2025 August-September Marshall Mondays Round 2-6
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Sept 2025 to 29 Sept 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2038, and top seed was Grant Xu (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2279).
Bryan Weisz (🇺🇸 USA, 2082) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Grant Xu (3.5) and Chase Knowles (3.0). Weisz won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: George Berg (1868) beat Anthony Levin (2061), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Chase Knowles takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Weisz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
Bryan Weisz drew with FM Grant Xu (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bryan Weisz | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMGrant Xu | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Chase Knowles | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Anthony Levin | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weisz, Bryan | 2082 | USA | +9B | +16B | =2N | F | +3N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2414 | +29.0 |
| 2 | Xu, GrantFM | 2279 | USA | F | +7N | =1B | +14B | +10N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 2307 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Knowles, Chase | 2026 | USA | F | +15B | +5N | +9N | −1B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2157 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Le, Quan Anh | 1937 | FRA | F | −10N | +13B | +8N | =5B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2008 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Breskin, Nicklas | 1966 | USA | F | +19N | −3B | +12B | =4N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1939 | -1.8 |
| 6 | Levin, Anthony | 2061 | USA | F | =8B | −14N | +23B | +7N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1968 | -9.4 |
| 7 | Ray, Sarathi | 1935 | USA | −20N | −2B | +15B | +11N | −6B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1944 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Hrop, Stephen | 1847 | USA | =14B | =6N | +18B | −4B | −11N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1866 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Wagner, Richard | 1983 | USA | −1N | +22B | +16N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 2004 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 1989 | USA | +26N | +4B | F | F | −2B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 2156 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Kagle, Sasha | 1884 | USA | F | F | +22N | −7B | +8B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2013 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Paas, Leo | 1763 | USA | F | F | +17B | −5N | +18B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1962 | +31.2 |
| 13 | Colwell, Andrew | 1849 | USA | F | +17N | −4N | +22B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1933 | +7.4 |
| 14 | Berg, George | 1868 | USA | =8N | F | +6B | −2N | −16B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1964 | +7.0 |
| 15 | Tanaka, Takki | 1825 | USA | F | −3N | −7N | =17B | +25N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1724 | -22.8 |
| 16 | Kozower, Ethan | 2023 | USA | F | −1N | −9B | F | +14N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1853 | -13.8 |
| 17 | Clibanoff, Matthew | 1606 | USA | F | −13B | −12N | =15N | =22B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1637 | +2.4 |
| 18 | Blank, Moshe | 1939 | USA | +25B | −21B | −8N | F | −12N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1607 | -34.4 |
| 19 | Davar, Ben | 1649 | USA | +27N | −5B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1841 | +9.2 |
| 20 | Nkululeko, Nkosi | 2033 | USA | +7B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2735 | +7.4 |
| 21 | Knoff, Thomas | 1911 | USA | F | +18N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2740 | +10.8 |
| 22 | Gilbert, Brian | 1882 | USA | F | −9N | −11B | −13N | =17N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1508 | -69.6 |
| 23 | Stein, Jacob | 1840 | CAN | =24B | F | F | −6N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1602 | -11.6 |
| 24 | Lou, Aileen | 1528 | USA | =23N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1840 | +14.4 |
| 25 | Koppenaal, Richard | 1676 | USA | −18N | F | F | F | −15B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1083 | -9.6 |
| 26 | Raitzin, Misha | 1877 | USA | −10B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1189 | -14.0 |
| 27 | Lou, Alvin | 1719 | USA | −19B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 849 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Paas, LeoUSA+31.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Weisz, BryanUSA+29.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Lou, AileenUSA+14.40.5 pts · #24
- 1Gilbert, BrianUSA-69.60.5 pts · #23
- 2Blank, MosheUSA-34.41.0 pts · #17
- 3Lou, AlvinUSA-23.60.0 pts · #26
- R3+193 Elo gap
- R5+176 Elo gap