Bharath Subramaniyam wins big at 53rd World Open 2025
GM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to win 53rd World Open 2025. Bharath finished a half point ahead of the rest. Four players - GM Jeffery Xiong (USA), GM Jianchao Zhou (USA), GM Robby Kevlishvili (NED) and GM Razvan Preotu (NED) scored 7/9 each. They shared second place. The total prize fund was US$ 208000. The top three prizes were $20000, $10000 and $5000. Bharath won $20000 (≈ ₹1744600). Bharath also won the Blitz Open event scoring a perfect 9/9. Jianchao, IM Eric Chang Liu (USA) and FM Zachary Tanenbaum (USA) scored 8.5/9 each. They shared second place. Bharath won $500 in Blitz. Before this, Bharath shared second place at 18th Philadelphia International 2025 where he scored 6.5/9. He won $981.82. GM Awonder Liang (USA) won that event scoring 7.5/9. Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Bharath dominates both Classical and Blitz at World Open, shares second place at 18th Philadelphia International
After IM Aswath S won Grenke Open 2025 earlier this year, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H won big in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Both won very similar in prizes (as per today's conversion rate). Aswath won €17500, Bharath got US$ 20000.
Bharath - Nico, Round 8
IM Nico Werner Chasin (USA, 2459) made a big mistake when he opted for 12...Ne7? GM Bharath Subramaniyam H (2561) seized his opportunity 13.Nf5! a beautiful knight sacrifice, combining with the fact that the black king is stuck at the center of the board.
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Final standings in 53rd World Open Classical Rating
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | St | Fed | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Bharath Subramaniyam H | 32494642 | 2561 | TA | IND | W156 (b) | W92 (w) | W31 (b) | W19 (w) | D22 (b) | D8 (w) | D29 (b) | W10 (w) | W13 (w) | 7.5 | 20500.00 | |
| 2 | 2-5 | GM Jeffery Xiong | 13648621 | 2646 | LOUXIO | TX | USA | W102 (w) | W46 (b) | W61 (w) | W20 (b) | W7 (w) | H--- | D6 (b) | D5 (b) | D4 (w) | 7.0 | 4700.00 |
| 3 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2583 | MA | USA | W82 (b) | W69 (w) | D30 (b) | W14 (w) | W25 (b) | D22 (w) | D13 (b) | W9 (w) | D5 (b) | 7.0 | 4700.00 | ||
| 4 | GM Robby Kevlishvili | 16863611 | 2549 | MO | NED | W103 (w) | D94 (b) | W95 (w) | W21 (b) | D5 (w) | D11 (b) | W22 (b) | W29 (w) | D2 (b) | 7.0 | 4700.00 | ||
| 5 | GM Razvan Preotu | 14689658 | 2463 | YUAPRE | ON | CAN | W158 (b) | W169 (w) | D40 (b) | W68 (w) | D4 (b) | W23 (w) | W8 (b) | D2 (w) | D3 (w) | 7.0 | 4700.00 | |
| 6 | 6-17 | GM Semen Khanin | 17346301 | 2595 | TX | FID | H--- | W167 (b) | W45 (w) | D29 (w) | W34 (b) | W18 (b) | D2 (w) | L13 (b) | W31 (w) | 6.5 | 720.00 | |
| 7 | GM Viktor Matviishen | 30176249 | 2540 | TX | UKR | W83 (b) | W47 (w) | W32 (b) | W15 (w) | L2 (b) | D12 (w) | D14 (b) | W30 (w) | D8 (b) | 6.5 | 720.00 | ||
| 8 | GM Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso | 31293697 | 2532 | VAC | COL | W104 (w) | D95 (b) | W94 (w) | W89 (b) | W17 (w) | D1 (b) | L5 (w) | W22 (b) | D7 (w) | 6.5 | 720.00 | ||
| 9 | GM Brewington Hardaway | 15728407 | 2498 | HARHAR | NY | USA | W206 (w) | W124 (b) | D17 (w) | W41 (b) | D59 (w) | D15 (b) | W16 (w) | L3 (b) | W25 (w) | 6.5 | 720.00 | |
| 10 | IM Nico Werner Chasin | 14955471 | 2459 | LUSCHA | NY | USA | D105 (w) | W137 (b) | W75 (w) | L17 (b) | W95 (w) | W39 (b) | W61 (w) | L1 (b) | W32 (w) | 6.5 | 720.00 |
Final standings in Blitz Open
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Subramaniyam H, Bharath | 32494642 | 2608 | TA | WW67 | WD66 | WW86 | WW5 | WD2 | 9.0 | 500.00 |
| 2 | 2-4 | GM Zhou, Jianchao | 15524414 | 2651 | MA | WW51 | WW29 | WW14 | WW13 | DL1 | 8.5 | 160.00 |
| 3 | IM Liu, Eric Chang | 16650666 | 2451 | TX | WL53 | WW57 | WW77 | WW42 | WD8 | 8.5 | 160.00 | |
| 4 | FM Tanenbaum, Zachary | 13616253 | 2412 | CT | WD91 | WW87 | WL16 | WW19 | WW17 | 8.5 | 160.00 | |
| 5 | 5-6 | IM Liang, Jason | 16041488 | 2457 | NY | WW24 | WW22 | WW26 | LL1 | WW28 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | Kona, Vidip Kumar | 16948874 | 2199 | WA | WW103 | WD11 | DL42 | WW43 | WW27 | 8.0 | 240.00 | |
| 7 | 7-11 | GM Hardaway, Brewington | 15728407 | 2591 | NY | WD68 | WL35 | WW66 | WL28 | WW34 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | IM Katz, Alexander Ross | 12885132 | 2435 | NJ | WW80 | WW37 | WL28 | WW12 | DL3 | 7.5 | ||
| 9 | FM Lin, Bryan Enming | 30020975 | 2420 | NY | WD54 | WD45 | WW50 | DL17 | WW35 | 7.5 | ||
| 10 | FM Jing, Andrew | 17052301 | 2349 | DE | WW31 | WL50 | WW88 | WD18 | WL13 | 7.5 | 180.00 |
Final standings in 18th Philadelphia International
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | St | Fed | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Awonder Liang | 13999045 | 2693 | WI | USA | H--- | H--- | W44 (w) | W55 (b) | W27 (w) | D15 (b) | W22 (w) | W6 (b) | W7 (w) | 7.5 | 6200.00 |
| 2 | 2-12 | GM Jianchao Zhou | 15524414 | 2581 | MA | USA | W60 (b) | W28 (w) | D26 (b) | W17 (w) | H--- | D18 (b) | H--- | W12 (w) | D5 (b) | 6.5 | 981.82 |
| 3 | GM Bharath Subramaniyam H | 32494642 | 2558 | TA | IND | W44 (w) | W52 (b) | D10 (w) | D26 (b) | L18 (w) | D39 (b) | W74 (w) | W49 (b) | W24 (w) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 4 | GM Robby Kevlishvili | 16863611 | 2543 | MO | NED | W61 (b) | D35 (w) | D32 (b) | D29 (w) | W66 (b) | D17 (w) | W19 (b) | W18 (w) | D6 (b) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 5 | GM Jose Gabriel Cardoso | 31293697 | 2516 | VAC | COL | W76 (w) | D36 (b) | L27 (w) | W45 (b) | W35 (w) | W49 (b) | D10 (w) | W34 (b) | D2 (w) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 6 | IM Liam Henry Putnam | 15969005 | 2462 | NY | USA | W33 (w) | W39 (b) | D18 (w) | D12 (b) | W50 (w) | W34 (b) | W9 (b) | L1 (w) | D4 (w) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 7 | IM Craig Hilby | 13744720 | 2413 | TX | USA | W67 (w) | D84 (b) | D55 (w) | W39 (b) | W52 (w) | D20 (b) | W13 (w) | W9 (b) | L1 (b) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 8 | FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi | 16649696 | 2362 | NY | USA | L69 (w) | W96 (w) | D66 (b) | L64 (b) | W103 (w) | W59 (b) | W75 (w) | W35 (b) | W20 (w) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 9 | FM Ryan Sun | 16379802 | 2346 | MA | USA | W116 (w) | W69 (b) | W50 (w) | D20 (b) | W10 (w) | W30 (b) | L6 (w) | L7 (w) | W21 (b) | 6.5 | 981.82 | |
| 10 | IM Eric Chang Liu | 16650666 | 2344 | TX | USA | W78 (b) | W43 (w) | D3 (b) | W21 (w) | L9 (b) | W47 (w) | D5 (b) | W14 (w) | D16 (b) | 6.5 | 981.82 |
