2025 December BayAreaChess Real FIDE Championship - MXA
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Milpitas, CA, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Norovsambuu Badamkhand (🇲🇳 MGL, WFM, 1866).
Vedant Verma (🇺🇸 USA, 1765) won with 3.5/6, ahead of Norovsambuu Badamkhand (3.5) and Oza Pawandeep (3.0). Verma took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇺🇸Milpitas, CA, United States
Dates
19 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×3
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 6 roundsTight race until R1; 2 players tied at 3.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE20 Dec
Oza Pawandeep takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/6. Verma takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vedant Verma drew with WFM Norovsambuu Badamkhand (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vedant Verma | * | ½ | ½ ½ | 1 |
| 2WFMNorovsambuu Badamkhand | ½ | * | — | ½ 1 |
| 3Oza Pawandeep | ½ ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Rayna Yan | 0 | ½ 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verma, Vedant | 1765 | USA | +4B | =2N | =3B | F | +5N | =3N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1881 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Badamkhand, NorovsambuuWFM | 1866 | MGL | =5N | =1B | =4N | F | +4B | +5B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 1835 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Oza Pawandeep | 1730 | IND | F | +5B | =1N | +4B | F | =1B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1909 | +18.6 |
| 4 | Yan, Rayna | 1619 | USA | −1N | F | =2B | −3N | −2N | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1485 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Oza, Nikunj | 1713 | USA | =2B | −3N | F | F | −1B | −2N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1485 | -20.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Verma, VedantUSA+30.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Oza PawandeepIND+18.63.0 pts · #3
- 3Badamkhand, NorovsambuuWFMMGL-3.23.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Yan, RaynaUSA-21.20.5 pts · #4
- 2Oza, NikunjUSA-20.20.5 pts · #5
- 3Badamkhand, NorovsambuuWFMMGL-3.23.5 pts · #2