2025 AGCA Winter - Classic
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Austin, TX, United States. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2298, and top seed was Aleksander Mista (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2502).
Megan Lee (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2230) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Lucius Melillo (6.5) and Aleksander Mista (6.0). Lee won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rohit Gundam (2055) beat Vladimir Belous (GM, 2494), a +439-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Lucius Melillo led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
FM Lucius Melillo held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.
FM Lucius Melillo lost to FM Megan Lee (Black).
FM Lucius Melillo went unbeaten across 5 games (R5–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇺🇸FMLee, Megan | 2230 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | +57.2 | 2472 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸FMMelillo, Lucius | 2260 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 38.5 | +49.8 | 2468 |
| 3 | 🇵🇱GMMista, Aleksander | 2502 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | -8.3 | 2407 |
| 4 | 🇷🇺GMBelous, Vladimir | 2494 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -12.6 | 2362 |
| 5 | 🇲🇰GMMitkov, Nikola | 2395 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -11.6 | 2287 |
| 6 | 🇮🇱GMPopilski, Gil | 2401 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -12.6 | 2287 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳Vijay, Keerthi K. | 2271 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | -3.2 | 2258 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Gundam, Rohit | 2055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 12.00 | 41.5 | +34.2 | 2235 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸FMDas, Aditeya | 2287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 41.5 | -16.8 | 2219 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸FMMulay, Vivan Prakash | 2085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.25 | 44.5 | -54.3 | 1875 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lee, MeganFMUSA+57.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Melillo, LuciusFMUSA+49.86.5 pts · #1
- 3Gundam, RohitUSA+34.23.5 pts · #9
- 1Mulay, Vivan PrakashFMUSA-54.30.5 pts · #10
- 2Das, AditeyaFMUSA-16.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Popilski, GilGMISR-12.64.5 pts · #6
- R4+439 Elo gap
- R8+141 Elo gap
- R8+108 Elo gap