2025 July Marshall Premier FIDE - Open
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2040, and top seed was Mark Paragua (🇵🇭 PHI, GM, 2418).
Chase Knowles (🇺🇸 USA, 1995) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Levon Tadevosyan (3.0) and Jay Bonin (3.0). Knowles took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Chase Knowles (1995) beat Mark Paragua (GM, 2418), a +423-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
04 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×1
IM×1
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×12
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsChase Knowles led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
2
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Chase Knowles never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Chase Knowles won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chase Knowles | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Kyle Cheung | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMJay Bonin | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Levon Tadevosyan | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowles, Chase | 1995 | USA | F | +6N | +9B | +2N | +7B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2818 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Tadevosyan, Levon | 1949 | ARM | =10N | +14B | +3N | −1B | =4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2004 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Bonin, JayIM | 2085 | USA | +4B | =9N | −2B | +10N | =5B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2083 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCM | 1883 | USA | −3N | +12B | =8B | +11N | =2B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 2101 | +58.4 |
| 5 | Cheung, Kyle | 1934 | USA | =6B | +13N | +11B | −7N | =3N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 2039 | +28.8 |
| 6 | Berg, George | 1789 | USA | =5N | −1B | =10N | =8B | +12N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1970 | +23.0 |
| 7 | Gartenlaub, Corin | 1936 | USA | F | =8N | +13B | +5B | −1N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 2086 | +24.5 |
| 8 | Chin, Spencer | 2065 | USA | F | =7B | =4N | =6N | +11B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 2013 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Paragua, MarkGM | 2418 | PHI | +12N | =3B | −1N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 2040 | -12.2 |
| 10 | Bhoopathi, Rishith | 1868 | USA | =2B | −11N | =6B | −3B | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1778 | -17.9 |
| 11 | Schaefer, Sasha MiloCM | 2061 | USA | F | +10B | −5N | −4B | −8N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1745 | -65.6 |
| 12 | Cooke, Grayson | 1986 | USA | −9B | −4N | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1220 | -58.8 |
| 13 | Ray, Sarathi | 1966 | USA | F | −5B | −7N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1135 | -21.6 |
| 14 | Chan, Kyle | 1827 | USA | F | −2N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1149 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sukhiashvili, AlexanderCMUSA+58.43.0 pts · #5
- 2Knowles, ChaseUSA+40.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Cheung, KyleUSA+28.83.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Schaefer, Sasha MiloCMUSA-65.61.0 pts · #11
- 2Cooke, GraysonUSA-58.80.0 pts · #14
- 3Ray, SarathiUSA-21.60.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+423 Elo gap
- R5+197 Elo gap
- R4+178 Elo gap