2025 Washington Challenger's Cup - Praggnanandhaa U1700
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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 310, and top seed was Rian Raja (πΊπΈ USA, 1611).
Dheeran S Koripella (πΊπΈ USA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Daniel P Hyman (4.0).
Location
πΊπΈBellevue, WA, United States
Dates
11 Oct 2025 β 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
310
Participants
24
Federations Β· 2 represented
πΊπΈUnited States of AmericaΓ18
π±π°Sri LankaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
19
8
3
1
1
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Koripella takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Daniel P Hyman 3 wins (R1βR3)Dheeran S Koripella 3 wins (R2βR4)
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koripella, Dheeran S | 0 | USA | =13B | +14N | +16N | +?B | =?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hyman, Daniel P | 0 | USA | +22N | +?B | +10B | β?N | +?N | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 30916291 | 0 | β | +?N | +17B | β?B | +?N | =7N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya | 0 | USA | =?B | +19N | =?N | =?B | +?N | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Raj, Skandha | 1574 | USA | β16N | +12B | F | +20N | +10B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 2328 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Ye, Alex Sibo | 0 | USA | +?N | β?B | +11N | =15B | =8N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.25 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Brendemihl, Steven | 0 | USA | +?B | +?N | F | =10N | =3B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ghosh, Snehil | 0 | USA | +11N | =?B | =?N | =?B | =6B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Urali, Sanjay S | 0 | USA | +?N | β16B | =?N | +19B | =?N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Wijayarathna, N Naaditha Suhas Ka | 1528 | SRI | +12N | +18B | β2N | =7B | β5N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 774 | -17.6 |
| 11 | Glaser, Liam P | 0 | USA | β8B | +?N | β6B | =?N | +20B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 30992923 | 0 | β | β10B | β5N | =?B | +?N | +?B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Avula, Varshith | 0 | USA | =1N | β?B | F | +?N | +?B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 8677735 | 0 | β | +?N | β1B | +?N | β?B | =?B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Avula, Guru Harshith | 0 | USA | +?B | β?N | +?B | =6N | β?B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Rish-Brown, Jacob | 0 | USA | +5B | +9N | β1B | β?N | β?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Shah, Aariv | 0 | USA | +?B | β3N | +?B | β?N | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Qin, Skyler | 0 | USA | +?B | β10N | +?B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rish-Brown, Jackson | 0 | USA | =?N | β4B | +?B | β9N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 33382999 | 0 | β | =?B | β?N | +23N | β5B | β11N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Wang, Harvey | 0 | USA | β?B | β?N | =?B | F | +?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Wu, Jonathan | 0 | USA | β2B | +?N | β?B | F | β?N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 39991318 | 0 | β | β?N | F | β20B | β?N | β?N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Chaudhuri, Arihant | 0 | USA | β?B | β?N | β?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Raj, SkandhaUSA+17.63.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Brendemihl, StevenUSA0.03.0 pts Β· #11
- 3FIDE 86777350.02.5 pts Β· #13
Top rating losers
- 1Wijayarathna, N Naaditha Suhas KaSRI-17.62.5 pts Β· #14
- 2FIDE 86777350.02.5 pts Β· #13
- 3Brendemihl, StevenUSA0.03.0 pts Β· #11