3rd Annual Presidents Day Open - Premier
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32 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Dulles, VA, United States. 12 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2253, and top seed was Nick De Firmian (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2426).
Tal Baron (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2425) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Ibragim S. Khamrakulov (6.0) and Nick De Firmian (6.0). Baron shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Pranav Swaminathan (2132) beat Nick De Firmian (GM, 2426), a +294-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Dulles, VA, United States
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×3
FM×4
CM×3
WIM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×27
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Tal Baron led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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5
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R7–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Tal Baron held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
FM Andrew Samuelson won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMTal Baron | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2GMNick De Firmian | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMAndrew Samuelson | — | — | * | — |
| 4GMIbragim S. Khamrakulov | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baron, TalGM | 2425 | ISR | +19N | +26B | =6B | =18N | +14B | =13N | +16B | =5N | =2N | 6.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 26.00 | 2316 | -7.9 |
| 2 | Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.GM | 2371 | ESP | =25B | +32N | +10B | +6N | =13B | =16N | =5B | =3N | =1B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 24.00 | 2290 | -5.0 |
| 3 | De Firmian, NickGM | 2426 | USA | =7B | +25N | +22B | −13N | +8B | −5N | +14B | =2B | +10N | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 25.50 | 2242 | -15.5 |
| 4 | Samuelson, AndrewFM | 2011 | USA | −18N | −24B | +31N | +28B | +20N | =11B | =10N | +15B | +5B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 2129 | +27.8 |
| 5 | Swaminathan, Pranav | 2132 | USA | +23B | F | =16N | =7N | +6B | +3B | =2N | =1B | −4N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 24.75 | 2270 | +54.8 |
| 6 | Diao, Matthew GuoFM | 2294 | USA | F | +12B | =1N | −2B | −5N | +9B | +18N | =11B | +7B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 23.50 | 2229 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCM | 2029 | USA | =3N | =27B | +30N | =5B | =11N | −14N | +17B | +19B | −6N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 17.25 | 2142 | +48.0 |
| 8 | Bhoopathi, Rishith | 2023 | USA | F | =30B | =27N | +21B | −3N | +29B | =11N | =10B | +12N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 16.00 | 2117 | +33.1 |
| 9 | Shrivastava, Nivaan | 2051 | USA | F | −16B | +23N | F | +12B | −6N | +27N | +26B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 2183 | +50.0 |
| 10 | Debmisra, Ariv | 1961 | USA | +24N | =11B | −2N | =19B | =26N | +20B | =4B | =8N | −3B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 2082 | +48.4 |
| 11 | Radhakrishnan, SharathCM | 2206 | USA | +28B | =10N | −14B | +24N | =7B | =4N | =8B | =6N | −9B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 17.75 | 2020 | -81.6 |
| 12 | Katta, Sriansh | 1915 | USA | +15B | −6N | −26N | +17B | −9N | +28B | =19N | +20B | −8B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 15.25 | 2045 | +57.6 |
| 13 | Paul, JustinFM | 2323 | USA | +17N | +20B | =18N | +3B | =2N | =1B | F | F | F | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 21.50 | 2367 | +12.4 |
| 14 | Moorhouse, Will | 2092 | USA | +21N | −18B | +11N | +26B | −1N | +7B | −3N | F | F | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 15.50 | 2181 | +30.8 |
| 15 | Vaibhav KalpakaFM | 2193 | IND | −12N | =21B | =28N | +27B | +19N | =18B | =22B | −4N | F | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 11.75 | 1928 | -50.8 |
| 16 | Farzaneh-Far, Marcus | 1930 | USA | F | +9N | =5B | +29N | +18B | =2B | −1N | F | F | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 16.00 | 2261 | +96.8 |
| 17 | Haldankar, Ameya | 1939 | USA | −13B | +31N | −29B | −12N | +30N | +26B | −7N | =21B | =23N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 7.25 | 1960 | +6.4 |
| 18 | Ramesh, Nehanraj | 1942 | USA | +4B | +14N | =13B | =1B | −16N | =15N | −6B | F | F | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 17.50 | 2169 | +72.4 |
| 19 | LeBakken, Lukas WCM | 1985 | USA | −1B | =23N | +32B | =10N | −15B | +24N | =12B | −7N | −20N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.00 | 1926 | -35.2 |
| 20 | Amrany, Benjamin | 1942 | USA | F | −13N | =24B | +22N | −4B | −10N | +23B | −12N | +19B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.50 | 1942 | -5.6 |
| 21 | Alluri, Samanyu | 1829 | USA | −14B | =15N | +25B | −8N | −22B | =23B | +28N | =17N | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.50 | 1956 | +46.0 |
| 22 | Ismayilova, KhanimWCM | 1980 | AZE | +31B | F | −3N | −20B | +21N | +27B | =15N | F | F | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 2082 | +29.2 |
| 23 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1915 | USA | −5N | =19B | −9B | +32N | =24B | =21N | −20N | F | =17B | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 1862 | -26.0 |
| 24 | Gilbert, Walker W | 1787 | USA | −10B | +4N | =20N | −11B | =23N | −19B | +31B | F | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1944 | +51.2 |
| 25 | Barrow, William J | 1937 | USA | =2N | −3B | −21N | +30B | −27N | +32B | =26N | F | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1993 | +5.2 |
| 26 | Doddapaneni, Viyaan Krishna | 2063 | USA | F | −1N | +12B | −14N | =10B | −17N | =25B | −9N | =28B | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.25 | 1888 | -78.4 |
| 27 | Deng, Michael | 1850 | USA | F | =7N | =8B | −15N | +25B | −22N | −9B | F | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 1911 | +16.0 |
| 28 | Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram | 1913 | USA | −11N | F | =15B | −4N | +31B | −12N | −21B | F | =26N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.75 | 1866 | -21.6 |
| 29 | Levine, Owen | 2029 | USA | F | F | +17N | −16B | F | −8N | F | +30B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1964 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Quintans, Ruben Yanmi | 1964 | USA | F | =8N | −7B | −25N | −17B | =31N | F | −29N | F | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 1713 | -72.8 |
| 31 | Yagiz, Bora | 1956 | TUR | −22N | −17B | −4B | F | −28N | =30B | −24N | F | F | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.50 | 1531 | -53.6 |
| 32 | Aravindakshan, SahanaWIM | 1923 | USA | F | −2B | −19N | −23B | F | −25N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1240 | -59.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Farzaneh-Far, MarcusUSA+96.84.0 pts · #14
- 2Ramesh, NehanrajUSA+72.43.5 pts · #20
- 3Katta, SrianshUSA+57.64.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Radhakrishnan, SharathCMUSA-81.64.5 pts · #12
- 2Doddapaneni, Viyaan KrishnaUSA-78.42.5 pts · #26
- 3Quintans, Ruben YanmiUSA-72.81.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R6+294 Elo gap
- R1+278 Elo gap
- R2+224 Elo gap