2025 October Wilson Chess FIDE Plus Score - Reserve
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 19 Oct 2025 in Lisle, IL, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 916, and top seed was Madison Loftis (🇺🇸 USA, 1691).
Nathaniel Bafia (🇺🇸 USA, 1629) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Madison Loftis (2.0) and Vivaan Parameswaran (1.5). Bafia won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kavinvel Durai Murugan (1566) beat Madison Loftis (1691), a +125-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Lisle, IL, United States
Dates
19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsNathaniel Bafia led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Nathaniel Bafia never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Nathaniel Bafia won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathaniel Bafia | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Madison Loftis | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Vivaan Parameswaran | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Valerie Yan | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bafia, Nathaniel | 1629 | USA | +7B | +6N | +3B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2325 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Loftis, Madison | 1691 | USA | −5B | +4N | +6B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 765 | -26.8 |
| 3 | Parameswaran, Vivaan | 1525 | USA | =4B | +5N | −1N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1597 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Yan, Valerie | 0 | USA | =3N | −2B | +7N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Durai Murugan, Kavinvel | 1566 | USA | +2N | −3B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1608 | +4.4 |
| 6 | FIDE 39976882 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −2N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Durai Murugan, Thirukkumaran | 0 | USA | −1N | F | −4B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bafia, NathanielUSA+14.43.0 pts · #1
- 2Parameswaran, VivaanUSA+8.01.5 pts · #3
- 3Durai Murugan, KavinvelUSA+4.41.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Loftis, MadisonUSA-26.82.0 pts · #5
- 2Durai Murugan, ThirukkumaranUSA0.00.0 pts · #7
- 3FIDE 399768820.00.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+125 Elo gap