The USA delegation boasted 14 podium finishes — including five gold medals — across 12 sections at the XXXV Pan-American Youth Chess Festival. Led by Head of Delegation WGM Kateřina Němcová, a total of 67 Americans competed in Lima, Peru, making up a twelfth of the 784 total players (representing 25 different federations).

With 28 points (three points per gold, two points each for four silver medals, and a point each for five bronze) USA won the team gold medal, ahead of Peru (16 points) and Colombia (6 points).
FM Tejas Rama won the Under-18 gold with 7½/9, netting the direct IM title in the process. Learn more about direct title qualifications here.
Jasmine Su earned the direct WIM title with her 8/9 gold medal finish in the Under-18 Girls, a point-and-a-half ahead of Argentinian WFM Karen Nerina Gaite and American WFM Sophie Li, who finished second and third, respectively.

In the Under-16, Alex Zhang earned the direct CM title for his 7/9 finish, tying for second and earning the bronze medal on tiebreaks. CM Jashith Karthi won bronze in the Under-14, also tying for second with 7/9.
Vivan Prakash Mulay won the Under-12 gold with a blazing 8½/9, with six players tying for second with 7/9. The gold earns Mulay the direct FM title when his FIDE rating reaches 2100.
Miranda Meng took the bronze in the Under-12 Girls with 7/9, good for clear third and the direct WCM title when her FIDE rating reaches 1800.
Aayansh Guntaka’s 7½/9 earned a silver medal in the Under-10. Americans tied for first with 7½/9 in the Under-8, with Devansh Vellanki finishing ahead of Harrison Cai on tiebreaks. When their FIDE ratings reach 2000, each player will earn the direct CM title.
The Under-10 Girls section was an American podium sweep, with WCM Abigail Zhou earning clear first with 8/9 and Sarah Nguyen and Elizabeth Zhou earning silver and bronze, respectively, on tiebreaks for their 7/9 scores. Finally, Emily Tang’s 8/9 score in the Under-8 Girls earned her a silver medal. These players also all earned direct WCM titles once their FIDE ratings cross 1800.
Updated August 11, 2025, 4:00 p.m.: More photos of the podium from classical, rapid, and blitz:
In the blitz tournament, Americans replicated the podium statistics with another 14 medals, including another five golds: FM Shaaketh Sivakumar in the Under-18 Blitz, Audrey Li in the Under-14 Girls Blitz, Mulay in the Under-12 Blitz, Tommy Kozlek in the Under-10 Blitz, and Abigail Zhou in the Under-10 Girls Blitz.
Updated August 8, 6:35 p.m.: This article originally omitted the results of the rapid tournament, where USA won an additional seven medals, including three golds: a hat trick for Mulay in the Under-12 Rapid, a second gold for Sivakumar in the Under-18 Rapid, and an 8½/9 finish for WFM Sophie Li in the Under-12 Girls Rapid. Additionally, in the Under-10 Girls Rapid, Kaira Ananya Ganesh tied for first, earning silver on tiebreaks.
More photos are available on the organizer's Facebook page.
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