Marshall FIDE Blitz 54

SwissBlitz

73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 11 Jul 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2419, and top seed was Vojtech Plat (🇸🇰 SVK, GM, 2555).

Brewington Hardaway (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2516) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Gabor Nagy (7.0) and David Brodsky (7.0). Hardaway won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Paul Y Iinuma (2064) beat Nico Chasin (GM, 2449), a +385-point gap.

Location

🇺🇸New York, NY, United States

Dates

11 Jul 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇰GMVojtech Plat2555

Avg top 10

2,419

Participants

Titled players · 14

GM×8

FM×5

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×59

🇪🇨Ecuador×2

🇮🇳India×2

🇦🇲Armenia×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇬🇪Georgia×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

Top 3

🥇
GMBrewington Hardaway
🇺🇸USA·2516
8.0pts·2680perf+17.1
🥈
GMGabor Nagy
🇭🇺HUN·2509
7.0pts·2464perf-1.3
🥉
GMDavid Brodsky
🇺🇸USA·2465
7.0pts·2480perf+5.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Brewington Hardaway led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Hardaway8Chasin7Brodsky7Sheehan7Nagy7Plat6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Brewington Hardaway never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Brewington Hardaway beat GM Nico Chasin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Brewington Hardaway 6 wins (R1–R6)GM Nico Chasin 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)GM David Brodsky 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMBrewington Hardaway	*	1	½	—
2GMNico Chasin	0	*	—	—
3GMDavid Brodsky	½	—	*	½
4Ethan Sheehan	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Hardaway, BrewingtonGM	2516	USA	+50N	+9B	+25N	+2B	+23B	+6N	=7B	+5N	=3N	8.0	50.0	53.5	46.75	2680	+17.1
2	Nagy, GaborGM	2509	HUN	+15B	+16N	+14B	−1N	+13B	+4B	−3N	+17N	+10B	7.0	51.5	57.0	42.00	2464	-1.3
3	Brodsky, DavidGM	2465	USA	+35B	+33N	+17B	−6N	+48B	+9N	+2B	=4N	=1B	7.0	49.0	52.5	38.50	2480	+5.5
4	Sheehan, Ethan	2378	USA	+58B	+27N	+24B	+7N	=6B	−2N	+14B	=3B	+9N	7.0	49.0	52.0	38.25	2485	+29.8
5	Chasin, NicoGM	2449	USA	+49B	+18N	+10B	−23N	+17B	+19N	+11B	−1B	+6N	7.0	48.0	51.5	38.50	2410	-0.3
6	Dlugy, MaximGM	2522	USA	+29N	+39B	+12N	+3B	=4N	−1B	+8N	+7N	−5B	6.5	53.0	57.0	38.50	2521	+2.4
7	Plat, VojtechGM	2555	SVK	+31N	+19B	+61N	−4B	+16N	+23B	=1N	−6B	+18B	6.5	47.5	50.5	33.00	2439	-7.7
8	Novik, MaximGM	2285	LTU	+28N	+40B	−23N	+18B	=39N	+26B	−6B	+33N	+16B	6.5	41.0	45.0	31.50	2251	-0.7
9	Ulloa Centeno, Leandro Nicolas	2036	ECU	+62B	−1N	+49B	+10N	+24B	−3B	+25N	+11N	−4B	6.0	47.5	50.5	28.50	2271	+66.0
10	Miyasaka, MarcusFM	2161	USA	+51N	+41B	−5N	−9B	+32N	+27B	+23N	+12B	−2N	6.0	44.5	48.0	28.00	2224	+16.0
11	Mohan, Dave	2091	USA	=21B	+38N	=13B	+43N	+35B	+20N	−5N	−9B	+23N	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.25	2088	+2.4
12	Zhu, LinxiFM	2286	USA	+70B	+20N	−6B	−48N	+30B	+43N	+19B	−10N	+26B	6.0	41.0	42.5	26.50	2187	-31.2
13	Kaplan, Avi HarrisonFM	2029	USA	+55N	+44B	=11N	+26B	−2N	=39B	−20N	+41B	+24N	6.0	40.5	43.5	26.00	2171	+28.6
14	Titus, Andrew	2069	USA	+45N	+42B	−2N	−39B	+50N	+31B	−4N	+40B	+25N	6.0	39.5	43.0	25.00	2156	+20.6
15	Statz, Isaac Hart	1854	USA	−2N	+53B	−39N	+66B	−19N	+55B	+42N	+31B	+32N	6.0	35.5	37.5	21.00	2048	+74.8
16	Wang, WesleyFM	2198	USA	+53N	−2B	+28N	+30N	−7B	+41B	=24N	+20B	−8N	5.5	44.5	47.5	25.00	2192	+1.2
17	Ayyappan, Santhosh	2154	USA	+57N	+30B	−3N	+32B	−5N	+42B	+39N	−2B	=20N	5.5	44.0	47.0	23.25	2195	+20.8
18	Tadevosyan, Levon	1998	ARM	+66N	−5B	+45N	−8N	=34B	+22B	+31N	+21B	−7N	5.5	44.0	46.0	23.75	2069	+27.6
19	Shangin, Lev	2104	USA	+46B	−7N	+34B	+35N	+15B	−5B	−12N	=32B	+36N	5.5	43.5	47.5	25.75	2089	-1.2
20	Shvarts, Tim	1965	USA	+65N	−12B	+44N	+25B	+61N	−11B	+13B	−16N	=17B	5.5	41.0	43.5	23.25	2155	+50.1
21	Li, Jayden	1760	USA	=11N	−26N	+37B	−33N	+63B	+50B	+27N	−18N	+34B	5.5	38.5	41.0	23.00	1982	+100.8
22	Jariton, Jaime	1849	PAR	−24B	+59N	=33B	−31B	+53N	−18N	+37B	+49N	+39B	5.5	34.5	37.5	20.25	1940	+29.2
23	Iinuma, Paul Y	2064	USA	+64B	+73N	+8B	+5B	−1N	−7N	−10B	+43N	−11B	5.0	46.5	46.5	20.00	2201	+23.2
24	Atwell, RoseFM	0	USA	+22N	+32B	−4N	+41B	−9N	+40B	=16B	=26N	−13B	5.0	43.5	47.5	23.25	2076	-37.8
25	Tskitishvili, Alexandre	2102	GEO	+47B	+34N	−1B	−20N	+54B	+48N	−9B	+39N	−14B	5.0	41.5	44.5	19.00	2083	-6.0
26	Samant, Neil	2111	USA	=60N	+21B	+54N	−13N	+36B	−8N	+34B	=24B	−12N	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.50	2033	-14.4
27	Yen, William	1973	USA	+52N	−4B	+51N	−61B	+29N	−10N	−21B	+57B	+41N	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.00	1964	-4.2
28	Kennedy, John	0	USA	−8B	+62N	−16B	+46N	−40N	+66B	−41N	+44B	+43B	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.00	1890	+22.4
29	Walthrust, Najee-Ana Carmel	1800	USA	−6B	−46N	+56B	+71N	−27B	+44N	−43B	+45N	+40N	5.0	34.5	35.5	16.00	1799	-2.2
30	Panuganti, Kireet	1886	USA	+72B	−17N	+71N	−16B	−12N	+60B	−40N	+55B	+42N	5.0	32.0	33.0	12.00	1916	+7.2
31	Ulloa Centeno, Luis Manuel	1842	ECU	−7B	=64N	+73B	+22N	+33B	−14N	−18B	−15N	+51B	4.5	40.0	40.0	14.75	1900	+12.9
32	Feng, Jayden	1880	USA	+71B	−24N	+46B	−17N	−10B	+67N	+45B	=19N	−15B	4.5	38.0	39.0	13.75	1892	+3.5
33	Paruchuri, Naveen	1948	USA	+67N	−3B	=22N	+21B	−31N	+64B	+36N	−8B	F	4.5	38.0	38.0	17.25	1939	-3.9
34	Otero, Joseph	1886	USA	+63N	−25B	−19N	+55B	=18N	+37B	−26N	+51B	−21N	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.25	1884	-0.8
35	Li, Wan QinWCM	1773	USA	−3N	+67B	+40N	−19B	−11N	−46B	=60N	+52N	+48B	4.5	36.5	38.5	14.50	1834	+12.6
36	Wen, Jack	1740	USA	−61N	+69B	+42N	=54B	−26N	+52B	−33B	+48N	−19B	4.5	32.0	33.5	14.00	1931	+27.6
37	Lu, Marissa	1595	USA	−39N	=50B	−21N	+73B	+70B	−34N	−22N	+63B	+54B	4.5	30.0	30.0	8.75	1792	+72.4
38	Upasani Kshitij	0	IND	=54N	−11B	−47B	−63N	−56B	+73N	+58B	+64N	+49B	4.5	27.5	27.5	10.50	1863	+35.6
39	Nasta, Kiren Vivek	2141	USA	+37B	−6N	+15B	+14N	=8B	=13N	−17B	−25B	−22N	4.0	47.0	51.5	22.75	2024	-52.0
40	Li, Jason	1888	USA	+56B	−8N	−35B	+64N	+28B	−24N	+30B	−14N	−29B	4.0	40.0	42.5	15.50	1875	-8.6
41	Peyton, Nathan	1902	USA	+59B	−10N	+70B	−24N	+44B	−16N	+28B	−13N	−27B	4.0	39.5	41.0	13.50	1871	-18.8
42	Lu, Lucas	1982	USA	+68B	−14N	−36B	+57N	+45B	−17N	−15B	+47N	−30B	4.0	38.0	40.0	13.00	1797	-80.0
43	Abdullayev, Shami	1904	AZE	−44N	+55B	+57N	−11B	+51N	−12B	+29N	−23B	−28N	4.0	37.5	40.5	14.50	1905	-1.8
44	Brinckerhoff, Jackson	0	USA	+43B	−13N	−20B	+58N	−41N	−29B	+53N	−28N	+57B	4.0	35.5	38.5	13.00	1782	0.0
45	Kazan, Jude	1761	USA	−14B	+56N	−18B	+62N	−42N	+59B	−32N	−29B	+53N	4.0	34.0	37.0	12.00	1613	-43.2
46	Feng, Kevin	1694	USA	−19N	+29B	−32N	−28B	+68N	+35N	−49B	+54N	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	14.50	1817	+24.2
47	Todd, Ethan	1820	USA	−25N	=63B	+38N	−50B	−52N	=53B	+59N	−42B	+56N	4.0	29.5	32.0	13.25	1700	-34.4
48	Uddin, Mubassar	2010	USA	+69N	−61B	+52N	+12B	−3N	−25B	=51N	−36B	−35N	3.5	37.0	38.5	12.75	1817	-35.0
49	Shrivastava, Nivaan	1803	USA	−5N	+66B	−9N	=53B	−64N	+63B	+46N	−22B	−38N	3.5	35.0	37.0	10.00	1757	-28.8
50	Singh, Ian Avery	1713	USA	−1B	=37N	+60B	+47N	−14B	−21N	+52B	F	F	3.5	34.5	34.5	12.75	1761	+6.0
51	Prasanna, Pranav	1791	USA	−10B	+68N	−27B	+69N	−43B	+54N	=48B	−34N	−31N	3.5	32.5	34.0	8.25	1752	-17.6
52	Medabalmi, Gautam	0	USA	−27B	+58N	−48B	=70N	+47B	−36N	−50N	−35B	+63N	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.25	1744	0.0
53	Kan, Nicholas	0	USA	−16B	−15N	+59B	=49N	−22B	=47N	−44B	+67N	−45B	3.0	35.5	37.5	8.75	1670	0.0
54	Fekry, Kyrillos	1932	EGY	=38B	+60N	−26B	=36N	−25N	−51B	+66N	−46B	−37N	3.0	34.0	36.0	9.50	1649	-63.4
55	Thorstad, Robert	1696	USA	−13B	−43N	+68B	−34N	+69B	−15N	+67B	−30N	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	5.50	1628	-14.0
56	Liu, Matthew Z	0	USA	−40N	−45B	−29N	−60B	+38N	+65B	−57N	+72B	−47B	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.00	1526	0.0
57	Oneill, John Kian	1693	USA	−17B	+72N	−43B	−42B	−59N	+69N	+56B	−27N	−44N	3.0	30.0	31.0	5.50	1667	-11.2
58	Welch, Charlie H	0	USA	−4N	−52B	+67N	−44B	−60N	−62B	−38N	+69B	+72N	3.0	28.5	29.5	4.50	1563	-86.8
59	Dunlap, Forrest	0	USA	−41N	−22B	−53N	F	+57B	−45N	−47B	+66B	+65N	3.0	28.0	28.0	7.50	1667	0.0
60	Rohith K Pillai	1549	IND	=26B	−54B	−50N	+56N	+58B	−30N	=35B	F	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	10.75	1724	+21.2
61	Rohde, MichaelGM	2227	USA	+36B	+48N	−7B	+27N	−20B	F	F	F	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	13.00	2138	-4.6
62	Henry-Reid, Travis	1589	USA	−9N	−28B	+65N	−45B	F	+58N	+64B	F	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	8.00	1769	+20.2
63	Thissen, Hauke-Frederik	1795	GER	−34B	=47N	−64B	+38B	−21N	−49N	+71B	−37N	−52B	2.5	32.5	33.5	7.50	1589	-86.0
64	Babakhan, Daniel L	1792	USA	−23N	=31B	+63N	−40B	+49B	−33N	−62N	−38B	F	2.5	31.5	31.5	8.25	1682	-23.6
65	Evan, Siham Aftahi Khan	0	USA	−20B	−70N	−62B	−68N	+72B	−56N	=69B	+71N	−59B	2.5	20.5	21.5	2.75	1516	0.0
66	Weldon, Christopher	1724	USA	−18B	−49N	+72B	−15N	+71B	−28N	−54B	−59N	−68N	2.0	29.0	30.0	2.00	1551	-35.6
67	Kenny-Maheux, Victor	1509	USA	−33B	−35N	−58B	+72N	+73N	−32B	−55N	−53B	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	1508	-2.6
68	Friedman, Scott T	1432	USA	−42N	−51B	−55N	+65B	−46B	−71N	−72N	F	+66B	2.0	21.0	21.0	4.50	1383	-7.4
69	Makwarimba, Nyasha	0	USA	−48B	−36N	F	−51B	−55N	−57B	=65N	−58N	+71B	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.25	1447	0.0
70	Tanaka, Takki	1749	USA	−12N	+65B	−41N	=52B	−37N	F	F	F	F	1.5	20.5	20.5	4.25	1082	-43.6
71	Zhou-Donohue, Theodore	1523	USA	−32N	F	−30B	−29B	−66N	+68B	−63N	−65B	−69N	1.0	25.0	25.0	2.00	1480	-16.0
72	Khan, MD R	1585	USA	−30N	−57B	−66N	−67B	−65N	F	+68B	−56N	−58B	1.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	1408	-52.4
73	FIDE 39972623	0	—	F	−23B	−31N	−37N	−67B	−38B	F	F	F	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	933	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Li, JaydenUSA
+100.8
5.5 pts · #15
2Statz, Isaac HartUSA
+74.8
6.0 pts · #21
3Lu, MarissaUSA
+72.4
4.5 pts · #40

Top rating losers

1Welch, Charlie HUSA
-86.8
3.0 pts · #60
2Thissen, Hauke-FrederikGER
-86.0
2.5 pts · #50
3Lu, LucasUSA
-80.0
4.0 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R4+385 Elo gap
Iinuma, Paul Y2064 beat GMChasin, Nico2449
R9+337 Elo gap
Lu, Marissa1595 beat Fekry, Kyrillos1932
R9+292 Elo gap
Jariton, Jaime1849 beat Nasta, Kiren Vivek2141