World Open 2025

June 26, 2025 - July 06, 2025

     Congratulations to 17-year-old GM Bharath Sbramaniyam H for finishing Clear First in the Open Section, winning the $20,500 prize--  one of the youngest players ever to win this event!

    The World Open was also a FIDE "Super Swiss" International tournament. Four players apparently earned FIDE title norms in this event (norms are subject to confirmation by US Chess and FIDE).

   1.  Tanitoluwa Adewumi      IM Norm   

   2.  Rose Atwell                   WIM Norm

   3.  Sharvesh Deviprasath   IM Norm

   4.  Gabriel Petesch            IM Norm

   Congratulations to the above players for their excellent results! 

   Explanation of how colors due for next round are shown on the Open Section pairing sheet, and of Float Symbols In FIDE Dutch Pairing System:  https://www.chesstour.com/DutchSystemFloatSymbols.htm

    To contact Continental Chess, please email: director@chess.us.

View Live Games: https://www.chess.com/events/53rd-annual-world-open-2025

Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.


Standings for Amateur Under 1800:

SwissSys Standings. CCA_WOAM25: Under 1800 Unr (Standings (no tiebrk))
# Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total Probable Prize
1 Timothy Han 16527044 1798 W14 (b) W13 (w) W2 (b) W4 (w) W6 (b) L3 (w) 5.0 300.00
2 Ghanishth Prabhakar Awasthi 30945382 1744 W17 (w) W7 (b) L1 (w) W15 (b) W4 (b) W6 (w) 5.0 300.00
3 Adam Samuel Darack 31645016 1606 W5 (b) L4 (w) W16 (b) W8 (w) W13 (b) W1 (b) 5.0 300.00
4 Logan White 15580358 1797 W15 (w) W3 (b) W6 (w) L1 (b) L2 (w) W8 (b) 4.0
5 Jiyan Singh 16360523 1231 L3 (w) L15 (b) W17 (w) W9 (b) D7 (b) W12 (w) 3.5 220.00
6 Aryan Vuyyuru 17064058 1736 W10 (b) W8 (w) L4 (b) W13 (w) L1 (w) L2 (b) 3.0
7 Thanveen Tej Katta 30695054 1536 W12 (b) L2 (w) L8 (b) X16 D5 (w) D14 (b) 3.0 60.00
8 Jack Silver 15459393 1422 W18 (w) L6 (b) W7 (w) L3 (b) W15 (w) L4 (w) 3.0 60.00
9 Shayan Rajaeian 31482233 1233 D16 (b) W14 (w) L13 (b) L5 (w) D11 (b) W17 (w) 3.0 140.00
10 Lawrence Lin 30141903 1251 L6 (w) D11 (b) L18 (w) D14 (w) D12 (b) W15 (b) 2.5 23.33
11 Aran Sankay 30895902 1148 L13 (b) D10 (w) D14 (b) L12 (w) D9 (w) B--- 2.5 23.33
12 Anish Bhargava 17325854 854 L7 (w) W17 (b) L15 (w) W11 (b) D10 (w) L5 (b) 2.5 23.33
13 Azim Ahmad Julkipli 16868068 1555 W11 (w) L1 (b) W9 (w) L6 (b) L3 (w) U--- 2.0
14 Markos Papadopoulos 32011748 1523 L1 (w) L9 (b) D11 (w) D10 (b) D17 (b) D7 (w) 2.0
15 Srivatsa Ram Gundumalla 16785806 1435 L4 (b) W5 (w) W12 (b) L2 (w) L8 (b) L10 (w) 2.0
16 Gerard M Capdevielle 12519748 1659 D9 (w) W18 (b) L3 (w) F7 U--- U--- 1.5
17 Gabriel Lin 30777576 1291 L2 (b) L12 (w) L5 (b) B--- D14 (w) L9 (b) 1.5
18 Ben Chai 30241040 1768 L8 (b) L16 (w) W10 (b) U--- U--- U--- 1.0


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