2025 Northern Virginia Open - Championship

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42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Dulles, VA, United States. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2127, and top seed was Praveen Balakrishnan (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2505).

L M S T De Silva (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2400) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Vaibhav Kalpaka (4.0) and Praveen Balakrishnan (4.0). De Silva won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Alikhan Karim (1503) beat Nathan Eric Ehrenberg (1767), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Dulles, VA, United States

Dates

21 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸GMPraveen Balakrishnan2505

Avg top 10

2,127

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×1

IM×2

FM×1

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×37

🇮🇳India×2

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

🇳🇬Nigeria×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

Top 3

🥇
IML M S T De Silva
🇱🇰SRI·2400
4.5pts·2544perf+7.8
🥈
FMVaibhav Kalpaka
🇮🇳IND·2230
4.0pts·2231perf+4.0
🥉
GMPraveen Balakrishnan
🇺🇸USA·2505
4.0pts·2407perf-3.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM L M S T De Silva led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

De Silva4.5Kalpaka4ADU4Balakrishnan4Haldankar3.5Rychkov3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM L M S T De Silva held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM L M S T De Silva beat FM Vaibhav Kalpaka (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

IM L M S T De Silva won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IML M S T De Silva	*	1	½	1
2FMVaibhav Kalpaka	0	*	—	—
3IMOladapo ADU	½	—	*	—
4GMPraveen Balakrishnan	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	De Silva, L M S TIM	2400	SRI	+13B	+9N	+2B	+3N	=4B	4.5	15.0	17.5	15.50	2544	+7.8
2	Vaibhav KalpakaFM	2230	IND	+24N	+6B	−1N	+10B	+9N	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.50	2231	+4.0
3	Balakrishnan, PraveenGM	2505	USA	+21N	+27B	+11N	−1B	+5N	4.0	13.0	15.0	10.50	2407	-3.1
4	ADU, OladapoIM	2155	NGR	+20N	=16B	+12N	+17B	=1N	4.0	12.0	14.5	11.00	2197	+7.8
5	Rychkov, Roman	2118	USA	=26B	+15N	+36B	+8N	−3B	3.5	12.0	13.0	8.00	2114	+1.2
6	Murugan Ayyappan, Adhiraiyan	1850	USA	+42B	−2N	=26B	+32N	+11N	3.5	10.0	10.0	5.00	2028	+33.2
7	Haldankar, Ameya	1838	USA	+30N	−11B	+25N	=12B	+28N	3.5	9.0	11.0	7.25	1890	+17.2
8	Ananth, AnanyaWFM	1908	USA	=25N	+37B	+39N	−5B	+12N	3.5	8.5	9.0	4.50	1955	+13.2
9	Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram	1902	USA	+29N	−1B	+24N	+27B	−2B	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.00	2012	+24.8
10	Larkins, Larry RCM	1973	USA	F	+19B	+14N	−2N	+31B	3.0	11.0	11.0	7.00	2120	+15.6
11	Zlodorev, Alexander	2050	USA	+32B	+7N	−3B	=16N	−6B	2.5	13.5	15.0	6.25	1934	-31.2
12	Badiee, Barzin	1885	USA	+18B	+33N	−4B	=7N	−8B	2.5	13.5	15.0	5.75	1797	-9.6
13	Cumming, Gabriel	1754	USA	−1N	+29B	−27N	+39B	=14N	2.5	11.0	11.5	3.75	1892	+31.6
14	Mariappan, Anish	1949	USA	=19N	+22B	−10B	=26N	=13B	2.5	10.5	12.5	6.00	1789	-20.4
15	Molodtsov, Konstantin	1797	USA	=37N	−5B	+19N	−20B	+24N	2.5	10.5	11.0	4.75	1785	-2.6
16	Kurup, Siddharth	1817	USA	+34B	=4N	F	=11B	=17N	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.00	2027	+41.6
17	Chang, Leonhard	1930	USA	F	+28N	+31B	−4N	=16B	2.5	10.5	10.5	5.25	1965	+7.6
18	Shah, Kanav	1580	USA	−12N	+23B	=21N	−24B	+35N	2.5	9.5	10.5	4.75	1744	+42.0
19	Song, Jeffrey	1521	USA	=14B	−10N	−15B	+37N	+33B	2.5	9.5	10.0	3.25	1719	+2.4
20	Li, Ella Xinyi	1648	USA	−4B	=34N	+37B	+15N	F	2.5	8.5	8.5	3.75	1806	+23.6
21	Pabalan, Edward M	1739	USA	−3B	+38N	=18B	+33N	F	2.5	8.5	8.5	3.25	1800	+4.4
22	Shetty, Saharsh Darsh	1810	USA	F	−14N	=33B	+29B	+25N	2.5	8.0	8.0	4.75	1742	-10.8
23	Ehrenberg, Nathan Eric	1767	USA	−33B	−18N	=38B	+34N	+32B	2.5	7.0	7.5	3.25	1598	-44.0
24	Rajeev, Ameya	1720	USA	−2B	+42N	−9B	+18N	−15B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1657	-16.8
25	Arnav Krishna Sripadam	1526	IND	=8B	=41N	−7B	+38N	−22B	2.0	10.0	10.5	2.50	1744	+45.2
26	Gupta, Aarush	1733	USA	=5N	=39B	=6N	=14B	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	5.00	1956	+43.2
27	Chong, Hanford	1844	USA	+38B	−3N	+13B	−9N	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1874	+2.8
28	Clark, Everitt R	1658	USA	F	−17B	+30N	+36N	−7B	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1810	+30.8
29	Sharma, Vishnu	1606	USA	−9B	−13N	+42B	−22N	+40B	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1022	-27.6
30	Huang, Lucia	1590	USA	−7B	=32N	−28B	=40N	+42N	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1463	-17.2
31	Ghodgaonkar, Anirudh P	1853	USA	F	+40B	−17N	+35B	−10N	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.50	1712	-21.2
32	Kunder, Steven	1717	USA	−11N	=30B	+40N	−6B	−23N	1.5	10.5	11.0	1.50	1493	-20.8
33	Karim, Alikhan	1503	USA	+23N	−12B	=22N	−21B	−19N	1.5	10.0	12.5	3.75	1626	+24.8
34	Sukkal, Nirav	1593	USA	−16N	=20B	−35N	−23B	+37N	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.75	1384	-36.8
35	Wang, Leo	1609	USA	F	−36N	+34B	−31N	−18B	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.50	1534	-17.2
36	Wang, Michael	1882	USA	F	+35B	−5N	−28B	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1668	-16.4
37	Patil, Aaradhya Nitin	0	USA	=15B	−8N	−20N	−19B	−34B	0.5	11.0	12.5	1.25	1354	0.0
38	Naylor, Carla	1598	USA	−27N	−21B	=23N	−25B	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	1398	-17.4
39	Thimmasamudram, Sandeep	1907	USA	F	=26N	−8B	−13N	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	1.00	1525	-57.2
40	Voloshin, Vanya	0	USA	F	−31N	−32B	=30B	−29N	0.5	7.5	7.5	1.00	1370	0.0
41	Yagiz, Bora	1964	TUR	F	=25B	F	F	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1564	-8.4
42	Naik, Yug	0	USA	−6N	−24B	−29N	F	−30B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	892	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Arnav Krishna SripadamIND
+45.2
2.0 pts · #24
2Gupta, AarushUSA
+43.2
2.0 pts · #23
3Shah, KanavUSA
+42.0
2.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Thimmasamudram, SandeepUSA
-57.2
0.5 pts · #37
2Ehrenberg, Nathan EricUSA
-44.0
2.5 pts · #17
3Sukkal, NiravUSA
-36.8
1.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R1+264 Elo gap
Karim, Alikhan1503 beat Ehrenberg, Nathan Eric1767
R4+224 Elo gap
Clark, Everitt R1658 beat Wang, Michael1882
R5+200 Elo gap
Murugan Ayyappan, Adhiraiyan1850 beat Zlodorev, Alexander2050