4th Annual Beltway Open
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Sterling, VA, United States. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2067, and top seed was Tal Baron (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2432).
Tal Baron (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2432) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Vaibhav Kalpaka (4.0) and Sam B Martin (3.5). Baron won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Vincent Augustine Lanave (1747) beat Vaibhav Kalpaka (FM, 2317), a +570-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Sterling, VA, United States
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×1
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×34
🇮🇳India×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Tal Baron led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
4
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Tal Baron never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Tal Baron 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Vaibhav Kalpaka 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMTal Baron | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2FMVaibhav Kalpaka | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMKent Slate | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Sam Schenk | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baron, TalGM | 2432 | ISR | +11B | +10N | +9B | +3N | +4B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2852 | +4.6 |
| 2 | Vaibhav KalpakaFM | 2317 | IND | −14N | +20N | +36B | +28B | +8N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2157 | -12.0 |
| 3 | Martin, Sam B | 2040 | USA | +24N | +15B | =5N | −1B | +13N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 2139 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Slate, KentCM | 2124 | USA | +12B | =21N | +18B | +17N | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2131 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Balakrishnan, Naveen | 1889 | USA | +31B | +36N | =3B | =13N | =6B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 2007 | +34.0 |
| 6 | Schenk, Sam | 1972 | USA | +34N | =8B | =28N | +22B | =5N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1932 | -2.6 |
| 7 | Peed, Grant | 1900 | USA | −21B | =25N | +29B | +31N | +16B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1922 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Doddapaneni, Viyaan Krishna | 1861 | USA | +32B | =6N | =15B | +9N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1993 | +30.6 |
| 9 | Amrany, Benjamin | 1942 | USA | +27N | +14B | −1N | −8B | +30N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1955 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Demirel, Esat Omer | 1880 | USA | +33N | −1B | =24N | +27B | =17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1932 | +12.0 |
| 11 | Gilbert, Walker W | 1733 | USA | −1N | +34B | −22N | +20B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1849 | +26.8 |
| 12 | Muthu, Kamatchi | 1781 | USA | −4N | =27B | =20N | +36B | +28N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1861 | +19.2 |
| 13 | Thimmasamudram, Sandeep | 2019 | USA | =23N | +30B | =19N | =5B | −3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1892 | -25.4 |
| 14 | Lanave, Vincent Augustine | 1747 | USA | +2B | −9N | −16B | =33N | +21B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1864 | +26.4 |
| 15 | Tyrrell, Benjamin | 1891 | USA | +25B | −3N | =8N | =23B | =22N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1759 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Zhou, Alexander Zheng | 1804 | USA | F | =22B | +14N | +19B | −7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1898 | +19.0 |
| 17 | Ben Jemaa, Munir | 1964 | USA | F | +26N | +21B | −4B | =10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2016 | +5.0 |
| 18 | Chen, Brandon Joseph | 1939 | USA | F | +23B | −4N | +24B | =19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1998 | +12.0 |
| 19 | Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram | 1925 | USA | =20B | +29N | =13B | −16N | =18B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1811 | -26.2 |
| 20 | Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree | 1636 | USA | =19N | −2B | =12B | −11N | +32B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1731 | +16.2 |
| 21 | Dokka, Tanush | 1793 | USA | +7N | =4B | −17N | =30B | −14N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1828 | +6.1 |
| 22 | Gao, Pinhang | 1641 | USA | F | =16N | +11B | −6N | =15B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1850 | +41.6 |
| 23 | Cumming, Gabriel | 1840 | USA | =13B | −18N | +25B | =15N | −11B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1703 | -28.4 |
| 24 | Rajeev, Ameya | 1720 | USA | −3B | +32N | =10B | −18N | =33B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chaudhari, Badrish | 1760 | USA | −15N | =7B | −23N | =34B | +36N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Chipkin, Leonard | 1887 | USA | F | −17B | −27N | +32N | +31B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1716 | -16.0 |
| 27 | Song, Jeffrey | 1703 | USA | −9B | =12N | +26B | −10N | −29B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1680 | -7.6 |
| 28 | Chang, Leonhard | 1891 | USA | F | +35N | =6B | −2N | −12B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1832 | -14.5 |
| 29 | Chu, Leon | 1655 | USA | F | −19B | −7N | =35B | +27N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1703 | +6.8 |
| 30 | Schiminger, Will | 1764 | USA | F | −13N | +35B | =21N | −9B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1759 | -4.0 |
| 31 | Everett, Luke D | 1663 | USA | −5N | +33B | F | −7B | −26N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1635 | -3.4 |
| 32 | Wang, Charles | 1536 | USA | −8N | −24B | +34N | −26B | −20N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1508 | -9.2 |
| 33 | Zhang, Laura | 1637 | USA | −10B | −31N | F | =14B | =24N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1560 | -15.6 |
| 34 | Li, Ella Xinyi | 1632 | USA | −6B | −11N | −32B | =25N | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 947 | -44.4 |
| 35 | Goldstein, Doug | 1630 | USA | F | −28B | −30N | =29N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1497 | -9.4 |
| 36 | Uriona Huaman, Sebastian Lucio | 1594 | USA | F | −5B | −2N | −12N | −25B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1088 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gao, PinhangUSA+41.62.0 pts · #22
- 2Balakrishnan, NaveenUSA+34.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Doddapaneni, Viyaan KrishnaUSA+30.63.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Li, Ella XinyiUSA-44.40.5 pts · #35
- 2Cumming, GabrielUSA-28.42.0 pts · #33
- 3Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar YehamandramUSA-26.22.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+570 Elo gap
- R3+184 Elo gap
- R4+121 Elo gap