2025 CSUN PanAm Candidates
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Northridge, CA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 853, and top seed was Richard Mirzoian (🇺🇸 USA, 1780).
Haig Amloyan (🇺🇸 USA, 1624) won with 3.0/4, ahead of Amin Zoghlami (2.5) and Richard Mirzoian (2.0). Amloyan won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇺🇸Northridge, CA, United States
Dates
11 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 85 Min. Del. 5 Sec. / /
System
Round-robin · 4 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsHaig Amloyan led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R2–R4 · LEAD HELD
Haig Amloyan held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Haig Amloyan beat Amin Zoghlami (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸Amloyan, Haig | 1624 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | ½ | 3.0 | 6.00 | 7.5 | +33.2 | 1940 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Zoghlami, Amin | 1714 | 0 | * | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.50 | 7.5 | -21.2 | 1509 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Mirzoian, Richard | 1780 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | — | 2.0 | 4.75 | 9.0 | -12.0 | 1669 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Ali, Aryan Mijwad | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.50 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 902 |
| 3 | FIDE 558077405 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1.5 | 2.50 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1747 |
| 4 | FIDE 39995194 | 0 | ½ | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.25 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1476 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Amloyan, HaigUSA+33.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Ali, Aryan MijwadUSA0.02.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 399951940.01.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Zoghlami, AminUSA-21.22.5 pts · #5
- 2Mirzoian, RichardUSA-12.02.0 pts · #2
- 3Ali, Aryan MijwadUSA0.02.0 pts · #6