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. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2220, and top seed was Razvan Preotu (π¨π¦ CAN, GM, 2496).
Nicholas Vettese (π¨π¦ 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
π¨π¦Scarborough, ON, Canada
Dates
11 Oct 2025 β 13 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Titled players Β· 10
GMΓ1
IMΓ1
FMΓ4
CMΓ2
WFMΓ2
Federations Β· 2 represented
π¨π¦CanadaΓ30
π»π³VietnamΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsIM Nicholas Vettese led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
4
2
1
1
1
R4βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
IM Nicholas Vettese held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
IM Nicholas Vettese 4 wins (R1βR4)FM Eugene Hua 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMNicholas Vettese | * | β | 1 | Β½ |
| 2Savio Joseph Benher | β | * | β | β |
| 3FMEugene Hua | 0 | β | * | 1 |
| 4GMRazvan Preotu | Β½ | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | β1B | +12N | =7N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 13.50 | 2356 | +19.2 |
| 3 | Joseph Benher, Savio | 2173 | CAN | +21N | +17B | β5N | =10B | +19N | +8B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 12.00 | 2168 | +3.0 |
| 4 | Preotu, RazvanGM | 2496 | CAN | +16N | +8B | β2N | +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 | β1N | +30B | +26N | β12B | +14B | +11N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 2178 | +64.0 |
| 7 | Lai, Duc Minh | 2176 | VIE | β17N | +24B | +21N | =8B | +18N | =2B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 2114 | -6.0 |
| 8 | Momin Fayzan | 2113 | CAN | +29B | β4N | +11B | =7N | +16B | β3N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 2150 | +5.8 |
| 9 | Kola, Venkat Karthikeya ReddyCM | 1984 | CAN | =22N | +14B | =12N | β18B | +17N | =23B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2069 | +28.0 |
| 10 | Qian, Eric | 2004 | CAN | +14B | β2B | +25N | =3N | =13B | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 2182 | +46.4 |
| 11 | Liu, Sean Fangxiao | 1879 | CAN | β5N | +27B | β8N | +29B | +15N | β6B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 2007 | +37.2 |
| 12 | Malakar, SaarthakFM | 2088 | CAN | +28B | =19N | =9B | +6N | β2B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 2008 | -14.8 |
| 13 | Gao, HeyeCM | 2049 | CAN | +30N | β1B | β17N | +26B | =10N | =16B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1992 | -20.0 |
| 14 | Jaferian, KooshaFM | 2248 | CAN | β10N | β9N | +30B | +21B | β6N | +22B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1928 | -43.6 |
| 15 | Huang, Justin | 2035 | CAN | +27B | =5B | β19N | =22N | β11B | +21N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1895 | -42.0 |
| 16 | Zhao, Jeffrey R | 1960 | CAN | β4B | =29N | +28B | +23B | β8N | =13N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 2021 | +14.4 |
| 17 | Yin, Zeming | 1872 | CAN | +7B | β3N | +13B | β4N | β9B | =26N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 2025 | +38.8 |
| 18 | Dhaliwal, Jaipreet Singh | 2064 | CAN | F | +25B | β1N | +9N | β7B | =4N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 2166 | +21.2 |
| 19 | Ajith, Aarush | 1709 | CAN | +31N | =12B | +15B | β5N | β3B | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 2078 | +80.0 |
| 20 | Maulucci, Anthony | 1831 | CAN | β25N | β21B | +27N | +28B | =22B | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1836 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Xu, Ryan (Zhuoyuan) | 1860 | CAN | β3B | +20N | β7B | β14N | +25N | β15B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1925 | +12.0 |
| 22 | Lakhani, Riyaan | 1862 | CAN | =9B | F | =23N | =15B | =20N | β14N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1936 | +7.4 |
| 23 | Malakhovets, Sergey | 1941 | CAN | F | F | =22B | β16N | +24B | =9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1897 | -4.6 |
| 24 | Bi, William | 1782 | CAN | β2N | β7N | +29B | =25B | β23N | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1853 | +9.6 |
| 25 | Mittal, Aashwin | 1836 | CAN | +20B | β18N | β10B | =24N | β21B | β27N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1703 | -41.6 |
| 26 | Lin, Austin | 1843 | CAN | F | F | β6B | β13N | +28N | =17B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1829 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Sherman, Joshua | 1834 | CAN | β15N | β11N | β20B | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1702 | -27.2 |
| 28 | Cholakis, Max | 1789 | CAN | β12N | +31B | β16N | β20N | β26B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1715 | -18.8 |
| 29 | Murali, Dhruv | 1872 | CAN | β8N | =16B | β24N | β11N | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1612 | -47.6 |
| 30 | Hong, Zihan | 1899 | CAN | β13B | β6N | β14N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1284 | -33.2 |
| 31 | Xie, IreneWFM | 2052 | CAN | β19B | β28N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 949 | -68.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ajith, AarushCAN+80.02.5 pts Β· #19
- 2Qian, AshleyWFMCAN+64.04.0 pts Β· #6
- 3Qian, EricCAN+46.43.0 pts Β· #10
Top rating losers
- 1Xie, IreneWFMCAN-68.00.0 pts Β· #30
- 2Murali, DhruvCAN-47.60.5 pts Β· #29
- 3Jaferian, KooshaFMCAN-43.63.0 pts Β· #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+343 Elo gap
- R3+326 Elo gap
- R1+304 Elo gap