2025 DKC Heart of the Carolinas FIDE Summer Classic - Championship
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9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Winston-Salem, NC, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1628, and top seed was Emmanuel Carter (🇺🇸 USA, 2064).
Thomas Fang (🇺🇸 USA, 2022) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Allen Li (3.5) and Emmanuel Carter (2.5). Fang clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Winston-Salem, NC, United States
Dates
08 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 100 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsThomas Fang led from R1; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE10 Aug
Allen Li takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Allen Li won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas Fang | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Allen Li | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Emmanuel Carter | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Shreyas Rajendra Sakharkar | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fang, Thomas | 2022 | USA | +8N | =7B | +4N | =3B | +5B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2075 | +7.4 |
| 2 | Li, Allen | 1734 | USA | =5N | +8B | +7N | +9B | −3N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1926 | +38.4 |
| 3 | Carter, Emmanuel | 2064 | USA | F | F | +5B | =1N | +2B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2125 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Sakharkar, Shreyas Rajendra | 1852 | USA | F | F | −1B | +6N | +8B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1965 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Murthy, Ayush | 1799 | USA | =2B | F | −3N | +7B | −1N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1790 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Odom, William Curry | 1725 | USA | F | F | F | −4B | +7N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1769 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Vinodh Kumar, Trishona | 1686 | USA | F | =1N | −2B | −5N | −6B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1498 | -34.0 |
| 8 | Bueltmann-Prok, Lenny A | 1774 | USA | −1B | −2N | =9B | F | −4N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1069 | -45.6 |
| 9 | Mcinnis, Scott | 0 | USA | F | F | =8N | −2N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1561 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, AllenUSA+38.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Sakharkar, Shreyas RajendraUSA+8.82.0 pts · #4
- 3Fang, ThomasUSA+7.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Bueltmann-Prok, Lenny AUSA-45.60.5 pts · #9
- 2Vinodh Kumar, TrishonaUSA-34.00.5 pts · #8
- 3Murthy, AyushUSA-5.61.5 pts · #5