10th Annual George Washington Open - U2100

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49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Dulles, VA, United States. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1845, and top seed was Larry R Larkins (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 1980).

Roman Cano (🇺🇸 USA, 1918) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Robert J Fischer (4.0) and Lu-Chung Shih (4.0). Cano won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Vladimir Herndon (1428) beat Jeffrey E Barth (1714), a +286-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Dulles, VA, United States

Dates

27 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 80 Min. Del. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Del. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇸CMLarry R Larkins1980

Avg top 10

1,845

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×42

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
Roman Cano
🇺🇸USA·1918
4.5pts·2119perf+38.4
🥈
Robert J Fischer
🇺🇸USA·1882
4.0pts·1921perf+5.0
🥉
Lu-Chung Shih
🇹🇼TPE·1742
4.0pts·1906perf+20.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Roman Cano led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Cano4.5Shih4Fischer4Ehrenberg4Chaudhari3Karell3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Roman Cano held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Roman Cano 4 wins (R1–R4)Lu-Chung Shih 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Roman Cano	*	—	½	—
2Lu-Chung Shih	—	*	0	—
3Robert J Fischer	½	1	*	—
4Nathan Eric Ehrenberg	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cano, Roman	1918	USA	+17N	+29B	+28N	+18B	=2B	4.5	9.5	11.0	9.00	2119	+38.4
2	Fischer, Robert J	1882	USA	+41B	=5N	+39B	+3B	=1N	4.0	12.5	13.5	9.75	1921	+5.0
3	Shih, Lu-Chung	1742	TPE	+9N	+40B	+6B	−2N	+5B	4.0	12.5	13.5	9.50	1906	+20.4
4	Ehrenberg, Nathan Eric	1760	USA	+31B	+16N	=22B	=5B	+6N	4.0	10.0	11.5	9.00	1923	+32.4
5	Jupally, Vedh	1703	USA	+28N	=2B	+24B	=4N	−3N	3.0	14.0	15.5	7.50	1842	+37.6
6	Karell, Leif	1693	USA	+8N	+20B	−3N	+33B	−4B	3.0	13.0	14.5	6.50	1776	+11.8
7	Anand, Anirudh	1713	USA	F	+11B	+19N	+13B	−23N	3.0	9.0	9.0	7.00	1823	+16.8
8	Chaudhari, Badrish	1686	USA	−6B	+42N	+29N	+34B	−18N	3.0	8.0	8.5	3.50	1793	+29.2
9	Li, Ella Xinyi	1570	USA	−3B	=10B	=45N	+29N	=34B	2.5	9.5	10.0	3.75	1714	+37.2
10	Verma, Angelina	1706	USA	−16B	=9N	+27N	+37B	F	2.5	8.0	8.0	4.75	1760	+2.6
11	Sharma, Aarika	1634	USA	=21B	−7N	+44B	+46N	−28B	2.5	7.0	7.5	2.00	1542	-14.8
12	FIDE 2071304	0	—	F	=30N	=32B	=26N	+20B	2.5	7.0	7.0	4.50	1672	0.0
13	Greenfield, Max	0	USA	=30B	+44N	+36B	−7N	F	2.5	6.5	6.5	2.75	1752	0.0
14	Yambem, Siddhant	1673	USA	F	F	+47N	=28B	+19N	2.5	3.5	3.5	2.75	1748	+6.8
15	Wang, Charles	1620	USA	F	F	+35N	=43N	+39B	2.5	3.0	3.0	2.75	2336	+15.2
16	Bakhish, Ughur	0	USA	+10N	−4B	−33N	=30N	=17B	2.0	10.0	11.5	4.25	1660	0.0
17	Xu, Jason N	1716	USA	−1B	+31N	=26B	−32N	=16N	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.50	1644	-11.6
18	Zheng, Kelvin	1812	USA	F	F	+23B	−1N	+8B	2.0	9.5	9.5	5.00	1987	+27.6
19	Vairavan, Kavin	1481	USA	F	+21N	−7B	+39N	−14B	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	897	-18.0
20	Naylor, Carla	1565	USA	+45N	−6N	+43B	−24B	−12N	2.0	8.0	8.5	1.00	1568	-0.4
21	Landel, Derek B	0	USA	=11N	−19B	=40N	+41B	−25N	2.0	7.5	8.5	2.75	1443	0.0
22	Alejandrino, Franco Quintero	1809	USA	F	+27B	=4N	=38N	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	4.75	1741	-7.2
23	Larkins, Larry RCM	1980	USA	F	F	−18N	+25B	+7B	2.0	7.0	7.0	5.00	1827	-9.2
24	Ghodgaonkar, Anirudh P	1833	USA	F	F	−5N	+20N	+32B	2.0	6.5	6.5	3.50	1773	-8.8
25	Herndon, Vladimir	1428	USA	F	F	+30B	−23N	+21B	2.0	5.5	5.5	3.50	1771	+30.4
26	Rajeev, Pavana	0	FID	F	F	=17N	=12B	+43N	2.0	5.0	5.0	2.75	1715	0.0
27	Arunkumar, Mirthvik	0	USA	F	−22N	−10B	+48N	+42B	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.50	1631	0.0
28	Berenson, Archer D	1630	USA	−5B	F	−1B	=14N	+11N	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.75	1647	+0.8
29	Shah, Kanav	1723	USA	+42N	−1N	−8B	−9B	=40N	1.5	11.0	11.5	1.00	1488	-62.8
30	Barth, Jeffrey E	1714	USA	=13N	=12B	−25N	=16B	−37N	1.5	9.0	10.5	3.50	697	-61.6
31	Dumitrache, Elisa-Andreea	1713	ROU	−4N	−17B	=42B	−35N	+48B	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.25	1456	-67.6
32	Nigam, Myra	1678	USA	F	F	=12N	+17B	−24N	1.5	6.5	6.5	3.25	1774	+10.4
33	Rajeev, Pallavi	1764	FID	F	F	+16B	−6N	=36B	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.75	1575	-19.6
34	Gao, Vincent	1846	USA	F	F	+41B	−8N	=9N	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.25	1602	-35.6
35	Chintalacheruvu, Aarush	1537	USA	=44B	−39N	−15B	+31B	F	1.5	5.5	5.5	1.75	1664	+20.8
36	Melendez, Jose R	1842	USA	F	F	−13N	+40B	=33N	1.5	5.0	5.0	1.75	1817	-0.4
37	Murarka, Darsh	1565	USA	F	F	=46B	−10N	+30B	1.5	4.5	4.5	1.75	1710	+15.6
38	Phadke, Viraj Sharad	1718	USA	F	F	+49N	=22B	F	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1931	+11.0
39	Beckford, Robert D	0	USA	F	+35B	−2N	−19B	−15N	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1437	0.0
40	Peng, Ellen Jia-Ning	1485	USA	F	−3N	=21B	−36N	=29B	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.75	1497	+0.8
41	Bhargava, Anay	1554	USA	−2N	F	−34N	−21N	+47B	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1064	-10.8
42	Birudavolu, Sathvik	1527	USA	−29B	−8B	=31N	F	−27N	0.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1436	-11.6
43	FIDE 39997480	0	—	F	F	−20N	=15B	−26B	0.5	6.5	6.5	1.25	1399	0.0
44	Fang, Kevin	1659	USA	=35N	−13B	−11N	F	F	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.75	1392	-28.0
45	Panciu, Olivia	1553	USA	−20B	F	=9B	F	F	0.5	4.5	4.5	1.25	1374	-18.4
46	Chai, Ben A	0	USA	F	F	=37N	−11B	F	0.5	4.0	4.0	0.75	1407	0.0
47	FIDE 566005744	0	—	F	F	−14B	F	−41N	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	816	0.0
48	Nigam, Shyra	1483	USA	F	F	F	−27B	−31N	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	913	-8.4
49	Doppalapudi, Adith	1665	USA	F	F	−38B	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	918	-17.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cano, RomanUSA
+38.4
4.5 pts · #1
2Jupally, VedhUSA
+37.6
3.0 pts · #7
3Li, Ella XinyiUSA
+37.2
2.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Dumitrache, Elisa-AndreeaROU
-67.6
1.5 pts · #18
2Shah, KanavUSA
-62.8
1.5 pts · #25
3Barth, Jeffrey EUSA
-61.6
1.5 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R3+286 Elo gap
Herndon, Vladimir1428 beat Barth, Jeffrey E1714
R4+176 Elo gap
Chintalacheruvu, Aarush1537 beat Dumitrache, Elisa-Andreea1713
R3+168 Elo gap
Zheng, Kelvin1812 beat CMLarkins, Larry R1980