Los Angeles Open 2025
November 07, 2025 - November 09, 2025
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Blitz:
SwissSys Standings. 10th Annual LA Open Blitz: Blitz (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Name | ID | Rating | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | Probable Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ephraim M Rosenstock | 30265844 | 2254 | WW11 | WW13 | WD5 | WW4 | 7.5 | 150.00 |
| 2 | Kyle Chang | 16418462 | 2053 | WW34 | WD22 | DD7 | WW20 | 6.5 | 100.00 |
| 3 | FM Derek Wu | 14879327 | 2326 | WW40 | DD30 | WW21 | DD8 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | CM Gordon Zhenyu Xu | 16641003 | 2202 | WW41 | WW19 | WW6 | LL1 | 6.0 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Ike S Miller | 12501097 | 2200 | WW25 | WW14 | DL1 | WD10 | 6.0 | 12.00 |
| 6 | Tarun Sankar | 17060275 | 2187 | WW31 | WW15 | LL4 | WW22 | 6.0 | 12.00 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Dentchouk | 16190224 | 2171 | WW32 | WW16 | DD2 | DD9 | 6.0 | 12.00 |
| 8 | Forest J Sherwood | 30026768 | 2168 | DD24 | WW27 | WW23 | DD3 | 6.0 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Michael Zhang | 16565807 | 2082 | WW33 | DD17 | WW30 | DD7 | 6.0 | 12.00 |
| 10 | Charlie Sun | 17114801 | 2025 | X--- | WL18 | WW17 | DL5 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | Xiaoshan Chen | 31974206 | 1791 | LL1 | WW42 | WW45 | WD19 | 5.5 | 70.00 |
| 12 | Davit Simanovski | 30806196 | 2053 | DD27 | DD24 | X41 | DD15 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | David Galstian | 31041137 | 1946 | WW42 | LL1 | DD32 | WW31 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | Shubham Patankar | 15259967 | 1927 | WW43 | LL5 | DD33 | WW32 | 5.0 | |
| 15 | Jason Jialong Ju | 32103096 | 1921 | WW44 | LL6 | WW35 | DD12 | 5.0 | |
| 16 | Finn Belew | 15220601 | 1899 | WW36 | LL7 | DD25 | WW33 | 5.0 | |
| 17 | Cody Oldham | 12845687 | 1892 | WW45 | DD9 | LL10 | WW34 | 5.0 | |
| 18 | Dominic Kuperman | 31740289 | 1823 | WW46 | WL10 | LL20 | WW30 | 5.0 | |
| 19 | Victor Yi | 16685945 | 1934 | WW38 | LL4 | WW24 | DL11 | 4.5 | |
| 20 | Brent Bennett | 16058211 | 1916 | DD47 | WD28 | WW18 | LL2 | 4.5 | |
| 21 | Jake Nemeth | 31093154 | 1880 | WD39 | WW26 | LL3 | DD23 | 4.5 | |
| 22 | Evan Shi | 16997990 | 1838 | WW37 | DL2 | WW29 | LL6 | 4.5 | |
| 23 | Tez Padhee | 31014323 | 1990 | DD28 | WW47 | LL8 | DD21 | 4.0 | |
| 24 | Steven A Merrit | 30652847 | 1723 | DD8 | DD12 | LL19 | WW42 | 4.0 | |
| 25 | David Vayntrub | 15326038 | 1467 | LL5 | WW40 | DD16 | DD26 | 4.0 | 60.00 |
| 26 | Felix McMillan | 30251494 | 1818 | WD29 | LL21 | DD28 | DD25 | 3.5 | |
| 27 | Ruiyuan [ryan] Xu | 32186206 | 1524 | DD12 | LL8 | DD37 | WD38 | 3.5 | |
| 28 | Taylor Liu | 30752032 | 1479 | DD23 | DL20 | DD26 | DD29 | 3.5 | |
| 29 | Anaisha Choksy | 32649942 | unr. | DL26 | WW39 | LL22 | DD28 | 3.5 | |
| 30 | Leo H Chen | 30141602 | 1969 | WW35 | DD3 | LL9 | LL18 | 3.0 | |
| 31 | Gary Boyle | 30359384 | 1765 | LL6 | DD43 | WW47 | LL13 | 3.0 | |
| 32 | Vishnu Sripada | 30677176 | 1746 | LL7 | WW44 | DD13 | LL14 | 3.0 | |
| 33 | Vasisht Nishtala | 15809673 | 1668 | LL9 | WW36 | DD14 | LL16 | 3.0 | |
| 34 | Vivaan Varma | 30756763 | 1584 | LL2 | DD37 | WW43 | LL17 | 3.0 | |
| 35 | Justin Pang | 30839927 | 1475 | LL30 | WW46 | LL15 | DD37 | 3.0 | |
| 36 | Robert Clinton Younger | 30594682 | 1164 | LL16 | LL33 | B--- | DD39 | 3.0 | 48.00 |
| 37 | Aarav Shah | unr. | LL22 | DD34 | DD27 | DD35 | 3.0 | ||
| 38 | Daniel Yoojun Song | 31502981 | 1337 | LL19 | LL41 | WW46 | DL27 | 2.5 | |
| 39 | Easton Chong | 17119751 | 726 | DL21 | LL29 | DD40 | DD36 | 2.5 | |
| 40 | Ryder Sebastian Margalit | 30600679 | 1799 | LL3 | LL25 | DD39 | DD43 | 2.0 | |
| 41 | Frank Andrew Ciarliero | 30743643 | 1779 | LL4 | WW38 | F12 | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 42 | Robin Hao | 30772151 | 1337 | LL13 | LL11 | WW44 | LL24 | 2.0 | |
| 43 | Daniel Simanovski | 30812362 | 1319 | LL14 | DD31 | LL34 | DD40 | 2.0 | |
| 44 | Prayag Dave | 30804100 | 1299 | LL15 | LL32 | LL42 | B--- | 2.0 | |
| 45 | Ethan Hunter Liu | 32279709 | 1144 | LL17 | B--- | LL11 | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 46 | Johann Palacio | 32660418 | unr. | LL18 | LL35 | LL38 | X47 | 2.0 | |
| 47 | Alexander Chen | 30353668 | 1189 | DD20 | LL23 | LL31 | F46 | 1.0 |