19th Annual SPICE Cup Open
SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 25 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2438, and top seed was Jianchao Zhou (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2591).
Fidel Corrales Jimenez (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2519) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jianchao Zhou (7.0) and Illya Nyzhnyk (6.5). Corrales Jimenez won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nikash Vemparala (CM, 2193) beat Illya Nyzhnyk (GM, 2544), a +351-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
19 Nov 2025 → 24 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 25
GM×5
IM×5
FM×7
CM×7
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×23
🇨🇦Canada×7
🇮🇳India×3
🇹ðŸ‡Thailand×1
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Fidel Corrales Jimenez led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
7
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez drew with GM Jianchao Zhou (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Jianchao Zhou 3 wins (R2–R4)GM Illya Nyzhnyk 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMFidel Corrales Jimenez | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2GMJianchao Zhou | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMIllya Nyzhnyk | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FMDaniel He | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrales Jimenez, FidelGM | 2519 | USA | +18N | +19B | +11N | +4B | =2N | =3B | =6N | +8B | +7N | 7.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 41.25 | 2641 | +14.1 |
| 2 | Zhou, JianchaoGM | 2591 | USA | =17N | +24B | +8N | +16B | =1B | =5N | +11B | =3N | +4B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 36.75 | 2568 | -0.1 |
| 3 | Nyzhnyk, IllyaGM | 2544 | UKR | −9B | +33N | +10B | +30N | +13B | =1N | +5B | =2B | =8N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 32.00 | 2458 | -5.6 |
| 4 | Belous, VladimirGM | 2495 | RUS | +27B | +15N | +5B | −1N | +7B | −11N | +12B | +6B | −2N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 31.50 | 2474 | -0.9 |
| 5 | He, DanielFM | 2288 | USA | +38N | +9B | −4N | +18B | +8N | =2B | −3N | =16B | +11N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 26.25 | 2445 | +36.6 |
| 6 | Stearman, JosiahIM | 2477 | USA | +36N | +13B | =16N | −11B | +17N | +20B | =1B | −4N | +12B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 26.50 | 2449 | -1.7 |
| 7 | Kaufman, RaymondIM | 2213 | CAN | =33B | +14N | =20N | +19B | −4N | +17B | +16N | +11B | −1B | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 2411 | +46.2 |
| 8 | Siddarth, M | 2220 | IND | +28B | +21N | −2B | +12N | −5B | +24N | +26B | −1N | =3B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 23.25 | 2399 | +40.0 |
| 9 | Vemparala, NikashCM | 2193 | USA | +3N | −5N | −12B | +34B | =19N | −25B | +29N | +27N | +21B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 22.25 | 2287 | +44.4 |
| 10 | Lee, MeganFM | 2214 | USA | +34N | −11B | −3N | +23B | −20N | =18B | +22N | +25B | +16N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 20.75 | 2276 | +15.6 |
| 11 | Keleberda, TymurIM | 2370 | CAN | +31B | +10N | −1B | +6N | +21B | +4B | −2N | −7N | −5B | 5.0 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 25.00 | 2401 | +8.0 |
| 12 | Lee, MichaelIM | 2319 | USA | =24N | =17B | +9N | −8B | +18N | +31B | −4N | +20B | −6N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 21.50 | 2288 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Wang, TedFM | 2224 | USA | +32N | −6N | +29B | +20B | −3N | −16B | +25N | =21N | =15B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 2306 | +18.6 |
| 14 | Jammalamadaka, VihaanCM | 2083 | USA | =20N | −7B | −24N | =28B | +33N | +36B | =19N | =17B | +18N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 2185 | +46.0 |
| 15 | Doknjas, NeilCM | 2259 | CAN | +25N | −4B | −18N | −24B | +32N | =29B | +35N | +19B | =13N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 17.50 | 2184 | -17.0 |
| 16 | Degenbaev, AzizFM | 2302 | KGZ | +23B | +26N | =6B | −2N | =24B | +13N | −7B | =5N | −10B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 20.25 | 2256 | -11.0 |
| 17 | Porter, Ryan WFM | 2200 | USA | =2B | =12N | =21B | +25N | −6B | −7N | +23B | =14N | =20N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 20.50 | 2278 | +15.6 |
| 18 | Guntaka, AayanshFM | 2132 | USA | −1B | +22N | +15B | −5N | −12B | =10N | +24B | +26N | −14B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 18.75 | 2217 | +35.6 |
| 19 | Willy, StephenFM | 2269 | USA | +22B | −1N | +26B | −7N | =9B | =21N | =14B | −15N | +24B | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 18.50 | 2212 | -13.2 |
| 20 | Boros, DenesGM | 2391 | HUN | =14B | +29N | =7B | −13N | +10B | −6N | +27B | −12N | =17B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 19.75 | 2205 | -20.2 |
| 21 | Bick, Gabriel James KoopIM | 2370 | USA | +35N | −8B | =17N | +36B | −11N | =19B | +31N | =13B | −9N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 14.00 | 2190 | -20.3 |
| 22 | Darvekar, Yash | 2018 | CAN | −19N | −18B | +37B | =26N | −25B | +34N | −10B | =32N | +29B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.75 | 2010 | -2.4 |
| 23 | Gottumukkala, Ananth | 2046 | USA | −16N | +34B | −30N | −10N | =29B | +28B | −17N | +35B | =31N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 11.50 | 2071 | +5.4 |
| 24 | Iinuma, Paul Y | 2047 | USA | =12B | −2N | +14B | +15N | =16N | −8B | −18N | =31B | −19N | 3.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 16.25 | 2152 | +20.4 |
| 25 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 2012 | CAN | −15B | =27N | F | −17B | +22N | +9N | −13B | −10N | +26B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 2135 | +39.9 |
| 26 | Arjun C Krishnamachari | 2207 | IND | +37N | −16B | −19N | =22B | +36N | +35B | −8N | −18B | −25N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 2024 | -42.0 |
| 27 | Harish, NeerajCM | 2107 | USA | −4N | =25B | =36N | +33B | −35N | +30B | −20N | −9B | =34N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 9.25 | 2075 | -22.8 |
| 28 | Palathingal, RafaelCM | 1984 | USA | −8N | =35B | −31N | =14N | =34B | −23N | +33B | =30B | =32N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 10.50 | 1988 | -0.4 |
| 29 | Vuyyuru, Shriyan | 2006 | USA | +30N | −20B | −13N | =35B | =23N | =15N | −9B | =34B | −22N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 10.00 | 2030 | +5.2 |
| 30 | Kogen, Jonathan | 2235 | USA | −29B | +38N | +23B | −3B | −31N | −27N | =32B | =28N | −33N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.25 | 1955 | -66.0 |
| 31 | Kona, VidipCM | 2053 | USA | −11N | F | +28B | F | +30B | −12N | −21B | =24N | =23B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.25 | 2146 | +27.2 |
| 32 | Pisan, Kai | 2003 | USA | −13B | −36B | −34N | +37N | −15B | =33N | =30N | =22B | =28B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 1919 | -40.4 |
| 33 | Taylor, Ashton | 1941 | CAN | =7N | −3B | =35N | −27N | −14B | =32B | −28N | F | +30B | 2.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.75 | 1990 | +6.8 |
| 34 | Karthikeyan, Harishkumar | 1948 | USA | −10B | −23N | +32B | −9N | =28N | −22B | F | =29N | =27B | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 8.00 | 1930 | -8.8 |
| 35 | Tessiore, Luca G | 2083 | USA | −21B | =28N | =33B | =29N | +27B | −26N | −15B | −23N | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1974 | -48.0 |
| 36 | Ravi Krishna G | 2096 | IND | −6B | +32N | =27B | −21N | −26B | −14N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.75 | 2015 | -29.6 |
| 37 | Atikankhotchasee, ManunthonWFM | 1687 | THA | −26B | F | −22N | −32B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1236 | -6.8 |
| 38 | Liu, Zachary Hankun | 2034 | CAN | −5B | −30B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | -17.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kaufman, RaymondIMCAN+46.26.0 pts · #5
- 2Jammalamadaka, VihaanCMUSA+46.05.0 pts · #11
- 3Vemparala, NikashCMUSA+44.45.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Kogen, JonathanUSA-66.03.0 pts · #31
- 2Tessiore, Luca GUSA-48.02.5 pts · #34
- 3Arjun C KrishnamachariIND-42.03.5 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R1+351 Elo gap
- R9+294 Elo gap
- R1+229 Elo gap