2025 December NYCNorms FIDE Swiss - Expert
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Alisher Podavonov (🇺🇸 USA, 2080).
Justin Dalhouse (🇺🇸 USA, 1968) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Kevin B Stern (3.0) and Alisher Podavonov (3.0). Dalhouse clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eric Liu (1730) beat Milo Su (1891), a +161-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
06 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×15
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsJustin Dalhouse led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Dec
Justin Dalhouse takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Justin Dalhouse | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Kevin B Stern | — | * | — | — |
| 3WCMHema Vikas | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alisher Podavonov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalhouse, Justin | 1968 | USA | +16N | =12B | +9B | +3N | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.00 | 2220 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Stern, Kevin B | 1988 | USA | =8B | +5N | =12N | +6B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6.00 | 2088 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Podavonov, Alisher | 2080 | USA | +13N | +14B | +6N | −1B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 2077 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Vikas, HemaWCM | 1961 | USA | +15N | −6B | +13N | +12B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2030 | +14.0 |
| 5 | Resika, NathanFM | 1999 | USA | =7N | −2B | +15B | +10N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1943 | -5.4 |
| 6 | Marzouq, Chowdhury | 1954 | BAN | +10B | +4N | −3B | −2N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1940 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Wong, Wyatt | 1888 | USA | =5B | −9N | =8B | +13N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1833 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Xiang, GraysonCM | 1805 | USA | =2N | −13B | =7N | +15B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1862 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Zhou, ElizabethWCM | 1740 | USA | F | +7B | −1N | =11N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1870 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Liu, Eric | 1730 | USA | −6N | +16B | =14N | −5B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1831 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Tanaka, Takki | 1753 | USA | F | F | +16N | =9B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2009 | +26.4 |
| 12 | Sen, Samant Robert | 1823 | USA | F | =1N | =2B | −4N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1847 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Sommerstein, Adrian Harrison | 1786 | USA | −3B | +8N | −4B | −7B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1740 | -10.0 |
| 14 | Statz, Isaac Hart | 1827 | USA | F | −3N | =10B | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1712 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Stern, Eli Russell | 1787 | USA | −4B | F | −5N | −8N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1121 | -38.8 |
| 16 | Su, Milo | 1891 | USA | −1B | −10N | −11B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1017 | -71.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tanaka, TakkiUSA+26.41.5 pts · #11
- 2Dalhouse, JustinUSA+21.23.5 pts · #1
- 3Stern, Kevin BUSA+20.43.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Su, MiloUSA-71.20.0 pts · #16
- 2Stern, Eli RussellUSA-38.80.0 pts · #15
- 3Statz, Isaac HartUSA-12.80.5 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R2+161 Elo gap
- R2+148 Elo gap
- R3+138 Elo gap