2025 Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls and Boys - K-12 Girls
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17 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 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1723, and top seed was Kylie Zhang (🇺🇸 USA, WCM, 1869).
Kylie Zhang (🇺🇸 USA, WCM, 1869) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Shanna Wu (3.5) and Emel Bayrambeyli (3.5). Zhang broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
22 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×12
🇨🇦Canada×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsWCM Kylie Zhang led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE23 Nov
WCM Kylie Zhang takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
WCM Kylie Zhang went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMKylie Zhang | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Shanna Wu | — | * | — | — |
| 3Emel Bayrambeyli | — | — | * | — |
| 4Selina Cheng | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang, KylieWCM | 1869 | USA | +16N | =4B | +8B | =10N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.50 | 1926 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Wu, Shanna | 1708 | USA | +15B | +7N | =10B | −6N | +9B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1804 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Bayrambeyli, Emel | 1713 | TUR | =8N | +12B | −5B | +13N | +10B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1691 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Cheng, Selina | 1696 | USA | +11B | =1N | +7B | −5N | =6B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1807 | +30.8 |
| 5 | Jammalamadaka, Varnika | 1716 | USA | +13B | F | +3N | +4B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1884 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Prabhu, Tanya G | 1756 | USA | =12B | −8N | +14N | +2B | =4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1681 | -12.4 |
| 7 | Guo, Ella | 1773 | USA | +17N | −2B | −4N | +11B | +13N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1523 | -39.6 |
| 8 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1656 | CAN | =3B | +6B | −1N | −9N | +15B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1648 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Deng, Lily | 1603 | USA | −14N | +17B | =11N | +8B | −2N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1635 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Shankaranand, Deeksha | 1699 | USA | F | +14B | =2N | =1B | −3N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1632 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Szeto, Martina | 1560 | CAN | −4N | +16B | =9B | −7N | =12B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1596 | +6.0 |
| 12 | Tare, Eevie | 0 | USA | =6N | −3N | −13B | +17B | =11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nguyen, Suri Ngoc | 0 | USA | −5N | =15B | +12N | −3B | −7B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 934 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sridhar, Riya | 0 | USA | +9B | −10N | −6B | =15N | −16N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lou, Evelyn | 0 | CAN | −2N | =13N | =16B | =14B | −8N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Anand, Lakshana | 1639 | USA | −1B | −11N | =15N | F | +14B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 914 | -34.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 39980693 | 0 | — | −7B | −9N | F | −12N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cheng, SelinaUSA+30.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Jammalamadaka, VarnikaUSA+26.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Wu, ShannaUSA+24.03.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Guo, EllaUSA-39.63.0 pts · #10
- 2Anand, LakshanaUSA-34.81.5 pts · #16
- 3Prabhu, Tanya GUSA-12.43.0 pts · #8