13th Cherry Blossom Classic - U1700
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Sterling, VA, United States. Top 10 Elo average was 1552, and top seed was Steven Finette (🇺🇸 USA, 1765).
The biggest upset came in round 9: Sathiesh Arunagiri (1465) beat Steven Finette (1765), a +300-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Sterling, VA, United States
Dates
21 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFIDE 566014913 led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 566014913 never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 566014913 drew with Frank Huber (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FIDE 566014913 5 wins (R1–R5)Frank Huber 4 wins (R3–R6)FIDE 566014859 6 wins (R4–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 566014913 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Frank Huber | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3FIDE 566014859 | 1 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Aris R Brunovskis | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 566014913 | 0 | — | +12N | +7B | +?N | +5B | +4N | =14N | +6B | −3N | =2B | 7.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 28.75 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Huber, Frank | 1604 | USA | −8B | =13N | +30B | +20N | +19B | +5N | −3B | +6N | =1N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 22.25 | 1887 | +41.2 |
| 3 | FIDE 566014859 | 0 | — | F | F | −24N | +12B | +18N | +23B | +2N | +1B | +17N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 25.00 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Brunovskis, Aris R | 1683 | USA | F | F | +27B | +19N | −1B | +15N | +14B | +5N | +18B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 20.50 | 2278 | +18.8 |
| 5 | FIDE 566014875 | 0 | — | +9N | +16N | +17B | −1N | +24B | −2B | +27N | −4B | =15B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 17.25 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 566014905 | 0 | — | F | F | +28N | =17B | +13B | +10N | −1N | −2B | +14B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 14.50 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 566010578 | 0 | — | +22N | −1N | =16B | =15B | −26N | =13B | −19N | +24B | +23N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 12.75 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 566010586 | 0 | — | +2N | −?B | =15N | −18B | +28N | −17B | +22N | +23B | −19B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.25 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Arunagiri, Sathiesh | 1465 | USA | −5B | =30N | +22B | F | −23N | +19B | −18N | +12B | +13N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1699 | +35.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 566014930 | 0 | — | F | F | +21B | +26B | +17N | −6B | =23N | F | +27B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.75 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 13454919 | 0 | — | F | F | +29B | +30B | −15N | −18B | +21N | =22B | =12N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 33438900 | 0 | — | −1B | +22B | −14N | −3N | −20B | +29N | +28B | −9N | =11B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Finette, Steven | 1765 | USA | F | =2B | +18N | −27B | −6N | =7N | =16B | +25N | −9B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 1582 | -42.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 566014646 | 0 | — | F | F | +12B | +16N | +27N | =1B | −4N | −17B | −6N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 12.50 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 39943887 | 0 | — | F | F | =8B | =7N | +11B | −4B | F | +20N | =5N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 14.25 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Covey, Theodore | 1507 | USA | +30N | −5B | =7N | −14B | −22N | =21B | =13N | =28B | =25N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 8.50 | 1642 | +13.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 566005256 | 0 | — | F | F | −5N | =6N | −10B | +8N | =20B | +14N | −3B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Meadors, Christian | 1456 | USA | F | F | −13B | +8N | −3B | +11N | +9B | F | −4N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1513 | +6.4 |
| 19 | Malgari, Ravi Reddy | 1500 | USA | F | F | F | −4B | −2N | −9N | +7B | +27B | +8N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 784 | -46.8 |
| 20 | Sathiesh, Shivani | 1577 | USA | F | F | F | −2B | +12N | =26B | =17N | −15B | +22N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1331 | -25.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 566014883 | 0 | — | F | F | −10N | =29N | =25B | =16N | −11B | +30B | =24N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 566014840 | 0 | — | −7B | −12N | −9N | F | +16B | +25N | −8B | =11N | −20B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 566014603 | 0 | — | F | F | +25B | −24N | +9B | −3N | =10B | −8N | −7B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 566014867 | 0 | — | F | F | +3B | +23B | −5N | −27B | −26N | −7N | =21B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Wang, Ella Enhan | 1518 | USA | F | F | −23N | =28B | =21N | −22B | +29N | −13B | =16B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1443 | -8.4 |
| 26 | Bagley, Saadhika | 1443 | USA | F | F | F | −10N | +7B | =20N | +24B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1577 | +7.2 |
| 27 | FIDE 566014379 | 0 | — | F | F | −4N | +13N | −14B | +24N | −5B | −19N | −10N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 566014891 | 0 | — | F | F | −6B | =25N | −8B | F | −12N | =16N | =30B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 566010640 | 0 | — | F | F | −11N | =21B | +30N | −12B | −25B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 566014620 | 0 | — | −16B | =9B | −2N | −11N | −29B | F | F | −21N | =28N | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 1252 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Huber, FrankUSA+41.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Arunagiri, SathieshUSA+35.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Brunovskis, Aris RUSA+18.86.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Malgari, Ravi ReddyUSA-46.83.0 pts · #27
- 2Finette, StevenUSA-42.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Sathiesh, ShivaniUSA-25.63.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R9+300 Elo gap