2025 Austin Summer Open - Championship
54 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Austin, TX, United States. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2239, and top seed was Mikhail Al. Antipov (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2593).
Mikhail Al. Antipov (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2593) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Vijay Srinivas Anandh (3.5) and Daniel Yang (3.5). Antipov won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Arsal Gardezi (2068) beat Gil Popilski (GM, 2431), a +363-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Mikhail Al. Antipov led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Mikhail Al. Antipov never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Mikhail Al. Antipov beat Vijay Srinivas Anandh (Black).
GM Mikhail Al. Antipov 5 wins (R1–R5)Kevin Qin 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMikhail Al. Antipov | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Vijay Srinivas Anandh | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Kevin Qin | — | — | * | — |
| 4Rohit Gundam | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM | 2593 | USA | +24N | +19B | +2N | +3B | +11B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2993 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Anandh, Vijay Srinivas | 2149 | USA | +30B | +29N | −1B | =8N | +40B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2244 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Yang, DanielCM | 2180 | USA | +42N | +27B | +40B | −1N | =4B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 2185 | +3.6 |
| 4 | Wang, Andy Y | 1950 | USA | +22N | =10B | +20N | =21B | =3N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2171 | +58.4 |
| 5 | Qin, Kevin | 2050 | CAN | =7N | −20B | +49N | +22B | +12N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2002 | -10.0 |
| 6 | Gundam, Rohit | 2052 | USA | =33N | +9B | =7N | +26B | =21N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.75 | 2065 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Burd, Leonid | 1876 | USA | =5B | +13N | =6B | =25N | =16N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 2078 | +54.4 |
| 8 | Shafer, Logan CCM | 2234 | USA | F | +12B | =21N | =2B | +14N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2237 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Manchanda, AdvikCM | 1917 | USA | =13B | −6N | +46B | +31N | =10N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2067 | +39.6 |
| 10 | Ai, Evan | 2188 | USA | +51B | =4N | +41B | −11N | =9B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 2033 | -18.2 |
| 11 | Gardezi, Arsal | 2068 | USA | F | +31B | +47N | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 2401 | +64.4 |
| 12 | Zhang, Oscar Y | 1911 | USA | +53B | −8N | +29B | +23N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 2026 | +28.8 |
| 13 | Bryant, Todd | 2066 | USA | =9N | −7B | +38N | =20B | +43N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1940 | -15.4 |
| 14 | Serna, Jeffrey | 2026 | USA | +44B | −40N | +28B | +15N | −8B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2015 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1864 | USA | −19N | +54N | +35B | −14B | +27N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 2076 | +56.0 |
| 16 | Lad, Neil | 1892 | USA | =32B | =34N | +45B | =40N | =7B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1912 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Anatol, Luke Leon Robin | 2044 | USA | =49N | =28B | =22N | =43B | +26N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1871 | -40.8 |
| 18 | Iinuma, Paul Y | 2038 | USA | −29B | +32N | +50B | +33B | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 2053 | +1.8 |
| 19 | Bist, Atharva | 2112 | USA | +15B | −1N | −23B | +28N | =37B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1994 | -32.4 |
| 20 | Gu, Samuel | 1899 | USA | F | +5N | −4B | =13N | +35B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2135 | +49.6 |
| 21 | Rahul Mynala | 2090 | IND | F | +26N | =8B | =4N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2089 | +2.4 |
| 22 | Santhosh, Pranav | 1753 | USA | −4B | +44N | =17B | −5N | +41B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1964 | +52.4 |
| 23 | Jaishankar, Sanjay | 1861 | USA | −35B | +30N | +19N | −12B | =24N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2010 | +38.4 |
| 24 | Katta, Sriansh | 1985 | USA | −1B | +53N | −26B | +50N | =23B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1933 | -17.2 |
| 25 | Liang, Ethan Y | 1970 | USA | F | =50N | +34B | =7B | =36N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 2007 | +7.6 |
| 26 | Lan, Kai Zhou | 1741 | USA | +52B | −21B | +24N | −6N | −17B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1937 | +43.6 |
| 27 | Kaliyur, Rohith | 1842 | USA | +36B | −3N | =31B | =37N | −15B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1874 | +2.2 |
| 28 | Joseph, Julian | 1849 | USA | =39B | =17N | −14N | −19B | +53N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1933 | +19.2 |
| 29 | Shen, Yangyang | 1825 | USA | +18N | −2B | −12N | +52B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1993 | +33.2 |
| 30 | Singi, Advay | 1950 | USA | −2N | −23B | +54B | =34N | =32B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1841 | -30.4 |
| 31 | Kaul, Krrish | 1743 | USA | +54B | −11N | =27N | −9B | =38N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1847 | +24.4 |
| 32 | Dumitru, Eric Alexander | 1779 | USA | =16N | −18B | =52N | =42B | =30N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1856 | +19.2 |
| 33 | Molina, William | 1956 | USA | =6B | +46N | =39B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 2015 | +6.4 |
| 34 | Zhang, Lawrence | 1834 | USA | F | =16B | −25N | =30B | +42N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1926 | +20.0 |
| 35 | Wang, Kyle YiwenCM | 2094 | USA | +23N | −47B | −15N | +53B | −20N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1899 | -52.0 |
| 36 | Hung, Daniel | 2059 | TPE | −27N | F | =37B | +41N | =25B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1906 | -16.2 |
| 37 | Kolli, Rishi | 1883 | USA | F | =48B | =36N | =27B | =19N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 2074 | +35.2 |
| 38 | Aarav Nambiar T | 1823 | IND | F | =51N | −13B | +45N | =31B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1887 | +12.4 |
| 39 | Kurtz, Eric M | 2042 | USA | =28N | +49B | =33N | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2002 | -2.8 |
| 40 | Ragavan, Samarth Rajesh | 1916 | USA | F | +14B | −3N | =16B | −2N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1975 | +9.2 |
| 41 | Kandikayala, Srikar | 1930 | USA | =48N | +43B | −10N | −36B | −22N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1879 | -18.4 |
| 42 | Elliott, Scott A. | 1890 | USA | −3B | −45N | +44B | =32N | −34B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1738 | -21.6 |
| 43 | Zhang, Ellery | 1826 | USA | F | −41N | +51B | =17N | −13B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1909 | +15.2 |
| 44 | Chodniewicz, Asher | 1850 | USA | −14N | −22B | −42N | F | +45B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1673 | -36.8 |
| 45 | Johnson, Emerson Aurelius | 1793 | USA | F | +42B | −16N | −38B | −44N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1671 | -24.8 |
| 46 | Flournoy, Donald W | 1926 | USA | F | −33B | −9N | +49B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1775 | -24.4 |
| 47 | Popilski, GilGM | 2431 | ISR | F | +35N | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 2081 | -7.8 |
| 48 | Melillo, LuciusFM | 2315 | USA | =41B | =37N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1921 | -16.6 |
| 49 | Zhang, Sunny | 1827 | USA | =17B | −39N | −5B | −46N | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1694 | -21.2 |
| 50 | Bupeshnath, Arjun | 1880 | USA | F | =25B | −18N | −24B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1725 | -21.2 |
| 51 | Vyas, Miransh Purven | 1944 | USA | −10N | =38B | −43N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1673 | -35.7 |
| 52 | Bates, Evan | 1872 | USA | −26N | F | =32B | −29N | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1508 | -55.2 |
| 53 | Sommers, Sean K | 1800 | USA | −12N | −24B | F | −35N | −28B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1160 | -23.8 |
| 54 | Chang, Luca | 1945 | USA | −31N | −15B | −30N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1052 | -74.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gardezi, ArsalUSA+64.43.0 pts · #11
- 2Wang, Andy YUSA+58.43.5 pts · #5
- 3Chetlapalli, VishnuUSA+56.03.0 pts · #14
- 1Chang, LucaUSA-74.40.0 pts · #53
- 2Bates, EvanUSA-55.20.5 pts · #51
- 3Wang, Kyle YiwenCMUSA-52.02.0 pts · #35
- R3+363 Elo gap
- R3+251 Elo gap
- R3+244 Elo gap