2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #1 - IM A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Sunnyvale, CA, United States. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2228, and top seed was Azer Mirzoev (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2471).
Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe (🇵🇪 PER, IM, 2369) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Azer Mirzoev (6.5) and Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia (5.5). Soriano Quispe took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Steve Wongso (2199) beat Azer Mirzoev (GM, 2471), a +272-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
IM Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe drew with GM Azer Mirzoev (White).
IM Ivan Excender Soriano Quispe 3 wins (R6–R8)FM Lucas Jiang 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇵🇪IMSoriano Quispe, Ivan Excender | 2369 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +25.6 | 2486 |
| 2 | 🇦🇿GMMirzoev, Azer | 2471 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | -7.5 | 2376 |
| 4 | 🇨🇷IMJimenez Garcia, Emmanuel | 2363 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -6.5 | 2293 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMJiang, Lucas | 2256 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.25 | 39.5 | +12.8 | 2305 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMYan, Nathan | 2155 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.50 | 40.0 | +28.2 | 2280 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Wongso, Steve | 2199 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -5.2 | 2189 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMVatsal Singhania | 2228 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 12.50 | 41.0 | -10.0 | 2185 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Zhou, Ruoyu | 2171 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -11.2 | 2155 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Champsi, Imran | 2078 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -27.2 | 2025 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Bagdasarian, Ararat | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 | 4.75 | 43.5 | -12.2 | 1973 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yan, NathanFMUSA+28.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Soriano Quispe, Ivan ExcenderIMPER+25.67.5 pts · #1
- 3Jiang, LucasFMUSA+12.85.5 pts · #3
- 1Champsi, ImranUSA-27.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Bagdasarian, AraratUSA-12.21.5 pts · #10
- 3Zhou, RuoyuUSA-11.23.5 pts · #8
- R2+272 Elo gap
- R5+101 Elo gap