63rd Annual Baltimore Open - U2200
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Linthicum, MD, United States. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1969, and top seed was Lacey Wang (🇺🇸 USA, WFM, 2046).
Ashvath Krishnan (🇺🇸 USA, 1797) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Adhiraiyan Murugan Ayyappan (4.0) and Samanyu Alluri (4.0). Krishnan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jayden Li (1684) beat Ian Avery Singh (1951), a +267-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 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Krishnan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
Adhiraiyan Murugan Ayyappan 4 wins (R2–R5)Samanyu Alluri 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adhiraiyan Murugan Ayyappan | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ashvath Krishnan | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Samanyu Alluri | — | — | * | — |
| 4Sandeep Thimmasamudram | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishnan, Ashvath | 1797 | USA | =9B | +21N | =7N | +6B | +4N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 2110 | +79.2 |
| 2 | Murugan Ayyappan, Adhiraiyan | 1890 | USA | F | +14N | +10B | +4B | +5N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2632 | +67.6 |
| 3 | Alluri, Samanyu | 1749 | USA | −6N | +23B | +8N | +7B | +22N | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 2141 | +93.9 |
| 4 | Thimmasamudram, Sandeep | 1841 | USA | +15N | +6B | +5B | −2N | −1B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1960 | +33.2 |
| 5 | Fedorov, Svetoslav | 1949 | RUS | +8N | +24B | −4N | +16B | −2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1925 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Carey, Michael | 1912 | USA | +3B | −4N | +29B | −1N | =13B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1827 | -11.6 |
| 7 | Chetlapalli, Vishnu | 1984 | USA | =17B | +18N | =1B | −3N | =11B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1832 | -39.2 |
| 8 | Kurup, Siddharth | 1990 | USA | −5B | +15N | −3B | =14N | +21B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1818 | -43.6 |
| 9 | Aayansh Pramanik | 1894 | USA | =1N | +25B | =16N | =12N | −20B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1843 | -13.2 |
| 10 | Zhou, ElizabethWCM | 1760 | USA | F | +11B | −2N | +17N | −12B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1909 | +31.2 |
| 11 | Chong, Hanford | 1825 | USA | =18B | −10N | =14B | =21N | =7N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1744 | -22.4 |
| 12 | Malyshev, Roman | 1973 | USA | F | F | =22N | =9B | +10N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1963 | -0.6 |
| 13 | Alejandrino, Franco Quintero | 1809 | USA | F | F | =24N | +29B | =6N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2029 | +35.6 |
| 14 | Prasanna, Pranav | 1779 | USA | F | −2B | =11N | =8B | =19N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1784 | -0.8 |
| 15 | McPherson, Kevin | 1894 | USA | −4B | −8B | +23N | =26N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1815 | -9.0 |
| 16 | Li, Jayden | 1684 | USA | F | +17N | =9B | −5N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1931 | +36.4 |
| 17 | Singh, Ian Avery | 1951 | USA | =7N | −16B | +25N | −10B | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1727 | -47.6 |
| 18 | Altucher, James | 1840 | USA | =11N | −7B | =28N | =19B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1788 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Rhines, Grayson | 1778 | USA | F | F | =21B | =18N | =14B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1779 | +0.4 |
| 20 | Ballantyne, Rochelle | 1931 | TTO | F | F | F | =22B | +9N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.00 | 2070 | +7.0 |
| 21 | Wang, Miles | 1719 | USA | F | −1B | =19N | =11B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1655 | -13.6 |
| 22 | Wu, Eliot S | 1859 | USA | F | F | =12B | =20N | −3B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1759 | -16.0 |
| 23 | Dokka, Tanush | 1759 | USA | F | −3N | −15B | =25B | =26N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1679 | -16.4 |
| 24 | Kaur, AradhWFM | 1859 | USA | F | −5N | =13B | −27N | =25B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1715 | -15.0 |
| 25 | Gao, Vincent | 1829 | USA | F | −9N | −17B | =23N | =24N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1673 | -32.0 |
| 26 | Siamon, David | 2016 | USA | F | F | F | =15B | =23B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1827 | -9.8 |
| 27 | Wang, LaceyWFM | 2046 | USA | F | F | F | +24B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2659 | +10.4 |
| 28 | Sridhar, Jagadeeshwar Yehamandram | 1913 | USA | F | F | =18B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1840 | -4.0 |
| 29 | Du, Jeffrey | 1940 | USA | F | F | −6N | −13N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1061 | -48.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alluri, SamanyuUSA+93.94.0 pts · #3
- 2Krishnan, AshvathUSA+79.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Murugan Ayyappan, AdhiraiyanUSA+67.64.0 pts · #1
- 1Du, JeffreyUSA-48.80.0 pts · #29
- 2Singh, Ian AveryUSA-47.61.5 pts · #20
- 3Kurup, SiddharthUSA-43.62.5 pts · #8
- R2+267 Elo gap
- R3+241 Elo gap
- R4+235 Elo gap