Lafayette Open 2025 National Chess Day
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Lafayette, LA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 536, and top seed was Matthew Pikus (🇺🇸 USA, 1889).
Matthew Pikus (🇺🇸 USA, 1889) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alias Hanafi (3.5) and Carl Beavers (3.5). Pikus won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇺🇸Lafayette, LA, United States
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMatthew Pikus led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Matthew Pikus never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Matthew Pikus won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Pikus | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Cesar Navejar | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Alias Hanafi | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Carl Beavers | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikus, Matthew | 1889 | USA | +12B | +2N | +3B | +6N | +7B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2538 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Hanafi, Alias | 1703 | MAS | +13N | −1B | +8N | +5B | =3B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1638 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Beavers, Carl | 1772 | USA | +11N | +10B | −1N | +4B | =2N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1603 | -17.6 |
| 4 | Navejar, Cesar | 0 | USA | +?B | =6N | +?B | −3N | +9B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1806 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Parthiban, Haricharan | 0 | USA | =?B | +?N | =7B | −2N | +6B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1755 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 39995950 | 0 | — | +?N | =4B | +10N | −1B | −5N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1089 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 39963896 | 0 | — | +9B | F | =5N | +?B | −1N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1089 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Deville, Darrel | 0 | USA | +?B | −?N | −2B | F | +?N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 39913775 | 0 | — | −7N | −11B | +?B | F | −4N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1742 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Slaton Jr, Hershel | 0 | USA | +?B | −3N | −6B | −?N | −?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2042630 | 0 | — | −3B | +9N | F | F | −?B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 972 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 39995925 | 0 | — | −1N | =13B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1089 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 39995941 | 0 | — | −2B | =12N | −?B | −?N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 913 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pikus, MatthewUSA+12.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Slaton Jr, HershelUSA0.01.0 pts · #8
- 3FIDE 20426300.01.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Beavers, CarlUSA-17.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Hanafi, AliasMAS-3.23.5 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 20426300.01.0 pts · #11