2025 Washington Winter Classic - Dasher U1800
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37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Bellevue, WA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Daniel A Bailey (🇺🇸 USA, 1798).
Rian Raja (🇺🇸 USA, 1671) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Rhadean Rubaiyat (3.5) and Johnny Tan (3.5). Raja clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Oliver Lang He (1582) beat Vernon Lee Vanpoucke (1762), a +180-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Bellevue, WA, United States
Dates
20 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
🇨🇦Canada×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRian Raja led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
3
1
2
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Rian Raja held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Rian Raja won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rian Raja | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2David Hirschowitz | — | * | — | — |
| 3Yash Syal | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Gideon Tang | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja, Rian | 1671 | USA | +26B | +19N | +4B | −6N | +3N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 1842 | +35.2 |
| 2 | Rubaiyat, Rhadean | 1678 | USA | =8N | +29B | =3N | +15B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2373 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Tan, Johnny | 0 | USA | +31B | +11N | =2B | +27N | −1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Syal, Yash | 1771 | USA | +36B | +14N | −1N | =7B | +16N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1755 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Hirschowitz, David | 0 | USA | =7N | +20B | =16N | +30B | =2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Tang, Gideon | 1637 | CAN | =25N | +32B | +9N | +1B | F | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.00 | 1880 | +36.0 |
| 7 | Li, Moses | 1666 | CAN | =5B | +28N | =15B | =4N | =8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1672 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Inforzato, Andrew | 0 | USA | =2B | =18N | +19B | =16B | =7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1665 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Madden, Dahlia | 1709 | USA | =22B | +33N | −6B | =18N | +24B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1733 | +2.2 |
| 10 | Chin, Eugene | 0 | USA | +17B | =15N | −22B | =14N | +26B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Yuodelis, Kenneth | 1737 | USA | +34N | −3B | =14B | =17N | +29N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1734 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Vanpoucke, Vernon Lee | 1762 | USA | −14N | +25B | F | +21B | +20N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1732 | -2.4 |
| 13 | Miskelly, Sachin | 0 | USA | −15N | +34B | =17B | =24N | +33N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 14 | He, Oliver Lang | 1582 | USA | +12B | −4B | =11N | =10B | =15N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1711 | +27.6 |
| 15 | Maharaja, Imai Subramonia | 1573 | USA | +13B | =10B | =7N | −2N | =14B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1517 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Juchau, Dave | 1645 | USA | +21B | =30N | =5B | =8N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1569 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Gupta, Krishang | 1670 | USA | −10N | +36B | =13N | =11B | =18B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1795 | +13.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 39933199 | 0 | — | =29N | =8B | =21N | =9B | =17N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Zhang, Iris Runyi | 1590 | USA | +37B | −1B | −8N | =32N | +28B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 871 | -15.6 |
| 20 | Bailey, Daniel A | 1798 | USA | =28B | −5N | +35B | +31N | −12B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1659 | -14.0 |
| 21 | Rao, Deepak Sri Kartikeya | 0 | USA | −16N | +37B | =18B | −12N | +31N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Stroud, Jeb Thacher | 1687 | USA | =9N | +23B | +10N | F | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 1782 | +10.0 |
| 23 | Ma, Ziliang | 1468 | USA | =33B | −22N | −24B | +36N | +34N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1591 | +32.8 |
| 24 | Avula, Guru Harshith | 1620 | USA | =32N | −27B | +23N | =13B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1530 | -14.4 |
| 25 | Avula, Varshith | 1442 | USA | =6B | −12N | =28B | −26N | +32B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1392 | -6.8 |
| 26 | Das, Sambuddha Sekhar | 1597 | USA | −1N | −31B | +37N | +25B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1556 | -4.4 |
| 27 | Boulis, Christos | 1787 | USA | F | +24N | F | −3B | +30N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2486 | +29.2 |
| 28 | Rastogi, Atharv | 0 | USA | =20N | −7B | =25N | =33B | −19N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kwan-Uchiyama, Avery | 0 | USA | =18B | −2N | F | +35N | −11B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Marinescu, Andra | 1753 | USA | +35N | =16B | F | −5N | −27B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1663 | -14.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 566001870 | 0 | — | −3N | +26N | F | −20B | −21B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Wang, Harvey | 0 | USA | =24B | −6N | F | =19B | −25N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Ganesan, Vidur | 1607 | USA | =23N | −9B | F | =28N | −13B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1396 | -22.0 |
| 34 | Xu, Zoe Yue | 1556 | USA | −11B | −13N | +36N | F | −23B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1432 | -23.6 |
| 35 | Ge, Emma | 1553 | USA | −30B | F | −20N | −29B | +37N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 976 | -18.0 |
| 36 | Li, Anyi | 1466 | USA | −4N | −17N | −34B | −23B | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 821 | -49.2 |
| 37 | Meenakshi Sundaram, Adheesh | 0 | USA | −19N | −21N | −26B | F | −35B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tang, GideonCAN+36.03.5 pts · #6
- 2Raja, RianUSA+35.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Ma, ZiliangUSA+32.82.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Li, AnyiUSA-49.20.0 pts · #36
- 2Xu, Zoe YueUSA-23.61.0 pts · #20
- 3Ganesan, VidurUSA-22.01.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R1+180 Elo gap