2025 US National Class Championship - Master
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Milpitas, CA, United States. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2073, and top seed was Eric Li (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2369).
Eric Li (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2369) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Pranav Sairam (4.5) and Pranav Senthilkumar (3.0). Li won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Eshan Gupta (1924) beat Ravi Krishna G (2122), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Milpitas, CA, United States
Dates
10 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
🇮🇳India×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsIM Eric Li led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
IM Eric Li held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Eric Li beat Pranav Sairam (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
IM Eric Li won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMEric Li | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Pranav Sairam | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMPranav Senthilkumar | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Liam Liu | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li, EricIM | 2369 | USA | +8B | +11N | +2B | =3N | +6N | =5B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 12.50 | 2287 | -3.4 |
| 2 | Sairam, Pranav | 2098 | USA | +3B | +4N | −1N | =9B | +10N | +6B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 2276 | +46.8 |
| 3 | Senthilkumar, PranavCM | 2039 | USA | −2N | F | +12B | =1B | +9N | =7N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 2200 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Ravi Krishna G | 2122 | IND | +10B | −2B | =9N | =5N | −7B | +11N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1978 | -38.8 |
| 5 | Liu, Liam | 1969 | USA | F | +12N | −6B | =4B | +8N | =1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 2137 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Sanat Singhal | 1885 | IND | =11B | +8N | +5N | F | −1B | −2N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 2063 | +21.4 |
| 7 | Gupta, Eshan | 1924 | USA | F | F | −10N | +11B | +4N | =3B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 2341 | +63.2 |
| 8 | Chalissery, Neil | 1919 | USA | −1N | −6B | +11B | +12N | −5B | −9N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 1953 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Achuthan, AryanCM | 2218 | USA | F | F | =4B | =2N | −3B | +8B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2045 | -34.8 |
| 10 | Weisblat, Joel D | 0 | USA | −4N | F | +7B | F | −2B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1923 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Paragiri, Reyansh | 2041 | USA | =6N | −1B | −8N | −7N | F | −4B | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1678 | -82.4 |
| 12 | Hough, Stephen A | 2032 | USA | F | −5B | −3N | −8B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1176 | -69.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gupta, EshanUSA+63.22.5 pts · #6
- 2Sairam, PranavUSA+46.84.5 pts · #2
- 3Liu, LiamUSA+40.83.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Paragiri, ReyanshUSA-82.40.5 pts · #11
- 2Hough, Stephen AUSA-69.20.0 pts · #12
- 3Ravi Krishna GIND-38.83.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+198 Elo gap
- R5+179 Elo gap
- R3+122 Elo gap