2025 DMV FIDE Classical
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Oak Grove, VA, United States. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Vaibhav Kalpaka (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2253).
Vaibhav Kalpaka (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2253) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Ananya Ananth (3.5) and Lacey Wang (3.0). Kalpaka won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Parsa Motaharinezhad (1704) beat Andrew Samuelson (FM, 2061), a +357-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Oak Grove, VA, United States
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 110 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×22
🇮🇳India×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsFM Vaibhav Kalpaka led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
1
1
R3–R4 · LEAD HELD
FM Vaibhav Kalpaka held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FM Vaibhav Kalpaka won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVaibhav Kalpaka | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2WFMAnanya Ananth | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3WFMLacey Wang | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Austin Henninger | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav KalpakaFM | 2253 | IND | +9B | +5N | +4B | +6N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2664 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Ananth, AnanyaWFM | 1835 | USA | +23B | +19N | =3B | +10N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 2106 | +47.6 |
| 3 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 1883 | USA | +14N | +7B | =2N | =4B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1970 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Henninger, Austin | 1832 | USA | +25B | +11B | −1N | =3N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2005 | +16.6 |
| 5 | Canelon Chaguan, Pedro Luis | 1847 | VEN | +24N | −1B | =7N | +13B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1893 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Kurup, Siddharth | 1900 | USA | +13N | =15B | +11N | −1B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1978 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Motaharinezhad, Parsa | 1704 | USA | +21B | −3N | =5B | +9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1963 | +51.2 |
| 8 | Dokka, Tanush | 1699 | USA | +17N | −10B | =18N | +20B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1814 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Doppalapudi, Adith | 1680 | USA | −1N | +24B | +17N | −7B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1743 | +8.8 |
| 10 | Shiman, Andrew Lewis | 1927 | USA | +16B | +8N | F | −2B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1863 | -4.6 |
| 11 | Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM | 1934 | CAN | +20B | −4N | −6B | +17N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1761 | -30.6 |
| 12 | Zeigler, Nathan | 1854 | USA | −19N | +14B | =13N | =18B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1651 | -20.6 |
| 13 | Wang, Leo | 1657 | USA | −6B | +23N | =12B | −5N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1737 | +14.0 |
| 14 | Burke, Valentino | 1737 | USA | −3B | −12N | =24B | +23N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1667 | -16.0 |
| 15 | Herrera, Alex | 1687 | USA | +18B | =6N | −22B | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1791 | +8.0 |
| 16 | Ghodgaonkar, Anirudh P | 1682 | USA | −10N | −21N | =23B | +24N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1729 | +4.4 |
| 17 | Anderson, Albert | 1604 | USA | −8B | +20N | −9B | −11B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1563 | -10.0 |
| 18 | Burke Sr, Crecencio V | 1637 | USA | −15N | F | =8B | =12N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1622 | -2.4 |
| 19 | Uriona Huaman, Sebastian Lucio | 1575 | USA | +12B | −2B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1845 | +26.4 |
| 20 | Fang, Kevin | 1709 | USA | −11N | −17B | +25N | −8N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1514 | -41.2 |
| 21 | Samuelson, AndrewFM | 2061 | USA | −7N | +16B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1691 | -16.0 |
| 22 | Hamilton, Timothy | 1837 | USA | F | F | +15N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2487 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Song, Jeffrey | 1695 | USA | −2N | −13B | =16N | −14B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1405 | -26.4 |
| 24 | Nadiminti, Akhil | 1583 | USA | −5B | −9N | =14N | −16B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1414 | -28.8 |
| 25 | Naylor, Carla | 1591 | USA | −4N | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 971 | -10.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Motaharinezhad, ParsaUSA+51.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Ananth, AnanyaWFMUSA+47.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Uriona Huaman, Sebastian LucioUSA+26.41.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Fang, KevinUSA-41.21.0 pts · #19
- 2Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CMCAN-30.62.0 pts · #12
- 3Nadiminti, AkhilUSA-28.80.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R1+357 Elo gap
- R1+279 Elo gap
- R2+105 Elo gap