2025 August Marshall Premier FIDE - U2000
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1776, and top seed was Andrew Colwell (🇺🇸 USA, 1845).
Ramin Farzaneh-Far (🇺🇸 USA, 1713) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ciprian Solomon (4.0) and Brian Gilbert (4.0). Farzaneh-Far won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hudson Wong (1644) beat Matthew M Shirvell (1793), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸New York, NY, United States
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×39
🇪🇨Ecuador×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRamin Farzaneh-Far led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
4
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ramin Farzaneh-Far never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ramin Farzaneh-Far beat Ciprian Solomon (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Ramin Farzaneh-Far won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ramin Farzaneh-Far | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Ciprian Solomon | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Brian Gilbert | — | — | * | — |
| 4Hudson Wong | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farzaneh-Far, Ramin | 1713 | USA | +12N | +25B | +2B | +7N | +8B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2521 | +102.0 |
| 2 | Solomon, Ciprian | 1836 | USA | +5N | +19B | −1N | +15B | +21N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1873 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Gilbert, Brian | 0 | USA | +29N | +18B | =6N | =11B | +16N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1786 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Wong, Hudson | 1644 | USA | =7N | +31B | =11N | +27B | +6N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1956 | +65.6 |
| 5 | Zhao, Frederick | 0 | USA | −2B | +35N | =9N | +33B | +26B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shirvell, Matthew M | 1793 | USA | +34B | +10N | =3B | =8N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1624 | -13.2 |
| 7 | Ulloa Centeno, Luis Manuel | 1768 | ECU | =4B | +20N | +38B | −1B | =9N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1717 | -11.6 |
| 8 | Yuen, Daisy | 1678 | USA | =14B | +33N | +28B | =6B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1592 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Chan, KaraWCM | 1740 | CAN | −18B | +40N | =5B | +13N | =7B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1859 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Kim, Liam H | 1551 | USA | +37N | −6B | −18N | +30B | +22B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1746 | +20.0 |
| 11 | Qiao, Richardson Jingsi | 1799 | USA | F | +22N | =4B | =3N | =12B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1792 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Curran, Samuel M | 1659 | USA | −1B | F | +31N | +36B | =11N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1721 | +10.4 |
| 13 | Deng, Aden Lexian | 0 | USA | −25N | +29B | +24N | −9B | =20N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kenny-Maheux, Victor | 1645 | USA | =8N | =26B | =19N | F | +25B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1786 | +29.6 |
| 15 | Kouyate, Dervin | 1714 | USA | F | =39B | +30N | −2N | +18B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1514 | -20.4 |
| 16 | Ma, Yunhui | 1616 | USA | F | =30B | +39N | +18N | −3B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 2378 | +18.0 |
| 17 | Nigam, Myra | 1534 | USA | F | +32N | −21B | =28N | +19B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1647 | +12.0 |
| 18 | Bhattacharjee, Riju | 0 | USA | +9N | −3N | +10B | −16B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hsu, Noah | 1577 | USA | +23N | −2N | =14B | =20B | −17N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1399 | -25.6 |
| 20 | Tsuchida-Tomashevsky, Winnie | 0 | USA | F | −7B | +32N | =19N | =13B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Paas, Leo | 1719 | USA | +35B | F | +17N | F | −2B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1774 | +9.2 |
| 22 | Kong, Scarlett | 1698 | USA | F | −11B | +41N | +25B | −10N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1654 | -9.6 |
| 23 | Chen, Michael | 0 | USA | −19B | −34N | +29N | =24B | =32B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1677 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Lin, Lucas | 1679 | USA | F | =36N | −13B | =23N | +39B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1808 | +12.8 |
| 25 | Waters, Kai | 1665 | USA | +13B | −1N | =36B | −22N | −14N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1355 | -57.2 |
| 26 | Colwell, Andrew | 1845 | USA | F | =14N | F | +38B | −5N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1901 | +2.8 |
| 27 | Davar, Ben | 1690 | USA | =30N | F | +34B | −4N | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 844 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Liu, Brian | 0 | USA | F | +?B | −8N | =17B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Leonard, Lawrence | 1777 | USA | −3B | −13N | −23B | +40B | −37N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 2364 | +9.2 |
| 30 | Chang, Charlotte Tai-En | 0 | USA | =27B | =16N | −15B | −10N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Weng, Johnson | 0 | USA | F | −4N | −12B | =32B | =40N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Kan, Nicholas | 0 | USA | F | −17B | −20B | =31N | =23N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Liu, Oliver Y | 0 | USA | F | −8B | +40N | −5N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Brinckerhoff, Jackson | 0 | USA | −6N | +23B | −27N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Daley, Edward L | 1577 | USA | −21N | −5B | F | +37N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 919 | -6.2 |
| 36 | Rong, Sean | 1651 | USA | F | =24B | =25N | −12N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1543 | -17.2 |
| 37 | Singh, Aarav | 0 | USA | −10B | F | −?N | −35B | +29B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Liu, Alexandra | 1770 | USA | F | +41B | −7N | −26N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1613 | -24.8 |
| 39 | Huang, Brian | 1579 | USA | F | =15N | −16B | F | −24N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1397 | -25.2 |
| 40 | Nigam, Shyra | 1564 | USA | F | −9B | −33B | −29N | =31B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 958 | -20.0 |
| 41 | Sreenivasan, Ajay Beuria | 1601 | USA | F | −38N | −22B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 934 | -26.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Farzaneh-Far, RaminUSA+102.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Wong, HudsonUSA+65.64.0 pts · #4
- 3Kenny-Maheux, VictorUSA+29.62.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Waters, KaiUSA-57.21.5 pts · #29
- 2Sreenivasan, Ajay BeuriaUSA-26.00.0 pts · #38
- 3Hsu, NoahUSA-25.62.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R5+149 Elo gap
- R5+147 Elo gap
- R3+123 Elo gap