2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - GM
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Sunnyvale, CA, United States. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2441, and top seed was Aleksey Sorokin (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2530).
Josiah Stearman (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2475) won with 5.5/9, ahead of Andrew Jing (5.0) and Gabor Nagy (5.0). Stearman shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Andrew Jing (FM, 2352) beat Neuris Delgado Ramirez (GM, 2503), a +151-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Josiah Stearman led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Josiah Stearman takes the sole lead (5.5/9).
IM Josiah Stearman drew with FM Andrew Jing (Black).
IM Josiah Stearman went unbeaten across 8 games (R2–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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| 1 | 🇺🇸IMStearman, Josiah | 2475 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +5.5 | 2517 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸FMJing, Andrew | 2352 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.50 | 40.0 | +34.0 | 2494 |
| 3 | ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºGMNagy, Gabor | 2444 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.50 | 40.0 | +4.6 | 2484 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸IMLevine, Joseph | 2399 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | +10.7 | 2489 |
| 5 | 🇵🇾GMDelgado Ramirez, Neuris | 2503 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | -8.4 | 2434 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸IMKunka, Harshid | 2472 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | -4.4 | 2437 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸IMLee, Alice | 2408 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | +4.5 | 2445 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺GMSorokin, Aleksey | 2530 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | -17.1 | 2388 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧IMLohia, Sohum | 2410 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 41.5 | -5.7 | 2364 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸IMGriffith, Kyron | 2417 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -6.7 | 2364 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jing, AndrewFMUSA+34.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Levine, JosephIMUSA+10.75.0 pts · #4
- 3Stearman, JosiahIMUSA+5.55.5 pts · #1
- 1Sorokin, AlekseyGMRUS-17.14.0 pts · #8
- 2Delgado Ramirez, NeurisGMPAR-8.44.5 pts · #5
- 3Griffith, KyronIMUSA-6.73.5 pts · #10
- R3+151 Elo gap
- R3+131 Elo gap
- R7+120 Elo gap