | +23.0 |
| 14 | Ubaldo Suarez, Maria GiselaWIM | 1941 | VEN | F | F | +43B | +21N | +22B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2469 | +7.0 |
| 15 | Bershanskiy, Vladimir | 1707 | USA | F | F | +50N | +23B | +49B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2549 | +66.8 |
| 16 | Nguyen, Hunter | 0 | USA | +2N | F | +35B | −12N | =11B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1936 | 0.0 |
| 17 | LaChaussee, Robert | 1692 | USA | F | =23N | +39B | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1805 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lopez, Omar | 1950 | NCA | +26B | +36N | −12B | −25N | =19B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1847 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Waghmode, Hrehaan | 1721 | USA | +3B | −4N | =6B | F | =18N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1861 | +29.2 |
| 20 | Liu, Richard | 0 | USA | =11B | −3N | +34B | −6N | =29N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Siliveri, Sree Harsha | 0 | USA | −4B | −8N | +33N | −14B | +43B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Van Williams, Preston | 1695 | USA | +44N | −5B | +40B | −3N | −14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1135 | -28.8 |
| 23 | Chile Paz, Sabrina | 1836 | USA | =46N | =17B | −3B | −15N | +39B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1661 | -28.0 |
| 24 | Datta, Riyaan | 0 | USA | F | F | +4B | =30N | =1B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1843 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Blanco Milhet, Leandro | 1966 | CUB | F | F | =9N | +18B | =7N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1961 | +0.6 |
| 26 | Matcha, Hemanyu | 0 | USA | −18N | +33B | −28B | =31N | =34N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rustek, Conrad P | 1586 | USA | −1N | +44B | −41N | −40B | +48B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 992 | -17.2 |
| 28 | Mahesh, Kanishk | 1686 | USA | F | F | +26N | =9B | −6B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1526 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Parizianu, Philip | 1758 | USA | F | +34N | −30B | −11N | =20B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1822 | +7.2 |
| 30 | Miranda, Henry Alexander | 1813 | USA | F | F | +29N | =24B | −4N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1771 | -12.0 |
| 31 | Vijaywargi, Aaryman | 1740 | USA | F | F | −2N | =26B | +42N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1098 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Tejedor, Rodrigo Oscar | 1840 | USA | F | F | +52B | −7B | =9N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1586 | -26.4 |
| 33 | Epuri, Viraj | 0 | USA | −36B | −26N | −21B | =43N | +44B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 1734 | USA | F | −29B | −20N | +44N | =26B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 958 | -20.4 |
| 35 | Torres, Adel Alejandro | 1954 | USA | =13N | +51B | −16N | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1941 | -0.4 |
| 36 | Mederos, Dennis | 2151 | FID | +33N | −18B | =45N | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1658 | -23.6 |
| 37 | Burtov, Yakov | 1772 | USA | F | F | F | +45B | =38N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2402 | +11.2 |
| 38 | FIDE 39998819 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +52N | =37B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Yisrael, Shalam | 1712 | USA | +53N | −1B | −17N | −42B | −23N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1020 | -28.0 |
| 40 | Gopinath, Thanisha | 0 | USA | F | F | −22N | +27N | −10B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Bird, Brian | 1779 | USA | F | F | +27B | −4N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1675 | -10.4 |
| 42 | Vajja, Nihal | 0 | USA | F | F | −8N | +39N | −31B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Saha, Tanisha | 1605 | USA | −10N | −2B | −14N | =33B | −21N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 1120 | -10.8 |
| 44 | Avalo, Adriana | 0 | DOM | −22B | −27N | =?N | −34B | −33N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Chintamani, Prajwal Reddy | 1647 | USA | F | F | =36B | −37N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1692 | +5.6 |
| 46 | Thomas, Michael G | 0 | USA | =23B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1836 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Calderon, Jossie | 1859 | USA | F | F | −5N | −8B | −13N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 942 | -77.6 |
| 48 | FIDE 39998843 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −13N | −?B | −27N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Sundarapandian, Aadarsh | 1623 | USA | F | F | −7B | F | −15N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1000 | -22.4 |
| 50 | Dominguez, Juan | 1787 | USA | F | −7N | −15B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1000 | -19.4 |
| 51 | Strickland, Wayne C | 1802 | USA | F | −35N | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1154 | -6.0 |
| 52 | Dande, Ridhaan | 0 | USA | F | F | −32N | −38B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1040 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 2082675 | 1774 | — | −39B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bershanskiy, VladimirUSA+66.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Hernandez-Meilan, OrlandoUSA+30.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Hardison, William KUSA+29.24.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Calderon, JossieUSA-77.60.0 pts · #49
- 2Van Williams, PrestonUSA-28.82.0 pts · #43
- 3Yisrael, ShalamUSA-28.01.0 pts · #53
Biggest upsets
- R1+217 Elo gap
- R2+201 Elo gap
- R5+165 Elo gap