3rd Gulf Coast October Open - U2050
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Estero, FL, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was Mike Lucente (🇺🇸 USA, 1960).
Kevin J Beal (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 3.5/5, ahead of William K Hardison (3.5) and Rui Sha (3.0). Beal won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Conrad P Rustek (1531) beat Oscar Sergio Gonzalez Mota (1796), a +265-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
William K Hardison held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Beal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
William K Hardison drew with Kevin J Beal (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1William K Hardison | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Kevin J Beal | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Rui Sha | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Nicholas Weisberger | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beal, Kevin J | 0 | USA | +9N | =2B | =?N | +6B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 1818 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hardison, William K | 1760 | USA | +12B | =1N | +15B | +16N | −10B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1999 | +50.4 |
| 3 | Sha, Rui | 1757 | USA | F | +8B | =6N | +7N | =1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1998 | +28.4 |
| 4 | Weisberger, Nicholas | 0 | USA | F | F | +20B | +21N | +15B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1777 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hernandez-Meilan, Orlando | 1808 | USA | −7N | +19B | =13N | +8B | −6N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1596 | -22.0 |
| 6 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 1734 | USA | F | +21N | =3B | −1N | +5B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 2000 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Burrus, Tony | 1909 | USA | +5B | =15N | =17N | −3B | =12N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1763 | -15.4 |
| 8 | Rustek, Conrad P | 1531 | USA | +18B | −3N | =14B | −5N | +19B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1733 | +34.4 |
| 9 | Liu, Richard | 0 | USA | −1B | +12N | −16B | =15N | =20B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lucente, Mike | 1960 | USA | F | F | F | +17B | +2N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2554 | +4.8 |
| 11 | Falana, Emmanuel Ndabezinhle Esiayo | 0 | USA | F | F | =19N | +13B | =17N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Todhunter, James W | 1681 | USA | −2N | −9B | F | +19N | =7B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1639 | -4.4 |
| 13 | Chintamani, Prajwal Reddy | 1647 | USA | F | F | =5B | −11N | +16B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 2009 | +45.6 |
| 14 | Sokhanvari, Sam | 1869 | USA | F | F | =8N | +18B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1857 | +0.4 |
| 15 | Martin, Andy D | 1757 | USA | F | =7B | −2N | =9B | −4N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1639 | -12.0 |
| 16 | Burtov, Yakov | 1825 | USA | F | F | +9N | −2B | −13N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 855 | -57.2 |
| 17 | Waghmode, Hrehaan | 0 | USA | F | F | =7B | −10N | =11B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gonzalez Mota, Oscar Sergio | 1796 | CUB | −8N | F | +21B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 900 | -24.4 |
| 19 | Lin, Amy | 0 | USA | F | −5N | =11B | −12B | −8N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Matcha, Hemanyu | 0 | USA | F | −?B | −4N | F | =9N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1093 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 150109700 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −18N | −4B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hardison, William KUSA+50.43.5 pts · #1
- 2Chintamani, Prajwal ReddyUSA+45.61.5 pts · #5
- 3Rustek, Conrad PUSA+34.42.5 pts · #9
- 1Burtov, YakovUSA-57.21.0 pts · #19
- 2Gonzalez Mota, Oscar SergioCUB-24.41.0 pts · #17
- 3Hernandez-Meilan, OrlandoUSA-22.02.5 pts · #10
- R1+265 Elo gap
- R5+178 Elo gap
- R4+152 Elo gap