Eastern Open 2025
December 26, 2025 - December 29, 2025
Thank You, Everyone, for joining us in Arlington, Virginia for the Golden Anniversary of the Eastern Open!
The deadline for signing up for Senior Prize eligibility, in person at the tournament, was before Round 4.
Prizes which have already been paid will not be re-distributed due to mistakes or delays in signing up for prize eligibility.
When your game is over, always confirm the result with your opponent by signing each other's notation sheets. After you have done this, please also write the result of your game on the yellow pairing sheet in the hall. If your result is not reported correctly, this may affect your pairings, rating and possible prize.
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Tournament Information: Sections, schedules, entry fees, prize funds, hotel info, etc.
Standings for Premier Section!:
| # | Place | Name | ID | Rating | Team | Grd | Cls | St | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM Mikhail Antipov | 30034391 | 2659 | HUAANT | TX | W28 (b) | W33 (w) | W68 (b) | D3 (w) | W2 (w) | W12 (b) | W13 (w) | D6 (b) | 7.0 | 3100.00 | ||
| 2 | 2-6 | Daniel Girsh | 14833734 | 2356 | DOMGIR | PA | W86 (b) | W20 (w) | W13 (b) | W10 (w) | L1 (b) | W27 (w) | L7 (b) | W16 (w) | 6.0 | 860.00 | ||
| 3 | Kagan Uz | 16434922 | 2298 | GA | W39 (w) | W19 (b) | W9 (w) | D1 (b) | L12 (w) | D4 (w) | W27 (b) | W7 (w) | 6.0 | 860.00 | ||||
| 4 | Alexander Zlodorev | 17257303 | 2181 | MD | D58 (w) | W56 (b) | D74 (w) | W29 (b) | W37 (w) | D3 (b) | D16 (w) | W18 (b) | 6.0 | 860.00 | ||||
| 5 | CM Shawn Xu | 30264362 | 2175 | MA | D59 (b) | W83 (w) | D42 (b) | W60 (w) | D50 (b) | W25 (w) | W12 (b) | H--- | 6.0 | 860.00 | ||||
| 6 | CM Steven Liu | 30603409 | 2151 | CHOLIU | MD | W80 (b) | D42 (w) | D60 (b) | W63 (w) | H--- | W47 (w) | W8 (b) | D1 (w) | 6.0 | 860.00 | |||
| 7 | 7-9 | Sam B Martin | 15173832 | 2276 | VA | W71 (w) | L25 (b) | W55 (w) | W9 (b) | W14 (w) | D13 (b) | W2 (w) | L3 (b) | 5.5 | 133.33 | |||
| 8 | FM Todd D Andrews | 12583055 | 2212 | TN | L21 (w) | W41 (b) | W39 (w) | W74 (b) | D25 (w) | W50 (b) | L6 (w) | W26 (b) | 5.5 | 133.33 | ||||
| 9 | WFM Sophie Li | 17143614 | 2138 | LISDEN | FL | W23 (b) | W43 (w) | L3 (b) | L7 (w) | W40 (b) | D63 (w) | W47 (b) | W25 (w) | 5.5 | 133.33 | |||
| 10 | 10-23 | Jordan Groff | 14534054 | 2293 | CT | D78 (b) | W63 (w) | W22 (w) | L2 (b) | D18 (w) | D35 (b) | D28 (b) | W37 (w) | 5.0 | ||||
| 11 | Vikram Srivastava | 14058382 | 2261 | FL | W79 (b) | W37 (w) | D18 (w) | W35 (b) | L27 (w) | L16 (b) | D39 (w) | W38 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 12 | Kyle Zhuang | 16368295 | 2258 | VA | W64 (w) | W52 (b) | D25 (w) | W18 (b) | W3 (b) | L1 (w) | L5 (w) | D20 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 13 | FM Trung Nguyen | 14261903 | 2200 | HUANGU | VA | W57 (w) | W21 (b) | L2 (w) | W22 (b) | W26 (w) | D7 (w) | L1 (b) | D23 (w) | 5.0 | ||||
| 14 | Yogeshwar Yehamandram | 15736173 | 2170 | VA | D65 (w) | W58 (b) | W59 (w) | D25 (b) | L7 (b) | W22 (w) | L18 (b) | W42 (w) | 5.0 | |||||
| 15 | Ubaldo Lopez-naranjo | 30357434 | 2141 | FL | W66 (w) | L22 (b) | W72 (w) | D30 (w) | D42 (b) | W59 (w) | D26 (b) | D21 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 16 | Beiyang Ni | 31095130 | 2136 | GA | W84 (w) | D45 (b) | W82 (w) | L27 (b) | W46 (w) | W11 (w) | D4 (b) | L2 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 17 | CM Maxwell Z Yang | 16416795 | 2134 | FL | D60 (b) | L59 (w) | D58 (b) | W79 (w) | D57 (w) | W61 (b) | D41 (w) | W39 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 18 | Pranav Shankar | 16071802 | 2127 | NJ | W75 (w) | W30 (w) | D11 (b) | L12 (w) | D10 (b) | W66 (b) | W14 (w) | L4 (w) | 5.0 | |||||
| 19 | Skyler Tunc | 15336721 | 2121 | VA | W67 (b) | L3 (w) | D43 (b) | W45 (w) | D24 (w) | D30 (b) | D42 (w) | W41 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 20 | Thomas Lane | 15837022 | 2116 | VA | W44 (w) | L2 (b) | L29 (w) | D72 (b) | W58 (w) | W46 (b) | W57 (w) | D12 (w) | 5.0 | |||||
| 21 | Yegna Sairam Jandhyala | 30294344 | 2049 | NJ | W8 (b) | L13 (w) | D33 (b) | D28 (w) | D68 (b) | X--- | W31 (w) | D15 (w) | 5.0 | |||||
| 22 | Lacey Wang | 30313152 | 2048 | WANZHO | CT | W70 (w) | W15 (w) | L10 (b) | L13 (w) | W33 (b) | L14 (b) | W54 (w) | W32 (b) | 5.0 | ||||
| 23 | Siddharth Ajay Kurup | 16282415 | 2020 | MD | L9 (w) | D36 (b) | W71 (w) | D34 (b) | D54 (w) | W55 (b) | W35 (w) | D13 (b) | 5.0 | |||||
| 24 | 24-29 | FM Andrew Samuelson | 20051892 | 2249 | CHESAM | VA | W73 (b) | D74 (w) | L27 (b) | W82 (w) | D19 (b) | L26 (w) | W40 (b) | D28 (w) | 4.5 | |||
| 25 | Mr. Nivaan Shrivastava | 30075883 | 2092 | NJ | W76 (w) | W7 (w) | D12 (b) | D14 (w) | D8 (b) | L5 (b) | W43 (w) | L9 (b) | 4.5 | |||||
| 26 | Andy Yue | 30030525 | 2087 | MD | D29 (w) | W46 (b) | D31 (w) | W49 (w) | L13 (b) | W24 (b) | D15 (w) | L8 (w) | 4.5 | |||||
| 27 | Rishith Bhoopathi | 30394882 | 2081 | NJ | W77 (w) | D31 (b) | W24 (w) | W16 (w) | W11 (b) | L2 (b) | L3 (w) | U--- | 4.5 | |||||
| 28 | Benjamin Gu Lin | 15976160 | 2076 | CHELIN | PA | L1 (w) | D75 (b) | W76 (w) | D21 (b) | D29 (w) | W44 (b) | D10 (w) | D24 (b) | 4.5 | ||||
| 29 | Viyaan Krishna Doddapaneni | 30316768 | 1986 | NJ | D26 (b) | D50 (w) | W20 (b) | L4 (w) | D28 (b) | L39 (b) | W72 (w) | W57 (b) | 4.5 | |||||
| 30 | 30-48 | Raghav Venkat | 14668233 | 2374 | CHEVEN | FL | W38 (w) | L18 (b) | W62 (w) | D15 (b) | D35 (w) | D19 (w) | D37 (b) | U--- | 4.0 | |||
| 31 | Roman Rychkov | 12985662 | 2270 | NJ | W40 (b) | D27 (w) | D26 (b) | L50 (w) | W62 (b) | D37 (w) | L21 (b) | D46 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 32 | FM Norman Rogers | 10163013 | 2200 | SR | PA | H--- | H--- | L37 (b) | L47 (w) | W73 (b) | W78 (b) | W59 (w) | L22 (w) | 4.0 | ||||
| 33 | Anish M Mariappan | 15993356 | 2133 | MD | W61 (w) | L1 (b) | D21 (w) | D57 (b) | L22 (w) | W79 (b) | W66 (w) | U--- | 4.0 | |||||
| 34 | Sivavishnu Srinivasan | 16778004 | 2130 | CA | L43 (b) | W66 (w) | D57 (b) | D23 (w) | L59 (b) | L40 (w) | W75 (w) | W64 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 35 | Vidyuth Kamesh | 16698696 | 2127 | MO | H--- | W65 (b) | W45 (w) | L11 (w) | D30 (b) | D10 (w) | L23 (b) | D44 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 36 | Anvith Reddy Marri | 16793462 | 2109 | NJ | L45 (b) | D23 (w) | D65 (b) | W48 (w) | D60 (b) | L43 (w) | W56 (b) | D47 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 37 | Sam Schenk | 14675052 | 2077 | VA | W48 (w) | L11 (b) | W32 (w) | W68 (w) | L4 (b) | D31 (b) | D30 (w) | L10 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 38 | Kimani A Stancil | 12481381 | 2073 | MD | L30 (b) | W67 (w) | L49 (b) | D61 (w) | W80 (b) | D45 (w) | W60 (b) | L11 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 39 | Samuel Gu | 30050913 | 2068 | TX | L3 (b) | W44 (w) | L8 (b) | W81 (w) | D43 (b) | W29 (w) | D11 (b) | L17 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 40 | Jagadeeshwa Yehamandram Sridhar | 16674898 | 2060 | VA | L31 (w) | D76 (b) | W75 (w) | D59 (b) | L9 (w) | W34 (b) | L24 (w) | W66 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 41 | Arjun Srinivasan | 16408397 | 2052 | VA | L68 (b) | L8 (w) | D44 (b) | W75 (w) | W82 (b) | W62 (w) | D17 (b) | L19 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 42 | WCM Stella Xin | 30733032 | 2049 | NY | W87 (w) | D6 (b) | D5 (w) | D69 (b) | D15 (w) | D49 (w) | D19 (b) | L14 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 43 | Charles Huang | 30427161 | 2016 | MA | W34 (w) | L9 (b) | D19 (w) | D54 (b) | D39 (w) | W36 (b) | L25 (b) | D48 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 44 | Arjun Bajaj | 14601506 | 2005 | MI | L20 (b) | L39 (b) | D41 (w) | W83 (w) | W56 (b) | L28 (w) | W55 (b) | D35 (w) | 4.0 | |||||
| 45 | Jin Ma | 16813308 | 2005 | MAYMAJ | NY | W36 (w) | D16 (w) | L35 (b) | L19 (b) | W72 (w) | D38 (b) | W70 (w) | U--- | 4.0 | ||||
| 46 | Mr. Dhruvesh Ravishankar | 16599760 | 2003 | TX | D50 (b) | L26 (w) | W78 (b) | W56 (w) | L16 (b) | L20 (w) | W71 (w) | D31 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 47 | Alexander Joseph | 30585306 | 1995 | GA | L52 (w) | D71 (b) | W87 (w) | W32 (b) | W77 (w) | L6 (b) | L9 (w) | D36 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 48 | Dhruva Ram Movva | 30245279 | 1910 | GA | L37 (b) | B--- | L70 (w) | L36 (b) | D83 (b) | W73 (w) | W74 (w) | D43 (b) | 4.0 | |||||
| 49 | 49-63 | Maxim Farberov | 13589163 | 2269 | NJ | L72 (w) | W64 (b) | W38 (w) | L26 (b) | W74 (w) | D42 (b) | U--- | U--- | 3.5 | ||||
| 50 | Cole Rice | 13218347 | 2093 | MD | D46 (w) | D29 (b) | W85 (w) | W31 (b) | D5 (w) | L8 (w) | U--- | U--- | 3.5 | |||||
| 51 | Aayansh Samanta | 30232400 | 2093 | PA | D81 (b) | L60 (w) | D80 (b) | D65 (w) | L61 (b) | L58 (w) | W85 (b) | W72 (w) | 3.5 | |||||
| 52 | Lucas Yang | 16740405 | 2090 | NY | W47 (b) | L12 (w) | W81 (b) | U--- | L66 (w) | D74 (b) | W61 (w) | U--- | 3.5 | |||||
| 53 | Lance A Winters | 12877467 | 2086 | OH | H--- | D81 (w) | L63 (b) | L66 (b) | H--- | W65 (w) | D58 (b) | D60 (w) | 3.5 | |||||
| 54 | Sandeep Thimmasamudram | 16278356 | 2084 | MD | L82 (b) | D84 (w) | W83 (b) | D43 (w) | D23 (b) | D60 (w) | L22 (b) | D58 (w) | 3.5 | |||||
| 55 | Arthur Zhou | 30350651 | 2081 | WANZHO | MA | L63 (b) | W61 (w) | L7 (b) | D80 (w) | W65 (b) | L23 (w) | L44 (w) | X74 | 3.5 | ||||
| 56 | William Wang | 17106837 | 2052 | VA | H--- | L4 (w) | W84 (b) | L46 (b) | L44 (w) | W85 (b) | L36 (w) | W71 (b) | 3.5 | |||||
| 57 | Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi | 30149738 | 2049 | WI | L13 (b) | W87 (b) | D34 (w) | D33 (w) | D17 (b) | W68 (w) | L20 (b) | L29 (w) | 3.5 | |||||
| 58 | Mark Leo Kogan | 30053068 | 2046 | NJ | D4 (b) | L14 (w) | D17 (w) | H--- | L20 (b) | W51 (b) | D53 (w) | D54 (b) | 3.5 | |||||
| 59 | Benjamin Tyrrell | 16388550 | 2046 | DC | D5 (w) | W17 (b) | L14 (b) | D40 (w) | W34 (w) | L15 (b) | L32 (b) | H--- | 3.5 | |||||
| 60 | Rishi Kolli | 30358373 | 2018 | TX | D17 (w) | W51 (b) | D6 (w) | L5 (b) | D36 (w) | D54 (b) | L38 (w) | D53 (b) | 3.5 | |||||
| 61 | Yang Yu | 30094337 | 2017 | ZHOYAY | NC | L33 (b) | L55 (b) | W64 (w) | D38 (b) | W51 (w) | L17 (w) | L52 (b) | W80 (w) | 3.5 | ||||
| 62 | Grayson Xiang | 30650149 | 1955 | NGUXIA | NY | H--- | W78 (w) | L30 (b) | W70 (b) | L31 (w) | L41 (b) | D64 (w) | H--- | 3.5 | ||||
| 63 | Wan Qin Li | 30427379 | 1922 | LIWEGE | NY | W55 (w) | L10 (b) | W53 (w) | L6 (b) | W70 (w) | D9 (b) | U--- | U--- | 3.5 | ||||
| 64 | 64-67 | Andre Yang | 16957066 | 2059 | MI | L12 (b) | L49 (w) | L61 (b) | W76 (b) | D85 (w) | W82 (w) | D62 (b) | L34 (w) | 3.0 | ||||
| 65 | Aayansh Pramanik | 30344898 | 2043 | NJ | D14 (b) | L35 (w) | D36 (w) | D51 (b) | L55 (w) | L53 (b) | D80 (b) | W82 (w) | 3.0 | |||||
| 66 | Derek Chen | 14883880 | 2027 | NY | L15 (b) | L34 (b) | W77 (w) | W53 (w) | W52 (b) | L18 (w) | L33 (b) | L40 (w) | 3.0 | |||||
| 67 | Marshall Philip Kaiser | 30232644 | 2012 | DC | L19 (w) | L38 (b) | W73 (b) | H--- | D78 (w) | L70 (b) | W79 (w) | U--- | 3.0 | |||||
| 68 | 68-77 | Kevin Su | 15799681 | 2232 | VA | W41 (w) | W72 (b) | L1 (w) | L37 (b) | D21 (w) | L57 (b) | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | ||||
| 69 | Brian Tay | 15880655 | 2216 | VA | L74 (b) | W73 (w) | W79 (b) | D42 (w) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 2.5 | |||||
| 70 | David Sherman | 10190851 | 2200 | SR | DC | L22 (b) | D80 (w) | W48 (b) | L62 (w) | L63 (b) | W67 (w) | L45 (b) | U--- | 2.5 | ||||
| 71 | Hanford Chong | 16437661 | 2061 | VA | L7 (b) | D47 (w) | L23 (b) | D84 (w) | D81 (b) | W80 (w) | L46 (b) | L56 (w) | 2.5 | |||||
| 72 | David Wolf Milstein | 15780704 | 2060 | NJ | W49 (b) | L68 (w) | L15 (b) | D20 (w) | L45 (b) | W81 (w) | L29 (b) | L51 (b) | 2.5 | |||||
| 73 | Esat Omer Demirel | 30685010 | 2059 | VA | L24 (w) | L69 (b) | L67 (w) | W77 (b) | L32 (w) | L48 (b) | D81 (b) | W85 (w) | 2.5 | |||||
| 74 | Zhuoyuan Ryan Xu | 30135458 | 2052 | ON | W69 (w) | D24 (b) | D4 (b) | L8 (w) | L49 (b) | D52 (w) | L48 (b) | F55 | 2.5 | |||||
| 75 | Aakash Jani | 17179264 | 2014 | FL | L18 (b) | D28 (w) | L40 (b) | L41 (b) | D76 (w) | W83 (w) | L34 (b) | D77 (b) | 2.5 | |||||
| 76 | Leif Karell | 10176484 | 2000 | SR | MD | L25 (b) | D40 (w) | L28 (b) | L64 (w) | D75 (b) | L77 (w) | D83 (b) | B--- | 2.5 | ||||
| 77 | Ashvath Krishnan | 30042119 | 1955 | VA | L27 (b) | L79 (w) | L66 (b) | L73 (w) | L47 (b) | W76 (b) | B--- | D75 (w) | 2.5 | |||||
| 78 | 78-82 | Celine Atassi | 17107852 | 2068 | NC | D10 (w) | L62 (b) | L46 (w) | W85 (b) | D67 (b) | L32 (w) | U--- | U--- | 2.0 | ||||
| 79 | Siddarth Sriaditya Kunapuli | 16368693 | 2060 | OH | L11 (w) | W77 (b) | L69 (w) | L17 (b) | W84 (b) | L33 (w) | L67 (b) | U--- | 2.0 | |||||
| 80 | Vincent Yu | 17165368 | 2039 | YUAYUN | NY | L6 (w) | D70 (b) | D51 (w) | D55 (b) | L38 (w) | L71 (b) | D65 (w) | L61 (b) | 2.0 | ||||
| 81 | Ari Sejoon Drucker | 30133093 | 2002 | NY | D51 (w) | D53 (b) | L52 (w) | L39 (b) | D71 (w) | L72 (b) | D73 (w) | U--- | 2.0 | |||||
| 82 | Rishan Malhotra | 30186145 | 1969 | NJ | W54 (w) | H--- | L16 (b) | L24 (b) | L41 (w) | L64 (b) | H--- | L65 (b) | 2.0 | |||||
| 83 | 83-85 | Walker W Gilbert | 17301046 | 2032 | VA | H--- | L5 (b) | L54 (w) | L44 (b) | D48 (w) | L75 (b) | D76 (w) | U--- | 1.5 | ||||
| 84 | WCM Alice Chovanec | 16898466 | 2020 | CHOLIU | NY | L16 (b) | D54 (b) | L56 (w) | D71 (b) | L79 (w) | U--- | U--- | H--- | 1.5 | ||||
| 85 | Pracheth Godlaveti | 15635626 | 2010 | VA | H--- | H--- | L50 (b) | L78 (w) | D64 (b) | L56 (w) | L51 (w) | L73 (b) | 1.5 | |||||
| 86 | 86 | Zakhar Maymin | 12274810 | 2072 | CT | L2 (w) | H--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | ||||
| 87 | 87 | Benjamin Amrany | 17261253 | 2206 | VA | L42 (b) | L57 (w) | L47 (b) | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |