14th Annual Chesapeake Open - Championship
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Rockville, MD, United States. 11 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2212, and top seed was Praveen Balakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2496).
Praveen Balakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2496) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alexander Fishbein (4.0) and Daniel Clancy (3.5). Balakrishnan won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Rishith Bhoopathi (1803) beat Andy Yue (1960), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Praveen Balakrishnan led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Praveen Balakrishnan held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
GM Praveen Balakrishnan drew with GM Alexander Fishbein (White).
GM Praveen Balakrishnan 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Alexander Fishbein 3 wins (R2–R4)Daniel Clancy 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMPraveen Balakrishnan | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2GMAlexander Fishbein | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Daniel Clancy | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kevin Wang | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balakrishnan, PraveenGM | 2496 | USA | +5B | +28N | +30B | +18N | =2B | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2620 | +6.3 |
| 2 | Fishbein, AlexanderGM | 2403 | USA | =24N | +29B | +4N | +9B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2379 | +1.0 |
| 3 | Clancy, Daniel | 1966 | USA | =15B | −12N | +31B | +23N | +11N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2122 | +20.6 |
| 4 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1920 | USA | +33B | +13N | −2B | =8N | =12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 2174 | +64.0 |
| 5 | Marri, Anvith Reddy | 1883 | USA | −1N | +32B | =13B | =17N | +29B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 2060 | +38.2 |
| 6 | Xu, ShawnCM | 2005 | USA | =16N | +24B | =8N | =11B | =19N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 2059 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Zlodorev, Alexander | 2041 | USA | +14B | =23N | =12B | +29N | −9N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 2070 | +9.2 |
| 8 | Wang, Kevin | 2042 | USA | F | +15N | =6B | =4B | +25N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2114 | +14.0 |
| 9 | Yue, TariqCM | 2190 | USA | F | +35B | +16N | −2N | +7B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2286 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Amrany, Benjamin | 2046 | USA | +17B | +11B | −18N | −30N | +15B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2162 | +28.4 |
| 11 | Zhao, KevinFM | 2060 | USA | +26B | −10N | +23B | =6N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1958 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Hebbar, EshaanIM | 2160 | USA | F | +3B | =7N | =25B | =4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 2039 | -22.8 |
| 13 | Pan, Zachary | 2031 | USA | +32N | −4B | =5N | =16B | =14N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1933 | -26.8 |
| 14 | Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam | 1908 | USA | −7N | =20B | =24N | +34N | =13B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1989 | +22.0 |
| 15 | Ramnath, Architsai | 1912 | USA | =3N | −8B | +20N | =21B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1915 | +0.8 |
| 16 | Kogan, Mark Leo | 1993 | USA | =6B | +33N | −9B | =13N | −21N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1954 | -11.4 |
| 17 | Bhoopathi, Rishith | 1803 | USA | −10N | =26N | +33B | =5B | −22N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1869 | +14.8 |
| 18 | Baron, TalGM | 2425 | ISR | F | F | +10B | −1B | +30N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2390 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Doddapaneni, Viyaan Krishna | 1858 | USA | −28B | F | =21N | +26N | =6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1938 | +11.4 |
| 20 | Li, Aiden LinyuanCM | 1938 | USA | −23B | =14N | −15B | =27N | +34B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1848 | -24.8 |
| 21 | Nair, Siddhant | 1944 | USA | F | F | =19B | =15N | +16B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2046 | +8.2 |
| 22 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1915 | USA | F | F | F | +28N | +17B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2652 | +33.2 |
| 23 | Deng, Michael | 1871 | USA | +20N | =7B | −11N | −3B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1914 | +7.6 |
| 24 | Liu, StevenCM | 1984 | USA | =2B | −6N | =14B | =31N | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1952 | -12.8 |
| 25 | Lee, Justin A | 1848 | USA | F | F | +28B | =12N | −8B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 2034 | +27.2 |
| 26 | Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram | 1904 | USA | −11N | =17B | +35N | −19B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1827 | -18.0 |
| 27 | Lin, Benjamin | 1960 | USA | F | F | =32N | =20B | =31B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1920 | -6.0 |
| 28 | Kurup, Siddharth | 1900 | USA | +19N | −1B | −25N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1787 | -27.6 |
| 29 | Kozlek, Tommy | 1863 | USA | F | −2N | +34B | −7B | −5N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1842 | -8.0 |
| 30 | Vaibhav KalpakaFM | 2252 | IND | F | F | −1N | +10B | −18B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 2197 | -4.6 |
| 31 | Uwakwe, Michael | 1861 | USA | F | F | −3N | =24B | =27N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1844 | -1.2 |
| 32 | Xin, StellaCM | 1962 | USA | −13B | −5N | =27B | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1684 | -40.8 |
| 33 | Yue, Andy | 1960 | USA | −4N | −16B | −17N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1105 | -68.8 |
| 34 | Schenk, Sam | 1953 | USA | F | F | −29N | −14B | −20N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1103 | -34.0 |
| 35 | Thimmasamudram, Sandeep | 1936 | USA | F | −9N | −26B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1247 | -29.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chetlapalli, VishnuUSA+64.03.0 pts · #8
- 2Marri, Anvith ReddyUSA+38.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Aayansh PramanikUSA+33.22.0 pts · #18
- 1Yue, AndyUSA-68.80.0 pts · #35
- 2Xin, StellaCMUSA-40.80.5 pts · #32
- 3Schenk, SamUSA-34.00.0 pts · #34
- R3+157 Elo gap
- R2+111 Elo gap