2025 Silent Storm Chess Thanksgiving Open
SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 13 Oct 2025 in Scarborough, ON, Canada. 13 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2220, and top seed was Razvan Preotu (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2496).
Nicholas Vettese (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2372) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Eugene Hua (4.5) and Savio Joseph Benher (4.5). Vettese won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aarush Ajith (1709) beat Irene Xie (WFM, 2052), a +343-point gap.
Location
🇨🇦Scarborough, ON, Canada
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 13 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 13
GM×1
IM×1
FM×4
CM×5
WFM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×30
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsIM Nicholas Vettese led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
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2
1
1
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
IM Nicholas Vettese held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Nicholas Vettese 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Eugene Hua 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNicholas Vettese | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Savio Joseph Benher | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMEugene Hua | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4GMRazvan Preotu | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vettese, NicholasIM | 2372 | CAN | +6B | +13N | +18B | +2N | =4B | =5B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 2449 | +13.2 |
| 2 | Hua, EugeneFM | 2243 | CAN | +24B | +10N | +4B | −1B | +12N | =7N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 13.50 | 2356 | +19.2 |
| 3 | Joseph Benher, Savio | 2173 | CAN | +21N | +17B | −5N | =10B | +19N | +8B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 12.00 | 2168 | +3.0 |
| 4 | Preotu, RazvanGM | 2496 | CAN | +16N | +8B | −2N | +17B | =1N | =18B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.75 | 2295 | -11.5 |
| 5 | Plotkin, VictorFM | 2229 | CAN | +11B | =15N | +3B | +19B | F | =1N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.00 | 2298 | +11.0 |
| 6 | Qian, AshleyWFM | 1948 | CAN | −1N | +30B | +26N | −12B | +14B | +11N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 2178 | +64.0 |
| 7 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2176 | VIE | −17N | +24B | +21N | =8B | +18N | =2B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2114 | -6.0 |
| 8 | Momin Fayzan | 2113 | CAN | +29B | −4N | +11B | =7N | +16B | −3N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 2150 | +5.8 |
| 9 | Kola, Venkat Karthikeya ReddyCM | 1984 | CAN | =22N | +14B | =12N | −18B | +17N | =23B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2069 | +28.0 |
| 10 | Qian, EricCM | 2004 | CAN | +14B | −2B | +25N | =3N | =13B | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 2182 | +46.4 |
| 11 | Liu, Sean Fangxiao | 1879 | CAN | −5N | +27B | −8N | +29B | +15N | −6B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 2007 | +37.2 |
| 12 | Malakar, SaarthakFM | 2088 | CAN | +28B | =19N | =9B | +6N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2008 | -14.8 |
| 13 | Gao, HeyeCM | 2049 | CAN | +30N | −1B | −17N | +26B | =10N | =16B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1992 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Jaferian, KooshaFM | 2248 | CAN | −10N | −9N | +30B | +21B | −6N | +22B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1928 | -43.6 |
| 15 | Huang, Justin | 2035 | CAN | +27B | =5B | −19N | =22N | −11B | +21N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1895 | -42.0 |
| 16 | Zhao, Jeffrey R | 1960 | CAN | −4B | =29N | +28B | +23B | −8N | =13N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 2021 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Yin, ZemingCM | 1872 | CAN | +7B | −3N | +13B | −4N | −9B | =26N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 2025 | +38.8 |
| 18 | Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghCM | 2064 | CAN | F | +25B | −1N | +9N | −7B | =4N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 2166 | +21.2 |
| 19 | Ajith, Aarush | 1709 | CAN | +31N | =12B | +15B | −5N | −3B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 2078 | +80.0 |
| 20 | Maulucci, Anthony | 1831 | CAN | −25N | −21B | +27N | +28B | =22B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1836 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) | 1860 | CAN | −3B | +20N | −7B | −14N | +25N | −15B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1925 | +12.0 |
| 22 | Lakhani, Riyaan | 1862 | CAN | =9B | F | =23N | =15B | =20N | −14N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1936 | +7.4 |
| 23 | Malakhovets, Sergey | 1941 | CAN | F | F | =22B | −16N | +24B | =9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1897 | -4.6 |
| 24 | Bi, William | 1782 | CAN | −2N | −7N | +29B | =25B | −23N | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1853 | +9.6 |
| 25 | Mittal, Aashwin | 1836 | CAN | +20B | −18N | −10B | =24N | −21B | −27N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1703 | -41.6 |
| 26 | Lin, Austin | 1843 | CAN | F | F | −6B | −13N | +28N | =17B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1829 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Sherman, Joshua | 1834 | CAN | −15N | −11N | −20B | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1702 | -27.2 |
| 28 | Cholakis, Max | 1789 | CAN | −12N | +31B | −16N | −20N | −26B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1715 | -18.8 |
| 29 | Murali, Dhruv | 1872 | CAN | −8N | =16B | −24N | −11N | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1612 | -47.6 |
| 30 | Hong, Zihan | 1899 | CAN | −13B | −6N | −14N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1284 | -33.2 |
| 31 | Xie, IreneWFM | 2052 | CAN | −19B | −28N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 949 | -68.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ajith, AarushCAN+80.02.5 pts · #19
- 2Qian, AshleyWFMCAN+64.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Qian, EricCMCAN+46.43.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Xie, IreneWFMCAN-68.00.0 pts · #30
- 2Murali, DhruvCAN-47.60.5 pts · #29
- 3Jaferian, KooshaFMCAN-43.63.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+343 Elo gap
- R3+326 Elo gap
- R1+304 Elo gap