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 Under 13 Championship Under 70:

SwissSys Standings. CCA_WU25: Under 700
# Place Name ID Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Total T-Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. Probable Prize
1 1 Zihem Omebere-iyari 31203670 670 W5 (b) W6 (w) W3 (b) D2 (w) W4 (w) W7 (b) 5.5 20.5 23.5 19.5 1st Place
2 2 Maeser Daniel Chang 32012802 645 W12 (w) W13 (b) W8 (w) D1 (b) D6 (w) W3 (b) 5.0 18.5 21 18.5 2nd Place
3 3-5 Graham Haselkorn 32388189 538 W11 (w) W7 (b) L1 (w) W8 (b) W10 (w) L2 (w) 4.0 19.5 22.5 16 3rd Place
4 Zishun Zhong 32060156 587 L8 (w) W17 (w) W15 (b) W9 (w) L1 (b) W6 (b) 4.0 17 18 13 4th Place
5 Edison Wolfgang Loidolt 31435762 517 L1 (w) W16 (b) L7 (w) W15 (b) W9 (w) W8 (b) 4.0 16.5 18 11 5th Place
6 6 Jacob Bartell 16866983 548 W16 (w) L1 (b) W10 (w) W7 (b) D2 (b) L4 (w) 3.5 20.5 22 14
7 7-11 Hugh Graham 32246583 611 W9 (b) L3 (w) W5 (b) L6 (w) W12 (b) L1 (w) 3.0 14.5 22.5 12
8 Samantha Shrie Ramu 31102999 395 W4 (b) W14 (w) L2 (b) L3 (w) W13 (b) L5 (w) 3.0 14.5 22 13 1st 300-499
9 Reggie Herbert 31482217 416 L7 (w) W11 (b) W13 (w) L4 (b) L5 (b) W16 (w) 3.0 12.5 18 10 2nd 300-499
10 Amgalanbaatar Ariun-Erdene 32447559 564 D17 (b) W18 (w) L6 (b) W14 (w) L3 (b) D12 (w) 3.0 9.5 14.5 11.5
11 Max Wolf Banyan 32494247 unr. L3 (b) L9 (w) W16 (w) L12 (b) W18 (b) W15 (w) 3.0 9 14 7 1st Unrated
12 12-14 Bhavisa Kokulan 31928846 504 L2 (b) L15 (w) W18 (b) W11 (w) L7 (w) D10 (b) 2.5 12 17 7.5
13 Theodore Vogan 31141223 545 W15 (b) L2 (w) L9 (b) H--- L8 (w) W17 (b) 2.5 9 14 8
14 Tanya Sinha 31784232 556 H--- L8 (b) W17 (w) L10 (b) L15 (w) W18 (b) 2.5 7 10 7.5
15 15-16 Sai Venkata Vihaansh Nagisetty 32494297 unr. L13 (w) W12 (b) L4 (w) L5 (w) W14 (b) L11 (b) 2.0 14.5 18.5 7 2nd Unrated
16 Archit Upadrasta 32314870 114 L6 (b) L5 (w) L11 (b) B--- W17 (w) L9 (b) 2.0 10.5 14.5 4 1st Under 300
17 17-18 Riaki Omebere-iyari 31220264 127 D10 (w) L4 (b) L14 (b) D18 (w) L16 (b) L13 (w) 1.0 10.5 14.5 4.5 2nd Under 300
18 Avanya Kaul 32455874 106 H--- L10 (b) L12 (w) D17 (b) L11 (w) L14 (w) 1.0 9 12 4


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