2025 September-October Marshall Thursday Open Round 2-6
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Oct 2025 to 30 Oct 2025 in New York, NY, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1769, and top seed was Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 1989).
Aleksandr Gutnik (🇺🇸 USA, 1989) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Quan Anh Le (4.0) and George Berg (3.0). Gutnik won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Christopher Weldon (1655) beat Liam D McGovern (1781), a +126-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAleksandr Gutnik led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Aleksandr Gutnik never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Aleksandr Gutnik beat Quan Anh Le (White).
Aleksandr Gutnik won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aleksandr Gutnik | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Quan Anh Le | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3George Berg | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Kabir Partha Mutha | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gutnik, Aleksandr | 1989 | USA | +9B | +3N | +2B | +6N | +10B | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2608 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Le, Quan Anh | 1937 | FRA | +7B | +6N | −1N | +3B | +4B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2031 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Berg, George | 1868 | USA | +11N | −1B | +8N | −2N | +6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1768 | -6.2 |
| 4 | Mutha, Kabir Partha | 1698 | USA | +14N | +15B | −7B | +12N | −2N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 999 | -29.2 |
| 5 | McGovern, Liam D | 1781 | USA | +13N | −7N | F | =8B | +11B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1575 | -19.2 |
| 6 | Bernard, Jaron | 1752 | USA | +10N | −2B | +9N | −1B | −3N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1785 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Weldon, Christopher | 1655 | USA | −2N | +5B | +4N | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1922 | +39.6 |
| 8 | Darack, Adam Samuel | 0 | USA | F | +9B | −3B | =5N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1816 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Silverman, Alden Jay | 1834 | USA | −1N | −8N | −6B | F | +13N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1619 | -31.2 |
| 10 | McMichael, Alan | 1679 | USA | −6B | +11B | F | F | −1N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1075 | -10.6 |
| 11 | Hardwick, William Jacobson Christopher | 0 | USA | −3B | −10N | −12B | +13B | −5N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2668483 | 0 | — | F | −?B | +11N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Jennings, Ken | 1500 | USA | −5B | =14B | F | −11N | −9B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1002 | -5.4 |
| 14 | Buratti, Luca | 0 | USA | −4B | =13N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 1394 | -27.6 |
| 15 | Lapanowski, Alexander Frank | 0 | USA | F | −4N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Weldon, ChristopherUSA+39.62.0 pts · #3
- 2Gutnik, AleksandrUSA+26.45.0 pts · #1
- 3Le, Quan AnhFRA+12.44.0 pts · #2
- 1Silverman, Alden JayUSA-31.21.0 pts · #7
- 2Mutha, Kabir ParthaUSA-29.23.0 pts · #13
- 3Buratti, LucaUSA-27.60.5 pts · #10
- R2+126 Elo gap