3rd Gulf Coast October Open - Premier
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Estero, FL, United States. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2151, and top seed was Julio Becerra Rivero (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2420).
Vikram Srivastava (🇺🇸 USA, 2081) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Sophie Li (3.0) and Brejesh Chakrabarti (3.0). Srivastava won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Yi Sha (CM, 1881) beat Jean Marco Cruz Mendez (FM, 2227), a +346-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVikram Srivastava led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Vikram Srivastava held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.
Vikram Srivastava beat WFM Sophie Li (Black).
Vikram Srivastava 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Brejesh Chakrabarti 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vikram Srivastava | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2WFMSophie Li | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FMBrejesh Chakrabarti | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMYi Sha | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srivastava, Vikram | 2081 | USA | +9N | +6B | +2N | −7B | =8B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2364 | +35.2 |
| 2 | Li, SophieWFM | 2057 | USA | =15N | +19B | −1B | +16N | =10B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1988 | -14.0 |
| 3 | Chakrabarti, BrejeshFM | 2246 | USA | F | F | +19B | +17N | +4B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2718 | +7.8 |
| 4 | Yang, MaxwellCM | 2010 | USA | −6N | +15B | =16B | +13N | −3N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1965 | -11.2 |
| 5 | Sha, YiCM | 1881 | USA | F | −13N | +15B | =11B | +6N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2282 | +44.4 |
| 6 | Cruz Mendez, Jean MarcoFM | 2227 | CUB | +4B | −1N | +13B | −8N | −5B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1923 | -31.2 |
| 7 | Becerra Rivero, JulioGM | 2420 | USA | F | F | =8B | +1N | =12B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 2326 | -2.7 |
| 8 | Mitkov, NikolaGM | 2395 | MKD | F | F | =7N | +6B | =1N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 2368 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 1976 | CAN | −1B | F | −12N | +18B | +17N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1957 | -3.4 |
| 10 | Yao, Jerry | 1869 | USA | F | F | +14N | =12B | =2N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 2158 | +44.8 |
| 11 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 1804 | CUB | =13B | =16N | −17B | =5N | =19N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1804 | -45.2 |
| 12 | Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioFM | 2127 | CUB | F | F | +9B | =10N | =7N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2213 | +6.6 |
| 13 | Sloan, Jakob | 0 | USA | =11N | +5B | −6N | −4B | −14N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1879 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brovman, Daniel | 1915 | USA | F | F | −10B | =15N | +13B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1635 | -29.2 |
| 15 | Huang, Jolie | 1786 | USA | =2B | −4N | −5N | =14B | −18N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1728 | -13.6 |
| 16 | Seibel, F Matthew | 1971 | USA | F | =11B | =4N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1902 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Qian, Evan Zeyu | 1736 | USA | F | F | +11N | −3B | −9B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1918 | +22.0 |
| 18 | Roy, Ayush | 1879 | USA | F | F | F | −9N | +15B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1881 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Catlin, Andrew | 1892 | USA | F | −2N | −3N | F | =11B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1833 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yao, JerryUSA+44.82.0 pts · #8
- 2Sha, YiCMUSA+44.42.5 pts · #4
- 3Srivastava, VikramUSA+35.23.5 pts · #1
- 1Jimenez Leyva, DiegoCUB-45.22.0 pts · #11
- 2Cruz Mendez, Jean MarcoFMCUB-31.22.0 pts · #14
- 3Brovman, DanielUSA-29.21.5 pts · #18
- R5+346 Elo gap
- R2+146 Elo gap