2025 May-June Marshall Thursday Open Round 3-6
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 19 Jun 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 2056).
Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 2056) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Nkosi Nkululeko (3.0) and Nathan Resika (2.5). Gutnik broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kara Chan (WCM, 1653) beat Aadit Mordani (1798), a +145-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
29 May 2025 → 19 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
🇨🇦Canada×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsAleksandr Gutnik led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jun
Aleksandr Gutnik takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aleksandr Gutnik beat Nkosi Nkululeko (White).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Nkosi Nkululeko won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aleksandr Gutnik | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Nkosi Nkululeko | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FMNathan Resika | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Farirai Gumbe | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2056 | USA | +2B | =3N | +9B | +14N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2193 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Nkululeko, Nkosi | 1975 | USA | −1N | +17B | +3B | +4N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2068 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Resika, NathanFM | 1954 | USA | +14N | =1B | −2N | +10B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 2013 | +6.2 |
| 4 | Gumbe, Farirai | 1790 | ZIM | +20N | =14B | +5N | −2B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1841 | +3.8 |
| 5 | Jameson, Micah K | 1674 | USA | +18B | +6N | −4B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1632 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Majauskas, Jonas | 0 | USA | +11N | −5B | F | +15B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Patel, Raza Mikal | 1791 | USA | +16B | F | +15N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2442 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Lapanowski, Alexander Frank | 0 | USA | F | F | +20B | +11N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chan, KaraWCM | 1653 | CAN | +10B | F | −1N | =12B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1926 | +24.4 |
| 10 | Mordani, Aadit | 1798 | USA | −9N | +15B | =14N | −3N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1697 | -23.2 |
| 11 | Yates, Daniel | 1594 | USA | −6B | +16B | =19N | −8B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1750 | +16.0 |
| 12 | Guller, Dmitriy | 0 | USA | −15N | +13B | F | =9N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 1598 | -29.6 |
| 13 | Lefkowitz, Ryan | 1458 | USA | F | −12N | =18N | +16B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 1730 | +28.4 |
| 14 | Berg, George | 1843 | USA | −3B | =4N | =10B | −1B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1707 | -14.2 |
| 15 | McMichael, Alan | 1684 | USA | +12B | −10N | −7B | −6N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 995 | -13.8 |
| 16 | Banerjee, Shreyo | 1601 | USA | −7N | −11N | +21B | −13N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 814 | -58.0 |
| 17 | Walthrust, Najee-Ana Carmel | 1698 | USA | +21B | −2N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1174 | -6.8 |
| 18 | DeDona, Thomas | 1474 | USA | −5N | F | =13B | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1389 | -9.2 |
| 19 | Jennings, Ken | 1514 | USA | F | F | =11B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1594 | +2.2 |
| 20 | Fusco, Daniel John | 0 | USA | −4B | F | −8N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 990 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 39974952 | 0 | — | −17N | F | −16N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lefkowitz, RyanUSA+28.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Chan, KaraWCMCAN+24.41.5 pts · #11
- 3Patel, Raza MikalUSA+24.02.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Banerjee, ShreyoUSA-58.01.0 pts · #17
- 2Guller, DmitriyUSA-29.61.5 pts · #7
- 3Mordani, AaditUSA-23.21.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+145 Elo gap
- R4+143 Elo gap