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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If your result is not reported correctly, this may adversely affect your pairings, rating and possible prize.
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Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Major:
SwissSys Standings. CCA_MAO25: Major Section! (Standings (no tiebrk))
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Mikhail Antipov | 30034391 | 2642 | MO | W30 (b) | W51 (w) | W16 (b) | W5 (w) | W8 (b) | 5.0 | 2100.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM Cristhian Cruz | 15574203 | 2550 | MO | W42 (b) | W20 (w) | W6 (w) | D4 (b) | W9 (b) | 4.5 | 1000.00 | |
| 3 | 3-7 | GM Awonder Liang | 13999045 | 2757 | TANLIA | WI | W22 (b) | W19 (w) | W15 (b) | D8 (w) | H--- | 4.0 | 200.00 |
| 4 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2669 | MA | W39 (w) | D10 (b) | W12 (w) | D2 (w) | W11 (b) | 4.0 | 200.00 | ||
| 5 | GM Emilio Cordova Daza | 13208885 | 2594 | MO | W53 (w) | W17 (b) | W7 (w) | L1 (b) | W20 (w) | 4.0 | 200.00 | ||
| 6 | GM Emin Ohanyan | 32210189 | 2551 | MO | W52 (b) | W38 (w) | L2 (b) | W19 (w) | W16 (b) | 4.0 | 200.00 | ||
| 7 | Julian Proleiko | 14836268 | 2318 | MUHPRO | MO | W54 (w) | W33 (b) | L5 (b) | W44 (w) | W15 (b) | 4.0 | 200.00 | |
| 8 | 8-14 | GM Bharathakoti Harsha | 17343762 | 2618 | MO | W32 (w) | W28 (b) | W36 (w) | D3 (b) | L1 (w) | 3.5 | ||
| 9 | Theodore Luke Slade | 14904076 | 2234 | FL | W46 (w) | W63 (b) | D35 (w) | W31 (b) | L2 (w) | 3.5 | 200.00 | ||
| 10 | John Abraham | 16922802 | 2207 | KY | W14 (b) | D4 (w) | L31 (b) | W41 (w) | W29 (b) | 3.5 | 200.00 | ||
| 11 | Griffin Thomas Mcconnell | 14692997 | 2177 | CO | D56 (w) | W48 (b) | W24 (w) | W26 (b) | L4 (w) | 3.5 | 200.00 | ||
| 12 | Artemii Khanbutaev | 30784129 | 2176 | IL | D49 (b) | W34 (w) | L4 (b) | W43 (w) | W31 (w) | 3.5 | 200.00 | ||
| 13 | Austin Jin r/e | 17144712 | 2082 | LISJIN | CA | H--- | H--- | W63 (w) | W36 (b) | D17 (w) | 3.5 | 200.00 | |
| 14 | Zhihan Samuel Xu | 30744208 | 1974 | FL | L10 (w) | W39 (b) | W28 (w) | W27 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | 200.00 | ||
| 15 | 15-25 | GM Alexander Fishbein | 12077910 | 2481 | TN | W65 (w) | W27 (b) | L3 (w) | W21 (b) | L7 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 16 | IM Anna M Sargsyan | 17344518 | 2437 | SARTAN | MO | W40 (w) | W21 (b) | L1 (w) | W46 (b) | L6 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 17 | FM Avi Harrison Kaplan | 15263943 | 2402 | IL | W57 (b) | L5 (w) | D41 (b) | W25 (w) | D13 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 18 | CM Joseph Cheng-Yue Wan | 14023940 | 2394 | CHOWAN | IA | D61 (w) | H--- | W54 (b) | D29 (w) | D24 (b) | 3.0 | ||
| 19 | Anshul P Shetty | 15752957 | 2213 | IL | W47 (w) | L3 (b) | W40 (w) | L6 (b) | W46 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 20 | Hemachandra Rambha | 14946545 | 2204 | TN | W25 (w) | L2 (b) | W33 (w) | W47 (b) | L5 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 21 | Puwit Sky Moerlien | 15664335 | 2138 | KS | W50 (b) | L16 (w) | W62 (b) | L15 (w) | W44 (b) | 3.0 | |||
| 22 | Suyuan Gui | 16962930 | 2125 | CA | L3 (w) | L46 (b) | W53 (w) | W60 (b) | W40 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 23 | Sadkrith Malladi | 15797710 | 2120 | BANMAL | IL | D35 (w) | W53 (b) | L26 (w) | D34 (b) | W47 (w) | 3.0 | ||
| 24 | Justin Lee | 16713783 | 2059 | IL | H--- | W49 (w) | L11 (b) | W56 (b) | D18 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 25 | Rohan Dileep Menon | 17197867 | 1898 | IL | L20 (b) | B--- | W32 (w) | L17 (b) | W39 (w) | 3.0 | |||
| 26 | 26-34 | Graham Horobetz | 12800231 | 2384 | TN | D41 (b) | W44 (w) | W23 (b) | L11 (w) | U--- | 2.5 | ||
| 27 | Broderick Bauml | 16711236 | 2213 | OH | W62 (b) | L15 (w) | W45 (b) | L14 (w) | D32 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 28 | Yili Wen | 16416334 | 2179 | WENTSU | IL | W55 (b) | L8 (w) | L14 (b) | W45 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | ||
| 29 | Chris Ping Liu | 16086648 | 2134 | ZHULIU | KY | W58 (w) | L36 (b) | W60 (w) | D18 (b) | L10 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 30 | Aidan Baker | 17194941 | 2116 | XINBAK | IL | L1 (w) | L47 (b) | W65 (w) | D50 (b) | W54 (w) | 2.5 | ||
| 31 | Nehanraj Ramesh | 31163791 | 2076 | IA | H--- | W56 (b) | W10 (w) | L9 (w) | L12 (b) | 2.5 | |||
| 32 | Vidyuth Kamesh | 16698696 | 2060 | MO | L8 (b) | W55 (w) | L25 (b) | W62 (w) | D27 (w) | 2.5 | |||
| 33 | WFM Sophie Li | 17143614 | 2025 | LISJIN | FL | W64 (b) | L7 (w) | L20 (b) | W51 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | ||
| 34 | Advik Manchanda | 30054176 | 1984 | ZHAMAN | TX | D37 (w) | L12 (b) | W61 (b) | D23 (w) | H--- | 2.5 | ||
| 35 | 35-50 | GM Yasser Quesada Perez | 17073486 | 2647 | MO | D23 (b) | W61 (w) | D9 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | ||
| 36 | Sullivan Mac Mcconnell | 14696346 | 2342 | CO | W43 (b) | W29 (w) | L8 (b) | L13 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | |||
| 37 | Marcus Zheng | 16328978 | 2221 | MI | D34 (b) | D41 (w) | L44 (b) | D48 (w) | D42 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 38 | Ethan Kozower | 15903686 | 2146 | NY | X66 | L6 (b) | L47 (w) | D54 (b) | D43 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 39 | Ekansh Mehrotra | 15991103 | 2123 | IL | L4 (b) | L14 (w) | W55 (b) | W49 (w) | L25 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 40 | Ani Avetisyan | 31676247 | 2050 | L16 (b) | W50 (w) | L19 (b) | W59 (w) | L22 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 41 | Ashwin Iranian Prabhu Kumar | 17193472 | 2040 | OH | D26 (w) | D37 (b) | D17 (w) | L10 (b) | D48 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 42 | Tianxiang Carlos Yu | 30351543 | 2029 | L2 (w) | D57 (b) | L56 (w) | W63 (b) | D37 (w) | 2.0 | ||||
| 43 | Lerui Zheng | 30023898 | 2023 | MI | L36 (w) | D58 (b) | W57 (w) | L12 (b) | D38 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 44 | Luke O Hengen | 30728935 | 2008 | HENHEN | NE | W59 (w) | L26 (b) | W37 (w) | L7 (b) | L21 (w) | 2.0 | ||
| 45 | Sachit Srinivas Rajkumar | 30108445 | 1998 | IL | H--- | H--- | L27 (w) | L28 (b) | W61 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 46 | Sudeep Vadderaju | 16285567 | 1993 | MO | L9 (b) | W22 (w) | W51 (b) | L16 (w) | L19 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 47 | Carter Whaley | 30189854 | 1976 | IL | L19 (b) | W30 (w) | W38 (b) | L20 (w) | L23 (b) | 2.0 | |||
| 48 | Aryan Shrigadi | 15491764 | 1963 | IL | H--- | L11 (w) | D49 (b) | D37 (b) | D41 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 49 | Edward Shen | 16758518 | 1921 | MO | D12 (w) | L24 (b) | D48 (w) | L39 (b) | W60 (w) | 2.0 | |||
| 50 | Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi | 30149738 | 1869 | NOVGUR | WI | L21 (w) | L40 (b) | W52 (b) | D30 (w) | D51 (b) | 2.0 | ||
| 51 | 51-58 | Steven J Szpisjak | 11464459 | 2200 | IL | W60 (w) | L1 (b) | L46 (w) | L33 (b) | D50 (w) | 1.5 | ||
| 52 | Mykhailo Laishevkin | 31153487 | 2052 | IN | L6 (w) | L60 (b) | L50 (w) | W58 (b) | D55 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 53 | Dario Pjevic | 30148965 | 2052 | IL | L5 (b) | L23 (w) | L22 (b) | W65 (w) | D57 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 54 | Eduard Danilyan | 15187868 | 2020 | IL | L7 (b) | W59 (b) | L18 (w) | D38 (w) | L30 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 55 | Ryan Deering | 14765507 | 1963 | MO | L28 (w) | L32 (b) | L39 (w) | B--- | D52 (b) | 1.5 | |||
| 56 | Hiro Michael Higuchi | 15299750 | 1949 | PHIHIG | IL | D11 (b) | L31 (w) | W42 (b) | L24 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | ||
| 57 | Ashvath Reddy Pittala | 30813081 | 1938 | IL | L17 (w) | D42 (w) | L43 (b) | D61 (b) | D53 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 58 | Siddharth Parthasarathy | 30762047 | 1838 | NE | L29 (b) | D43 (w) | L59 (b) | L52 (w) | W63 (w) | 1.5 | |||
| 59 | 59-63 | FM Todd D Andrews | 12583055 | 2253 | TN | L44 (b) | L54 (w) | W58 (w) | L40 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | ||
| 60 | Justin Shandong He | 16464792 | 1969 | TX | L51 (b) | W52 (w) | L29 (b) | L22 (w) | L49 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 61 | Mahendra Lavanur | 16971170 | 1921 | IL | D18 (b) | L35 (b) | L34 (w) | D57 (w) | L45 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 62 | Faris Adan Pena | 30373791 | 1914 | IL | L27 (w) | W65 (b) | L21 (w) | L32 (b) | U--- | 1.0 | |||
| 63 | Daniel Marmer | 12889369 | 1834 | CO | B--- | L9 (w) | L13 (b) | L42 (w) | L58 (b) | 1.0 | |||
| 64 | 64-66 | FM Nicholas F Matta | 12845401 | 2381 | LA | L33 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | ||
| 65 | Havish Nagasai Sa Kunchanapalli | 30136759 | 2022 | AR | L15 (b) | L62 (w) | L30 (b) | L53 (b) | U--- | 0.0 | |||
| 66 | Kayven Riese | 12572270 | 1900 | CA | F38 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |