2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Championship
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34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Dulles, Virginia, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1958, and top seed was Vaibhav Kalpaka (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2184).
Vaibhav Kalpaka (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2184) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Alan Zishun Chen (4.0) and Ronen Wilson (3.5). Kalpaka won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Charles Wang (1496) beat Alexander Zheng Zhou (1803), a +307-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Dulles, Virginia, United States
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×31
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Vaibhav Kalpaka led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
11
4
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Vaibhav Kalpaka held the sole lead from R3 through R5 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 |
| 2Alan Zishun Chen | — | * | — | — |
| 3Konstantin Molodtsov | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMRonen Wilson | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav KalpakaFM | 2184 | IND | +10B | +5N | +3B | +9N | =7N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 14.75 | 2306 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 2000 | USA | =8N | +27B | =18N | +17B | +11N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 1913 | -13.6 |
| 3 | Wilson, RonenFM | 2108 | USA | +16N | +14B | −1N | =4B | +21B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2024 | -12.8 |
| 4 | Ramnath, Architsai | 1881 | USA | +11B | =21N | +20B | =3N | =6B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2010 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Yu, Yang | 1872 | USA | +29N | −1B | =17N | +22B | +19B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1825 | -7.2 |
| 6 | Molodtsov, Konstantin | 1794 | USA | =17N | =19B | +32N | +12B | =4N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 1784 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Barrow, William J | 1916 | USA | +34N | +30B | F | +13N | =1B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 2211 | +21.0 |
| 8 | Shah, Kanav | 1681 | USA | =2B | +28N | −13B | =15N | +18N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1877 | +52.0 |
| 9 | Martin, Zachary | 1984 | USA | +26B | +23N | F | −1B | +14N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2070 | +9.4 |
| 10 | Nichols, Joshua A | 0 | USA | −1N | +29B | −12N | +32B | +17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1725 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bueltmann-Prok, Lenny A | 1728 | USA | −4N | +33B | +30N | +18B | −2B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1845 | +23.6 |
| 12 | Murarka, Darsh | 1556 | USA | −30N | +34B | +10B | −6N | +26N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1618 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Samanta, Aayansh | 1886 | USA | F | =18B | +8N | −7B | +23N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1882 | -1.2 |
| 14 | Sathiesh, Kavin C | 1832 | USA | +31B | −3N | +26B | =21N | −9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1864 | +6.8 |
| 15 | Ehrenberg, Nathan Eric | 1812 | USA | =22N | −17B | +27N | =8B | =25N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1625 | -48.0 |
| 16 | Wang, Miles | 1696 | USA | −3B | =31N | +28B | =19N | =20B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1790 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Xu, Jason N | 1598 | USA | =6B | +15N | =5B | −2N | −10B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1869 | +50.8 |
| 18 | Motaharinezhad, Parsa | 1756 | USA | +32B | =13N | =2B | −11N | −8B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1698 | -16.8 |
| 19 | Wang, Charles | 1496 | USA | F | =6N | +23B | =16B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1797 | +44.4 |
| 20 | Farrell, John | 1915 | USA | F | +22B | −4N | =25B | =16N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1712 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Dokka, Tanush | 1745 | USA | +33N | =4B | F | =14B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1815 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Naylor, Carla | 1564 | USA | =15B | −20N | +34B | −5N | =28N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1599 | +1.4 |
| 23 | Zhou, Alexander Zheng | 1803 | USA | +24B | −9B | −19N | +33N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1562 | -48.8 |
| 24 | Sukkal, Nirav | 1571 | USA | −23N | −26N | =29B | =27B | +32N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1579 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Clark, Everitt R | 1684 | USA | F | F | +31B | =20N | =15B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1960 | +21.8 |
| 26 | Fang, Kevin | 1691 | USA | −9N | +24B | −14N | =29N | −12B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1543 | -32.0 |
| 27 | Huang, Lucia | 1608 | USA | F | −2N | −15B | =24N | +33B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1521 | -14.8 |
| 28 | Patil, Aaradhya Nitin | 1570 | USA | F | −8B | −16N | +31N | =22B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1597 | +4.0 |
| 29 | Hanson, John E | 0 | USA | −5B | −10N | =24N | =26B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Pabalan, Edward M | 1743 | USA | +12B | −7N | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1608 | -10.6 |
| 31 | Jupally, Vedh | 1779 | USA | −14N | =16B | −25N | −28B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1379 | -76.4 |
| 32 | Bhattacharyya, Rishik | 1569 | USA | −18N | F | −6B | −10N | −24B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 907 | -38.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 39984591 | 0 | — | −21B | −11N | F | −23B | −27N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 39961028 | 0 | — | −7B | −12N | −22N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shah, KanavUSA+52.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Xu, Jason NUSA+50.82.0 pts · #18
- 3Wang, CharlesUSA+44.42.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Jupally, VedhUSA-76.40.5 pts · #31
- 2Zhou, Alexander ZhengUSA-48.82.0 pts · #29
- 3Ehrenberg, Nathan EricUSA-48.02.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R3+307 Elo gap
- R2+214 Elo gap
- R4+209 Elo gap