2025 June Marshall Monthly FIDE - U1800
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1661, and top seed was Alexandra Liu (🇺🇸 USA, 1741).
Kara Chan (🇨🇦 CAN, WCM, 1648) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Aileen Lou (3.0) and Mark Xu (3.0). Chan clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Liam H Kim (1498) beat Hillel Doron-Repa (1709), a +211-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsWCM Kara Chan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WCM Kara Chan takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
Alexandra Liu 3 wins (R2–R4)Brian Liu 3 wins (R2–R4)
Nishka Sree Doddapaneni held the sole lead at R3 but finished #16.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chan, KaraWCM | 1648 | CAN | −11N | +30B | =13B | +21N | +2B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2360 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Lou, Aileen | 1561 | USA | F | +21B | +26N | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 848 | -15.2 |
| 3 | Xu, Mark | 1565 | USA | +25N | +14B | −4B | +16N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1563 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Doddapaneni, Nishka Sree | 1544 | USA | +12N | +11B | +3N | F | F | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2362 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Liu, Alexandra | 1741 | USA | F | +19N | +9B | +15B | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2337 | +29.2 |
| 6 | Liu, Brian | 0 | USA | F | +?B | +24N | +7B | F | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 1743 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Walton, John | 1690 | USA | +27B | −15N | +12B | −6N | =11N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 688 | -15.2 |
| 8 | Lim, Ayden | 1708 | USA | F | +18B | =20N | =9N | =10B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1604 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Chen, Dennis Yidong | 1516 | USA | +17N | +28B | −5N | =8B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1680 | +25.2 |
| 10 | Chan, Nikki | 0 | USA | F | +?N | +23B | −2N | =8N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Park, Alexander | 0 | USA | +1B | −4N | F | =22N | =7B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 39980669 | 0 | — | −4B | +27N | −7N | −14B | +30B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Wong Okyere, Darwin C | 0 | USA | =23B | F | =1N | +25B | −17N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yates, Daniel | 1580 | USA | +30B | −3N | −16B | +12N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 762 | -21.2 |
| 15 | Kim, Liam H | 1498 | USA | +24B | +7B | F | −5N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1838 | +54.0 |
| 16 | Zhang, Plato | 0 | USA | F | F | +14N | −3B | +22B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 30907853 | 0 | — | −9B | −24N | F | +27N | +13B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Zhang, Darren | 0 | USA | F | −8N | −25B | +30N | +21B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Huang, Brian | 1606 | USA | F | −5B | −28N | +31B | +26N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1493 | -18.0 |
| 20 | Cruz, Paul | 1692 | USA | =21N | +29B | =8B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1709 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Sreenivasan, Ajay Beuria | 0 | USA | =20B | −2N | +?N | −1B | −18N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 22 | DeDona, Christopher | 1648 | USA | −26B | F | +31N | =11B | −16N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 2324 | +10.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 39902390 | 0 | — | =13N | +31B | −10N | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Doron-Repa, Hillel | 1709 | USA | −15N | +17B | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 688 | -31.2 |
| 25 | Shou, Joshua | 0 | USA | −3B | F | +18N | −13N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Endo, Akira | 0 | USA | +22N | F | −2B | F | −19B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 39974936 | 0 | — | −7N | −12B | +30N | −17B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Pang, Owen J | 1589 | USA | F | −9N | +19B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1562 | -3.2 |
| 29 | Tsuchida-Tomashevsky, Winnie | 0 | USA | F | −20N | =?B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 39985253 | 0 | — | −14N | −1N | −27B | −18B | −12N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Strauss, Sydney | 1524 | USA | F | −23N | −22B | −19N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 856 | -26.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kim, Liam HUSA+54.02.0 pts · #3
- 2Liu, AlexandraUSA+29.23.0 pts · #1
- 3Chen, Dennis YidongUSA+25.22.5 pts · #6
- 1Doron-Repa, HillelUSA-31.21.0 pts · #22
- 2Strauss, SydneyUSA-26.00.0 pts · #20
- 3Yates, DanielUSA-21.22.0 pts · #24
- R1+211 Elo gap
- R2+192 Elo gap