71st Annual Maryland Open - U2000
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Rockville, MD, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1789, and top seed was Thai Duong Nguyen (🇻🇳 VIE, 1855).
Daniela Fitzsimmons (🇺🇸 USA, 1744) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tanush Dokka (3.5) and Steven Kunder (3.0). Fitzsimmons won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Eeshan Kumbharathi (1540) beat Htay A Kyawe (1733), a +193-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Rockville, MD, United States
Dates
08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×33
🇫🇷France×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDaniela Fitzsimmons led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Daniela Fitzsimmons held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniela Fitzsimmons drew with Tanush Dokka (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Daniela Fitzsimmons won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniela Fitzsimmons | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Tanush Dokka | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Steven Kunder | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Leo Wang | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitzsimmons, Daniela | 1744 | USA | +26B | +3N | +16B | =9B | =2N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 2014 | +68.0 |
| 2 | Dokka, Tanush | 1728 | USA | =10N | +30B | =31B | +32N | =1B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1875 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Kunder, Steven | 1696 | USA | +29B | −1B | =17N | =4B | +13N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1732 | +5.0 |
| 4 | Wang, Leo | 1647 | USA | −15B | =14N | +35B | =3N | +34B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1691 | +12.4 |
| 5 | Thomas, Nicholas | 1697 | USA | +24N | −8B | +36N | +23B | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1789 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Zhu, AliciaWCM | 1790 | USA | +38N | +33B | −9N | +21B | F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1855 | +10.4 |
| 7 | Pauley, Roger | 1735 | USA | F | F | +34N | +20N | +19B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2443 | +15.6 |
| 8 | Martin, Jeff | 1803 | USA | +11B | +5N | =25B | −18N | −16N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1731 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Nguyen, Thai Duong | 1855 | VIE | F | F | +6B | =1N | +18B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2033 | +24.4 |
| 10 | Coulon, Thomas | 0 | FRA | =2B | −29N | +30N | +27B | −12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fang, Kevin | 1681 | USA | −8N | +24B | =12B | +37N | −25B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1676 | -2.0 |
| 12 | Henninger, Austin | 1849 | USA | F | F | =11N | +31N | +10B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 1835 | -0.6 |
| 13 | Badger, Stephen | 1647 | USA | +14B | +15N | −18B | −19N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1679 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Xu, Jason N | 1679 | USA | −13N | =4B | =26N | +33B | −17N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1597 | -22.4 |
| 15 | Huang, Lucia | 1595 | USA | +4N | −13B | =27N | =17B | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1642 | +10.0 |
| 16 | Zeigler, Nathan | 1833 | USA | F | F | −1N | +25N | +8B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1874 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Liu, Caden | 1589 | USA | F | F | =3B | =15N | +14B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1782 | +31.2 |
| 18 | Jablon, Stephen | 1745 | USA | F | F | +13N | +8B | −9N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1893 | +12.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 566015936 | 0 | — | F | F | +29B | +13B | −7N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1706 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Brown, Wilbert | 1783 | USA | F | F | +22N | −7B | +36N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1692 | -5.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 39947491 | 0 | — | −32B | +38B | +33N | −6N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 566015960 | 0 | — | F | F | −20B | +35N | +31B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kumbharathi, Eeshan | 1540 | USA | F | F | +39B | −5N | +32B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1715 | +18.4 |
| 24 | FIDE 566015944 | 0 | — | −5B | −11N | =28N | F | +29B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nigam, Myra | 1700 | USA | F | F | =8N | −16B | +11N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1772 | +11.6 |
| 26 | Mitchell, Harold | 1756 | USA | −1N | F | =14B | +29N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1699 | -9.6 |
| 27 | Shah, Kanav | 1686 | USA | F | F | =15B | −10N | +30B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1815 | +13.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 566015910 | 0 | — | F | F | =24B | −30N | +?B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Everett, Luke D | 1675 | USA | −3N | +10B | −19N | −26B | −24N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 926 | -17.2 |
| 30 | Dasgupta, Arthit | 1648 | USA | F | −2N | −10B | +28B | −27N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 907 | -33.6 |
| 31 | Sukkal, Nirav | 1602 | USA | F | =37B | =2N | −12B | −22N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1634 | +4.4 |
| 32 | Kyawe, Htay A | 1733 | USA | +21N | F | F | −2B | −23N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 834 | -50.4 |
| 33 | Robeal, Rafik | 1704 | USA | +41B | −6N | −21B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 935 | -18.2 |
| 34 | Bhargava, Anay | 1503 | USA | F | F | −7B | +40N | −4N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1560 | +8.0 |
| 35 | Wang, Charles | 1621 | USA | F | F | −4N | −22B | +39B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 847 | -18.4 |
| 36 | Ryerson, Olivia | 1648 | USA | F | F | −5B | +39N | −20B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 940 | -30.0 |
| 37 | Sherwin, Christopher | 1699 | USA | F | =31N | F | −11B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1449 | -26.4 |
| 38 | Li, Ella Xinyi | 1631 | USA | −6B | −21N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 990 | -11.6 |
| 39 | FIDE 566015952 | 0 | — | F | F | −23N | −36B | −35N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Herrera, Alex | 1673 | USA | F | F | F | −34B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 703 | -14.4 |
| 41 | Acosta, Adrian E | 0 | USA | −33N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fitzsimmons, DanielaUSA+68.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Liu, CadenUSA+31.22.0 pts · #17
- 3Dokka, TanushUSA+30.03.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Kyawe, Htay AUSA-50.41.0 pts · #39
- 2Dasgupta, ArthitUSA-33.61.0 pts · #36
- 3Ryerson, OliviaUSA-30.01.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R5+193 Elo gap
- R4+170 Elo gap