7th Colonial Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Sterling, VA, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1585, and top seed was Aadhi Veerapandian Adaikappan (🇺🇸 USA, 1643).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Pranav K Kolluru (1475) beat Aadhi Veerapandian Adaikappan (1643), a +168-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×17
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFIDE 39998924 led from R7; +1.0-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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R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Apr
FIDE 39998924 takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 39998924 beat Vishnu Sharma (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 39998924 5 wins (R3–R7)Vishnu Sharma 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 39998924 | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Vishnu Sharma | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Sidhaant Prasad Wagh | 1 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Darsh Murarka | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 39998924 | 0 | — | =18N | −2B | +23N | +15B | +14N | +3B | +5N | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wagh, Sidhaant Prasad | 0 | USA | =5B | +1N | +4B | −13N | +19B | +6N | −8B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 17.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sharma, Vishnu | 1608 | USA | −7B | +5N | +17N | +9B | =13B | −1N | +10B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.25 | 1744 | +41.6 |
| 4 | Murarka, Darsh | 1581 | USA | +16N | +20B | −2N | =14B | +7N | =5B | =13N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1703 | +19.2 |
| 5 | Krishnan, Shreyas | 1632 | USA | =2N | −3B | +21N | +18B | +6B | =4N | −1B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1661 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Patil, Aaradhya Nitin | 1596 | USA | +10N | +9B | −8N | +16B | −5N | −2B | +11N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 1708 | +18.4 |
| 7 | Tammineni, Tarun Ram | 1496 | USA | +3N | =18B | −9N | +11N | −4B | +14B | =12N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1524 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Coulon, Thomas | 0 | FRA | F | F | +6B | +19N | F | +13B | +2N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Adaikappan, Aadhi Veerapandian | 1643 | USA | +11B | −6N | +7B | −3N | −10B | +20N | =15N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1378 | -71.2 |
| 10 | Kolluru, Pranav K | 1475 | USA | −6B | −11N | F | +17B | +9N | +16B | −3N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1575 | +21.2 |
| 11 | Cao, Stella | 0 | USA | −9N | +10B | +?N | −7B | −16N | +21B | −6B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Anderson, Albert | 1610 | USA | F | F | −15N | +23B | +18N | =19N | =7B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1393 | -34.8 |
| 13 | Huber, Frank | 1606 | USA | F | F | =19B | +2B | =3N | −8N | =4B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1597 | -1.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 566010560 | 0 | — | F | F | +22B | =4N | −1B | −7N | +20B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Herndon, Vladimir | 1458 | USA | F | F | +12B | −1N | F | +22N | =9B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1820 | +37.6 |
| 16 | Rao, Neil | 0 | USA | −4B | F | +20N | −6N | +11B | −10N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Chitnis, Shirish | 1453 | USA | F | F | −3B | −10N | F | =23B | +22B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 742 | -15.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 30937248 | 0 | — | =1B | =7N | F | −5N | −12B | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sukkal, Nirav | 1601 | USA | F | F | =13N | −8B | −2N | =12B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1608 | +0.8 |
| 20 | Wang, Ella Enhan | 0 | USA | F | −4N | −16B | +21B | −?N | −9B | −14N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Arunagiri, Sathiesh | 1477 | USA | F | F | −5B | −20N | F | −11N | +23B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 832 | -11.6 |
| 22 | FIDE 39918548 | 0 | — | F | F | −14N | −?B | +23N | −15B | −17N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 566004519 | 0 | — | F | F | −1B | −12N | −22B | =17N | −21N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 1240 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sharma, VishnuUSA+41.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Herndon, VladimirUSA+37.62.5 pts · #12
- 3Kolluru, Pranav KUSA+21.23.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Adaikappan, Aadhi VeerapandianUSA-71.23.5 pts · #10
- 2Anderson, AlbertUSA-34.83.0 pts · #15
- 3Chitnis, ShirishUSA-15.21.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R5+168 Elo gap
- R3+152 Elo gap
- R1+112 Elo gap