3rd Central Virginia Open
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Glen Allen, VA, United States. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2098, and top seed was Sergey Erenburg (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2478).
L M S T De Silva (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2403) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sergey Erenburg (4.5) and Tyson Brady (4.0). De Silva shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Tanush Dokka (1650) beat Jeff Phillips (2009), a +359-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. De Silva takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
IM L M S T De Silva drew with GM Sergey Erenburg (Black).
IM L M S T De Silva 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Sergey Erenburg 3 wins (R1–R3)Ashvath Krishnan 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IML M S T De Silva | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2GMSergey Erenburg | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ashvath Krishnan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4CMTyson Brady | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Silva, L M S TIM | 2403 | SRI | +21B | +4N | +13B | =2N | +6B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2464 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Erenburg, SergeyGM | 2478 | USA | +15N | +5B | +19N | =1B | +8N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2544 | +2.9 |
| 3 | Brady, TysonCM | 2117 | USA | +11B | =7N | +25B | =6N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.00 | 2043 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Krishnan, Ashvath | 1876 | USA | +22N | −1B | +28N | +20B | +7N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2121 | +58.4 |
| 5 | ONeill, Noah Thomas | 1905 | USA | +10B | −2N | =20N | +29B | +17B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1975 | +9.0 |
| 6 | Chen, Alan Zishun | 1894 | USA | =20N | +30B | +9N | =3B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1979 | +19.2 |
| 7 | Larkins, Larry RCM | 1971 | USA | +14B | =3B | +29N | =13N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1917 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Ginsburg, MarkIM | 2271 | USA | =9N | +32B | =24N | +16B | −2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2064 | -9.1 |
| 9 | Spain, Patrick | 1780 | USA | =8B | +26N | −6B | =14N | +20B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1858 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Song, Jeffrey | 1654 | USA | −5N | +34B | +32N | +19B | −3N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1929 | +32.6 |
| 11 | Dokka, Tanush | 1650 | USA | −3N | =22B | =23N | +28B | +19N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1898 | +58.4 |
| 12 | Yagiz, Bora | 1922 | TUR | +28N | −19B | +18N | +24B | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 2106 | +19.0 |
| 13 | Shibut, MaconFM | 1963 | USA | +18N | +16B | −1N | =7B | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2122 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Jackson, Maddox | 1671 | USA | −7N | =15B | +27N | =9B | =16N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1807 | +27.2 |
| 15 | FIDE 2081253 | 0 | — | −2B | =14N | +33B | +26N | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1921 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gilbert, Walker W | 1831 | USA | +36B | −13N | +21B | −8N | =14B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1828 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Sathiesh, Kavin C | 1889 | USA | =23N | −29B | +35N | +25B | −5N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1668 | -52.8 |
| 18 | Ehsan, Syed Rownak | 1941 | BAN | −13B | +36N | −12B | +34N | =24N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1736 | -41.2 |
| 19 | Phillips, Jeff | 2009 | USA | +27B | +12N | −2B | −10N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1784 | -27.8 |
| 20 | Yambem, Siddhant | 1688 | USA | =6B | +31N | =5B | −4N | −9N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1754 | +15.6 |
| 21 | Abhilash, Alen K | 1793 | USA | −1N | +23B | −16N | −22B | +30N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1711 | -26.8 |
| 22 | Krishnan, Shreyas | 1632 | USA | −4B | =11N | =31B | +21N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1748 | +24.0 |
| 23 | Moore, Andrew Charles | 1603 | USA | =17B | −21N | =11B | +31N | −25N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1661 | +13.6 |
| 24 | Fischer, Robert J | 1864 | USA | F | +33N | =8B | −12N | =18B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1936 | +6.0 |
| 25 | Fitzsimmons, Daniela | 1661 | USA | F | +35B | −3N | −17N | +23B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1782 | +20.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 566002362 | 0 | — | F | −9B | +30N | −15B | +29N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Li, Ella Xinyi | 1646 | USA | −19N | −28B | −14B | +35N | =31B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1604 | -15.2 |
| 28 | Kresge, Atticus | 1837 | USA | −12B | +27N | −4B | −11N | −33B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1502 | -84.0 |
| 29 | Patil, Aaradhya Nitin | 1596 | USA | F | +17N | −7B | −5N | −26B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1797 | +24.8 |
| 30 | Beckford, Robert D | 1656 | USA | F | −6N | −26B | +33N | −21B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1642 | -3.2 |
| 31 | Sankay, Aran | 1674 | USA | F | −20B | =22N | −23B | =27N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1449 | -47.2 |
| 32 | Shetty, Saharsh Darsh | 1820 | USA | +34B | −8N | −10B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1665 | -26.8 |
| 33 | Wang, Charles | 1615 | USA | F | −24B | −15N | −30B | +28N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1661 | +6.0 |
| 34 | Lu, Hanwen | 1497 | USA | −32N | −10N | +36B | −18B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 990 | -20.0 |
| 35 | Vairavan, Kavin | 1576 | USA | F | −25N | −17B | −27B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -36.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 30928575 | 0 | — | −16N | −18B | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Krishnan, AshvathUSA+58.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Dokka, TanushUSA+58.43.0 pts · #8
- 3Song, JeffreyUSA+32.63.0 pts · #6
- 1Kresge, AtticusUSA-84.01.0 pts · #28
- 2Sathiesh, Kavin CUSA-52.82.5 pts · #13
- 3Sankay, AranUSA-47.21.0 pts · #30
- R5+359 Elo gap
- R4+355 Elo gap
- R2+293 Elo gap