2026 Virginia Senior Open
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Fredericksburg, VA, United States. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2030, and top seed was Mark Ginsburg (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2262).
Mark Ginsburg (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2262) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Karl Dehmelt (4.0) and Daniel Miller (4.0). Ginsburg shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Arcie Pragale (1749) beat Ameer Ghobrial (2024), a +275-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
FM Karl Dehmelt held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Ginsburg takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
FM Karl Dehmelt drew with IM Mark Ginsburg (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMKarl Dehmelt | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2IMMark Ginsburg | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Daniel Miller | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Konstantin Molodtsov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ginsburg, MarkIM | 2262 | USA | +36B | +6N | =3B | +16N | =2B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2177 | -3.2 |
| 2 | Dehmelt, KarlFM | 2005 | USA | +23N | +10B | +7N | =14B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.25 | 2194 | +23.8 |
| 3 | Miller, Daniel | 2081 | USA | +8B | +22N | =1N | =9B | +14N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2187 | +13.8 |
| 4 | ADU, OladapoIM | 2154 | NGR | F | +19N | =5B | +22N | +6B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 2154 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Molodtsov, Konstantin | 1787 | USA | F | +18B | =4N | +27B | +9N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2289 | +45.8 |
| 6 | Fischer, Robert J | 1869 | USA | +35N | −1B | +8N | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2003 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Ghobrial, Ameer | 2024 | USA | +17B | +12N | −2B | +26N | −10B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1687 | -49.6 |
| 8 | Snow, Peter | 1744 | USA | −3N | +13B | −6B | +32N | +22B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1888 | +14.0 |
| 9 | McCartney, Patrick | 1892 | USA | +29B | +34N | =15B | =3N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1918 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Pragale, Arcie | 1749 | USA | +25B | −2N | +30B | F | +7N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2006 | +25.8 |
| 11 | Chrisney, Adam | 1851 | USA | +31B | −14N | +34B | −6N | +15B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1832 | -1.4 |
| 12 | Crook, Jeffrey T | 1681 | USA | +28N | −7B | −27N | +17B | +29N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1856 | +32.0 |
| 13 | Williams, James | 1740 | USA | −22B | −8N | +28B | +34N | +26B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1623 | -18.8 |
| 14 | Shibut, MaconFM | 1977 | USA | +30N | +11B | F | =2N | −3B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 2008 | +3.8 |
| 15 | Bouzoukis, Charles | 2024 | USA | +21N | =26B | =9N | =20B | −11N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1825 | -19.6 |
| 16 | Schoenfeld, Gabriel | 1866 | USA | F | =20B | +19N | −1B | +23N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2001 | +24.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 39956474 | 0 | — | −7N | +28B | =24B | −12N | +25N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Spain, Patrick | 1786 | USA | F | −5N | +31B | +21B | =20N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1781 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Sinclair, Sven | 1708 | USA | +32N | −4B | −16B | +31N | =24B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1187 | -7.4 |
| 20 | Farrell, John | 1895 | USA | F | =16N | +29B | =15N | =18B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1959 | +6.4 |
| 21 | Paper, Timothy Sean | 1661 | USA | −15B | =25N | +35B | −18N | +33N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1499 | -25.6 |
| 22 | McKee, David | 1861 | USA | +13N | −3B | +33N | −4B | −8N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1737 | -27.6 |
| 23 | Keogh, Bill | 1759 | USA | −2B | =30N | +25B | =24N | −16B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1686 | -16.4 |
| 24 | FIDE 566016053 | 0 | — | F | =27B | =17N | =23B | =19N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1816 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Covey, Theodore | 1507 | USA | −10N | =21B | −23N | +28N | −17B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1615 | +20.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 2058200 | 0 | — | +33B | =15N | F | −7B | −13N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Phillips, Jeff | 1981 | USA | F | =24N | +12B | −5N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1734 | -12.0 |
| 28 | Price, Brennan T | 1639 | USA | −12B | −17N | −13N | −25B | +34B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 843 | -59.2 |
| 29 | Getty, Robert | 1779 | USA | −9N | +32B | −20N | F | −12B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1023 | -52.8 |
| 30 | Gopal, Thiru Moorthy | 1714 | USA | −14B | =23B | −10N | =33B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1555 | -22.8 |
| 31 | FIDE 39911837 | 0 | — | −11N | +35B | −18N | −19B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 982 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 343097195 | 0 | — | −19B | −29N | F | −8B | +35N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 39969908 | 0 | — | −26N | F | −22B | =30N | −21B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 566008972 | 0 | — | F | −9B | −11N | −13B | −28N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 981 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 39956458 | 0 | — | −6B | −31N | −21N | F | −32B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Kunder, Steven | 1696 | USA | −1N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1296 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Molodtsov, KonstantinUSA+45.83.5 pts · #4
- 2Crook, Jeffrey TUSA+32.03.0 pts · #15
- 3Pragale, ArcieUSA+25.83.0 pts · #6
- 1Price, Brennan TUSA-59.21.0 pts · #29
- 2Getty, RobertUSA-52.81.0 pts · #35
- 3Ghobrial, AmeerUSA-49.63.0 pts · #24
- R5+275 Elo gap
- R4+194 Elo gap
- R5+173 Elo gap