2025 Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls and Boys - K-12 Open
72 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1838, and top seed was William Summerfield (🇺🇸 USA, 2049).
Gordon Xu (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 1998) won with 5.0/5, ahead of William Summerfield (4.5) and Saahil Gupta (4.0). Xu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jimmy Yang (1450) beat Daniel Deng (1726), a +276-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Gordon Xu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Gordon Xu held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
CM Gordon Xu 5 wins (R1–R5)Aarav Sai Bharathy Mohan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMGordon Xu | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2William Summerfield | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Aarav Sai Bharathy Mohan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Odbayar Yondon | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xu, GordonCM | 1998 | USA | +18B | +13N | +6B | +5N | +3B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 2530 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Summerfield, William | 2049 | USA | +45N | +41B | =4N | +9B | +11N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2055 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Gupta, Saahil | 1863 | USA | +39B | +8N | +24B | +17N | −1N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 1818 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Yondon, Odbayar | 1760 | USA | +54B | +29N | =2B | =19N | +10B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 1999 | +48.0 |
| 5 | Bharathy Mohan, Aarav Sai | 1757 | USA | +22B | +34N | +32B | −1B | +25N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1919 | +33.2 |
| 6 | Liu, Bichen | 1687 | USA | +47N | +14B | −1N | +43B | +35N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1862 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Cen, Evan | 1668 | USA | +38B | −16N | +22B | +32N | +19B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 1769 | +20.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 39996166 | 0 | — | +56N | −3B | +47N | +42B | +21N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1063 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gao, Ziqian | 1689 | USA | +66B | +26N | =11B | −2N | +17B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1760 | +9.2 |
| 10 | Mohan, Vishnu | 1699 | USA | +40N | =19B | +15N | +16B | −4N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1745 | +9.2 |
| 11 | Ramkumar, Nikhil | 1781 | USA | +68N | +46B | =9N | +27B | −2B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1823 | +8.0 |
| 12 | Shi, Gavin | 1677 | USA | +33N | +23B | =16N | =35B | =14N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1722 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Pai, Vihaan | 1612 | USA | +52N | −1B | =33N | +49B | +31N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1931 | +47.2 |
| 14 | Seela, Shashank | 0 | USA | +?B | −6N | +62B | +24N | =12B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 15 | He, Oliver Lang | 1559 | USA | +58B | =20N | −10B | +56N | +41B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1710 | +22.8 |
| 16 | Liu, Merrick Ruqian | 1660 | USA | +72N | +7B | =12B | −10N | =28B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1681 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Anable, Blake | 0 | USA | +53N | +25N | +20B | −3B | −9N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tan, Nathan | 0 | USA | −1N | +52B | +36N | =23B | =27N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Wu, Harry | 1622 | USA | +62B | =10N | +44N | =4B | −7N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1695 | +16.0 |
| 20 | Ayalew, Brook | 1834 | USA | +50N | =15B | −17N | +33B | =23N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1577 | -25.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 39999238 | 0 | — | =28B | =63N | +26B | +46N | −8B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Raj, Skandha | 1536 | USA | −5N | +61B | −7N | +65B | +44N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1568 | +4.8 |
| 23 | Zhang, Iris Runyi | 1594 | USA | +69B | −12N | +51B | =18N | =20B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1563 | -3.6 |
| 24 | Raja, Rian | 1637 | USA | +71N | +43B | −3N | −14B | +48B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1850 | +33.6 |
| 25 | Syal, Yash | 1762 | USA | +49N | −17B | +63B | +48N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1818 | +8.8 |
| 26 | Yang, Jimmy | 1450 | USA | +31N | −9B | −21N | +70B | +42N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1710 | +25.6 |
| 27 | Ganesan, Vidur | 1585 | USA | =57N | +65B | +37N | −11N | =18B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1725 | +22.0 |
| 28 | Tan, Johnny | 0 | USA | =21N | +57B | =?N | =31B | =16N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Shinkarev, Slava S | 1852 | USA | +67N | −4B | −31N | +71B | +50B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 946 | -51.6 |
| 30 | Bravenboer, Jake | 0 | USA | −?N | +67B | −41N | +64B | +43N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Deng, Daniel | 1726 | CAN | −26B | +38N | +29B | =28N | −13B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1599 | -26.0 |
| 32 | Sardar, Ekam S | 0 | USA | +59N | +?B | −5N | −7B | =40N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Ghosh, Snehil | 0 | USA | −12B | +69N | =13B | −20N | +57B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Das, Sambuddha Sekhar | 1609 | USA | +61N | −5B | −42N | +47B | =54B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 957 | -12.0 |
| 35 | Ma, Lewis | 1545 | USA | +70N | +36B | F | =12N | −6B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1695 | +25.2 |
| 36 | Gadde, Arnav | 1720 | USA | +55B | −35N | −18B | =60N | +51B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1378 | -36.0 |
| 37 | Lou, Sining | 1722 | CAN | +48N | =44B | −27B | −39N | +60B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1714 | -2.4 |
| 38 | Li, Anyi | 1484 | USA | −7N | −31B | =67N | +59B | +56B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 900 | -18.0 |
| 39 | Li, Bohan Jaden | 1587 | USA | −3N | =56B | +65N | +37B | −?N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Roy Chowdhury, Avyaan | 0 | USA | −10B | −62N | +69B | +53N | =32B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1598 | USA | +51B | −2N | +30B | F | −15N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 979 | -25.2 |
| 42 | Anbuselvam, Mithran | 0 | USA | −46N | +68B | +34B | −8N | −26B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Zhao, Raymond Rubao | 1678 | USA | +64B | −24N | +70B | −6N | −30B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1534 | -23.2 |
| 44 | Chen, Andy | 1653 | USA | +60B | =37N | −19B | =50N | −22B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1535 | -26.8 |
| 45 | Rastogi, Atharv | 0 | USA | −2B | −51N | +52B | +62N | −46B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1020 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Babbar, Riaan | 1640 | USA | +42B | −11N | F | −21B | +45N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 980 | -10.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 39985857 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | −8B | −34N | +70N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Evin, Terrick | 1633 | USA | −37B | +60N | +64B | −25B | −24N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1604 | -8.4 |
| 49 | Li, Edgar | 1688 | USA | −25B | +53B | F | −13N | +58N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1507 | -29.2 |
| 50 | Avula, Guru Harshith | 0 | USA | −20B | =58N | +57B | =44B | −29N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 39999319 | 0 | — | −41N | +45B | −23N | +63B | −36N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Sreraman, Rahul | 0 | USA | −13B | −18N | −45N | +72B | +64N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Nguyen, Simon | 1523 | USA | −17B | −49N | +59N | −40B | +69N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 888 | -11.2 |
| 54 | Yun, Daniel | 0 | USA | −4N | F | +58B | =?B | =34N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 39949508 | 0 | — | −36N | =59B | −56N | =61N | +62B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Sreraman, Rohit | 0 | USA | −8B | =39N | +55B | −15B | −38N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Rish-Brown, Jacob | 1674 | USA | =27B | −28N | −50N | +67B | −33N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1585 | -4.8 |
| 58 | FIDE 39996204 | 0 | — | −15N | =50B | −54N | +68B | −49B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 39999190 | 0 | — | −32B | =55N | −53B | −38N | +68N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Rish-Brown, Jackson | 1607 | USA | −44N | −48B | +72N | =36B | −37N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1360 | -42.8 |
| 61 | FIDE 39999289 | 0 | — | −34B | −22N | =68N | =55B | =63N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 39999327 | 0 | — | −19N | +40B | −14N | −45B | −55N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Zhu, Aiden | 0 | USA | F | =21B | −25N | −51N | =61B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Sathish Raj, Kanish Raj | 1653 | CAN | −43N | +71B | −48N | −30N | −52B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 856 | -40.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 39999220 | 0 | — | F | −27N | −39B | −22N | +71N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Avula, Varshith | 0 | USA | −9N | +72B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Porad-Brand, Lewis | 0 | USA | −29B | −30N | =38B | −57N | −?B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 39999246 | 0 | — | −11B | −42N | =61B | −58N | −59B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 980 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 39999262 | 0 | — | −23N | −33B | −40N | F | −53B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 39999254 | 0 | — | −35B | F | −43N | −26N | −47B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 39968480 | 0 | — | −24B | −64N | F | −29N | −65B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 39999211 | 0 | — | −16B | −66N | −60B | −52N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yondon, OdbayarUSA+48.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Pai, VihaanUSA+47.23.5 pts · #11
- 3Raja, RianUSA+33.63.0 pts · #16
- 1Shinkarev, Slava SUSA-51.63.0 pts · #48
- 2Rish-Brown, JacksonUSA-42.81.5 pts · #44
- 3Sathish Raj, Kanish RajCAN-40.01.0 pts · #51
- R1+276 Elo gap
- R2+175 Elo gap
- R3+137 Elo gap