2025 Thad Rogers Memorial Georgia Class Championships - Class A
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Dunwoody, GA, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1802, and top seed was Chloe Wang (🇺🇸 USA, WFM, 1966).
Devarsh Kinra (🇮🇳 IND, 1714) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Joshua Chelladorai (3.0) and Bradley Clinton Roberson (3.0). Kinra won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Joshua Chelladorai (1695) beat Chloe Wang (WFM, 1966), a +271-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDevarsh Kinra led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Devarsh Kinra never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Devarsh Kinra beat Joshua Chelladorai (Black).
Devarsh Kinra won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Devarsh Kinra | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Joshua Chelladorai | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Miles Gibson | — | — | * | — |
| 4George Purnell | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devarsh Kinra | 1714 | IND | +3N | +9B | +2N | =6B | +12N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 11.25 | 2103 | +70.8 |
| 2 | Chelladorai, Joshua | 1695 | USA | +6B | +22N | −1B | −11N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1782 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Roberson, Bradley Clinton | 0 | USA | −1B | −?N | +23B | +15N | +8B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gibson, Miles | 0 | USA | =10B | +13N | +8N | −12B | =7N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Purnell, George | 0 | USA | +15N | F | −11B | +?B | +13N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1758 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wang, ChloeWFM | 1966 | USA | −2N | F | +20B | =1N | +11B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1797 | -29.6 |
| 7 | Gao, Jonathan | 1750 | USA | F | F | +21N | +20N | =4B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2381 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Basavaraju, Siddharth Sriram | 1835 | USA | F | +10N | −4B | +18B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 2635 | +20.0 |
| 9 | Santosh, Siddharth | 1680 | USA | +16N | −1N | +22B | −13B | −20N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1571 | -17.6 |
| 10 | Gan, Aiden | 1835 | USA | =4N | −8B | =14N | =25B | =17N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1575 | -27.2 |
| 11 | Bang, Aditya | 1834 | USA | F | F | +5N | +2B | −6N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.00 | 1830 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Gao, Mark | 1740 | USA | F | F | +25N | +4N | −1B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 912 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Sadayappan, Rengenath Veera | 0 | USA | F | −4B | +26N | +9N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Katz, David A | 0 | USA | F | F | =10B | =16B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1802 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Awasthi, Ghanishth Prabhakar | 0 | USA | −5B | =16B | +19N | −3B | −18N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1777 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sheaf, Michael A | 1829 | USA | −9B | =15N | =17B | =14N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1497 | -17.4 |
| 17 | Barani, Hrushikesan | 1700 | USA | F | F | =16N | =19B | =10B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1783 | +13.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 39996760 | 1800 | — | F | F | =?B | −8N | +15B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mahesh, Kanishk | 1685 | USA | F | F | −15B | =17N | +25N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1700 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Xi, Lucas Yiwen | 1546 | USA | F | F | −6N | −7B | +9B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1667 | +14.4 |
| 21 | Shrivastava, Aayush | 1615 | USA | −24N | F | −7B | +26B | −2N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1518 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Hurdle, Nelson | 0 | USA | +?N | −2B | −9N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Polavarapu, Lalith Chetan | 0 | USA | F | F | −3N | F | +26B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sahiner, Firat | 1679 | TUR | +21B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2416 | +16.4 |
| 25 | Xia, Benjamin | 0 | USA | F | F | −12B | =10N | −19B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Quick, Geoffrey Vincent | 1714 | USA | F | F | −13B | −21N | −23N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 816 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Devarsh KinraIND+70.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Gao, JonathanUSA+22.42.5 pts · #7
- 3Basavaraju, Siddharth SriramUSA+20.02.0 pts · #14
- 1Wang, ChloeWFMUSA-29.62.5 pts · #2
- 2Gan, AidenUSA-27.22.0 pts · #24
- 3Quick, Geoffrey VincentUSA-25.20.0 pts · #26
- R1+271 Elo gap
- R1+149 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap