2025 CFCC Autumn Open and Scholastic - Class A
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Orlando, FL, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1781, and top seed was Glenn Chezba Leotaud (🇺🇸 USA, 1874).
Juan Jose Bello Diaz (🇻🇪 VEN, 1788) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Hariharan Sivaji (3.0) and William K Hardison (3.0). Bello Diaz won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Carter Sparacio (1587) beat Wayne C Strickland (1818), a +231-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJuan Jose Bello Diaz led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Juan Jose Bello Diaz held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
Juan Jose Bello Diaz won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Juan Jose Bello Diaz | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Joseph Daniel Toth | — | * | — | — |
| 3Hariharan Sivaji | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4William K Hardison | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bello Diaz, Juan Jose | 1788 | VEN | +20N | +7B | +10N | =2B | −6N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2055 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Sivaji, Hariharan | 1742 | FID | +13N | +3B | =6N | =1N | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1998 | +18.6 |
| 3 | Hardison, William K | 1799 | USA | =9B | −2N | +18B | =13N | +15B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1664 | -28.8 |
| 4 | Toth, Joseph Daniel | 0 | USA | F | +9N | +?B | −11N | +7B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1840 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sha, Rui | 1757 | USA | F | +16N | +17B | −6B | +14N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 2385 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Gone, Varshith | 0 | USA | F | F | =2B | +5N | +1B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 1802 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Leotaud, Glenn Chezba | 1874 | USA | +21B | −1N | =14B | +16B | −4N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1494 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Cipollina, Anthony | 1834 | USA | F | F | +21B | =?N | +13B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1743 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Barthe, Facundo | 1716 | USA | =3N | −4B | +20N | −14B | =17N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1500 | -22.4 |
| 10 | Kristjansson, Alexander | 1730 | USA | F | F | −1B | +15N | +11B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1769 | +4.4 |
| 11 | Qian, Evan Zeyu | 1747 | USA | F | F | +19N | +4B | −10N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 930 | -21.2 |
| 12 | Strickland, Wayne C | 1818 | USA | F | =15N | −13B | =17N | +16B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 787 | -15.8 |
| 13 | Sparacio, Carter | 1587 | USA | −2B | F | +12N | =3B | −8N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1787 | +30.8 |
| 14 | Deng, Jesse | 1586 | USA | F | F | =7N | +9N | −5B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1782 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Gao, Mark | 0 | USA | F | =12B | +?N | −10B | −3N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sundarapandian, Aadarsh | 0 | USA | F | −5B | +?B | −7N | −12N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1016 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Waghmode, Hrehaan | 0 | USA | F | F | −5N | =12B | =9B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vuyyuru, Aryan | 1609 | USA | F | F | −3N | +21N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1000 | -10.0 |
| 19 | Liu, Richard | 0 | USA | F | F | −11B | +20B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1005 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Vogt, Austin | 0 | USA | −1B | =21N | −9B | −19N | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tadros, Nicholas | 0 | USA | −7N | =20B | −8N | −18B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 942 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sparacio, CarterUSA+30.81.5 pts · #9
- 2Deng, JesseUSA+30.01.5 pts · #6
- 3Bello Diaz, Juan JoseVEN+19.63.5 pts · #3
- 1Hardison, William KUSA-28.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Barthe, FacundoUSA-22.42.0 pts · #13
- 3Qian, Evan ZeyuUSA-21.22.0 pts · #15
- R3+231 Elo gap
- R4+130 Elo gap