The DC Open (in cooperation with the DC Chess Association) - Major

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42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Washington, DC, United States. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2187, and top seed was Vladimir Belous (🇷🇺 RUS, GM, 2468).

Bryan Smith (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2367) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Vladimir Belous (4.0) and R. Ashwath (4.0). Smith won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Aileen Lou (1699) beat David Sherman (1886), a +187-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸Washington, DC, United States

Dates

26 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇺GMVladimir Belous2468

Avg top 10

2,187

Participants

Titled players · 7

GM×2

FM×3

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×35

🇮🇳India×3

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMBryan Smith
🇺🇸USA·2367
4.0pts·2353perf+1.3
🥈
GMVladimir Belous
🇷🇺RUS·2468
4.0pts·2449perf+0.2
🥉
FMR. Ashwath
🇮🇳IND·2339
4.0pts·2366perf+6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R3; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Belous4Perrine4Ashwath4Smith4Srivastava3.5Qian3.5

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Vladimir Belous held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.0/5. Smith takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Vladimir Belous beat FM Dalton Perrine (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMVladimir Belous	*	1	½	½
2FMDalton Perrine	0	*	—	—
3FMR. Ashwath	½	—	*	—
4GMBryan Smith	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Smith, BryanGM	2367	USA	+20N	+10B	=5N	=2B	+9N	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.75	2353	+1.3
2	Belous, VladimirGM	2468	RUS	+34B	+31N	+4B	=1N	=3B	4.0	13.5	14.5	10.50	2449	+0.2
3	Ashwath, R.FM	2339	IND	+22B	=7N	+42N	+5B	=2N	4.0	12.5	12.5	9.00	2366	+6.4
4	Perrine, DaltonFM	2183	USA	+36N	+13B	−2N	+15B	+11N	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.00	2236	+8.4
5	Srivastava, Vikram	2147	USA	+12B	+8N	=1B	−3N	+29B	3.5	14.0	15.5	9.50	2188	+9.6
6	Qian, BobbyCM	2067	USA	=27N	+18B	=15N	=7B	+13N	3.5	10.5	12.0	8.50	2002	-13.6
7	Jani, Aakash	1916	USA	+16N	=3B	=29B	=6N	=26B	3.0	12.0	13.5	8.00	2094	+44.0
8	Adhyam, Agustya	1757	USA	+23N	−5B	=19N	=10B	+30B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.25	2044	+71.6
9	Martin, Zachary	2015	USA	=21B	=14N	+34B	+17N	−1B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.75	2038	+3.0
10	Marri, Pranav Reddy	1939	USA	+24B	−1N	=21B	=8N	+39B	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.50	1943	-4.0
11	Fromm, Charles Martin	1935	USA	=14B	=21N	+35B	+25N	−4B	3.0	10.5	11.5	5.25	1934	+1.2
12	Hoffman, Jesse N	1773	USA	−5N	=20B	=37N	+38B	+23N	3.0	8.5	9.5	4.50	1998	+28.2
13	Joseph, Veronique	1881	USA	+38B	−4N	=14B	+16N	−6B	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.75	1904	+3.6
14	Lou, Alvin	1712	USA	=11N	=9B	=13N	=20B	=33N	2.5	10.5	12.0	6.00	1924	+53.2
15	Srinivasan, Arjun	1890	USA	=37N	+27B	=6B	−4N	=32N	2.5	10.5	11.5	4.50	1961	+8.6
16	Wang, Chase	1834	USA	−7B	=22N	+36N	−13B	+27N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.50	1821	-3.6
17	Sambarta Banerjee	2056	IND	=35N	+37B	+28N	−9B	−19N	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.00	1870	-21.6
18	Shetty, Saharsh Darsh	1793	USA	F	−6N	=30B	+34N	+20B	2.5	8.0	8.0	3.75	2021	+47.6
19	Nair, Siddhant	2011	USA	F	F	=8B	+21N	+17B	2.5	7.5	7.5	6.00	2169	+11.4
20	Corbellini, Nicola	1940	ITA	−1B	=12N	+24B	=14N	−18N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.75	1812	-19.6
21	Anand, Anirudh	1874	USA	=9N	=11B	=10N	−19B	=40N	2.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	1868	-2.4
22	Karell, Leif	1714	USA	−3N	=16B	−27N	=24B	+28N	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.75	1775	+5.6
23	Sherman, David	1886	USA	−8B	−28B	+41N	+35N	−12B	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1538	-36.2
24	Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree	1801	USA	−10N	=36B	−20N	=22N	+35B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.50	1747	-15.2
25	Ma, Jin	1847	USA	=28N	=35B	+38N	−11B	F	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.25	1763	-18.4
26	Balakrishnan, Naveen	1934	USA	F	F	=32N	+27B	=7N	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.75	1972	+2.8
27	Cumming, Gabriel	1787	USA	=6B	−15N	+22B	−26N	−16B	1.5	10.5	12.5	3.75	1739	-7.0
28	Lou, Aileen	1699	USA	=25B	+23N	−17B	−30N	−22B	1.5	8.5	10.0	3.00	1727	+3.2
29	Zhang, Royce	1960	USA	F	F	=7N	+33B	−5N	1.5	8.0	8.0	3.00	1970	+1.2
30	Tyrrell, Benjamin	1878	USA	F	F	=18N	+28B	−8N	1.5	7.0	7.0	2.75	1750	-10.2
31	Arvind, C.J.FM	2089	IND	+39N	−2B	F	=32B	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.75	1960	-8.0
32	Naushad, Musa	1837	USA	F	F	=26B	=31N	=15B	1.5	6.0	6.0	3.00	1971	+20.4
33	Malayappan, Rahul Ramesh	1848	USA	F	F	+40B	−29N	=14B	1.5	5.0	5.0	2.25	1824	-4.0
34	Gao, LiliannaWCM	1820	USA	−2N	+39B	−9N	−18B	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1209	-34.8
35	Lu, Marissa	1693	USA	=17B	=25N	−11N	−23B	−24N	1.0	9.5	11.5	2.25	1665	-7.6
36	Sathiesh, Kavin C	1807	USA	−4B	=24N	−16B	=40N	−38N	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.50	1629	-47.2
37	Aiken, Richard	1933	USA	=15B	−17N	=12B	−39N	−41B	1.0	9.0	10.0	2.75	1781	-12.0
38	Xu, Olivia	1724	USA	−13N	F	−25B	−12N	+36B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1634	-13.6
39	FIDE 566012929	0	—	−31B	−34N	F	+37B	−10N	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1752	0.0
40	Naba, Karim	1801	USA	F	F	−33N	=36B	=21B	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.50	1718	-6.4
41	Prentosito, Nicolantonio	0	USA	F	F	−23B	F	+37N	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1910	0.0
42	Nilsson, Martin	2135	SWE	F	F	−3B	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1539	-4.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Adhyam, AgustyaUSA
+71.6
3.0 pts · #10
2Lou, AlvinUSA
+53.2
2.5 pts · #17
3Shetty, Saharsh DarshUSA
+47.6
2.5 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Sathiesh, Kavin CUSA
-47.2
1.0 pts · #35
2Sherman, DavidUSA
-36.2
2.0 pts · #34
3Gao, LiliannaWCMUSA
-34.8
1.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R2+187 Elo gap
Lou, Aileen1699 beat Sherman, David1886
R5+147 Elo gap
Shetty, Saharsh Darsh1793 beat Corbellini, Nicola1940
R1+129 Elo gap
Adhyam, Agustya1757 beat Sherman, David1886