2025 Cornerstone Holiday Norm Invitationals #2 - IM B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Dec 2025 to 04 Jan 2026 in Sunnyvale, CA, United States. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2215, and top seed was Neuris Delgado Ramirez (🇵🇾 PAR, GM, 2503).
Neuris Delgado Ramirez (🇵🇾 PAR, GM, 2503) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Dylan Tang (6.0) and David Arenas (5.5). Delgado Ramirez shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Akshaj Pulijala (1830) beat Shaaketh Sivakumar (FM, 2264), a +434-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Neuris Delgado Ramirez led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Dylan Tang); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez beat FM Dylan Tang (White).
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 | 🇵🇾GMDelgado Ramirez, Neuris | 2503 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.50 | 37.5 | +0.2 | 2488 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸FMTang, Dylan | 2218 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +60.4 | 2340 |
| 3 | 🇨🇴GMArenas, David | 2352 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 39.5 | -5.0 | 2294 |
| 4 | 🇨🇷IMJimenez Garcia, Emmanuel | 2363 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 39.5 | -6.3 | 2294 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMSivakumar, Shaaketh | 2264 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 2257 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Nasta, Kiren Vivek | 2200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +5.2 | 2217 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMVatsal Singhania | 2228 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -11.8 | 2171 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸FMTalwalkar, Vedant | 2095 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.00 | 42.0 | -1.2 | 2103 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Pulijala, Akshaj | 1830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 9.00 | 43.0 | +42.4 | 1976 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸CMLing, Chenxuan | 2099 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -30.8 | 2008 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tang, DylanFMUSA+60.46.0 pts · #2
- 2Pulijala, AkshajUSA+42.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA+5.24.5 pts · #6
- 1Ling, ChenxuanCMUSA-30.82.0 pts · #9
- 2Vatsal SinghaniaFMIND-11.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Jimenez Garcia, EmmanuelIMCRC-6.35.5 pts · #4
- R4+434 Elo gap
- R9+398 Elo gap
- R4+152 Elo gap