Chess for Cure SOCAL Open
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Monrovia, CA, United States. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2210, and top seed was Bryan Xie (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2353).
Mikayel Rostomyan (🇦🇲 ARM, FM, 2274) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Rose Atwell (3.5) and Ike S Miller (3.5). Rostomyan shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Evan Jet Lew (1815) beat Carlos Francisco Varela Velazquez (FM, 2217), a +402-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
FM Mikayel Rostomyan held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 3.5/5. Rostomyan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
FM Mikayel Rostomyan won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rostomyan, MikayelFM | 2274 | ARM | F | +16N | +12B | +6B | =4N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2423 | +14.6 |
| 2 | Atwell, RoseFM | 2284 | USA | F | +28B | =4N | +9B | +13N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 2468 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Miller, Ike S | 1960 | USA | F | +17B | +23N | =10B | +12B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2070 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Xie, BryanIM | 2353 | USA | F | +14N | =2B | +34N | =1B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2426 | +3.9 |
| 5 | Shuben, Matthew | 1949 | USA | F | +19N | +26B | −13N | +18B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 2075 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Sam, Gabriel | 2246 | USA | F | +24B | +13B | −1N | =7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 2261 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFM | 2217 | MEX | F | −12N | +8B | +16N | =6B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 2025 | -28.4 |
| 8 | Lin, Ashley | 1748 | USA | F | +11B | −7N | +23B | =9N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 2106 | +52.0 |
| 9 | Webster, Wilton | 0 | ENG | F | +32N | +?B | −2N | =8B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1900 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Huang, George | 1627 | USA | F | =33N | +37B | =3N | =14B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 2010 | +73.2 |
| 11 | Moussa, AlaaeddineCM | 1971 | PLE | F | −8N | =21B | +27N | +29N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1874 | -9.8 |
| 12 | Lew, Evan Jet | 1815 | USA | F | +7B | −1N | +22B | −3N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2107 | +52.4 |
| 13 | Wen, TommyFM | 2325 | USA | F | +15B | −6N | +5B | −2B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2119 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Ghazaryan, Raffi | 2058 | ARM | F | −4B | =20N | +24B | =10N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1859 | -16.8 |
| 15 | Bagdasarian, Ararat | 1995 | USA | F | −13N | =18B | =20N | +21B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1903 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Sherwood, Forest J | 1838 | USA | F | −1B | +28N | −7B | +31N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 2032 | +32.8 |
| 17 | Scamehorn, Jackson | 1672 | USA | F | −3N | =19B | =26N | +30B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1756 | +16.0 |
| 18 | Zamojski, Chloe Melissandre | 1816 | USA | F | +30B | =15N | =29B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1865 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Ly, Terrence | 1730 | USA | F | −5B | =17N | +35B | =26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1739 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Yu, Kaiwen | 1694 | USA | F | +38N | =14B | =15B | −22N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1915 | +38.4 |
| 21 | Yang, Andersen | 1775 | USA | F | =35B | =11N | +36B | −15N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1756 | -4.4 |
| 22 | Muller, Axel | 2037 | USA | F | F | +27B | −12N | +20B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1878 | -20.0 |
| 23 | Fang, Jack Junrui | 1820 | USA | F | +31B | −3B | −8N | =27B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1719 | -23.6 |
| 24 | Komatineni, Tanush S | 1730 | USA | F | −6N | =33B | −14N | +37B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1878 | +23.2 |
| 25 | He, Bonnie | 1716 | USA | F | F | F | =32N | +28B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1987 | +28.0 |
| 26 | Nemeth, Jake | 1657 | USA | F | F | −5N | =17B | =19N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1659 | -1.2 |
| 27 | Bronshtein, Marc | 1750 | USA | F | =29B | −22N | −11B | =23N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1725 | -6.4 |
| 28 | Senthil, Girish | 1906 | USA | F | −2N | −16B | +37N | −25N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1721 | -42.0 |
| 29 | Kailasam, Sabarish | 1840 | USA | F | =27N | F | =18N | −11B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1721 | -18.8 |
| 30 | Tjipto, Gavin | 1674 | USA | F | −18N | +35N | −31B | −17N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1539 | -27.6 |
| 31 | Xu, Pear | 1765 | USA | F | −23N | F | +30N | −16B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1653 | -17.6 |
| 32 | Krishna, Sai | 1680 | USA | F | −9B | =36N | =25B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1716 | +2.0 |
| 33 | Akopian, Robert | 1858 | USA | F | =10B | =24N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1679 | -9.2 |
| 34 | Colville, JulianIM | 2314 | USA | F | +37N | F | −4B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2134 | -7.4 |
| 35 | Srinivasan, Santhosh | 1674 | USA | F | =21N | −30B | −19N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1454 | -31.2 |
| 36 | He, William Z | 0 | USA | F | −?N | =32B | −21N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Daftuar, Rohan | 1815 | USA | F | −34B | −10N | −28B | −24N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1070 | -72.8 |
| 38 | Margalit, Ryder Sebastian | 1533 | USA | F | −20B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 894 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Huang, GeorgeUSA+73.22.5 pts · #8
- 2Lew, Evan JetUSA+52.42.0 pts · #18
- 3Lin, AshleyUSA+52.02.5 pts · #16
- 1Daftuar, RohanUSA-72.80.0 pts · #37
- 2Senthil, GirishUSA-42.01.0 pts · #31
- 3Srinivasan, SanthoshUSA-31.20.5 pts · #34
- R2+402 Elo gap
- R2+223 Elo gap
- R4+222 Elo gap