1st Annual Washington Dulles Open
SwissStandard
69 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Oak Grove, VA, United States. 11 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2336, and top seed was Hikaru Nakamura (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2813).
Hikaru Nakamura (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2813) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Daniel Girsh (4.5) and Praveen Balakrishnan (4.0). Nakamura shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Sam B Martin (2053) beat Maximillian Lu (IM, 2395), a +342-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Oak Grove, VA, United States
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 11
GM×2
IM×2
FM×3
CM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×62
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
20
9
2
1
2
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Hikaru Nakamura held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Nakamura takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.0).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
GM Hikaru Nakamura won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakamura, HikaruGM | 2813 | USA | +38B | +14N | +7B | +4N | =3B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 2571 | -2.5 |
| 2 | Girsh, DanielFM | 2237 | USA | +64B | +15N | =3B | +8N | +9B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2495 | +23.4 |
| 3 | Balakrishnan, PraveenGM | 2505 | USA | +30N | +12B | =2N | +13B | =1N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 2519 | +2.9 |
| 4 | De Silva, L M S TIM | 2400 | SRI | +32B | +16N | +5B | −1B | +12N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.00 | 2441 | +3.7 |
| 5 | Amrany, Benjamin | 2121 | USA | +52N | +20B | −4N | +27B | +10N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2207 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Slate, KentCM | 2218 | USA | +19N | −10B | +43B | +22N | +11B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2145 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Diao, Matthew GuoFM | 2310 | USA | +57B | +11N | −1N | +45B | +23N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2358 | +8.2 |
| 8 | Vaibhav KalpakaFM | 2230 | IND | +33N | +21B | =13N | −2B | +25N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2160 | -4.6 |
| 9 | Martin, Sam B | 2053 | USA | =31N | +39B | +10N | +17B | −2N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 2148 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Muthukumaran, Gurru | 1898 | USA | +63B | +6N | −9B | +37N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2005 | +20.8 |
| 11 | Snodgrass, Benjamin | 2052 | USA | +51N | −7B | +35N | +26B | −6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2020 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Moorhouse, Will | 2084 | USA | +34B | −3N | +32B | +54N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 2107 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Zhuang, Kyle | 2134 | USA | +66B | +36N | =8B | −3N | =24N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2141 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Ismayilova, KhanimWCM | 2025 | AZE | +35N | −1B | =33N | +42B | =29N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1951 | -16.4 |
| 15 | Murugan Ayyappan, Adhiraiyan | 1850 | USA | +47N | −2B | +41N | −23B | +31N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1907 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Balakrishnan, Naveen | 1923 | USA | +53N | −4B | +31N | −25B | +39N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1946 | +2.8 |
| 17 | Lu, MaximillianIM | 2395 | USA | F | +37N | +28B | −9N | +22B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2139 | -7.2 |
| 18 | Irwin, William Christopher | 0 | USA | =22N | =40B | +20N | −24B | +56N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1921 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Cumming, Gabriel | 1754 | USA | −6B | +47N | =24B | =28N | +54B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1974 | +54.0 |
| 20 | Laureano, Dereck | 1884 | USA | +55B | −5N | −18B | +34N | +49B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1954 | +8.2 |
| 21 | Liu, StevenCM | 2011 | USA | +49B | −8N | +34B | +36N | F | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2050 | +12.8 |
| 22 | Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram | 1902 | USA | =18B | +44N | +29N | −6B | −17N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 2030 | +20.4 |
| 23 | Wang, Kevin | 2008 | USA | F | +42B | =25N | +15N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2025 | +2.8 |
| 24 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 2012 | CAN | F | =31B | =19N | +18N | =13B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1861 | -17.2 |
| 25 | Chong, Hanford | 1844 | USA | F | +65N | =23B | +16N | −8B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2050 | +40.0 |
| 26 | ONeill, Noah Thomas | 1884 | USA | F | +58B | =27N | −11N | +32B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1937 | +6.0 |
| 27 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 1920 | USA | F | +62N | =26B | −5N | +43B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1967 | +10.8 |
| 28 | Malik, Arjun | 1919 | USA | F | +67B | −17N | =19B | +33N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2045 | +22.0 |
| 29 | Kurup, Siddharth | 1817 | USA | +48N | F | −22B | +59N | =14B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1945 | +27.6 |
| 30 | Jiang, Caroline Q | 1753 | USA | −3B | −49N | +63B | =50N | +46B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1758 | -2.4 |
| 31 | Chu, Leon | 1694 | USA | =9B | =24N | −16B | +48N | −15B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1815 | +25.6 |
| 32 | Martin, Jeff | 1764 | USA | −4N | +53B | −12N | +51B | −26N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1838 | +6.0 |
| 33 | Muthu, Kamatchi | 1808 | USA | −8B | +63N | =14B | =46N | −28B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1821 | -2.4 |
| 34 | Fitzsimmons, Daniela | 1611 | USA | −12N | +48B | −21N | −20B | +68N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1785 | +34.8 |
| 35 | Badger, Stephen | 1626 | USA | −14B | +38N | −11B | −43N | +48B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1786 | +32.0 |
| 36 | Demirel, Esat Omer | 1865 | USA | +41N | −13B | +50N | −21B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1853 | -2.0 |
| 37 | Jupally, Vedh | 0 | USA | +56N | −17B | +40N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2001 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Dokka, Tanush | 1788 | USA | −1N | −35B | −51N | +47B | +53N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1690 | -30.8 |
| 39 | Ehrenberg, Nathan Eric | 1767 | USA | F | −9N | +62B | +44N | −16B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1847 | +15.2 |
| 40 | Su, Milo | 1878 | USA | F | =18N | −37B | +52B | =45N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 2007 | +13.6 |
| 41 | Xu, Jason N | 1661 | USA | −36B | +64N | −15B | =62N | =44B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1588 | -14.4 |
| 42 | Yu, Nicole Q | 1719 | USA | F | −23N | +65B | −14N | +50B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1824 | +19.2 |
| 43 | Canelon Chaguan, Pedro Luis | 1853 | VEN | F | =50B | −6N | +35B | −27N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1756 | -24.4 |
| 44 | Siu, Liam | 1783 | USA | F | −22B | +58N | −39B | =41N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1653 | -29.2 |
| 45 | Chen, Brandon Joseph | 1895 | USA | F | +59N | F | −7N | =40B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 2016 | +14.4 |
| 46 | Gao, Pinhang | 1685 | USA | F | −54B | +66N | =33B | −30N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1686 | -1.2 |
| 47 | Shah, Kanav | 1580 | USA | −15B | −19B | −52N | −38N | +69B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1526 | -11.6 |
| 48 | Naylor, Carla | 1598 | USA | −29B | −34N | +53N | −31B | −35N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1458 | -16.8 |
| 49 | He, Samuel | 1722 | USA | −21N | +30B | F | F | −20N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1756 | +3.6 |
| 50 | Sharma, Vishnu | 1606 | USA | F | =43N | −36B | =30B | −42N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1603 | -1.2 |
| 51 | Song, Jeffrey | 1675 | USA | −11B | −57N | +38B | −32N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1644 | -4.6 |
| 52 | Gupta, Aarush | 1733 | USA | −5B | −55N | +47B | −40N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1599 | -32.0 |
| 53 | Turner, Jason | 1743 | USA | −16B | −32N | −48B | +63N | −38B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1500 | -30.4 |
| 54 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1842 | USA | F | +46N | F | −12B | −19N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1716 | -21.2 |
| 55 | Huang, Lucia | 1590 | USA | −20N | +52B | −56B | −60N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1601 | +0.8 |
| 56 | Hamilton, Timothy | 1832 | USA | −37B | F | +55N | F | −18B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 2391 | +4.0 |
| 57 | Motaharinezhad, Parsa | 1743 | USA | −7N | +51B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1909 | +13.2 |
| 58 | Nallapareddygari, Premsai | 1630 | USA | F | −26N | −44B | F | +59B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1723 | +12.8 |
| 59 | Chrisney, Adam | 1877 | USA | F | −45B | +67N | −29B | −58N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1623 | -26.0 |
| 60 | Kobily, Mike | 1728 | USA | F | F | F | +55B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2391 | +6.4 |
| 61 | Collier, Philip | 1647 | USA | F | F | F | F | +62B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2429 | +9.4 |
| 62 | Wang, Charles | 1630 | USA | F | −27B | −39N | =41B | −61N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1427 | -35.6 |
| 63 | Li, Ella Xinyi | 1628 | USA | −10N | −33B | −30N | −53B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 999 | -44.4 |
| 64 | FIDE 39998029 | 0 | — | −2N | −41B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1148 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Berenson, Archer D | 1657 | USA | F | −25B | −42N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 981 | -27.2 |
| 66 | Doppalapudi, Adith | 1688 | USA | −13N | F | −46B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1088 | -23.2 |
| 67 | Ojede Paul Ogweng | 1920 | UGA | F | −28N | −59B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1098 | -42.4 |
| 68 | Heller, Laben | 1781 | USA | F | F | F | F | −34B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 811 | -28.8 |
| 69 | Crook, Jeffrey T | 1709 | USA | F | F | F | F | −47N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 779 | -26.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cumming, GabrielUSA+54.03.0 pts · #17
- 2Chong, HanfordUSA+40.02.5 pts · #23
- 3Fitzsimmons, DanielaUSA+34.82.0 pts · #36
Top rating losers
- 1Li, Ella XinyiUSA-44.40.0 pts · #64
- 2Ojede Paul OgwengUGA-42.40.0 pts · #63
- 3Wang, CharlesUSA-35.60.5 pts · #62
Biggest upsets
- R4+342 Elo gap
- R2+320 Elo gap
- R5+247 Elo gap