2025 Washington Class Championships - Kramnik (1800-1999)
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Saahil Gupta (🇺🇸 USA, 1863).
Saahil Gupta (🇺🇸 USA, 1863) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Arnav Gadde (4.5) and Brook Ayalew (3.5). Gupta won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Arnav Gadde (1720) beat Bental Checking Tagor (1848), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSaahil Gupta led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Saahil Gupta held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Saahil Gupta drew with Arnav Gadde (Black).
Saahil Gupta went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saahil Gupta | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Arnav Gadde | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Alex Chow | — | — | * | — |
| 4Aarav Sai Bharathy Mohan | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gupta, Saahil | 1863 | USA | =2N | +18B | +13N | =3B | +16N | +4B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2008 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Gadde, Arnav | 1720 | USA | =1B | +11N | +6B | =4N | =5B | +3N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 15.50 | 2004 | +89.6 |
| 3 | Ayalew, Brook | 1834 | USA | +12N | =10B | +5N | =1N | =4B | −2B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1820 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Bharathy Mohan, Aarav Sai | 1757 | USA | +9N | =13B | +10N | =2B | =3N | −1N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1790 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Zhang, MichelleWCM | 1838 | USA | =11B | +7N | −3B | +8N | =2N | =16B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1737 | -27.2 |
| 6 | Tagor, Bental Checking | 1848 | USA | −7B | +15N | −2N | =14B | +8B | +9N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1814 | -3.6 |
| 7 | Chow, Alex | 0 | USA | +6N | −5B | +9N | =16B | F | +10B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1800 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Yang, Yuchang | 1681 | USA | −10N | +12B | +11N | −5B | −6N | +17B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1759 | +25.6 |
| 9 | Gao, Ziqian | 1689 | USA | −4B | +14N | −7B | +17N | +10N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1801 | +31.2 |
| 10 | Mohan, Vishnu | 1699 | USA | +8B | =3N | −4B | +13N | −9B | −7N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1710 | +2.8 |
| 11 | Meng, Miranda | 1726 | USA | =5N | −2B | −8B | =15N | =12N | +19B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1642 | -29.6 |
| 12 | Shankaranand, Deeksha | 1699 | USA | −3B | −8N | +15B | =19N | =11B | =14N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1625 | -26.4 |
| 13 | Hanson, Roger Oscar | 1593 | USA | +14N | =4N | −1B | −10B | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1642 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1598 | USA | −13B | −9B | F | =6N | =15N | =12B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1545 | -15.2 |
| 15 | Yuan, Chen | 1641 | USA | =18N | −6B | −12N | =11B | =14B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1582 | -16.4 |
| 16 | Subramanian, Thrinay | 1727 | USA | F | F | F | =7N | −1B | =5N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1658 | -6.8 |
| 17 | Campbell, Tim | 1741 | USA | F | F | F | −9B | +19B | −8N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1535 | -16.6 |
| 18 | Lavoice, Richard | 1778 | USA | =15B | −1N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1559 | -11.2 |
| 19 | Pai, Vihaan | 1612 | USA | F | F | F | =12B | −17N | −11N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1450 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gadde, ArnavUSA+89.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Gupta, SaahilUSA+40.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Gao, ZiqianUSA+31.23.0 pts · #7
- 1Meng, MirandaUSA-29.62.5 pts · #11
- 2Zhang, MichelleWCMUSA-27.23.5 pts · #12
- 3Shankaranand, DeekshaUSA-26.42.5 pts · #10
- R3+128 Elo gap
- R6+114 Elo gap