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Land of the Sky XXXVIII

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Asheville, NC, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2194).

Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2194) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Peter D Suich (4.0) and Tsotne Kvelashvili (3.5). Sanchez Alvares won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Tsotne Kvelashvili (1873) beat Thomas Kung (2169), a +296-point gap.

Location
🇺🇸Asheville, NC, United States
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇻🇪FMKelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares2194
Avg top 10
2,008
Participants
25
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×22
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Sanchez Alvares5Suich4Kvelashvili3.5Authier3.5Selby3Dana3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares 5 wins (R1–R5)Peter D Suich 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sanchez Alvares, Kelvin AntonioFM2194VEN+15B+21N+6B+5N+7B5.011.012.012.002773+20.4
2Suich, Peter D2117USA+9B−5N+15B+14N+6B4.010.512.59.502017-7.6
3Kvelashvili, Tsotne1873GEO+7B+8N−5B=10N+9B3.511.514.09.752061+48.4
4Authier, Lyric Connor1627USA−14N=12B+20N+22B+5B3.58.59.05.751840+33.2
5Rambha, Gnanadatta1838USA+25N+2B+3N−1B−4N3.016.016.07.501953+20.4
6Selby, Christopher Alexander0USA+10N+23B−1N+16B−2N3.013.513.54.5018850.0
7Kung, Thomas2169USA−3N+11B+14N+24B−1N3.013.013.04.501971-18.6
8Dana, Maurice1924USA=11N−3B+22N=17B+16N3.010.010.54.751840-8.0
9Zhang, Brian Qixuan1898USA−2N+19B=16N+18B−3N2.511.513.55.001845-13.6
10Muhammad, Mustafa1729USA−6BF+19N=3B+17N2.510.510.55.752041+46.0
11Gray, Donny2023USA=8B−7N=18B=19N+23N2.510.010.03.501855-37.6
12Tregde, Brandon Nicholas0USA−18B=4N−17B+20N+15B2.59.510.54.7516640.0
13Michelman, Peter1915USA−21N=16B+23NF+14B2.55.05.03.001888-1.8
14Sun, Yi1794USA+4B+18N−7B−2B−13N2.013.015.05.501868+13.2
15Nguyen, John L1766USA−1N+22B−2N+23B−12N2.012.012.00.501851+11.6
16Singh, Arnav1677USA+17B=13N=9B−6N−8B2.011.013.04.501870+39.2
17Webb, Nikolai1742USA−16N=20B+12N=8N−10B2.010.011.04.501504-34.8
18Tittle, Hayden M1871USA+12N−14B=11N−9N=19B2.09.511.54.751658-44.4
19Johnson, Roger D1689USA+20N−9N−10B=11B=18N2.09.510.53.251687-1.0
20Snider, Samuel Owen1752USA−19B=17N−4B−12B=22N1.010.010.51.2514500.0
21Spence, Isaac2092USA+13B−1BFFF1.07.57.52.502055-1.8
22Lu, Hanwen1510USAF−15N−8B−4N=20B0.59.59.50.50968-24.4
23Kenny, Jonathan1618USAF−6N−13B−15N−11B0.010.010.00.001096-10.2
24FIDE 399601700—FFF−7NF0.03.03.00.0013690.0
25Allen, Mark0USA−5BFFFF0.03.03.00.0010380.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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