2025 July-August Marshall Weekly Wednesdays U2200 Round 2-6
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jul 2025 to 27 Aug 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 2044).
Anthony Levin (🇺🇸 USA, 1971) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ryan McHale (4.0) and George Berg (3.0). Levin won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Warren Liang (1706) beat Mark Gerstl (1912), a +206-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
30 Jul 2025 → 27 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×31
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAnthony Levin led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
3
3
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Anthony Levin held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Anthony Levin drew with Ryan McHale (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Anthony Levin went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anthony Levin | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Ryan McHale | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Mark Gerstl | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jeffrey A Tannenbaum | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levin, Anthony | 1971 | USA | +11N | +3B | =2N | +8B | +12B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2639 | +26.6 |
| 2 | McHale, Ryan | 0 | USA | +23B | +29N | =1B | =3N | +14B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 1848 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Berg, George | 1789 | USA | +27N | −1N | +24B | =2B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1986 | +20.2 |
| 4 | Tannenbaum, Jeffrey A | 1746 | USA | −22N | +10B | +6N | F | +11N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.50 | 1947 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Gerstl, Mark | 1912 | USA | +31B | =9N | +19B | −12N | =13B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1749 | -19.0 |
| 6 | Beatty, Robert | 1684 | USA | +28N | +25B | −4B | =18N | =15N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1762 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Cruz, Paul | 1674 | USA | +26B | −23N | +10N | −11B | +24B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1818 | +19.8 |
| 8 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 2044 | USA | =20B | =22B | +16N | −1N | =3B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1812 | -27.6 |
| 9 | Brendel, John | 1661 | USA | =13N | =5B | −20B | =19N | +28B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1664 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Davar, Ben | 1709 | USA | +32B | −4N | −7B | =31N | +26B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1683 | -3.4 |
| 11 | Sun, Jesse | 1816 | USA | −1B | −18N | +27B | +7N | −4B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1697 | -33.2 |
| 12 | Liang, Warren | 1706 | USA | +25N | F | F | +5B | −1N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 2028 | +49.6 |
| 13 | Mirza, Logan | 1716 | USA | =9B | F | −25N | +21B | =5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1793 | +16.0 |
| 14 | Greco, Anthony | 1751 | USA | +15B | F | +18B | F | −2N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 2514 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Suthar, Viaan | 0 | USA | −14N | F | =21N | +23B | =6B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Deng, David | 1829 | USA | F | +20N | −8B | +24N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1961 | +9.6 |
| 17 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1642 | USA | −29B | +31N | +23B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1794 | +24.4 |
| 18 | Hull, Cameron | 1714 | USA | F | +11B | −14N | =6B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1751 | +3.0 |
| 19 | Shenk, David | 1720 | USA | F | +21B | −5N | =9B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1781 | +9.6 |
| 20 | Li, Wan QinWCM | 1655 | USA | =8N | −16B | +9N | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.75 | 1848 | +26.4 |
| 21 | Spohngellert, Oliver | 1770 | USA | +30B | −19N | =15B | −13N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1616 | -12.6 |
| 22 | Chan, Matthew W | 1807 | USA | +4B | =8N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2088 | +28.8 |
| 23 | Muwwakkil, Mulazim | 1689 | USA | −2N | +7B | −17N | −15N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1658 | -1.8 |
| 24 | Espinosa, Keith | 1808 | USA | F | +27B | −3N | −16B | −7N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1567 | -25.4 |
| 25 | Olsen, Robert | 1826 | USA | −12B | −6N | +13B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1577 | -20.0 |
| 26 | Koppenaal, Richard | 1710 | USA | −7N | +28B | F | F | −10N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 891 | -21.0 |
| 27 | Lay, Thomas | 1738 | USA | −3B | −24N | −11N | F | +31B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1556 | -18.6 |
| 28 | Shou, Joshua | 0 | USA | −6B | −26N | +?B | F | −9N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 885 | -40.8 |
| 29 | Chan, KaraWCM | 1740 | CAN | +17N | −2B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2442 | +14.8 |
| 30 | Xiang, Jun | 1787 | USA | −21N | F | +32B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1739 | -2.6 |
| 31 | Daley, Edward L | 1581 | USA | −5N | −17B | F | =10B | −27N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1428 | -13.0 |
| 32 | Weldon, Christopher | 1706 | USA | −10N | F | −30N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 948 | -35.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Liang, WarrenUSA+49.62.0 pts · #9
- 2Chan, Matthew WUSA+28.81.5 pts · #17
- 3Levin, AnthonyUSA+26.64.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Shou, JoshuaUSA-40.81.0 pts · #30
- 2Weldon, ChristopherUSA-35.60.0 pts · #31
- 3Sun, JesseUSA-33.22.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R4+206 Elo gap
- R2+142 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap