2025 Washington Class Championships - Carlsen (2200 and over)
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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 7 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2175, and top seed was Vladimir Belous (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2495).
Vladimir Belous (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2495) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Ted Wang (4.0) and Miles Yongkang Kuipers (3.5). Belous won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hayul Lim (1918) beat Ted Wang (FM, 2224), a +306-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
28 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. 30 Sec.
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
FM×5
CM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×13
🇨🇦Canada×3
🇰🇷South Korea×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Vladimir Belous led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
GM Vladimir Belous never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
GM Vladimir Belous won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMVladimir Belous | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMTed Wang | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Miles Yongkang Kuipers | — | — | * | — |
| 4Hayul Lim | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belous, VladimirGM | 2495 | RUS | +12B | +11N | +9B | +5N | +6N | +16B | 6.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2976 | +8.5 |
| 2 | Wang, TedFM | 2224 | USA | −4N | +20B | =5N | =9B | +15N | +11B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2108 | -13.0 |
| 3 | Kuipers, Miles Yongkang | 1934 | USA | −8N | +15B | =7N | +13B | =9N | =5B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 2034 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Lim, Hayul | 1918 | KOR | +2B | +12N | −6B | −17N | =10B | +20N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 2131 | +63.6 |
| 5 | Willy, StephenFM | 2269 | USA | +19B | +10N | =2B | −1B | F | =3N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 2186 | -7.0 |
| 6 | Degenbaev, AzizFM | 2302 | KGZ | +15N | +7B | +4N | F | −1B | F | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 2247 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pupols, Viktors | 1771 | USA | +13B | −6N | =3B | −10N | +19N | =9B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1979 | +30.4 |
| 8 | Kona, VidipCM | 2053 | USA | +3B | −9N | +10B | F | −18N | +14N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2015 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Saddi, Neevan Reddy | 1927 | USA | F | +8B | −1N | =2N | =3B | =7N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 2062 | +29.6 |
| 10 | Gottumukkala, Ananth | 2046 | USA | +14N | −5B | −8N | +7B | =4N | −13B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1914 | -21.6 |
| 11 | Liu, Austin | 2073 | USA | +20N | −1B | =13N | F | +14B | −2N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 2067 | -4.8 |
| 12 | Yao, Lucas Mason Pin Qian | 1913 | CAN | −1N | −4B | =14N | F | +21B | +19N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1968 | +9.2 |
| 13 | Razmov, Gabriel | 1953 | USA | −7N | F | =11B | −3N | +20B | +10N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1929 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Karthik Bimod | 1862 | IND | −10B | =19N | =12B | +20N | −11N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1834 | -10.4 |
| 15 | Yin, Aiden | 1888 | CAN | −6B | −3N | +19B | +21N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1966 | +12.8 |
| 16 | Porter, Ryan WFM | 2200 | USA | F | F | F | F | +17B | −1N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 2315 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Yanayt, EugeneFM | 2134 | USA | F | F | F | +4B | −16N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 2059 | -3.8 |
| 18 | Karthikeyan, Harishkumar | 1948 | USA | F | F | F | F | +8B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2853 | +25.6 |
| 19 | Xu, Owen | 1843 | USA | −5N | =14B | −15N | F | −7B | −12B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1570 | -59.6 |
| 20 | Yin, Andrew | 1822 | CAN | −11B | −2N | F | −14B | −13N | −4B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1206 | -56.0 |
| 21 | Mukumbya, Benjamin | 1902 | UGA | F | F | F | −15B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1102 | -20.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lim, HayulKOR+63.63.5 pts · #4
- 2Kuipers, Miles YongkangUSA+31.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Pupols, ViktorsUSA+30.43.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Xu, OwenUSA-59.60.5 pts · #19
- 2Yin, AndrewCAN-56.00.0 pts · #21
- 3Gottumukkala, AnanthUSA-21.62.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+306 Elo gap
- R1+182 Elo gap
- R2+126 Elo gap