2025 US National Class Championship - Expert
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Milpitas, CA, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Alex Nguyen (🇺🇸 USA, 1951).
Alex Nguyen (🇺🇸 USA, 1951) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Akshaj Pulijala (4.0) and Om Suthar (4.0). Nguyen won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Hayden Scott Brongersma (1730) beat Alex Nguyen (1951), a +221-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 · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×13
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsAlex Nguyen led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Alex Nguyen never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alex Nguyen beat Om Suthar (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Alex Nguyen won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex Nguyen | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Om Suthar | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Akshaj Pulijala | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Hayden Scott Brongersma | 1 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen, Alex | 1951 | USA | +5B | +7N | +2B | +6N | +3B | −4N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 14.50 | 2063 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Pulijala, Akshaj | 1780 | USA | +4N | +3B | −1N | =8B | +6B | =5N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1937 | +50.4 |
| 3 | Suthar, Om | 1775 | USA | +11B | −2N | +5N | +12B | −1N | +7B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1933 | +50.8 |
| 4 | Brongersma, Hayden Scott | 1730 | USA | −2B | F | +11N | +9B | +8N | +1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 2005 | +57.2 |
| 5 | Pavuluri, Vivaan | 1852 | USA | −1N | F | −3B | +13N | +12N | =2B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1823 | -7.6 |
| 6 | Gupta, Reyansh | 1833 | USA | F | +11N | +13B | −1B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1854 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Seidel, Eli | 1775 | USA | F | −1B | −12N | +14N | +13B | −3N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1769 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Patankar, Shubham | 1734 | USA | F | F | +10B | =2N | −4B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1767 | +5.2 |
| 9 | Xiong, Alex | 0 | USA | F | F | +14B | −4N | F | =10B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Seada, Karim Maher | 1791 | USA | F | F | −8N | F | +11B | =9N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1759 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Dang, Kien | 1783 | USA | −3N | −6B | −4B | F | −10N | +12B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1527 | -64.0 |
| 12 | Shi, Evan | 1708 | USA | F | F | +7B | −3N | −5B | −11N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1603 | -21.2 |
| 13 | Badamkhand, NorovsambuuWFM | 1902 | MGL | F | F | −6N | −5B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1019 | -36.8 |
| 14 | Gnana Hari Sekar, Easwar | 1871 | USA | F | F | −9N | −7B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 975 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brongersma, Hayden ScottUSA+57.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Suthar, OmUSA+50.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Pulijala, AkshajUSA+50.44.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Dang, KienUSA-64.01.0 pts · #10
- 2Badamkhand, NorovsambuuWFMMGL-36.80.0 pts · #14
- 3Gnana Hari Sekar, EaswarUSA-25.20.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R6+221 Elo gap
- R5+127 Elo gap