2026 (58th) Virginia Open - Amateur (U1800)
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Dulles, Virginia, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1600, and top seed was Charles Green (🇺🇸 USA, 1728).
Arnav Krishna Sripadam (🇮🇳 IND, 1572) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tyler Wang (4.0). Sripadam shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Shirish Chitnis (1450) beat Charles Green (1728), a +278-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Sripadam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Arnav Krishna Sripadam drew with Tyler Wang (White).
Arnav Krishna Sripadam 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 39971732 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arnav Krishna Sripadam | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Tyler Wang | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 39971732 | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Timothy Sean Paper | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnav Krishna Sripadam | 1572 | IND | +13N | +6B | +25N | =3N | =2B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1842 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Wang, Tyler | 1649 | USA | +7N | +21B | =4N | +17B | =1N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1702 | +8.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 39971732 | 0 | — | +?N | +12B | +8N | =1B | =?N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Enkhchimeg, GalsandorjWCM | 1678 | MGL | +19B | =5N | =2B | =14N | +18B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1671 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Paper, Timothy Sean | 1690 | USA | +20N | =4B | =14N | =7B | +8N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 1722 | +6.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 566002281 | 0 | — | +28B | −1N | =22B | +?N | +?B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Covey, Theodore | 1479 | USA | −2B | +28N | +11B | =5N | =9B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1659 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Traynor, Zach | 1509 | CAN | +15B | +22N | −3B | +19N | −5B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1577 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Srinivasan, Vignesh | 0 | USA | −?N | +20B | =10N | +13B | =7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Sankay, Aran | 0 | USA | F | =11N | =9B | +22N | +19B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Burke Sr, Crecencio V | 1635 | USA | =14N | =10B | −7N | +21B | =12N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 679 | -28.4 |
| 12 | Dasgupta, Arthit | 0 | USA | +16B | −3N | −19B | +29N | =11B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Peng, Ellen Jia-Ning | 1501 | USA | −1B | =16N | +24B | −9N | +26B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 773 | -16.0 |
| 14 | Otto, Jeffrey M | 0 | USA | =11B | +24N | =5B | =4B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Arunagiri, Sathiesh | 1462 | USA | −8N | =27B | −23N | +20B | +24N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1562 | +14.4 |
| 16 | FIDE 566002427 | 0 | — | −12N | =13B | +27N | −?B | +23N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Garg, Ryan | 0 | USA | =18B | +?N | +?B | −2N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Wagh, Sidhaant Prasad | 0 | USA | =17N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −4N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 39911810 | 0 | — | −4N | +29B | +12N | −8B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Chitnis, Shirish | 1450 | USA | −5B | −9N | +28B | −15N | +27B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1502 | +3.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 566002311 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −?B | −11N | +29B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 566002770 | 0 | — | +27N | −8B | =6N | −10B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Huber, Frank | 0 | USA | =?B | −?N | +15B | −?N | −16B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 566002885 | 0 | — | F | −14B | −13N | +28N | −15B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chintalacheruvu, Aarush | 1556 | USA | +29N | F | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 773 | -18.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 39992853 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −?N | +?B | −13N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Green, Charles | 1728 | USA | −22B | =15N | −16B | F | −20N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1264 | -46.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 39965015 | 0 | — | −6N | −7B | −20N | −24B | −?N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 566002893 | 0 | — | −25B | −19N | F | −12B | −21N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Arnav Krishna SripadamIND+39.24.0 pts · #3
- 2Covey, TheodoreUSA+28.43.0 pts · #8
- 3Arunagiri, SathieshUSA+14.42.5 pts · #6
- 1Green, CharlesUSA-46.00.5 pts · #15
- 2Burke Sr, Crecencio VUSA-28.42.5 pts · #18
- 3Chintalacheruvu, AarushUSA-18.81.0 pts · #21
- R5+278 Elo gap
- R3+156 Elo gap