7th Colonial Open
Open SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Sterling, VA, United States. 8 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2182, and top seed was Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2558).
Oleksii Bilych (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2447) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ashvath Krishnan (4.5) and Davaakhuu Munkhzul (4.5). Bilych won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Allen Li (1831) beat Matthew Guo Diao (FM, 2285), a +454-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Sterling, VA, United States
Dates
02 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 8
GM×1
IM×1
FM×2
CM×1
WIM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×47
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇲🇳Mongolia×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Oleksii Bilych led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
4
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Oleksii Bilych never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Oleksii Bilych beat Ashvath Krishnan (Black).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Ashvath Krishnan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMOleksii Bilych | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Ashvath Krishnan | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3WIMDavaakhuu Munkhzul | — | — | * | — |
| 4Thomas Kung | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilych, OleksiiIM | 2447 | UKR | +2N | +45B | =13N | +24B | +22N | =6N | +12B | 6.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 17.50 | 2429 | +1.3 |
| 2 | Krishnan, Ashvath | 1876 | USA | −1B | −36N | +53B | +27N | +25B | =22B | +15N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 2013 | +48.8 |
| 3 | Munkhzul, DavaakhuuWIM | 2196 | MGL | +9N | +48B | =24N | −19B | +41N | +4B | −10N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 11.75 | 2027 | -22.4 |
| 4 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 1894 | USA | +14N | =5B | +37B | −6N | +49B | −3N | =19B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 2011 | +39.6 |
| 5 | Sriniaiyer, SudarshanFM | 2188 | USA | +8B | =4N | =12B | =30B | =11N | =21B | =16N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 1904 | -42.4 |
| 6 | Sonis, FrancescoGM | 2558 | ITA | F | F | =20N | +4B | +19N | =1B | +7B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 14.75 | 2458 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Kung, Thomas | 2169 | USA | F | F | +29B | +17B | +21N | +13B | −6N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2286 | +13.4 |
| 8 | Rhines, Grayson | 1778 | USA | −5N | +14B | +48N | +23B | −20N | −30B | =28N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.75 | 1838 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Zheng, Kelvin | 1840 | USA | −3B | −35N | +47N | +14B | =23N | −18B | +46N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1801 | -14.8 |
| 10 | Diao, Matthew GuoFM | 2285 | USA | F | F | =21B | −12N | +39B | +19N | +3B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 2097 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Zhang, Oscar Y | 1912 | USA | F | F | +26B | =36N | =5B | +28N | =20B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 2086 | +45.2 |
| 12 | Li, Allen | 1831 | USA | F | F | =5N | +10B | =13N | +20B | −1N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 2194 | +85.2 |
| 13 | Kurup, Siddharth | 1974 | USA | F | F | =1B | +49N | =12B | −7N | +17N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 2095 | +28.4 |
| 14 | Liu, Caden | 1553 | USA | −4B | −8N | +52B | −9N | +48N | =38B | =44N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1670 | +36.4 |
| 15 | Iyer, Vedanth | 1704 | USA | F | F | +31B | =25N | =33B | +39N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1939 | +62.4 |
| 16 | Chen, CelineWCM | 1791 | USA | F | F | =25B | =33N | =36B | +40N | =5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2041 | +62.4 |
| 17 | Schenk, Sam | 1921 | USA | F | F | +35B | −7N | +38B | +37N | −13B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1930 | +2.6 |
| 18 | Yagiz, Bora | 1922 | TUR | F | F | =40B | =26N | +35B | +9N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 1940 | +2.8 |
| 19 | Chong, Hanford | 1862 | USA | F | F | +36B | +3N | −6B | −10B | =4N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 2119 | +56.8 |
| 20 | LeBakken, Lukas WCM | 1985 | USA | F | F | =6B | =21N | +8B | −12N | =11N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1959 | -11.6 |
| 21 | Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram | 1887 | USA | F | F | =10N | =20B | −7B | =5N | +29B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 2103 | +49.6 |
| 22 | Balakrishnan, Naveen | 1926 | USA | F | F | +27B | +38N | −1B | =2N | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 2024 | +8.0 |
| 23 | Ismayilova, KhanimWCM | 2009 | AZE | +27B | −24N | +28B | −8N | =9B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1805 | -52.0 |
| 24 | Thimmasamudram, Sandeep | 1886 | USA | +50N | +23B | =3B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 2108 | +43.2 |
| 25 | Murugan Ayyappan, Adhiraiyan | 1996 | USA | F | F | =16N | =15B | −2N | =31B | +49N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1789 | -52.0 |
| 26 | Anand, Anirudh | 1758 | USA | F | F | −11N | =18B | +32N | =34B | =37B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1832 | +19.6 |
| 27 | Gao, Pinhang | 1750 | USA | −23N | +50B | −22N | −2B | −46N | +48B | =51N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1647 | -40.4 |
| 28 | Ehrenberg, Nathan Eric | 1772 | USA | F | F | −23N | +48B | +45N | −11B | =8B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1822 | +14.4 |
| 29 | Sathiesh, Kavin C | 1889 | USA | F | F | −7N | =32B | +47N | +46B | −21N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1812 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Soni, Arjun | 1873 | USA | F | F | =38B | =5N | =37B | +8N | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1980 | +19.6 |
| 31 | Mallik, Shivam | 1752 | USA | F | F | −15N | =35N | +50B | =25N | =43B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1718 | -10.0 |
| 32 | Dokka, Tanush | 1650 | USA | F | F | +50B | =29N | −26B | +35N | −39B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1726 | +19.6 |
| 33 | Jani, Aakash | 1862 | USA | F | F | =51N | =16B | =15N | +49B | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1859 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Fischer, Robert J | 1864 | USA | F | F | =43B | =40N | +51B | =26N | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1863 | -0.6 |
| 35 | Huang, Lucia | 1575 | USA | −45N | +9B | −17N | =31B | −18N | −32B | =47N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1659 | +20.0 |
| 36 | Shiman, Andrew Lewis | 1983 | USA | F | +2B | −19N | =11B | =16N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1860 | -13.2 |
| 37 | Shupe, Thomas | 1811 | USA | F | F | −4N | +45B | =30N | −17B | =26N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1800 | -1.6 |
| 38 | Ghodgaonkar, Anirudh P | 1762 | USA | F | F | =30N | −22B | −17N | =14N | +42B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1727 | -10.0 |
| 39 | Demirel, Esat Omer | 1850 | USA | F | F | −49B | +46B | −10N | −15B | +32N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1740 | -17.0 |
| 40 | Murali, Dhruv | 1816 | CAN | F | F | =18N | =34B | +42N | −16B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1825 | +2.0 |
| 41 | Deng, Michael | 1915 | USA | F | F | +42B | +51N | −3B | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2011 | +14.4 |
| 42 | Jiang, Caroline Q | 1721 | USA | F | F | −41N | +53N | −40B | +51B | −38N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1723 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Luo, Neil | 1755 | USA | F | F | =34N | F | F | +47B | =31N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1903 | +12.0 |
| 44 | Naylor, Carla | 1544 | USA | F | F | F | −47B | =52N | +50N | =14B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1639 | +10.0 |
| 45 | Zhang, Brian Qixuan | 1915 | USA | +35B | −1N | =46B | −37N | −28B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1673 | -65.2 |
| 46 | Purohit, Vihaan | 1635 | USA | F | F | =45N | −39N | +27B | −29N | −9B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1700 | +13.6 |
| 47 | Chaudhari, Badrish | 1717 | USA | F | F | −9B | +44N | −29B | −43N | =35B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1572 | -38.8 |
| 48 | Lu, Hanwen | 1497 | USA | F | −3N | −8B | −28N | −14B | −27N | +50B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1445 | -17.2 |
| 49 | Zhang, Laura | 1821 | USA | F | F | +39N | −13B | −4N | −33N | −25B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1675 | -34.8 |
| 50 | Bhargava, Anay | 1559 | USA | −24B | −27N | −32N | +52B | −31N | −44B | −48N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 1377 | -56.0 |
| 51 | Jupally, Vedh | 1741 | USA | F | F | =33B | −41B | −34N | −42N | =27B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1582 | -38.4 |
| 52 | Baim, Emin | 1725 | USA | F | F | −14N | −50N | =44B | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1279 | -67.6 |
| 53 | Tumuluri, Vasishta | 1741 | USA | F | F | −2N | −42B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 999 | -17.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, AllenUSA+85.23.0 pts · #12
- 2Iyer, VedanthUSA+62.43.0 pts · #15
- 3Chen, CelineWCMUSA+62.43.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Baim, EminUSA-67.60.5 pts · #52
- 2Zhang, Brian QixuanUSA-65.21.5 pts · #45
- 3Bhargava, AnayUSA-56.01.0 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R4+454 Elo gap
- R4+334 Elo gap
- R2+265 Elo gap