2025 2nd Silman Tuesday Night Marathon - U1600 Round 4-7
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30 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 27 May 2025 to 17 Jun 2025 in San Francisco, CA, United States. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1646, and top seed was Bowie Chen (🇹🇼 TPE, 1693).
Sacha Marino Sloan (🇺🇸 USA, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of David Paul Toczyski (3.5) and Kyle Ewart Coventry Booth (3.0). Sloan broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: David Olson (1418) beat Yinpok R Lee (1650), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, United States
Dates
27 May 2025 → 17 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×28
🇫🇮Finland×1
🇹🇼Chinese Taipei×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsSacha Marino Sloan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
3
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Sacha Marino Sloan held the sole lead from R4 through R4 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Sacha Marino Sloan won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sloan, Sacha Marino | 0 | USA | +19B | +18N | +9B | +3N | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Toczyski, David Paul | 1648 | USA | +25N | =7B | +19N | +12B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 1860 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry | 1562 | USA | +20B | +13N | +8B | −1B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2324 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Kojevnikov, Alexander | 1491 | USA | +22N | +10B | +20N | −14N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1677 | +30.0 |
| 5 | Liu, Eric | 0 | USA | +29N | −6N | +24B | +15N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wickliffe, Zachary | 1649 | USA | −8N | +5B | =11N | +21N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1849 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Braithwaite, Andrew | 1643 | USA | +23N | =2N | F | +10B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 1889 | +36.0 |
| 8 | Tikkanen Merk, Felix | 0 | FIN | +6B | F | −3N | +11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1759 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Fitzgerald, William | 1582 | USA | +18B | =21B | −1N | =16B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1734 | +24.4 |
| 10 | Cao, Danny | 1506 | USA | +28B | −4N | +18B | −7N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1573 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Madden, Dahlia | 1690 | USA | +27B | =16N | =6B | −8N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1679 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Tobias, Mason | 0 | USA | −17B | +22N | +27B | −2N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Hossain, Shaikat | 0 | USA | +15B | −3B | +26N | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Turner, Robert | 1625 | USA | F | +27N | F | +4B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2267 | +23.2 |
| 15 | Starr, Albert | 1600 | USA | −13N | +23B | =17N | −5B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1822 | +11.6 |
| 16 | Vasquez, Dominic A | 1569 | USA | =21N | =11B | F | =9N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1631 | +5.0 |
| 17 | Le, Thu Anh | 1565 | USA | +12N | F | =15B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 1600 | +1.0 |
| 18 | Brickhouse, Christian | 1638 | USA | −9N | −1B | −10N | +26B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1377 | -20.8 |
| 19 | Myers, Steven Lee | 1590 | USA | −1N | F | −2B | +30N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1649 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Singer, Andrew | 1524 | USA | −3N | +24B | −4B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1371 | -12.4 |
| 21 | Hack, Richard | 1621 | USA | =16B | =9N | F | −6B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1475 | -11.6 |
| 22 | Ramos, Joel Thomas | 0 | USA | −4B | −12B | +28N | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1506 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Chen, Bowie | 1693 | TPE | −7B | −15N | F | +27B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1437 | -40.4 |
| 24 | Burkhardt, Douglas A | 1434 | USA | F | −20N | −5N | +28B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1523 | +9.6 |
| 25 | Pirone, John | 1527 | USA | −2B | +29N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 848 | -13.6 |
| 26 | Olson, David | 1418 | USA | +30B | F | −13B | −18N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1644 | +11.4 |
| 27 | Otterbach, Renate | 1443 | USA | −11N | −14B | −12N | −23N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 869 | -12.8 |
| 28 | Blum, Paul A | 1521 | USA | −10N | F | −22B | −24N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 670 | -22.8 |
| 29 | Jiam, Max | 0 | USA | −5B | −25B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Lee, Yinpok R | 1650 | USA | −26N | F | F | −19B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 704 | -54.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Braithwaite, AndrewUSA+36.02.5 pts · #3
- 2Toczyski, David PaulUSA+30.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Kojevnikov, AlexanderUSA+30.03.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Lee, Yinpok RUSA-54.80.0 pts · #27
- 2Chen, BowieTPE-40.41.0 pts · #22
- 3Blum, Paul AUSA-22.80.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+232 Elo gap
- R3+132 Elo gap