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US Junior, Girls and Seniors 2025 (Games and Results)

US Junior, Girls and Seniors 2025

The US Junior, Girls and Seniors took place in St Louis Tue 15th to Fri 25th Jul 2025. Andy Woodward won his first title with 6.5/9 half a point clear of Brewington Hardaway and Abhimanyu Mishra. Zoey Tang won the girls event with 7/9 half a point clear of Megan Althea Paragua. Only the seniors went to a tie-break where Alex Fishbein beat Alexander Shabalov and drew with Vladimir Akopian in the tie-breaks after all scored 5.5/9.

US Junior, Girls and Seniors 2025 (Saint Louis USA)
Tue 15th Jul 2025 - Fri 25th Jul 2025 - Official Site

ch-USA Junior 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Junior

ch-USA Girls 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Junior Girls

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ch-USA Junior 2025 Saint Louis (USA), 15-25 vii 2025 cat. X (2488)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Woodward, Andy g USA 2567 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 2645
2. Mishra, Abhimanyu g USA 2611 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 2599
3. Hardaway, Brewington g USA 2498 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 6 2612
4. Ghazarian, Kirk g USA 2511 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 2565
5. Chasin, Nico m USA 2459 ½ 0 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 2534
6. Wang, Justin m USA 2529 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ ½ 2483
7. Rorrer, Grayson m USA 2428 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 2415
8. Sethuraman, Sandeep m USA 2417 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 2416
9. Deviprasath, Sharvesh f USA 2434 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 2328
10. Park, Evan m USA 2429 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 2 2274
Round 1 (July 15, 2025)
Ghazarian, Kirk - Hardaway, Brewington ½-½ 31 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Rorrer, Grayson - Chasin, Nico ½-½ 78 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Sethuraman, Sandeep - Woodward, Andy 0-1 37 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Deviprasath, Sharvesh - Wang, Justin ½-½ 30 C46 Four Knights
Park, Evan - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 72 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 2 (July 16, 2025)
Woodward, Andy - Rorrer, Grayson 1-0 32 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Wang, Justin 1-0 57 E24 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Hardaway, Brewington - Sethuraman, Sandeep ½-½ 49 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Chasin, Nico - Deviprasath, Sharvesh 1-0 57 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Park, Evan - Ghazarian, Kirk 0-1 28 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 3 (July 17, 2025)
Ghazarian, Kirk - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 18 D79 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Wang, Justin - Chasin, Nico ½-½ 60 D26 QGA
Rorrer, Grayson - Hardaway, Brewington 0-1 39 B00 Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence
Sethuraman, Sandeep - Park, Evan 1-0 51 A28 English Four Knights
Deviprasath, Sharvesh - Woodward, Andy 0-1 56 A07 Barcza System
Round 4 (July 18, 2025)
Woodward, Andy - Wang, Justin ½-½ 49 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Chasin, Nico 1-0 33 D35 QGD Exchange
Hardaway, Brewington - Deviprasath, Sharvesh 1-0 41 C41 Philidor's Defence
Ghazarian, Kirk - Sethuraman, Sandeep 1-0 45 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Park, Evan - Rorrer, Grayson ½-½ 74 C70 Ruy Lopez
Round 5 (July 19, 2025)
Chasin, Nico - Woodward, Andy ½-½ 44 C75 Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Wang, Justin - Hardaway, Brewington 1-0 48 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Rorrer, Grayson - Ghazarian, Kirk ½-½ 36 B40 Sicilian Classical
Sethuraman, Sandeep - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 33 D72 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Deviprasath, Sharvesh - Park, Evan ½-½ 63 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 6 (July 21, 2025)
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Woodward, Andy ½-½ 26 B95 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Hardaway, Brewington - Chasin, Nico 1-0 36 A06 Zukertort Opening
Ghazarian, Kirk - Deviprasath, Sharvesh 1-0 77 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Sethuraman, Sandeep - Rorrer, Grayson ½-½ 62 A13 Reti Opening
Park, Evan - Wang, Justin ½-½ 37 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Round 7 (July 22, 2025)
Woodward, Andy - Hardaway, Brewington ½-½ 43 A05 Various
Chasin, Nico - Park, Evan 1-0 32 A08 Barcza System
Wang, Justin - Ghazarian, Kirk ½-½ 84 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Rorrer, Grayson - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 60 A62 Benoni
Deviprasath, Sharvesh - Sethuraman, Sandeep ½-½ 39 B10 Caro Kann
Round 8 (July 23, 2025)
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Hardaway, Brewington ½-½ 39 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Ghazarian, Kirk - Chasin, Nico 0-1 32 A20 English Opening
Rorrer, Grayson - Deviprasath, Sharvesh 0-1 42 E04 Catalan
Sethuraman, Sandeep - Wang, Justin 0-1 57 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Park, Evan - Woodward, Andy 0-1 29 B93 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.f4
Round 9 (July 24, 2025)
Woodward, Andy - Ghazarian, Kirk ½-½ 34 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Hardaway, Brewington - Park, Evan 1-0 55 C45 Scotch Game
Chasin, Nico - Sethuraman, Sandeep ½-½ 75 D35 QGD Exchange
Wang, Justin - Rorrer, Grayson 0-1 82 C11 French Defence
Deviprasath, Sharvesh - Mishra, Abhimanyu 0-1 27 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation

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ch-USA Girls 2025 Saint Louis (USA), 15-25 vii 2025
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Tang, Zoey f USA 2371 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 2416
2. Paragua, Megan Althea f USA 2249 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 2375
3. Li, Rachael wf USA 2162 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2344
4. Yan, Ruiyang f USA 2209 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 2294
5. Mou, Iris wm USA 2271 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 1 0 1 ½ 2207
6. Su, Jasmine Zhixin USA 2189 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 2216
7. Atwell, Rose f USA 2271 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 0 1 2127
8. Wu, Rochelle f USA 2213 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 0 ½ 3 2088
9. Qiu, Laurie wf USA 2031 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * 1 3 2109
10. Gaw, Chloe wm USA 2172 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1945
Round 1 (July 15, 2025)
Paragua, Megan Althea - Li, Rachael ½-½ 46 D05 Colle System
Yan, Ruiyang - Qiu, Laurie 1-0 63 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Su, Jasmine Zhixin - Mou, Iris 0-1 34 C55 Two Knights Defence
Atwell, Rose - Gaw, Chloe 1-0 79 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Wu, Rochelle - Tang, Zoey ½-½ 38 B62 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 2 (July 16, 2025)
Tang, Zoey - Mou, Iris ½-½ 51 D25 QGA
Li, Rachael - Su, Jasmine Zhixin ½-½ 48 A04 Dutch System
Wu, Rochelle - Atwell, Rose 0-1 79 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Qiu, Laurie - Paragua, Megan Althea 0-1 47 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Gaw, Chloe - Yan, Ruiyang ½-½ 37 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 3 (July 17, 2025)
Paragua, Megan Althea - Gaw, Chloe 1-0 70 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Yan, Ruiyang - Wu, Rochelle 1-0 42 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Mou, Iris - Li, Rachael 0-1 49 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Su, Jasmine Zhixin - Qiu, Laurie 1-0 41 C53 Giuoco Piano
Atwell, Rose - Tang, Zoey ½-½ 78 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 4 (July 18, 2025)
Tang, Zoey - Li, Rachael 1-0 34 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Atwell, Rose - Yan, Ruiyang 0-1 47 C41 Philidor's Defence
Wu, Rochelle - Paragua, Megan Althea ½-½ 10 D35 QGD Exchange
Qiu, Laurie - Mou, Iris 0-1 46 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Gaw, Chloe - Su, Jasmine Zhixin 0-1 59 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 5 (July 19, 2025)
Paragua, Megan Althea - Atwell, Rose 1-0 51 C01 French Exchange
Li, Rachael - Qiu, Laurie 1-0 28 A01 Larsen Opening
Yan, Ruiyang - Tang, Zoey 0-1 50 B60 Sicilian Rauzer
Mou, Iris - Gaw, Chloe ½-½ 46 B66 Sicilian Rauzer
Su, Jasmine Zhixin - Wu, Rochelle ½-½ 96 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 6 (July 21, 2025)
Tang, Zoey - Qiu, Laurie 1-0 44 D50 Queens Gambit Canal
Yan, Ruiyang - Paragua, Megan Althea ½-½ 40 B23 Sicilian Closed
Atwell, Rose - Su, Jasmine Zhixin ½-½ 38 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Wu, Rochelle - Mou, Iris 1-0 46 B15 Caro Kann
Gaw, Chloe - Li, Rachael 0-1 69 E93 King's Indian Classical
Round 7 (July 22, 2025)
Paragua, Megan Althea - Tang, Zoey ½-½ 75 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Li, Rachael - Wu, Rochelle 1-0 58 B24 Sicilian Closed
Mou, Iris - Atwell, Rose 1-0 69 C11 French Defence
Su, Jasmine Zhixin - Yan, Ruiyang ½-½ 64 B40 Sicilian Classical
Qiu, Laurie - Gaw, Chloe 1-0 49 D27 QGA
Round 8 (July 23, 2025)
Tang, Zoey - Gaw, Chloe 1-0 45 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Paragua, Megan Althea - Su, Jasmine Zhixin ½-½ 52 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Yan, Ruiyang - Mou, Iris ½-½ 36 C16 French Winawer
Atwell, Rose - Li, Rachael ½-½ 39 A05 Various
Wu, Rochelle - Qiu, Laurie 0-1 41 D35 QGD Exchange
Round 9 (July 24, 2025)
Li, Rachael - Yan, Ruiyang ½-½ 32 B23 Sicilian Closed
Mou, Iris - Paragua, Megan Althea 0-1 39 B29 Sicilian Defence
Su, Jasmine Zhixin - Tang, Zoey 0-1 63 B28 Sicilian Early a7-a6
Qiu, Laurie - Atwell, Rose 1-0 53 D96 Gruenfeld Russian
Gaw, Chloe - Wu, Rochelle ½-½ 33 E40 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein

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ch-USA Seniors 2025 Saint Louis (USA), 15-25 vii 2025 cat. IX (2467)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Fishbein, Alexander g USA 2368 * 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 2557
2. Akopian, Vladimir g USA 2586 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2533
3. Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2478 0 ½ * 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 2545
4. Christiansen, Larry g USA 2571 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 5 2498
5. Goldin, Alexander g USA 2541 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2501
6. Novikov, Igor g USA 2485 1 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 2464
7. Benjamin, Joel g USA 2473 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 2466
8. Dlugy, Maxim g USA 2514 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * 0 0 2381
9. Kaidanov, Gregory g USA 2505 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 2382
10. Taylor, Timothy m USA 2147 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * 2336
Round 1 (July 15, 2025)
Fishbein, Alexander - Novikov, Igor 0-1 80 A19 English Opening
Shabalov, Alexander - Christiansen, Larry 0-1 42 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Dlugy, Maxim - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 54 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Kaidanov, Gregory - Benjamin, Joel ½-½ 33 C55 Two Knights Defence
Taylor, Timothy - Goldin, Alexander 0-1 47 C30 King's Gambit Declined
Round 2 (July 16, 2025)
Akopian, Vladimir - Shabalov, Alexander ½-½ 41 A07 Barcza System
Christiansen, Larry - Taylor, Timothy ½-½ 39 D09 Albin Counter Gambit
Goldin, Alexander - Fishbein, Alexander ½-½ 69 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Benjamin, Joel - Novikov, Igor ½-½ 33 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Kaidanov, Gregory - Dlugy, Maxim 1-0 62 B89 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Round 3 (July 17, 2025)
Fishbein, Alexander - Christiansen, Larry 1-0 42 B10 Caro Kann
Shabalov, Alexander - Kaidanov, Gregory 1-0 46 C11 French Defence
Novikov, Igor - Goldin, Alexander ½-½ 44 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Dlugy, Maxim - Benjamin, Joel ½-½ 31 A45 Trompowsky
Taylor, Timothy - Akopian, Vladimir 0-1 42 E31 Nimzo Indian Leningrad
Round 4 (July 18, 2025)
Akopian, Vladimir - Fishbein, Alexander 1-0 73 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Christiansen, Larry - Novikov, Igor 1-0 74 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Benjamin, Joel - Goldin, Alexander ½-½ 33 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Dlugy, Maxim - Shabalov, Alexander ½-½ 82 A50 Queen's Indian (without e7-e6)
Kaidanov, Gregory - Taylor, Timothy ½-½ 53 B01 Centre Counter
Round 5 (July 19, 2025)
Fishbein, Alexander - Kaidanov, Gregory 1-0 66 C01 French Exchange
Shabalov, Alexander - Benjamin, Joel ½-½ 66 A45 Trompowsky
Goldin, Alexander - Christiansen, Larry ½-½ 75 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Novikov, Igor - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 15 D19 Slav Defence
Taylor, Timothy - Dlugy, Maxim 1-0 36 D03 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 6 (July 21, 2025)
Akopian, Vladimir - Goldin, Alexander ½-½ 41 C55 Two Knights Defence
Shabalov, Alexander - Taylor, Timothy 1-0 28 A04 Dutch System
Benjamin, Joel - Christiansen, Larry ½-½ 21 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Dlugy, Maxim - Fishbein, Alexander ½-½ 90 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Kaidanov, Gregory - Novikov, Igor ½-½ 39 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Round 7 (July 22, 2025)
Fishbein, Alexander - Shabalov, Alexander 1-0 33 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Christiansen, Larry - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 44 B40 Sicilian Classical
Goldin, Alexander - Kaidanov, Gregory ½-½ 47 D04 Queen's Pawn Game
Novikov, Igor - Dlugy, Maxim ½-½ 88 D20 QGA
Taylor, Timothy - Benjamin, Joel 0-1 54 A03 Bird's Opening
Round 8 (July 23, 2025)
Shabalov, Alexander - Novikov, Igor 1-0 23 B87 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Benjamin, Joel - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 45 C42 Petroff's Defence
Dlugy, Maxim - Goldin, Alexander 0-1 46 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Kaidanov, Gregory - Christiansen, Larry 0-1 56 C55 Two Knights Defence
Taylor, Timothy - Fishbein, Alexander ½-½ 70 E30 Nimzo Indian Leningrad
Round 9 (July 24, 2025)
Fishbein, Alexander - Benjamin, Joel 1-0 44 A13 Reti Opening
Akopian, Vladimir - Kaidanov, Gregory ½-½ 37 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Christiansen, Larry - Dlugy, Maxim 0-1 154 D20 QGA
Goldin, Alexander - Shabalov, Alexander 0-1 82 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Novikov, Igor - Taylor, Timothy 1-0 40 D06 Queen's Pawn Gambit

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