Mid-America Open 2025
March 21, 2025 - March 23, 2025
Thank You, Everyone, for joining us at the 29th Annual Mid-America Open!
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When your game is over, please confirm the result with your opponent by signing each other's notation sheets.
After you have done this, please also write the result of your game on the yellow pairing sheet in the hall.
If your result is not reported correctly, this may adversely affect your pairings, rating and possible prize.
Thank You!
Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Under 2100:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_MAO25: Under 2100 Section (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alex J Marler | 12893372 | 2046 | MO | W10 (b) | W41 (w) | W16 (b) | D2 (b) | W5 (w) | 4.5 | 1500.00 | |
| 2 | 2-4 | Wilson Gao | 14957833 | 2076 | MO | W32 (b) | W38 (w) | W8 (b) | D1 (w) | D3 (b) | 4.0 | 500.00 | |
| 3 | Matthew Kent Pikus | 17324061 | 2065 | MO | W40 (w) | D9 (b) | W31 (w) | W24 (b) | D2 (w) | 4.0 | 500.00 | ||
| 4 | Jon Douglas Phillips | 15375683 | 1927 | IL | L34 (b) | W26 (w) | W35 (b) | W19 (w) | W14 (w) | 4.0 | 500.00 | ||
| 5 | 5-11 | Zhaoxiong Zheng | 30098055 | 2098 | TX | W25 (b) | W15 (w) | D14 (b) | W13 (w) | L1 (b) | 3.5 | ||
| 6 | Robert David Sax | 11071708 | 2000 | IL | L41 (w) | W40 (b) | W17 (w) | W31 (b) | D7 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 7 | Aarya Sivakumar | 17079946 | 1956 | OH | W50 (b) | D11 (w) | D20 (b) | W25 (w) | D6 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 8 | WCM Alice* Chovanec r/e | 16898466 | 1923 | CHOWAN | NY | W35 (w) | W34 (b) | L2 (w) | W22 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | ||
| 9 | WCM Stella Xin | 30733032 | 1866 | XINBAK | IL | W47 (b) | D3 (w) | L11 (b) | W20 (w) | W23 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 10 | Lawrence Zhao | 31136884 | 1805 | PA | L1 (w) | W44 (w) | D15 (b) | W29 (b) | W24 (w) | 3.5 | |||
| 11 | Varun Gurramkonda | 16758566 | 1720 | IL | W48 (w) | D7 (b) | W9 (w) | D12 (w) | D13 (b) | 3.5 | |||
| 12 | 12-21 | Chuck Johnson | 12948398 | 2029 | OK | W33 (w) | D36 (b) | W18 (w) | D11 (b) | U--- | 3.0 | ||
| 13 | Chuma Ikeorha | 15153048 | 1981 | AR | D20 (w) | W28 (b) | W36 (w) | L5 (b) | D11 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 14 | Jacob Song | 15410491 | 1962 | MO | W26 (w) | W17 (b) | D5 (w) | H--- | L4 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 15 | Srihari Anandheri Kandadai | 30067956 | 1942 | OH | X--- | L5 (b) | D10 (w) | W42 (w) | D18 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 16 | Michael Robertson | 13841225 | 1895 | TN | W46 (b) | W43 (w) | L1 (w) | D23 (b) | D21 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 17 | Rakshith* Seetharaman r/e | 17314901 | 1838 | NE | W53 (w) | L14 (w) | L6 (b) | W36 (b) | W33 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 18 | Agastya Sapru | 15818697 | 1835 | IL | D51 (b) | W39 (w) | L12 (b) | W34 (w) | D15 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 19 | Charles Quin Johnson | 30291128 | 1774 | MN | D30 (w) | W37 (b) | D23 (w) | L4 (b) | W31 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 20 | Aarav Sharma | 30888327 | 1768 | SHASHA | KS | D13 (b) | W27 (w) | D7 (w) | L9 (b) | W37 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 21 | Srikar Jayam | 16586674 | 1732 | IL | L31 (w) | B--- | D38 (b) | W32 (w) | D16 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 22 | 22-29 | Kai Tsuei | 14590093 | 1996 | WENTSU | IL | W45 (w) | L31 (b) | W41 (b) | L8 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | |
| 23 | Oliver Rubenstein | 14452644 | 1968 | KS | D39 (b) | W51 (w) | D19 (b) | D16 (w) | L9 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 24 | Benjamin Ev Soyka | 30434862 | 1875 | VA | W52 (w) | H--- | W42 (b) | L3 (w) | L10 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 25 | Hari Rangan Nadathur | 15816554 | 1850 | OH | L5 (w) | W50 (b) | W47 (w) | L7 (b) | H--- | 2.5 | |||
| 26 | Hemanth Samayamantri | 16787391 | 1823 | IL | L14 (b) | L4 (b) | W50 (w) | D41 (w) | W42 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 27 | Carl Pottinger | 14221274 | 1796 | MB | D37 (w) | L20 (b) | L39 (b) | W47 (w) | W41 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 28 | Jay Smalls | 13476304 | 1736 | IL | H--- | L13 (w) | W37 (b) | W38 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | |||
| 29 | Thomas Friske | 10337160 | 1710 | IL | L38 (b) | D32 (w) | W45 (b) | L10 (w) | W40 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 30 | 30-36 | Mohit Anirudh Prasad Maringanti | 31103518 | 1994 | MO | D19 (b) | F42 | H--- | H--- | D35 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 31 | Landon Meadors | 31453265 | 1848 | BARMEA | GA | W21 (b) | W22 (w) | L3 (b) | L6 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 32 | Marcus Stinson | 10241600 | 1821 | IL | L2 (w) | D29 (b) | W51 (w) | L21 (b) | D36 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 33 | Anish Suddala | 30546906 | 1803 | MO | L12 (b) | H--- | H--- | W46 (w) | L17 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 34 | Peregrin James Sadler | 30088521 | 1752 | IL | W4 (w) | L8 (w) | H--- | L18 (b) | H--- | 2.0 | |||
| 35 | Jenny Baranker | 15023585 | 1747 | BARMEA | OK | L8 (b) | W45 (b) | L4 (w) | D40 (w) | D30 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 36 | Paul J Goddard | 12304880 | 1700 | MO | W44 (b) | D12 (w) | L13 (b) | L17 (w) | D32 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 37 | 37-42 | CM Paul W Cornelison | 12451594 | 2000 | MO | D27 (b) | L19 (w) | L28 (w) | W51 (b) | L20 (b) | 1.5 | ||
| 38 | Jonah Chen | 15805266 | 1900 | MO | W29 (w) | L2 (b) | D21 (w) | L28 (b) | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 39 | Ethan Danie Stech | 14496582 | 1829 | MO | D23 (w) | L18 (b) | W27 (w) | U--- | U--- | 1.5 | |||
| 40 | Andrew Cai | 16271017 | 1818 | IL | L3 (b) | L6 (w) | B--- | D35 (b) | L29 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 41 | Anirudh Anand | 30324099 | 1782 | MI | W6 (b) | L1 (b) | L22 (w) | D26 (b) | L27 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 42 | Edward Jiayi Tang | 30688439 | 1767 | SARTAN | IL | H--- | X30 | L24 (w) | L15 (b) | L26 (w) | 1.5 | ||
| 43 | 43-47 | Austin Jin | 17144712 | 2082 | CA | W49 (w) | L16 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 44 | Mao Nozaki | 14766721 | 1873 | MO | L36 (w) | L10 (b) | U--- | H--- | H--- | 1.0 | |||
| 45 | John Burchfield | 12843246 | 1831 | OH | L22 (b) | L35 (w) | L29 (w) | W50 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 46 | Sparsh Panja | 30557421 | 1708 | L16 (w) | H--- | H--- | L33 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | ||||
| 47 | Ezra Martin Adel | 30461914 | 1696 | MO | L9 (w) | B--- | L25 (b) | L27 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 48 | 48-51 | WCM Alice Chovanec | 16898466 | 1923 | NY | L11 (b) | H--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | ||
| 49 | Rakshith Seetharaman | 17314901 | 1838 | NE | L43 (b) | H--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |||
| 50 | Magnolia Zhu | 30393269 | 1745 | ZHULIU | KY | L7 (w) | L25 (w) | L26 (b) | L45 (w) | H--- | 0.5 | ||
| 51 | Steven Goldschmidt | 12682418 | 1414 | MO | D18 (w) | L23 (b) | L32 (b) | L37 (w) | U--- | 0.5 | |||
| 52 | 52-53 | Daniel Marmer | 12889369 | 1834 | CO | L24 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | ||
| 53 | Jose Luis Salinas | 15939864 | 1602 | MO | L17 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |